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SOU Digital Cinema named to national Top 30August 29, 2025 - 8:38 am
SOU receives grant to develop accessible tourismAugust 25, 2025 - 11:42 am
Creative Industries project gains legislative fundingAugust 5, 2025 - 1:44 pm
SOU announces plan to rebuild itself in response to fiscal crisesAugust 5, 2025 - 11:29 am
SOU to facilitate AG’s town hallAugust 4, 2025 - 2:55 pm
SOU biologist receives NSF grant for grasshopper researchJuly 28, 2025 - 8:52 am
SOU students step up for solar energy projectJuly 17, 2025 - 3:59 pm
Where curious minds gather: OLLI at SOU Open HouseJuly 17, 2025 - 11:05 am
SOU awarded grant to create historic plastics databaseJuly 8, 2025 - 9:49 am
SOU considers partners for older adult housing and education facilityJuly 1, 2025 - 2:14 pm
SOU maintains “Gold” in prestigious sustainability ratingJune 24, 2025 - 9:29 am
Commencement surprise: Gov. Kotek addresses SOU graduatesJune 16, 2025 - 7:19 am
SOU simplifies and broadens student aid options with ScholarshipUniverse
/in Campus News, Press Releases(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 NewsSignificant 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(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(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 NewsSOU 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 NewsJoel 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 […]
SOU hires chief diversity and inclusivity officer
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Suresh Appavoo, who has served in diversity leadership roles for the past 18 years at Dominican University of California, has been hired as Southern Oregon University’s new chief diversity and inclusivity officer. He is expected to begin work at SOU in mid-August. “I’m very pleased to welcome Dr. Appavoo to SOU,” President […]
Oregon’s HECC approves SOU tuition rate for 2019-20
/in Campus NewsSouthern Oregon University’s tuition rate for the academic year that begins this fall was approved unanimously last Thursday by Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission, whose members commended SOU’s efforts to include students in the tuition-setting process. The rate approved for undergraduate students who are Oregon residents is an increase of $17 per credit hour – […]
SOU’s budget and tuition come into focus
/in Campus NewsA key legislative subcommittee today approved a funding bill for Oregon’s seven public universities, signaling an end to SOU’s long process of planning its budget and tuition rates for the 2019-20 academic year. The Joint Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Education approved an allocation of $837 million over the next two years for the […]
OSF’s Long to serve as keynote speaker at SOU commencement
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Graduates and others at Southern Oregon University’s June 15 commencement ceremony should expect a keynote speech about motivation, self-empowerment, the importance of personal interactions and the lifelong value of friendships. And perhaps a soulful, heartfelt song. Kamilah Long, the director of leadership gifts at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and a powerful speaker […]