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SOU students help protect Crater Lake’s rare Mazama newtsNovember 3, 2026 - 12:53 pm
SOU Theatre students build preschool play “sets”November 3, 2026 - 11:38 am
Battistella’s new book available next monthNovember 3, 2026 - 9:18 am
SOU showcases living laboratory at resilience summitOctober 26, 2026 - 3:09 pm
SOU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign with $100 million goalOctober 22, 2026 - 10:52 am
Survey seeks input on higher ed future in OregonOctober 20, 2026 - 12:45 pm
SOU undergrad Elliot Glenn gets hands-on cybersecurity experienceOctober 20, 2026 - 12:13 pm
Four SOU alumni to receive annual awardsOctober 20, 2026 - 11:38 am
SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industriesOctober 13, 2026 - 7:27 am
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationshipsOctober 5, 2026 - 11:03 am
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first yearOctober 5, 2026 - 5:17 am
SOU to participate in exclusive wellbeing collaborativeSeptember 29, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU students help protect Crater Lake’s rare Mazama newts
/in Academics, Press ReleasesSouthern Oregon University students are helping National Park Service and the Oregon Zoo in a joint project to address a growing ecological threat at Crater Lake National Park, where invasive signal crayfish have contributed to a sharp decline in the lake’s only native amphibian, the Mazama newt. The conservation project combines student research, habitat assessment […]
SOU Theatre students build preschool play “sets”
/in Academics, The ArtsStudents in Southern Oregon University’s Master of Theatre Studies (MoTS) program traded traditional theatrical scenery for imaginative play structures this summer, transforming their annual Stagecraft course into a hands-on project to benefit SOU’s preschool program. MoTS students typically spend July learning the fundamentals of scenery construction by building platforms, flats, doorways and stairs. At the […]
SOU undergrad Elliot Glenn gets hands-on cybersecurity experience
/in Academics, Student LifeThis past summer was an opportunity for SOU Computer Science student Elliot Glenn to take what she had learned in the classroom and apply it to real-world cybersecurity work. Glenn spent the summer participating in the STEP program through ACCESS, gaining hands-on experience with cybersecurity, high-performance computing and cyberinfrastructure. The experience took her from orientation […]
SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industries
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Erica Knotts and Chris Lucas – both faculty members in Southern Oregon University’s Communication, Media & Cinema Department – are co-editors of a new book that explores the presence of conflict in creative industries including film, television, the fine arts, radio and podcasting. The collection of essays looks at how conflict can […]
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationships
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and a pair of universities in Ghana took the first steps in their cooperative relationship with shared online courses earlier this year, and the connection is set to expand during the 2026-27 academic year to become part of SOU’s Global Innovation Scholars program – which includes reciprocal opportunities for […]
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first year
/in Academics, Student LifeSouthern Oregon University celebrated the success of its Community Resilience and Leadership Student Fellows (CRL) program in an event last week that brought together students, community partners, businesses, nonprofit organizations and elected officials to recognize what has been achieved in the program’s inaugural year and look ahead to what comes next. The evening’s keynote speaker, […]
SOU Digital Cinema on prestigious list for third consecutive year
/in Academics, Press Releases, The Arts(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema program has been included on MovieMaker Magazine’s annual list of the “30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada” for the third consecutive year. SOU Digital Cinema is the only program from Oregon, Washington or Idaho to be included in MovieMaker’s review. The Digital Cinema major – […]
Capstone students build energy dashboard
/in AcademicsSouthern Oregon University buildings use thousands of kilowatt-hours of electricity each day to power classrooms, residence halls, offices, laboratories, lighting, and heating and cooling systems. While electricity meters across campus collect detailed information about energy usage, the information was not easily accessible until group of Computer Science students changed that with their senior capstone project. […]
Cultural items transferred from SOULA to Tribe
/in AcademicsMembers of the Coquille Indian Tribe met with SOU representatives on June 16 to commemorate the historic transfer of 11 archaeological collections to the Tribe’s new Me’-dn Mv-ne’ Curation Facility in Coos Bay, which was recently approved to serve as a regional repository for archaeological collections. The collections resulted from several collaborative archaeological excavations going back […]
SOU students win best poster at high speed computing symposium
/in Academics, RecognitionsThree seniors from the SOU Computer Science program won the best poster award at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium’s HPC Symposium, held May 12 to 14 at Boise State University. The SOU team – Brayden Stach, Laura Lovrien and Alec Clark – returned with valuable takeaways from the conference and the overall experience. […]