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Vaccination available through new FEMA/state/county collaborationApril 19, 2021 - 2:56 pm
SOU alum Jeff Brady: ready for NPRApril 19, 2021 - 12:01 pm
SOU board approves lowest tuition increase in recent historyApril 16, 2021 - 3:59 pm
Earth Month in full swing at SOUApril 13, 2021 - 2:30 pm
SOU President Linda Schott to retire by end of 2021April 8, 2021 - 4:51 pm
COVID-19 vaccination clinics begin at SOU’s health centerApril 8, 2021 - 1:37 pm
SOU team wins statewide hackathonApril 6, 2021 - 4:05 pm
Remembering college fur-everApril 6, 2021 - 3:42 pm
SOU professor’s book on presidential insults is a book award finalistMarch 30, 2021 - 12:58 pm
SOU student awarded prestigious Goldwater ScholarshipMarch 29, 2021 - 3:47 pm
SOU graduate is Oregon’s first female, ROTC-trained infantry officerMarch 23, 2021 - 10:30 am
SOU alum Terriel Thomas builds his own team in ChinaMarch 19, 2021 - 11:09 am
Vaccination available through new FEMA/state/county collaboration
/in Campus News /by mosleyjStudents, employees and other members of the SOU community will have another option for COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Wednesday, April 21, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) teams with state and local agencies to open the Jackson County Pilot Community Vaccination Center at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point. The center will be one […]
SOU board approves lowest tuition increase in recent history
/in Campus News /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees agreed today with a recommendation from the university’s Tuition Advisory Council and President Linda Schott for tuition rates in the 2021-22 academic year to increase by the lowest margin in recent memory. Tuition for resident undergraduate students will increase by just $5 per credit hour. […]
Earth Month in full swing at SOU
/in Campus News, Student Life /by mosleyjEarth Day – first observed nationwide in 1970 to tap an emerging environmental consciousness – has blossomed 51 years later into a full-blown Earth Month at SOU with a series of events, activities and programing throughout April for the campus community and beyond. This year’s Earth Month observance, organized by the Student Sustainability Team and […]
SOU President Linda Schott to retire by end of 2021
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott, who has positioned SOU for the future since taking office in August 2016, announced to campus today that she will retire at the end of 2021, capping a 36-year career in higher education. Schott pledged to continue putting all of her energy into serving SOU and […]
COVID-19 vaccination clinics begin at SOU’s health center
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSOU President Linda Schott received her first COVID-19 vaccine this morning at the Student Health & Wellness Center, setting an example for others in the campus community who choose vaccination as a means of protecting themselves and reducing the opportunity for the virus to continue its yearlong spread. “I’m very excited to get it and […]
SOU to resume in-person classes for fall term
/in Campus News /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott announced Wednesday that SOU will return to primarily in-person classes and student activities for the start of fall term in September. The announcement came two days short of a year after President Schott informed students and employees last March that the campus would shift to remote […]
SOU to go virtual for 2021 commencement
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will hold this year’s commencement ceremony on a virtual platform to ensure a safe, high-quality experience for its 2021 graduates and an inclusive, flexible venue that is accessible to family members and friends. SOU President Linda Schott announced the decision on Tuesday, more than a month before the start […]
News you can use: Your questions about COVID-19 vaccines, answered
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSOU’s Student Health and Wellness Center is getting many questions about COVID-19 shots as the nationwide vaccination program gains momentum and potential availability of the vaccine on campus grows nearer. Current answers to some of the most common and relevant questions about the vaccines are covered here, including who should receive them and what to […]
SOU opts out of spring football season
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) – The Southern Oregon University football team will forgo the shortened spring football season and look toward the fall, SOU Director of Athletics Matt Sayre informed Frontier Conference officials on Friday, Feb. 12. “We don’t make this decision lightly, and know there will be some disappointed Raiders,” Sayre said. “But the goal is […]
New SOU storage facility is doubly green
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has completed a new storage facility at Raider Stadium that addresses sustainability on two fronts – it includes the university’s ninth array of solar panels, and the structure itself was created from recycled shipping containers. The new facility, which will be used for storage of Athletic Department equipment and […]