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JPR reporters honored with journalism awardsJune 8, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU students win best poster at high speed computing symposiumJune 1, 2026 - 2:18 pm
Campus community’s student worker appreciationMay 29, 2026 - 9:15 am
SOU’s Kaiser releases book on Shakespeare’s canonMay 28, 2026 - 11:58 am
SOU’s 21st annual Student Film FestivalMay 26, 2026 - 12:42 pm
SOU hosts cybersecurity camp for high school studentsMay 22, 2026 - 9:00 am
SOU students sweep in Microsoft competitionMay 19, 2026 - 9:51 am
SOU’s Cherstin Lyon joins conversation with Pulitzer winner Rick AtkinsonMay 11, 2026 - 3:04 pm
Two SOU alumni author second book for educatorsApril 29, 2026 - 10:19 am
SOU-led “computational thinking” team presents papersApril 27, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”April 15, 2026 - 2:20 pm
Student voices, river stories: Amy Bowers Cordalis at SOUApril 14, 2026 - 12:40 pm
SOU and Universidad de Guanajuato pledge to build upon 50-year friendship
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and the Universidad de Guanajuato officially renewed a friendship that has been built over the past 50 years when the institutions’ leaders pledged Monday to broaden their collaboration over the next half-century. “Today’s agreement is to reaffirm our commitment to the exchange of students and faculty,” SOU President Linda […]
SOU community invited to Guanajuato lectures
/in Campus NewsThree SOU alumni from Guanajuato will present free, public lectures on Thursday, April 11, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the sister-university relationship between SOU and the Universidad de Guanajuato. Members of the SOU community are encouraged to attend the lectures and to welcome the visiting delegation from Guanajuato. “If you see any […]
SOU Native American Student Union’s spring powwow returns to campus
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’sNative American Student Union and Native American Programs will share their culture with campus and the community at the 27th annual Spring Powwow on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14 at SOU’s Lithia Motors Pavilion. The event will return to the SOU campus this year, after being held for the […]
SOU’s Lithia Motors Pavilion/Student Recreation Center strikes LEED Gold
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Lithia Motors Pavilion and adjacent Student Recreation Center have earned LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, joining a growing list of SOU facilities to be recognized as sustainable. The athletic pavilion and recreation center complex, which opened last spring, was awarded all 68 points that were […]
Natural gas failure limiting some services at SOU
/in Campus NewsFailure of a valve on the main natural gas line that serves SOU and a large portion of Ashland is affecting students and employees at the university in various ways, but is expected to be resolved this evening or on Wednesday. One of SOU’s natural gas-fueled boilers was temporarily converted this morning to burn diesel […]
SOU’s “Retention Summit” aimed at seeing students through to graduation
/in Campus NewsThe campus community is invited to participate in a “Retention Summit” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room, to examine what’s being done – and what other steps might be taken – to encourage students to remain at SOU through graduation. Participants in Thursday’s summit will hear reports on current student […]
Author of “Culturally Responsive Teaching” to give SOU campus theme talk
/in Campus NewsZaretta Hammond, the San Francisco-area author of “Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain,” will discuss how teachers can support underserved students in an April 10 presentation that’s part of SOU’s 2018-19 campus theme of “Ignorance and Wisdom.” Hammond notes that student populations across the country are progressively growing more racially and linguistically diverse. She will […]
Governor’s Food Drive fills the shelves at SOU Student Food Pantry
/in Campus NewsThe SOU community contributed non-perishable food and payroll deductions equivalent to a total of 8,022 meals during this year’s Governor’s Food Drive, which directly benefits the university’s Student Food Pantry and those who rely on it. The university’s payroll deductions are down somewhat this year, but donations to the Student Food Pantry hit a record […]
Latest benefit for SOU employees: free tickets to OCA events
/in Campus NewsEmployees at Southern Oregon University recently gained another perk: free tickets to all music and theatre productions by the Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU. OCA officials met in December and decided that free tickets to in-house shows should be extended to all SOU faculty and staff, as a benefit to employees and to […]
Santos reappointed to SOU Board of Trustees
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Daniel Santos – a Southern Oregon University alumnus and member of the university’s Board of Trustees – was notified today by Gov. Kate Brown today that he has been reappointed for a second four-year term on the SOU board. Santos was appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. He […]