Southern Oregon University unveiled a preliminary plan to shrink and reorganize academic units amid an ongoing financial crisis. The proposal calls for sunsetting four academic units and consolidating nine others, along with regular review of course offerings to maintain minimum enrollment levels. The plan would also outsource many administrative functions to reduce salary costs. Community members and employees pushed back in letters and a listening session, warning the cuts could undermine the university’s mission as a regional institution. The university’s board is set to discuss and act on a final plan Friday, with state emergency funding of $15 million earlier this year conditioned on balancing future budgets and submitting a long-term plan by May 11.