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SOU receives Tree Campus designation

SOU earns 10th Tree Campus designation

(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been honored by the national Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA for the 10th consecutive year, in recognition of SOU’s commitment to the effective management of its urban forest. Tree Campus Higher Education, a program that began in 2008, recognizes U.S. colleges and universities, and their […]

Central Hall project funded in legislature short session
SOU at Special Olympics polar plunge
Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors graduated from SOU

SOU Campus News

SOU receives Tree Campus designation
Central Hall project funded in legislature short session
SOU at Special Olympics polar plunge
SOU government relations director Marc Overbeck

Academic Stories

Raider Educator Day keynote will be from alumna Katherine Holden
SOU Clinical Mental Health Counseling program receives funding
SOU faculty members picked for AASCU leadership institute

Alumni Spotlight

SOU alumnus Ted Adams receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Nicole Waehner receives tourism award

Student Life

Xanadu production by SOU Theatre Department
Film showcase "Your Fate is Booked" by Ariel Himanek
SOU Office of Student Belonging and Engagement
SOU students in Nepal during OAL trip

SOU in the Arts

Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors graduated from SOU
Xanadu production by SOU Theatre Department
Andrew Gay, director of SOU School of Arts & Communication
Jerron Jorgensen, director of Choral Studies at SOU

Awards & Recognitions

SOU receives Tree Campus designation
Travis Campbell recognized by American Economics Association
SOU's Neil Woolf to become president of New Mexico Highlands University
SOULA receives national recognition

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SOU News is your comprehensive source of timely news and information about the university and its programs and people. We produce stories from reader-submitted material and aggregate relevant news from other sources on campus. This is a hub from which readers can learn about SOU, its noteworthy events and the remarkable accomplishments of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. If it’s news about SOU, you’ll find it here.