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SOU’s TRIO-SSS program marks milestoneNovember 12, 2024 - 11:45 am
SOU computer scientist receives Sloan grant for “tacit knowledge” researchOctober 29, 2024 - 8:04 am
Sustainability conference at SOU builds regional collaborationOctober 14, 2024 - 4:31 pm
SOU class to host candidate forum for local political racesOctober 14, 2024 - 12:23 pm
Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated over two days at SOUOctober 11, 2024 - 1:13 pm
Seminar to show benefits of a virtual reality and real-world teaching combinationOctober 8, 2024 - 10:28 am
SOU alumni receive awards for their work and serviceOctober 7, 2024 - 1:04 pm
SOU faculty member publishes book on consequences of discriminationOctober 4, 2024 - 8:20 am
SOU receives behavioral health care grantOctober 1, 2024 - 1:15 pm
SOU plans forums to kick off facilities master planSeptember 30, 2024 - 3:45 pm
SOU and Mexican sister institution establish new agreementSeptember 26, 2024 - 11:54 am
SOU receives third $1 million state grant for solar arraysSeptember 24, 2024 - 4:37 pm
SOU’s TRIO-SSS program marks milestone
/in Campus NewsThe TRIO-Student Support Services (SSS) program at SOU, which helps non-traditional students succeed and graduate, celebrated its 30th anniversary this fall. The federally supported program marked the landmark with a “birthday party” last month at its office in Room 322 of the Stevenson Union. The SOU program helps students who are low-income, first-generation and/or have […]
Sustainability conference at SOU builds regional collaboration
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The initial conference of Southern Oregon University’s Institute for Applied Sustainability attracted about 85 sustainability professionals from southern Oregon and northern California this month for two days of hands-on learning, actionable insights and connection-building in Ashland and nearby venues. The invitation-only conference on Oct. 3 and 4 was open to those in […]
Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated over two days at SOU
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration will return to campus for a weekend full of activities on Oct. 19 and 20, from Native dancers to guest speakers to lunches of salmon on Saturday and Indian tacos on Sunday. Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the historic, cultural and present-day influence of Native […]
SOU plans forums to kick off facilities master plan
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s 10-year update to its Campus Facilities Master Plan is underway, and the university is seeking input from both campus and the community before the plan goes before the Ashland City Council for final approval next spring. The first two opportunities are introductory gallery and open house master plan forums […]
SOU receives third $1 million state grant for solar arrays
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The solar energy aspirations at Southern Oregon University have received another jolt, with news that the Oregon Department of Energy has approved a third round of state funding for SOU’s push to become the nation’s first public university to generate all of the daytime electricity that it uses. The latest $1 million […]
Soup’s on, following donation to Student Food Pantry
/in Campus News(Ashland, Ore.) — Organic food company Amy’s Kitchen, which operates a manufacturing plant in nearby White City, has made one of the largest-ever donations to Southern Oregon University’s Student Food Pantry – a total of 1,200 cans of vegan soup. The donated food – 50 cases each of Amy’s Indian Golden Lentil and Alphabet soup […]
Oregon’s regional universities build strategic international partnership in Taiwan
/in Campus News, Press Releases(KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan) — The Presidents of Oregon’s public technical and regional universities (TRUs) – Southern Oregon University, Western Oregon University, Eastern Oregon University and Oregon Institute of Technology – signed a memorandum of understanding on Aug. 15 with Wenzao University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The MOU aims to foster teacher-student exchanges, student mobility programs, joint research […]
Heisman Trophy winner Mariota donates to SOU football
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — For those who don’t agree that first impressions are lasting impressions, talk to Marcus Mariota. The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback of the University of Oregon and current member of the NFL’s Washington Commanders has donated new Nike cleats for every member of the Southern Oregon University football team – a total of […]
SOU’s Cascade complex to host variety of first responder training exercises
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — First responders are likely to become a common sight at Southern Oregon University’s defunct Cascade student housing complex for the remainder of this summer, as the university has offered the site for a variety of training exercises before demolition of the sprawling facility ramps up in the fall. Agencies including Ashland Fire […]
SOU receives grant for archaeological project at African-American logging town of Maxville
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — A recent $20,000 grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office will enable staff and students from the Southern Oregon University Sociology and Anthropology Program to conduct archaeological investigations at the northeast Oregon town of Maxville – a logging town that was home in the early 20th century to both African American […]