PRESS RELEASE For further information contact: Liz Shelby, shelby@sou.edu, 541-552-6733 April 4, 2014 Today, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education Board voted to endorse with conditions an institutional board for Southern Oregon University. Per House Bill 4018, which the Oregon Legislature passed in February and the Governor signed earlier this week, negotiations on the conditions will […]
For further information contact: Sylvia Kelley kelleysy@sou.edu 541.552.6873 March 25, 2014 The scholarships will support students pursuing business degrees with a focus on accounting. Medford and Ashland, OR – March 18, 2014: The Medford office of Moss Adams and the Moss Adams Foundation generously made a $50,000 scholarship gift to support Southern Oregon […]
For further information please contact: Liz Shelby, Chief of Staff and Director of Government Relations shelby@sou.edu 541-552-6733 Plan reinvests in growth and cuts low enrollment, low demand programs to meet budget targets Ashland, OR – March 14, 2014: Southern Oregon University released today the final retrenchment plan for the university. The plan eliminates a number of […]
For further information contact: Liz Shelby shelby@sou.edu 541.552.6733 2014 Legislature Approves Important Measures for SOU Capital, Operations, and Governance March 12, 2014 With the help of our southern Oregon delegation, Southern Oregon University achieved our legislative objectives during the 2014 legislative session that started in early February and ended on March 7, 2014. SOU had […]
February 28, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact: D Roxane Beigel-Coryell, Sustainability & Recycling Coordinator, Southern Oregon University beigelcod@sou.edu 541-552-8139 SOU Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements Ashland, OR – Southern Oregon University has received a STARS Silver Rating in recognition of their sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher […]
NEWS RELEASE For further information contact: Liz Shelby shelby@sou.edu 541.552.6111 Faculty, campus community will review plan during a 20 University-day comment period Ashland, OR – February 6, 2014: Southern Oregon University has released a provisional (draft) plan that would eliminate a number of low-enrolled academic programs in order to cut costs. The provisional plan […]
Southern Oregon University News Release For immediate release: January 22, 2014 For further information contact: Anna Beauchamp beauchamp@sou.edu (541) 552-6823 (Ashland, Ore.) – Hannon Library and the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association are pleased to host author and attorney Martin Gold as part of this year’s Chinese New […]
Media Alert The Campus Theme Program at Southern Oregon University (SOU) will present a free screening of the new documentary film The State of Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:00 pm in the SOU Meese Auditorium, Center for the Visual Arts. The film tells the story of Arizona’s controversial “papers please” immigration law. The program is free and open to the […]
Literary Arts announced this week that Southern Oregon University Professor Robert Arellano is the recipient of a 2014 Oregon Literary Fellowship. “Oregonians are passionate about books,” reads the announcement of the awards, sponsored by the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust. “And ideas, and great writing. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, […]
Southern Oregon University will test a new public address safety system on Tuesday, December 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and lasting most of the day. The drill will include loud speaker announcements that will be heard across campus and possibly in neighborhoods surrounding SOU. “This system will allow University officials to alert the entire campus […]