SOU In the News: March 21 – 27

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Mail Tribune – SOU Teacher’s Book Delves Into Japanese-Americans’ Lives During and After WWII: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150320/NEWS/150329928/0/SEARCH
World News – SOU Percussion Ensembles Host the 2015 Northwest Percussion Festival at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/21/SOU_Percussion_Ensembles_host_the_2015_Northwest_Percussion_/
Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon University Names Director of Marketing: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150324/NEWS/150329911/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – OIT’s Miles to Receive Wooden Award (SOU Alumnus): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150323/SPORTS/150329853/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Why OLLI Matters: A Personal Perspective: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150325/NEWS/150329887/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – People in Business: SOU Names New Marketing Director: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150325/NEWS/150329739/101077/BIZ
School Construction News: Construction Boom Improves Southern Oregon University: https://www.schoolconstructionnews.com/articles/2015/03/25/construction-boom-improves-southern-oregon-university

SOU to Host Arbor Day Celebration

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(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University, which recently earned 2014 Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, will hold a series of Arbor Day-related events on campus on Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 9 a.m.
Highlighting the day’s activities will be a presentation by renowned mycologist Paul Stamets. Stamets has written six books on mushroom cultivation, use, and identification and received multiple awards and honors for his work. In 2014, Stamets was chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to be an Invention Ambassador.
Stamets will be presenting in the McNeal Pavilion gymnasium. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. Parking will be marked and free, but also limited to a first come, first served basis.
Following the presentation from Paul Stamets, activities will move to the Rogue River Room inside the Stevenson Union at SOU, where Oregon State University urban forestry and arboriculture instructor Paul Ries will speak to attendees from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Next will be local arborist August Schilling, who will present from 11:30 a.m. to noon on topics include the health of our local urban forests and strategies for dealing with local pests.
At noon SOU President Roy Saigo will accept the University’s awards of Tree Campus USA from the Arbor Day Foundation and Tree of the Year from the City of Ashland. The presentations will wrap up with John Roden, who will discuss his research on climate cycles from stable isotope variation in tree rings and fog utilization by coastal redwoods. Barbara Saigo, who has authored several books and holds a PhD in Environmental Education, will give closing remarks.
The day will conclude with the SOU Landscape Services department along with Plant Oregon giving a hands-on volunteer planting demonstration from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Please join us and help plant some large trees and hundreds of small plants.
All of the day’s events are free and open to the public. Four Continuing Education Units will be available for those who qualify.
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About Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University provides outstanding student experiences, valued degrees, and successful graduates. SOU is known for excellence in faculty, intellectual creativity and rigor, quality and innovation in connected learning programs, and the educational benefits of its unique geographic location. SOU was the first university in Oregon—and one of the first in the nation—to offset 100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, and it is the first university in the nation to balance 100% of its water consumption. Visit sou.edu.

SOU In the News: March 13 – 20

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KTVL – Battling Student Loan Debt: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_15581.shtml
KTVL – Latino Students Prepare for College: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_15578.shtml
Daily Tidings – Record Attendance for Latino Student Gathering: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150313/NEWS/150319883/0/SEARCH
Oregon Public Broadcasting – On View Now: SOU Schneider Museum of Art (video link included):https://www.opb.org/television/programs/artbeat/segment/on-view-now-sou-gallery/
Daily Tidings – Students Share Debt Frustrations at Summit Meeting: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150316/NEWS/150319855/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon University: Recent and Pending Projects at SOU Total About $132 Million: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150316/NEWS/150319856/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Southern Oregon University’s Building Boom Adds Up To $130 Million: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150317/NEWS/150319674/0/SEARCH
World News – SOU Offers Two New Courses to Community: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/16/SOU_Offers_Two_New_Courses_to_Community_Southern_Oregon_Univ/
Daily Tidings – Our View: SOU’s Economic Clout (Editorial on economic impact of SOU on region): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150318/OPINION/150319833/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Breaking Ground on Organic Vineyard Practices (SOU Center for Sustainability project): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150317/NEWS/150319828/101084/NEWS
Oregonian/Oregon Live – Vince and Patty Wixon are Leaders of Oregon’s Poetry Community (SOU mentioned): https://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2015/03/vince_and_patty_wixon_are_lead.html
KTVL – Ashland Sexual Assault Reporting Program Getting National Attention: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_ashland-sexual-assault-reporting-program-getting-national-attention-15622.shtml
Daily Tidings – Our View: Tuition Trauma (Editorial in support of more state funding for higher ed): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150319/OPINION/150319811/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Prisoners in Their Own Home (Professor Yamaguchi’s book): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150318/NEWS/150319802/101082/NEWS
Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. (SOREDI) – Southern Oregon University Announces New Degree for Working Professionals: https://www.soredi.org/news.asp?newsid=186#.VQxMsuEYFdc

SOU Percussion Ensembles host the 2015 Northwest Percussion Festival at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University

