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Coalition of colleges educates rural teachers in satellite programOctober 17, 2019 - 9:17 am
SOU receives national “Excellence and Innovation Award” for sustainabilityOctober 16, 2019 - 8:57 am
SOU exceeding expectations in Real Food ChallengeOctober 14, 2019 - 3:20 pm
SOU criminology professor awarded Fulbright scholarship to teach in BosniaOctober 10, 2019 - 9:00 am
The McNair Scholarship Program seeks professor-nominated studentsOctober 10, 2019 - 8:56 am
SOU professor to co-direct $1 million NSF grant to advance women in STEMOctober 9, 2019 - 9:38 am
SOU joining Oregon inventors’ competitionOctober 9, 2019 - 9:00 am
Thirteen words to haunt and terrify in English Program’s spooky writing contestOctober 7, 2019 - 1:55 pm
Digital Cinema promo makes it to silver screenOctober 4, 2019 - 12:59 pm
SOU celebrates Indigenous Peoples DayOctober 3, 2019 - 10:33 am
Health care, raffles, and flu shots at SOU’s annual Health and Wellness FairOctober 2, 2019 - 12:39 pm
SOU recognized for “business-like” operations by Medford ChamberSeptember 18, 2019 - 5:01 pm
SOU to host 100th annual meeting of the AAAS Pacific Division
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Leading West Coast scientists with gather in Ashland Tuesday through Saturday, June 18 to 22, when Southern Oregon University hosts the 100th annual Pacific Division Meeting of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Organizers are putting a unique, grassroots spin on the conference by encouraging visiting scientists to […]
SOU faculty member presents competency-based findings at aviation conference
/in Academics /by mosleyjLatoya Gibbs, an affiliate professor in SOU’s Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) department, recently shared her findings on competency-based training at The World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) in Orlando, Florida. WATS is billed as the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals who serve airlines, regulators, training providers and the training industry. Gibbs’ presentation, “Competency-Based Training: […]
New Native American Studies faculty member to begin at SOU this fall
/in Academics /by mosleyjChance White Eyes, who has worked most recently as a post-secondary consultant on educational and diversity issues, has accepted an offer to join the SOU faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor of Native American Studies. White Eyes, an enrolled member of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, will begin teaching at SOU this fall. He served […]
WSU’s Watkins to offer thought-provoking mathematical lectures at SOU
/in Academics /by mosleyjWashington State University’s David Watkins will dive into a pair of deep mathematical concepts when he presents lectures at SOU on Friday, May 3, about eigenvalues and mathematical research. Watkins’ first presentation, at 10:30 a.m. in Taylor Hall, Room 28-31, will offer an examination of eigenvalues for the 36th installment of SOU’s annual Kieval Lecture. […]
SOU archaeologists participate in study of Chinese migrants’ homeland
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Three members of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) have participated in a three-year, international project to investigate everyday lives of 19th century Chinese migrants both in the U.S. and their Chinese homeland. The Cangdong Village Project – which was confidential until this month – was led by Stanford University […]
HECC gives green light for launch of Digital Cinema degree at SOU
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission gave final approval today for a new Digital Cinema degree program that will begin this fall at Southern Oregon University and prepare students for careers in film and other forms of visual media. Members of the HECC, whose approval is needed for all new degree programs at […]
Promising students sought for SOU McNair Scholars Program
/in Academics /by mosleyjSOU faculty and staff are asked to help identify and nominate students for the next cohort of SOU’s McNair Scholars Program, which has prepared eligible undergraduate students for post-graduate education since 2003. A majority of past participants in the program have said they were encouraged by faculty or staff to apply, so the program’s director is seeking […]
Surprise! SOU’s Rousell discusses the brain, dopamine and change at TEDx
/in Academics /by mosleyjMike Rousell, an associate professor of education at SOU, still remembers the surprise response he received from a teacher after complaining about his childhood dyslexia and learning difficulties. “Why don’t you become a teacher?” his instructor asked. What that teacher may not have realized is that the unexpected comeback may have produced fertile ground in […]
New director hired at SOU Honors College
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Cherstin Lyon – a history professor and co-director of the Faculty Center for Excellence at California State University, San Bernardino – has been hired as director of the Southern Oregon University Honors College following a national search. She will begin work at SOU on July 31. Lyon, who visited the university for […]
Second annual Creativity Conference at SOU to expand global conversation
/in Academics /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University will expand the global academic discussion of imagination and ingenuity this summer by presenting its second annual Creativity Conference at SOU – a four-day event expected to attract hundreds of participants from around the world. The conference – on the SOU campus July 11-14 – is intended primarily for those who study […]