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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
OLLI facilities at SOU in line for makeover
/in Campus NewsAfter 25 years, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) facilities at SOU are receiving new life. OLLI’s program on the SOU campus operates from the Campbell Center – a pair of former World War II barracks with a courtyard between them, just west of the empty Cascade Complex. The old barracks have taken a beating, […]
Childcare returns to SOU’s former Schneider Children’s Center site
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Daycare will return to the Southern Oregon University Family Housing property at 1361 Quincy St., in Ashland, when Lil’ Rascals Preschool & Childcare Center opens at that location on Jan. 7. SOU signed a lease agreement this week that will enable Lil’ Rascals – which operated in Ashland for 15 years until […]
SOU president backs carbon pricing initiative
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott has joined about 50 other college and university presidents across the country in calling upon elected officials to address climate change and hold polluters accountable by enacting carbon pricing measures. The “Put A Price On It” campaign is sponsored by Our Climate, a national non-profit organization […]
SOU training session addresses opioid use locally
/in Campus NewsMembers of the SOU campus community are invited to participate in a training session on Wednesday that may prepare them to save the life of a friend, colleague or student experiencing an opioid overdose. Students from the Oregon Health & Science University nursing program at SOU are offering a Naloxone Project training session from 11 […]
SOU and city of Ashland respond to cougar sightings
/in Campus NewsSouthern Oregon University and the city of Ashland are working with state and federal wildlife officials to ensure safety on the SOU campus and in the community following multiple cougar sightings and confrontations Sunday night and this morning. The Ashland Police Department will respond promptly to future cougar sightings, with officers’ actions based on immediate […]
SOU president draws line on side of inclusion
/in Campus NewsSOU President Linda Schott reassured the campus community today that the university will not waver in its commitment to inclusion, equal rights and opportunities for all, despite recent discussions at the federal level regarding the definition of gender. “We will always welcome, value, support and protect all students and prospective students – regardless of their […]
SOU president urges campus to vote in upcoming election
/in Campus NewsSOU President Linda Schott has asked all members of the campus community to “practice democracy” by casting their ballots in the Nov. 6 General Election. “Consider what’s best for you, your community, your state and your country, and then vote,” the president said. “I won’t tell you what to think or how to vote, but […]
Former SOU Athletic Director Monty Cartwright passes away at 74
/in Campus NewsFormer Southern Oregon University Athletic Director Monty Cartwright, a 2010 SOU Sports Hall of Fame inductee, passed away Monday evening in Portland. Cartwright, one of the Raider athletic department’s most influential figures, was 74. Cartwright, a native of Delano, Calif., first arrived in Ashland in 1984 and served as SOU’s head track and field coach from 1985-98, […]
SOU brings well-known speaker to campus for anti-fraud seminar
/in Campus NewsSOU will host an Oct. 25 fraud prevention seminar with certified public accountant, business consultant and well-known speaker John J. Hall. The event is free and open to all members of the campus community. Hall, who has spoken to corporations and non-profit organizations around the world, will address “Fraud Deterrence and Prevention Skills for Manager […]
Pipeline explosion affects SOU, not students or employees
/in Campus NewsTuesday night’s massive explosion of a ruptured natural gas pipeline near Prince George, Canada, will affect operations at SOU for at least the next few days, but students and employees should notice minimal if any issues. SOU’s natural gas-fueled boilers – which produce steam to heat most of the buildings on campus, along with hot […]