Dr. Linda Schott Travels 3,000 Miles from Maine to Ashland (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University (SOU) welcomes its new president, Linda Schott, Ph.D., on Monday, Aug. 1. She succeeds Dr. Roy Saigo, who is retiring and has served first as interim president and then president since July 2014. Schott is SOU’s 13th president. Her […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Portland Oregonian – Exit Interview: Roy Saigo Says He’s Leaving Southern Oregon on Right Path: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/07/exit_interview_roy_saigo_exit.html Daily Tidings – SOU Professor Chairs International Terroir Conference: https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160722/sou-professor-chairs-international-terroir-congress Jefferson Public Radio, the Jefferson Exchange: SOU Faculty Members are Helping Unearth the Secrets of Oregon’s Past: https://ijpr.org/post/unearthing-secrets-oregons-past#stream/0 Daily Tidings – Scott […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Astorian – SOU Grad Interns at The Daily Astorian: https://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160624/sou-grad-interns-at-the-daily-astorian Herald and News – Oregon Tech Selects VP of Finance, Administration (feature on SOU alumnus Brian Fox): https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/community/oregon-tech-selects-vp-of-finance-administration/article_67b47096-2018-522a-bc4d-b4de7bdb5f31.html The Seminary Explores Podcast – Traces: A Gathering Up (interview with Marlene Alt): https://seminaryexplores.podbean.com/e/traces-a-gathering-up/ News on SOU Academic […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Following news that lead has been found in the water supply of some schools and cities around the state and region, Southern Oregon University has begun testing buildings on its main Ashland campus for lead in the water. Priority testing was conducted in the buildings on campus that house childcare centers, including […]
(Ashland, Ore) Southern Oregon University (SOU) and the SOU Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) are conducting an archaeological field school in July, 2016 on the Oregon coast as part of their long term research into the Rogue River Indian Wars of 1853-1856. This project is funded in part by the Oregon State Parks and Recreational Department […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: CSU Stanislaus – Eight Golden Grads Relive Their 1966 Stan State Commencement (SOU’s Paul Adalian featured): https://www.csustan.edu/alumni-news/june-2016/eight-golden-grads-relive-their-1966-stan-state-commencement Oxford University Press – How to Write a Thank You Note (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2016/06/how-to-write-a-thank-you-note/ Mail Tribune – Former SOU VP Earl Potter Mourned by Colleagues in Two States: […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Dr. Linda Schott, president of University of Maine at Presque Isle, has been named the next president of Southern Oregon University following a unanimous vote today of the SOU board of trustees. She will succeed Dr. Roy Saigo, who is retiring in July and has served as president of SOU since July […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KOBI – SOU Student Building School: https://kobi5.com/news/sou-student-building-school-28493/ Portland Business Journal – As Patrick Quinton Steps Down, Interim Director Steps in At PDC (feature on SOU alumnae): https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2016/06/as-patrick-quinton-steps-down-interim-director.html News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts: Daily Tidings – SOU Dance Club to Perform Saturday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160531/NEWS/160539958/0/SEARCH KOBI – Final […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will initiate a new tradition this weekend, when the institutions inaugural Alumni Breakfast takes place prior to Commencement Saturday morning. “This event provides an opportunity to recognize the contributions of several outstanding SOU alumni on a day when we are also celebrating our current graduates,” said Janet Fratella, vice […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and Southern Oregon Goodwill® Industries have teamed up for the fifth annual Move Out Donation Drive. The year-end event enables students clearing out their rooms and apartments in SOU residence halls to dispose of things they no longer need in an environmentally responsible way that also supports job training […]