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Coalition of colleges educates rural teachers in satellite programOctober 17, 2019 - 9:17 am
SOU receives national “Excellence and Innovation Award” for sustainabilityOctober 16, 2019 - 8:57 am
SOU exceeding expectations in Real Food ChallengeOctober 14, 2019 - 3:20 pm
SOU criminology professor awarded Fulbright scholarship to teach in BosniaOctober 10, 2019 - 9:00 am
The McNair Scholarship Program seeks professor-nominated studentsOctober 10, 2019 - 8:56 am
SOU professor to co-direct $1 million NSF grant to advance women in STEMOctober 9, 2019 - 9:38 am
SOU joining Oregon inventors’ competitionOctober 9, 2019 - 9:00 am
Thirteen words to haunt and terrify in English Program’s spooky writing contestOctober 7, 2019 - 1:55 pm
Digital Cinema promo makes it to silver screenOctober 4, 2019 - 12:59 pm
SOU celebrates Indigenous Peoples DayOctober 3, 2019 - 10:33 am
Health care, raffles, and flu shots at SOU’s annual Health and Wellness FairOctober 2, 2019 - 12:39 pm
SOU recognized for “business-like” operations by Medford ChamberSeptember 18, 2019 - 5:01 pm
SOU exceeding expectations in Real Food Challenge
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University joined universities across the country last year in working toward sustainable food practices by participating in the Real Food Challenge. Now that a year has passed, statistics show that SOU is exceeding expectations. SOU joined more than 40 U.S. universities and four university systems by joining the Real Food […]
SOU celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University’s third annual Indigenous Peoples Day observance will take place between Sunday, Oct. 13 and Monday, Oct. 14. The events start off with a film festival at South Medford High between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday. The festival is free and open to the public, and – like the other events […]
Health care, raffles, and flu shots at SOU’s annual Health and Wellness Fair
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSOU’s annual Health and Wellness Fair will be in the Stevenson Union Arena on Monday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Human Resources encourages all employees to participate in the once-a-year fair. Along with meeting representatives from health care organizations such as Providence, Willamette Dental and Fidelity, SOU employees will be able to […]
Annual Golf Shootout produces record amount for SOU athletic scholarships
/in Campus News /by mosleyjLast Thursday’s 29th annual Lithia/Raider Club Golf Shootout raised a record $480,000 to help SOU student-athletes. The tournament, held annually at Medford’s Rogue Valley Country Club, also produced a record number of “Major Executive Sponsors” that each contributed $12,500 to the event. This year’s major sponsors were Lithia Motors, The Partners Group, JP Morgan Chase, […]
SOU simplifies and broadens student aid options with ScholarshipUniverse
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has launched a new suite of software intended to keep students in school by helping them identify and apply for relevant scholarships – both internal and external. The ScholarshipUniverse platform, from the higher education support vendor CampusLogic, automates much of the scholarship screening and application process for students. It […]
SOU steps up as smoke moves in
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSignificant smoke moved into Ashland on Thursday night for the first time this summer and Southern Oregon University acted quickly to protect students and employees, and offer refuge for community members seeking to escape the poor air quality. Smoke from the Milepost 97 fire, which had burned more than 1,650 acres near Canyonville as of […]
SOU public safety officers to get code-violation training with APD
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Campus Public Safety officers may occasionally be seen in downtown Ashland beginning this week, citing people for smoking, intrusive panhandling and other minor infractions as part of a new training program with Ashland Police. CPS officers, who typically work on or adjacent to the SOU campus, are authorized by […]
Consortium of Southern Oregon colleges and universities work together on student success
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Collaboration to benefit the region’s students and economy is continuing this month as the new Southern Oregon Higher Education Consortium holds two separate meetings for academic and enrollment leaders. The chief academic officers from the four schools – Klamath Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon University […]
SOU criminology professor completes ultra dream: Western States 100
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSOU faculty member Alison Burke compared her feat to the experiences of her students after she recently achieved any ultramarathoner’s dream. She not only finished her first 100-mile race, but the race just happened to be the “granddaddy of them all” – the Western States Endurance Run. “The big take away from this experience is […]
Joel Gibson named Raider women’s wrestling head coach
/in Campus News /by mosleyjJoel Gibson, a former Raider All-American and longtime assistant coach for Southern Oregon University men’s wrestling, has been chosen to lead the SOU women’s wrestling program. Gibson will become the first full-time head coach for the team, which completed its fourth season in 2018-19. He has spent a total of eight seasons on Mike Ritchey‘s men’s […]