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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’s Havniear receives Outstanding Graduate Student awardJune 10, 2025 - 8:44 am
Highlights from SOU’s Spring Wellness EventJune 9, 2025 - 4:55 pm
SOU faculty member co-authors book on mindfulness and compassionJune 2, 2025 - 9:34 am
SOU and faculty union agree to extend contractMay 29, 2025 - 1:55 pm
SOU MBA student places on top percentile in nationwide testMay 27, 2025 - 8:40 am
SOU faculty members take lead role in open textbook projectMay 22, 2025 - 10:46 am
SOU Business Venture Tournament: $4k in prizes, plus “Wildcard”May 20, 2025 - 8:22 am
New SOU pathway program reaches into elementary schoolsMay 19, 2025 - 8:12 am
Recent SOU alumna stars in OSF production of “Earnest”May 12, 2025 - 12:57 pm
Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University set to begin May 15May 7, 2025 - 10:01 am
SOU embraces Behavioral Health Initiative
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University took a step toward “Creating a Culture of Care” through a well-attended dialogue session with that title earlier this month. The wide-ranging discussion – with more to come – is one of the projects currently included in the university’s Southern Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative, funded last spring with a […]
SOU loses friend and mentor with passing of Bill Thorndike
/in Campus News, LeadershipBill Thorndike – a member of the SOU Board of Trustees since its inception in 2015 and the board’s first chair – passed away unexpectedly while vacationing with his wife Angela last weekend at their family cottage on Whidbey Island, Washington. “Bill was to SOU what each of us cherishes in our closest of friends […]
SOU’s Saigo Multicultural Alcove rededicated
/in Campus News, LeadershipSouthern Oregon University recognized the importance of providing a diverse perspective with its recent rededication of the Drs. Roy and Barbara Saigo Multicultural Alcove in SOU’s Hannon Library. The collection, near the library’s third-floor lobby, was originally established during Roy Saigo’s tenure as SOU’s interim president and then president, from 2014 through August of 2016. […]
SOU campus weathers snow storm
/in Campus NewsThis week’s snow and freezing temperatures have resulted in all SOU classes, events and activities being canceled for two consecutive days, and also for a variety of events later in the week being postponed or canceled. Affected events include the women’s and men’s basketball double-header that has been moved from tonight to Wednesday night; the […]
SOU seeks development proposals for senior living
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has begun the process of identifying a private-sector partner for the construction and operation of a senior living center on a 4.3-acre parcel where a defunct dormitory complex is currently being demolished. A “request for qualifications” – an invitation for developers and operators of retirement facilities to submit proposals […]
Demolition underway at SOU’s Cascade Complex
/in Campus News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Cascade Complex, an obsolete cluster of nine residence halls and a cafeteria that have been largely unused since 2013, is being demolished over the next three months to make room for the anticipated development of a senior living center on the five-acre site at the southwest corner of campus. […]
Construction underway on SOU’s latest solar projects
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is making headway in its march toward becoming the first public university in the U.S. to produce all of the daytime electricity used on its campus, with more than $5 million in recent state, federal and student funding and multiple solar projects underway. SOU completed a rooftop solar installation […]
Klamath dam removal workshop at SOU fosters collaboration
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University recently hosted the Klamath Dam Removal Research Collaboration Workshop, a follow-up seminar for the numerous groups and agencies working together on the world’s largest-ever dam removal and river restoration project. The November workshop brought together nearly 150 researchers, Tribal leaders and agency representatives to share information about ecological and […]
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 […]