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SOU Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements

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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 […]

SOU Releases Draft Plan for Academic Program Cuts

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  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 […]

Hannon Library Chinese New Year: “Forbidden Citizens” with Author Martin Gold

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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 […]

SOU Screening New Documentary: "The State of Arizona"

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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 […]

Professor Robert Arellano Receives 2014 Oregon Literary Fellowship

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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, […]

SOU To Test New Mass Notification System

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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 […]

SOU President formalizes need for “retrenchment” to meet fiscal and student needs

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Ashland, OR – December 5, 2013: Southern Oregon University president Mary Cullinan made the formal announcement today that the university needs to make academic program reductions to ensure its long-term fiscal strength and student affordability. Termed “retrenchment,” the formal move enables the faculty contract to be opened so that a process of eliminating and reducing […]

SOPTV’s “Immense Possibilities” Partners with SOU’s Digital Media Center

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Public TV and community TV are joining hands for “Immense Possibilities.” The SOPTV public affairs program “Immense Possibilities” is moving its production to Southern Oregon University’s high-tech Digital Media Center (DMC) at Rogue Valley Community Television. The program is also expanding its reach to Portland, Redding and other parts of the West. “This is a […]

SOU’s Enrollment Spike Recedes, large graduating classes lower overall headcount

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Fall 2013 Enrollment Down 5%, reflecting national trends of lower post-recession college attendance (Ashland, Ore.) –As the economy turns up, Southern Oregon University’s enrollment numbers are turning down, following a national trend at many universities. SOU headcount is 6,140 this fall, 5.3% less than the previous year, and 8.9% less than fall 2011, SOU’s record […]