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SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability to offer trainingMarch 28, 2023 - 11:59 am
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Alena RuggerioMarch 21, 2023 - 12:41 pm
SOU, RCC collaborate in regional “Innovation Jam”March 7, 2023 - 8:57 am
Friday Science Seminar: What can we learn from a fish?March 6, 2023 - 1:39 pm
President corrects misperceptions on fiscal realignmentFebruary 27, 2023 - 1:25 pm
New Sustainability Collective serves fun, sustainability and SOUPSFebruary 21, 2023 - 12:25 pm
Debunked: Tackling five myths about recycling at SOUFebruary 21, 2023 - 11:43 am
February Food Drive addresses demands on SOU Food PantryFebruary 13, 2023 - 1:00 pm
SOU to begin relationship with Yale School of ArtFebruary 10, 2023 - 1:47 pm
SOU grad recognized for higher education researchFebruary 9, 2023 - 11:45 am
SOU joins DOE program, commits to greenhouse gas reductionsFebruary 7, 2023 - 12:34 pm
Philanthropic giving increasing significantly at SOUJanuary 31, 2023 - 12:05 pm
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Alena Ruggerio
/in Academics, Student LifeFriday Science Seminar: What can we learn from a fish?
/in AcademicsMichael Johnson, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas and developer of electroanalytical methods for the study of Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases, will be the guest speaker on March 10 for SOU’s Friday Science Seminar. The lecture, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 151 of the SOU Science Building, is titled, […]
SOU to begin relationship with Yale School of Art
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Creative Arts program and Schneider Museum of Art have entered into a new partnership with the prestigious Yale University School of Art. The agreement marks the first time the Yale School of Art has entered into a partnership with a public institution. Yale alumni and graduating master of fine […]
SOU grad recognized for higher education research
/in Academics, RecognitionsSabrina Klein, a 2013 SOU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communication, has earned recognition for her exceptional work in higher education research. Klein received her Ph.D. from UCLA in 2022, and has been named the second-place winner in this year’s American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Rural Education Special Interest Group (SIG) awards for her […]
New book on archaeology of war from SOU professor
/in AcademicsSOU anthropology professor Mark Tveskov has a new book about the archaeology of war and battlefields, and how war and conflict are remembered and commemorated. The volume includes a chapter on Tveskov’s research on the archaeology of the Rogue River War and a discussion of the experiences of African Americans and the Indigenous Metis people […]
Recent SOU grad hired at outdoor school
/in AcademicsNatalie DiNenno, a fall 2022 graduate of SOU’s Master of Science in Environmental Education Program, has accepted a position as executive director of Klamath Outdoor Science School (KOSS.) KOSS has a camp in Sun Pass State Forest, near Ft. Klamath and Jackson Kimball State Park, and provides outdoor school, summer camps and a wide range […]
SOU adds first exchange partner in Southern Hemisphere
/in AcademicsSouthern Oregon University in Ashland and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay (Catholic University of Uraguay) in Montevideo are launching a new student exchange partnership in 2023 that will be SOU’s first such arrangement in South America and the Southern Hemisphere. Bilateral exchange programs, like the one developed between SOU and UCU, function as affordable study-abroad […]
SOU receives state grant to provide “prior learning” credits
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has received a one-time, $338,000 grant from the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission to expand opportunities for students to receive academic credit for knowledge and skills gained through life experiences such as work or military service. SOU’s current Credit for Prior Learning program was initiated in 2015 as an […]
SOU “pathway” programs for Latino/a/x youth get boost from state grant
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s pathway programs that introduce local Latino/a/x students to the promise of higher education have received funding that will allow them to rebuild toward pre-pandemic numbers and achievement rates. The highly successful Pirates to Raiders program in the Phoenix-Talent School District and the Bulldogs and Hornets to Raiders programs in […]
SOU Digital Cinema accepted as Green Film School Alliance member
/in Academics, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Communication, Media & Cinema program is one of 16 higher education programs accepted for new membership in the Green Film School Alliance – a collaboration of leading film schools that have committed to industry-level sustainable production practices in their programs. The GFSA announced its new member institutions on Wednesday, […]