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SOU achieves “age-friendly university” statusOctober 3, 2023 - 9:37 am
Current chair and university employee appointed to new terms on SOU boardOctober 2, 2023 - 8:52 am
Indigenous Peoples Day to be observed at SOUOctober 2, 2023 - 8:30 am
Collaborative events to commemorate historic “Tragedy at Tunnel 13”September 27, 2023 - 9:46 am
SOU’s expanded Career Connections office opens new space and opportunitiesSeptember 25, 2023 - 3:26 pm
Friends of Hannon Library announces speakers lineupSeptember 18, 2023 - 11:45 am
New solar arrays move SOU toward energy self-sufficiencySeptember 8, 2023 - 9:50 am
SOU teacher preparation programs receive national accreditationSeptember 1, 2023 - 11:20 am
SOU on Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list for 11th yearAugust 28, 2023 - 4:06 pm
The convivial artist: engaged teaching & art with Michael ParkerAugust 7, 2023 - 12:32 pm
Digital Cinema at SOU offers options for allAugust 7, 2023 - 12:05 pm
SOU opens indoor track for smoke respiteJuly 20, 2023 - 4:12 pm
Van Delden: Returning kindness with compassion
/in AlumniService has been a way of life for Dr. James Van Delden (’70). He has delivered babies in war-torn nations, cared for children on Native American reservations of the Great Plains and served on medical missions in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. “I was a family doctor; I wanted to help wherever families and kids […]
SOU alumna Rosewood returns to read from her novel
/in AlumniSOU alumna and current best-selling author Abbigail Rosewood will return to her alma mater on Friday (May 24) as part of a cross-country book tour for her novel, “If I Had Two Lives.” She will discuss and read from her book at 5 p.m. in the SOU Art Building’s Meese Auditorium. The event is free […]
SOU alumna helping to reinvent the distilling world
/in AlumniSOU chemistry graduate Molly Troupe (2012) and her business partner are being portrayed by Oregon’s tourism marketing agency as “the women changing the distilling world” at their craft distillery in Portland. Troupe and Jill Kuehler opened Freeland Spirits in northwest Portland two years ago. Kuehler serves as the CEO and Troupe is the master distiller – […]
Bridging cultures, changing lives: International exchange and lasting friendships
/in AlumniAngelica Ruppe, (masters ’86) did not speak English when she arrived at Southern Oregon University from Mexico in 1984 to participate in the Amistad student exchange program. Ruppe had earned a degree in accounting at Universidad de Guanajuato and was taking part in the exchange program to earn a graduate degree from SOU. “I took […]
Alumnus Daniel Breaux: Love at first sight
/in AlumniSOU graduate Daniel Breaux (‘14) says the school’s character-driven athletics philosophy stays with him every day, and he applies those values in his career as a police officer in Berkeley, California, as well as in his personal life. Breaux came to SOU for football and its well-regarded criminal justice program. “I wanted a school and […]
SOU and Zappos alumnus Fred Mossler: Big shoes to fill
/in AlumniThe first sentence in a Wikipedia entry for Fred Mossler includes the terms “business executive,” “fashion guru” and “philanthropist.” He has also been called a customer experience expert, digital visionary and serial entrepreneur. But it is Mossler’s humble roots in rural California that keep this wildly successful “original shoe guy” of Zappos.com grounded. Mossler was by […]
At SOU, athletic success is driven by character
/in AlumniThe old adage that sports build character isn’t necessarily true, according to SOU Athletic Director Matt Sayre. “There are studies that show the longer someone is involved in organized sports, the lower they score on ethical tests, unless you purposely teach character values,” Sayre said. Since becoming athletic director in 2010, Sayre and his coaches […]
SOU’s 2018 grads still have professional development offer on the table
/in AlumniThe 1,100 SOU graduates who received degrees last June still have more than a year and a half to take the university up on its offer of a free professional development course to help establish or advance their careers. A handful of last year’s degree recipients have enrolled in or registered for the non-credit courses […]
SOU alumnus serious about his comics venture, IDW Publishing
/in AlumniPerhaps it was his job in the SOU bookstore that led Ted Adams (’90) to the role of publisher and CEO of IDW Publishing and IDW Media Holdings. “It was the best experience,” Adams said. “I got to interact with students and read books on break. Having access to all those books was fun for […]
SOU alumna to offer Friday Science Seminar on zebrafish study
/in Academics, AlumniSOU alumna and doctoral candidate Sarah Stednitz will offer a lecture from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday that examines the social interactions of zebrafish and their implications on autism research and other deficits in humans’ social behavior. The Friday Science Seminar event will be in the Science Building Auditorium (Room 151). The lecture is […]