NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/aBeLbn) (Ashland, Ore.) — University of Washington fire ecologist Susan Prichard will discuss the need to include managed fire as a tool to ease the threat of catastrophic wildfires in a presentation on Thursday, May 4, in the Southern Oregon University Science Auditorium. Her talk, “Becoming Fire Adapted: Community & […]
NEWS BRIEF (available online at https://goo.gl/igFqnX) (Ashland, Ore.) — An officially designated Passport Acceptance Facility, operated by the Office of International Programs at Southern Oregon University, has been in operation for the past two years and is open to everyone in the community. The passport facility is located in Room 322 of SOU’s Stevenson Union […]
NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/8Ot59R) (Ashland, Ore.) — The Oregon Indian Education Association’s 40th annual conference, to be held April 20 and 21 at Southern Oregon University, will feature a special presentation by tribal attorney Tara Houska, the national campaigns director for Honor the Earth and Native American affairs advisor last year to Democratic […]
NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/SW2CyB) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Landscape Services Department will continue its commitment to sustainability by hosting its annual Arbor Day event on Friday, April 14, featuring a new, guided botanical tour. The virtual guided tour will include more than 100 different and unique trees – each with a […]
NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/TBTcTg) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University continues to set itself apart in arts education, currently with the introduction of a one-of-a-kind MBA degree in Arts Administration that opens numerous career paths for students in the performing and visual arts. The program is currently accepting students. Undergraduate students can earn […]
NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/vt0Ic5) (Ashland, Ore.) — A broad range of activities that fit within the theme “A Call to Action” will be highlighted during Southern Oregon University’s second annual and student-driven Earth Week celebration from April 15 through 23. Events will include film screenings, an educational fair, an anti-pipeline rally and a […]
NEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/pTPjoW) (Ashland, Ore.) — Nationally recognized environmental law scholar and author James Salzman will visit Southern Oregon University on Monday, April 10, to address a topic of relevance to everyone on Earth: “The History (and Future) of Drinking Water.” Salzman points out that people have fought over water sources since […]
NEWS RELEASE (video news release available at https://youtu.be/36GBjVPPOxM) (Ashland, Ore.) — Kyle Simpson’s journey from enrollment to graduation has been a little longer and more difficult than those of most Southern Oregon University students. He spiraled into an opioid addiction during his first two years, left school and was arrested after returning home to Southern […]
Media coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features Whittier (California) Daily News • April 1 Santa Fe High theatre teacher named to national advocacy group for the arts: Longtime theatre arts instructor Alison Johnson earned degrees at Cal State Los Angeles […]
NEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/36Zavo) (Ashland, Ore.) — As a child growing up in Northern California, Chelsea Rose loved exploring outside and getting her hands dirty. Rose, a research archaeologist at Southern Oregon University, now finds herself in a position to serve as a role model to young girls interested in science, and she encourages […]