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(Ashland, Ore.) – The SOU Percussion Ensembles, part of the Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University, hosts the Northwest Percussion Festival from April 10 to 12, 2015 in the Music Recital Hall and Center Stage Theatre on the campus. Admission is free to Festival events except for the ticketed opening concert.
The opening concert on Friday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall features the SOU Percussion Ensembles, directed by Terry Longshore, and guest percussion virtuoso Steven Schick. The percussionists will perform George Antheil’s epic modernist masterpiece, “Ballet Méchanique,” and the West Coast premiere of Elliot Cole’s “Amen.” Tickets are $10 regular, $5 for senior citizens and free to fulltime students of all ages.
“The opening night performance of George Antheil’s ‘Ballet Méchanique’ is an experience not to be missed,” said Terry Longshore, director of percussion studies at SOU. “It is an epic work  – extremely difficult and exciting, and a logistical challenge with four grand pianos, a Dadaist film element and more to coordinate. It is an amazing piece of music.”
The Northwest Percussion Festival continues on Saturday, April 11. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., audiences will have the opportunity to hear university ensemble groups from the Northwest region of the Percussive Arts Society perform. Ensembles are visiting from California State University, Sacramento; Central Washington University; Husky Percussion Ensemble (University of Washington); Portland State University; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Oregon; Western Oregon University; and Western Washington University.
Guest artist Steven Schick will teach a master class from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday wraps up with a Directors’ Recital at 7:30 p.m., featuring percussion directors of participating ensembles and the Portland Percussion Group. “This will be a cool way to hear all of the ensemble leaders do their thing in concert, so don’t miss out on Saturday night,” said Longshore.
The Festival concludes on Sunday, April 12. University percussion ensembles from Oregon, Washington, California and Alaska will continue to perform in the Music Recital Hall until early afternoon.
“I am very excited to be hosting the Northwest Percussion Festival for the first time, and to present virtuoso percussionist Steven Schick to the festival audience,” said Longshore. “He is my mentor and teacher from graduate school at University of California San Diego, and one of the world’s preeminent solo multi-percussionists.”
Opening concert tickets are $10, $5 senior and free to full-time students. The Performing Arts Box Office is located in the Music Recital Hall lobby. Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and two hours prior to each performance. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card over the phone by calling 541-552-6348 or online at oca.sou.edu/events. Contact the box office for discounts offered to SOU alumni, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participants and SNAP/Oregon Trail cardholders.
About Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University provides outstanding student experiences, valued degrees, and successful graduates. SOU is known for excellence in faculty, intellectual creativity and rigor, quality and innovation in connected learning programs, and the educational benefits of its unique geographic location. SOU was the first university in Oregon—and one of the first in the nation—to offset 100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, and it is the first university in the nation to balance 100 percent of its water consumption. Visit sou.edu.
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SOU Announces Director of Marketing

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(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University has announced that Nicolle Aleman will be joining the University’s staff as director of marketing. Aleman—a 2001 graduate of SOU—brings with her a decade of marketing experience, most recently at the Bishop Ranch commercial real estate development in San Ramon, Calif.
There Aleman worked closely with several Fortune 500 and 100 companies while executing integrated marketing programs designed to build brand awareness and foster a sense of community among Bishop Ranch’s tenant base.
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“Southern Oregon University is a great institution with a long and storied history and I’m very pleased to be able to continue my professional career where I enjoyed earning an education,” Aleman said. “I am fully committed to SOU’s mission of dedication to student success, intellectual growth, and responsible global citizenship.”
Aleman returns to Ashland with her husband and 18-month-old son.
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About Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University provides outstanding student experiences, valued degrees, and successful graduates. SOU is known for excellence in faculty, intellectual creativity and rigor, quality and innovation in connected learning programs, and the educational benefits of its unique geographic location. SOU was the first university in Oregon—and one of the first in the nation—to offset 100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, and it is the first university in the nation to balance 100% of its water consumption. Visit sou.edu.

SOU Offers Two New Courses to Community

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(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is making two spring term courses available to the public. Power and Influence and Social Media Design, both in the University’s Business Administration program, will not only be offered for credit to admitted SOU students, but will also be available at a special tuition rate for members of the community who are not admitted students to SOU.
“This is in direct response to the needs and desires of our local business community,” according SOU Professor Greg Jones, director of the University’s Division of Business, Communication and the Environment.
Power and Influence is designed to explore the nature of power and influence in a connected world. It will examine the latest findings in modern neuroscience and psychology related power and influence while teaching students to be more assertive in their day-to-day lives. “This is an experiential course,” Dr. Jones said, “so students should come prepared to take an honest look at how they present themselves to the world, to practice inside and outside of class, and to give and receive honest feedback toward making improvements.”
Power and Influence will meet Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Classes are scheduled each Friday from April 3 to May 1 on SOU’s main campus in Ashland.
Social Media Design will be offered Tuesdays at the University’s main campus in Ashland. It runs March 31 to June 9 and will meet from 6 to 8 p.m.
Social Media Design will teach students to measure social media marketing campaigns through Internet platforms, social website traffic, and social search engine optimization utilizing target interest, brand loyalty, and brand transparency. “This is a great tool for any small business owner or manager—or anyone involved in marketing or communications for a business of any size,” Dr. Jones said. “Students will learn to analyze and utilize the analytics provided by various social media and Web platforms, with an emphasis on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google Plus.”
The special tuition rate for community members is just $150 for each course. Admitted students taking the classes for credit will pay the standard tuition rate. Anyone interested in learning more or registering is encouraged to contact Connie Lynn at 541-552-6899 or via email at lynnc@sou.edu.
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About Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University provides outstanding student experiences, valued degrees, and successful graduates. SOU is known for excellence in faculty, intellectual creativity and rigor, quality and innovation in connected learning programs, and the educational benefits of its unique geographic location. SOU was the first university in Oregon—and one of the first in the nation—to offset 100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, and it is the first university in the nation to balance 100% of its water consumption. Visit sou.edu.

