(Ashland, Ore.) — For the second year in a row, Southern Oregon University’s fall enrollment has increased over the previous year. Fall 2015 enrollment data certified this week by the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission indicate that enrollment climbed to 6,215 students this fall, a 0.2 percent increase compared to fall 2014. “Though modest, this […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Grant Helps SOU Student Study Overseas: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151026/NEWS/151029883/0/SEARCH KTVL – Planets Configure in Unusual Alignment (Professor Panos Photinos featured): https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_18250.shtml The Drinks Business – Cool Climate Symposium to Feature ‘Who’s Who’ of Wine (professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/10/cool-climate-symposium-to-feature-whos-who-of-wine/ Wines and Vines – Oregon to Host Terroir […]
(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University will hold its annual Race Awareness Week Nov. 2 – 6, with multiple presentations and panel discussions designed to encourage attendees to think and talk about race and its impact on the community and nation. “Race has always been a hard topic for our nation to talk about. It will […]
(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University was named the winner yesterday of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Best Case Study sustainability award. SOU, which was runner up for the award last year, won for its project “Bee Campus USA as a Model for Pollinator-Friendly Campuses.” For the project, SOU collaborated […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KDRV – SOU Students Send Support to UCC Victims and Families: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Students_Send_Support_to_UCC_Victims__Families.html Great Northwest Wines – Idaho Wine Industry Awaits Establishment of Eagle Foothills AVA (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2015/10/19/idaho-wine-industry-awaits-establishment-of-eagle-foothills-ava/ Mail Tribune – Medford Police Chief Announces Retirement (chief is an SOU alumnus): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151023/NEWS/151029780/0/SEARCH KDRV – Medford Police […]
KOBI – Investigation Continues Into Threat that Closed SOU: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/investigation-continues-into-threat-that-closed-sou-2503/ KOBI – SOU Ashland Campus Closed Wednesday Due to Threat Will Reopen Thursday: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/breaking-sou-ashland-campus-closed-wednesday-due-to-threat-2449/ KOBI – SOU Students Stand in Solidarity with UCC: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/sou-students-stand-in-solidarity-with-ucc-2582/ KOBI – SOU to Hold Active Shooter Training Sessions: https://kobi5.com/news/sou-to-hold-active-shooter-training-sessions-2426/ KOBI – Medford, White City RCC Campuses Evacuated: https://kobi5.com/news/medford-white-city-rcc-campuses-evacuated-2309/ KDRV – […]
SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Like Mother, Like Son: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019901/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon College Students Gave Their All in WWII: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019950/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Ashland Author Memorializes Slain UCC Professor in Poem: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151009/NEWS/151009814/0/SEARCH Oxford University Press – Words from Books (Professor Edwin Battistella featured): https://blog.oup.com/2015/10/history-print-books/ Daily Tidings – […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Foundation will launch its second annual “Count Me In” fundraising campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8 a.m. The campaign—which will run for 100 hours—will raise money for the SOU Scholarship, which is awarded to students based on financial need. The SOU Scholarship is designed to help students […]
(Ashland, Ore.) — Upon consultation with law enforcement, the administration of Southern Oregon University has determined that campus will reopen Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5 a.m. The decision to close campus was made in response to threatening communication received Tuesday evening. The campus closure allowed SOU and its law enforcement partners to fully assess […]
UPDATE: Southern Oregon University’s main campus in Ashland will remain closed throughout the day Wednesday. All classes and activities scheduled to take place on campus have been cancelled. Forensic evidence collected from the location where the threat was found Tuesday evening has been sent for processing. However, at this time there is no estimate for […]