Southern 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 […]
Students 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 […]
Emeritus SOU professor Edwin Battistella has written a new literary biography that weaves a discussion of Dorothy B. Hughes’ literary output with the story of her life. “Dorothy B. Hughes: A Poet Turns to Crime,” examines her work as a poet, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and critic, as well as her family and personal relationships. Hughes […]
Southern Oregon University joined resilience leaders, practitioners and community partners from across Oregon for the three-day Oregon Resilience Summit in Sunriver, featuring presentations and discussions on building stronger, more resilient communities. A talk by SOU’s Bret Anderson, Jamie Trammell and Becs Walker – “The University as a Living Laboratory for Resilience” – made the case […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University launched the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in its history on Wednesday, with a goal of raising $100 million to transform SOU into the country’s defining model of what a regional public university can be – small by choice and distinctive by design. The university’s THRIVE campaign, which began its […]
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission is seeking input from the SOU campus community, the state’s other six public universities and the general public on what the future of public higher education in Oregon may hold. The HECC’s lead consultant for its House Bill 4124 higher education revitalization study, EY-Parthenon, has launched a four-question, open-ended […]
This 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 […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — This year’s Southern Oregon University alumni award winners will be a retired U.S. Army colonel; a program manager for a global video game developer; the superintendent of the Phoenix-Talent School District; and a civil rights activist who founded the Black Alliance for Social Empowerment. This year’s four award recipients, who were chosen […]
(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 […]
(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 […]