(Ashland, Ore.) —Students attending Southern Oregon University have long had the option of pursuing a minor or concentration in creative writing. Beginning this fall, creative writing will be a major course of study as well, after the Higher Education Coordinating Commission approved a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree at SOU during its […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Recent research indicates the hiring of well-qualified minority teachers is a significant factor in closing the achievement gap experienced by minority students in primary and secondary education. If the students currently studying to become elementary school teachers in Southern Oregon University’s elementary education program are any indication, classrooms throughout the region may […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – SOU Student Raising Funds to Help India Orphanage by Documenting It: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809847/0/SEARCH The Guardian – What Motivates CEOs to Solve the World’s Big Social and Environmental Problems (Feature on SOU Professor Steve Schein’s new book): https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/06/steve-schein-nike-spring-mattel-coca-cola-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical-ecology Chronicle of Higher Education – In Assignment Group Work […]
(Ashland, Ore.) —Fans attending Southern Oregon University home football games this fall can expect an even more fun experience than in previous years: a sports band. Raider Band director, Travis Moddison, has already begun recruiting students. “The first home game is scheduled for September 12, so we need to have our members identified and begin […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University was recently notified that its TRiO program has been awarded a $1.3 million federal grant in order to continue operations on campus at SOU for the next five years. TRiO, which is part of the larger Success at Southern program, has been operating at SOU since 1994. The TRiO […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Alaska Dispatch News – Hometown U: The New Kid in Town (feature on SOU alumnus Hunter Hewitt): https://www.adn.com/article/20150802/hometown-u-new-kid-town News on SOU Academic Programs: Daily Tidings – Signups for Fall OLLI Classes Accepted Through Friday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150803/NEWS/150809952/0/SEARCH Miscellaneous News: KDRV – Schneider Children’s Center to Reopen: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Schneider_Childrens_Center_to_Reopen.html Daily Tidings […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Cascadia Quake Concerns Turn Up a Notch (SOU geologist Eric Dittmer featured): https://ijpr.org/post/cascadia-quake-concerns-turn-notch Daily Tidings – Ashland Physics Professor Says Greek Debt Deal Unsustainable: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729839/0/SEARCH News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: Daily Tidings – SOU Picked as Among Greenest Universities in the […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — The Schneider Children’s Center at Southern Oregon University (SOU) will remain open after an agreement was reached between SOU and the Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC). Through the partnership, an as-yet-to-be-determined number of seats at the center will be reserved for children who meet the age and income eligibility requirements of the […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Ashland Sneak Preview – SOU Professor Writes Book on Japanese-American Women: https://www.sneakpre.com/Archives/Ashland/July2015/ASP0715.html#p=50 Herald and News – Promoting Public Safety Through Positive Change (feature on alumnae Kiki Parker Rose): https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/promoting-public-safety-through-positive-change/article_5ffb9ed2-fe77-5bd3-b9f9-36e0ea327484.html News on SOU Academic Programs: KDRV – Joint College Program for Autism Specialists: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Joint_College_Program_for_Autism_Specialists.html Daily Tidings – Cooking […]
(Ashland, OR) – The Schneider Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Malbaurn as the new interim Director of the Schneider Museum of Art effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Malbaurn has a MFA degree from Pratt Institute and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art both degrees in Painting. […]