SOU In the News: Feb. 28 – March 12

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Mail Tribune – “She Stoops” Rises on SOU Stage: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150227/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/150229675/0/SEARCH
KOBI – New App Combines Zombie Apocalypse and Fitness (SOU Student project): https://kobi5.com/news/item/new-app-combines-zombie-apolcolypse-and-fitness.html#.VPSnJuEYFdc
JPR – To Shoot Or Not To Shoot; That Is the Question (audio link included): https://ijpr.org/post/shoot-or-not-shoot-question
Daily Tidings – Ashland Food Project Makes a Push to Fill Food Bank Shelves (SOU student-involved project): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150304/NEWS/150309939/101081/NEWS
Mail Tribune – SOU Percussion Group Presents “Timber”: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150303/ENTERTAINMENT/150309882/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – SOU Wind Ensemble to Present “All American”: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150305/ENTERTAINMENT/150309880/0/SEARCH
Jacksonville Review – Digging Jacksonville: Medicine Bottles From the Booker House (Latest in a series regarding a SOULA project in Jacksonville, written by SOU anthropology student Sarah Lind): https://jacksonvillereview.com/medicine-bottles-booker-house-sarah-lind/
College Rank – 50 Most Amazing College Libraries (Hannon Listed No. 19): https://www.collegerank.net/amazing-college-libraries
Mail Tribune – Work Your Body to Save Your Brains (feature on SOU student project): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150310/NEWS/150319947/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Work Your Body to Save Your Braaaaaains: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150311/NEWS/150319930/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Registration Open for Women’s Leadership Conference: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150310/NEWS/150319957/0/SEARCH
The Siskiyou – Comm Majors Make Case to Specify Diplomas: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/03/12/comm-majors-make-case-to-specify/
Daily Tidings – Rogue Valley Musicians Shine in OLLI’s Spring Class Schedule: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150311/NEWS/150319929/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – American Association of University Women Ashland: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150311/NEWS/150319938/0/SEARCH
KOIN 6 – PSU Students Protest Tuition Hike (SOU mentioned): https://koin.com/2015/03/12/psu-students-expected-to-protest-tuition-hike/

Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir and SOU Concert Choir performing “Songs of Passion”

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(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir and SOU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Paul French and Dr. Martin Majkut of the Rogue Valley Symphony, performing “Songs of Passion” on Sunday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall.
“This will be a lovely concert, full of lyrical melodies, passionate poetry, and lush romantic harmonies,” said French. The concert program of the SOU Chamber Choir includes “You are the New Day” by John David and arranged by Peter Knight. According to French, the arrangement of “You are the New Day” was made popular by the internationally-known singing group, the Kings Singers.
“Lasciate mi Morire” by Claudio Monteverdi is a passionate song of unrequited love sung by Ariana when abandoned by Theseus. Based on the poetry of Ovid, it is the only extant music from an opera by Monteverdi and is one of the most famous pieces of music of the early Baroque period.
French describes “Dieu! Qu’il la Fait bon Regarder!” by Claude Debussy as “one of Debussy’s only choral works, similar in style to ‘Afternoon of a Faun’ in his use of lush, luxuriant harmonies. Roughly translated the text says ‘Oh my God is she beautiful!’ This is one of the most popular pieces of choral music in French.”
“Love at the Lips,” by local composer Jodi French, is based on the poetry of Robert Frost. The SOU Chamber Choir portion of the concert will conclude with “Even When He is Silent,” a 2011 composition by Kim André Arnesen, and “Three by Langston; New Moon, Luck and Joy” by Ricky Ian Gordon.
The SOU Concert Choir will perform a broad range of music including works by Franz Schubert, American composer Erik Whitacre, Bela Bartok and Renaissance love songs.
Tickets are $10, $5 senior and free to full-time students. The Performing Arts Box Office is located in the Music Recital Hall lobby. Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and two hours prior to each performance. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card over the phone by calling 541-552-6348 or online at sou.edu/performingarts. Contact the box office for discounts offered to SOU alumni, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participants and SNAP/Oregon Trail cardholders.
About Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University provides outstanding student experiences, valued degrees, and successful graduates. SOU is known for excellence in faculty, intellectual creativity and rigor, quality and innovation in connected learning programs, and the educational benefits of its unique geographic location. SOU was the first university in Oregon—and one of the first in the nation—to offset 100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, and it is the first university in the nation to balance 100 percent of its water consumption. Visit sou.edu.
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