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Civics course by SOU Ashland's Prakash Chenjeri

SOU civics course included on select national list

(Ashland, Ore.) — A Southern Oregon University Course – “Civicus: Advancing Civic Education” – has been recognized as a national resource and included on a select list of such classes by the Hoover Institution’s Alliance for Civics in the Academy at Stanford University. The Civicus course at SOU – created and taught by Philosophy professor Prakash […]

SOU Ashland's Dennis Slattery
SOU Ashland limits spending
Lyn Hennion, former member of SOU Ashland Board of Trustees

SOU Campus News

SOU Ashland limits spending
Lyn Hennion, former member of SOU Ashland Board of Trustees
Older adult living project paused at SOU Ashland
Dee Anne Everson appointed to Board of Trustees at SOU Ashland

Academic Stories

Civics course by SOU Ashland's Prakash Chenjeri
New book for educators by SOU Ashland's Renee Owen
Open textbook program at SOU Ashland
Design Patterns and AI: Computer Science evolves at SOU

Alumni Spotlight

SOU grad's Cold Connect cooler keeps vaccines cool
New SOU Ashland program in Ghana funded by Matt and Ella Essieh.
SOU Ashland alumni awards recipients
Solar energy project approved by students at SOU Ashland

Student Life

SOU Ashland Board of Trustees member Micelle Fuentes
Criminology & Criminal Justice students from SOU Ashland

SOU in the Arts

Creative Industries will be consolidated at SOU Ashland
SOU Ashland graduate Thilini Dissanyake stars in "Earnest" at OSF
SOU's Worth Harvey Pipe Organ is 50 years old.

Awards & Recognitions

SOU Ashland's Dennis Slattery
Sheila Clough and husband Chris at Ashland Chamber of Commerce awards dinner
SOU Ashland alumni awards recipients
Grant for SOU Ashland to develop accessible tourism for state of Oregon.

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