SOU in the News: October 4 – October 10
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff features
Vox – Apology expert Dr. Ed Battistella of SOU deconstructs Donald Trump’s “apology”:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/7/13206660/donald-trump-apologized-leaked-recording-women
Oxford University Press blog – Dr. Ed Battistella explains how to write a grant proposal:
https://blog.oup.com/2016/10/how-to-write-a-grant-proposal/
Newswatch 12 – SOU’s student body president leads on and off the field:
https://www.kdrv.com/sports/southern-oregon-university/Davis_Guides_Raiders__Leads_Student_Body.html
Mail Tribune – SOU students marched in the Southern Oregon Pride Parade:
https://www.mailtribune.com/news/20161008/pride-parade-organizers-hope-to-expand-reach-throughout-region
Roseburg News Review – SOU climatologist Greg Jones says the Umpqua Valley is a “Goldilocks” wine growing area:
https://www.nrtoday.com/business/wine-grape-harvest-underway-in-the-umpqua-valley/article_6f2fe908-0ba5-53f6-a2f9-b63ef0ff3a29.html
Daily Tidings – SOU alumna is the new president of the Ashland Soroptimists club:
https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20161007/soroptimists-name-new-president
Newswatch 12 – Three former Raider football stars are now coaching at Ashland High School:
https://www.kdrv.com/sports/high-school/Three_SOU_Football_Alumni_Coaching_at_Local_High_School.html
Mail Tribune – SOU Music Instructor Bryan Jeffs and his group, Band du Pays, just released a new album:
https://www.mailtribune.com/entertainment/20161005/new-live-cd-from-band-du-pays-swing
News on SOU Academic Programs
Mail Tribune – Innovators and leaders:
https://www.mailtribune.com/news/20161010/innovators-and-leaders
Newswatch 12 – SOU students take a look at the homeless camps on the Bear Creek Greenway:
https://www.kdrv.com/news/SOU_Students_Take_A_Look_At_the_Homeless_Camps_Along_Bear_Creek_Greenway.html
KTVL10 – SOU students learn during greenway clean up:
https://ktvl.com/news/local/sou-students-learn-during-greenway-clean-up
Daily Tidings – Dr. Lee Ayers and SOU Honors College students report from Europe:
https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20161005/dispatch-from-europe-architecture-of-modern-crisis
News on Fine and Performing Arts
Mail Tribune – Mosaic art on display in SOU galleries:
https://www.mailtribune.com/entertainment/20161006/first-friday-art-walk-features-mosaic-art-and-more
Mail Tribune – Professor Paul French leads the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers in a performance at the SOU Music Recital Hall:
https://www.mailtribune.com/entertainment/20161006/ticket-to-paradise
Klamath Falls Herald & News – SOU Music students helped boost attendance at Crater Lake National Park this summer:
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/crater-lake-visitation-numbers-eclipse-previous-year/article_a3462a7b-1682-5244-9740-d48ec6f0daf4.html
News on Politics, Policy, and National Trends Impacting SOU and Higher Education
Eugene Register Guard – Portland State University tries free tuition:
https://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34870389-78/psu-tries-free-tuition.html.csp
New York Times – An online education breakthrough? A master’s degree for a mere $7,000:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/upshot/an-online-education-breakthrough-a-masters-degree-for-a-mere-7000.html
Miscellaneous News
Daily Tidings – Indigenous people’s day celebration is today at SOU:
https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20161007/indigenous-peoples-day-observance-monday
KTVL – Veterans learn about LGBTQ support at SOU:
https://ktvl.com/news/local/oregons-new-lgbtq-veterans-representative-meets-with-veterans-allies-at-sou
Albany Democrat Herald – Newspaper opposes an Oregon ballot measure that’s based on an idea conceived at Southern Oregon University 59 years ago:
https://democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-outdoor-school-measure-misses-the-mark/article_27a01319-e44a-59db-b811-fafd8a7541c8.html