SOU In the News: Sept. 12 – 18

SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
KDRV – Friends Reunite in Ashland to Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Friends_Reunite_in_Ashland_to_Celebrate_50_Years_of_Friendship.html
News Register – Hot Summer Fuels Early Grape Harvest (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=hot-summer-fuels-early-grape-harvest–1441126102–19189–
Portland Tribune – Oregon Wine Industry Continues Record-Setting Pace (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/271787-146135-oregon-wine-industry-continues-record-setting-pace
Oxford University Press Blog – English in 2065 (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/09/future-english-language/
Landmark Report – Insights and Influence with Author Edwin Battistella: https://landmarkreport.com/dgordon/2015/09/insights-influence-with-author-edwin-battistella
KDRV – SOU Student in Chile Share Evacuation Experience: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Student_Visiting_Chile_Shares_Evacuation_Experience.html
Daily Tidings – The Democracy Project at SOU: Dispatches from India No. 2: What India Can Learn from Us and What We Can Learn from India: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150919833/0/SEARCH
Minnesota Sea Grant – St. Louis River Estuary Website Wins Regional Award (Professor Vincent Smith mentioned): https://www.seagrant.umn.edu/news/2015/09/16
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:
Mail Tribune – SOU Class Seeks Research Projects: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150916/NEWS/150919692/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Need Info? SOU Business Class Looking for Projects: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150916/NEWS/150919855/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
Mail Tribune – Phoenix is Third Bee City USA in Rogue Valley (SOU Bee Campus USA designation mentioned): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150912/NEWS/150919888/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:

Daily Tidings – Innovative Mosaic Artists Show Work at SOU: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150919834/0/SEARCH
 
News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events:
Daily Tidings – Oregon Arts Summit Coming to Ashland: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150912/NEWS/150919938/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Our View: Yet Another Feather: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150915/OPINION/150919915/0/SEARCH
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:

Statesman Journal – Higher Ed Workers Reach Contract Settlement: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/state-workers/2015/09/11/higher-ed-workers-reach-contract-settlement/72076158/
Oregon Public Broadcasting – Oregon Universities Reach Deal with Service Employees Union: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-universities-reach-deal-with-service-employees-union/
 
News on SOU governance and Board of Trustees:
Mail Tribune – Hennion Named First Citizen by Chamber: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150912/NEWS/150919849/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
Daily Tidings: Seen on Scene: Tailgating Outside Raider Stadium: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150913/NEWS/150919932/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – ‘Free Money Day’ Celebrate on Ashland Plaza: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150915/NEWS/150919883
Daily Tidings – Ad Hoc Committee Seeks Long-Term Pool Solutions: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150916/NEWS/150919853/0/SEARCH

SOU In the News: Sept. 5 – 11

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
KOBI – SOU Students Travel to India to Learn About Democracy: https://b.kobi5.com/news/sou-students-travel-to-india-to-learn-about-democracy-684/
Portland Tribune – Oregon Wine Industry Continues Record-Setting Pace (Professor Jones featured): https://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/271787-146135-oregon-wine-industry-continues-record-setting-pace
Statesman Journal – In Response to Pope Francis: A Prayer for CEOs (opinion piece written by Professor Steve Schein): https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/09/09/response-pope-francis-prayer-ceos/71885762/
Capital Press – Arrival of Cool Oregon Nights Should Help Wine Quality (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20150909/arrival-of-cool-oregon-nights-should-help-wine-quality
Public Radio International – The Takeaway: I’m Sorry You Feel that Way: Why It’s So Hard to Apologize (Professor Edwin Battistella featured): https://www.thetakeaway.org/story/i-have-regrets-im-sorry-you-feel-way-i-sort-apologize/#commentlist
BuzzFeed – Shooter, Passer, Dictator, Spy: The Lost, True Story of the CIA’s Greatest Basketball Coach (feature on former SOU professor Jay Mullen): https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunraviv/the-spy-who-coached-me?utm_term=.xdEVd4oYQ#.ee76xOkRq
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:

Daily Tidings – The Democracy Project at SOU: An Opportunity for Learning and Leadership: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150910/NEWS/150919960/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
US News & World Report – Sustainability Skills Wanted (SOU and Professor Steven Schein featured): https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/2015/09/10/sustainability-skills-needed-for-21st-century-business
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:

Register Guard – SEIU Jubilant Over Proposed Labor Contract with Oregon Public Universities: https://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33492880-75/seiu-jubilant-over-proposed-labor-contract-with-oregon-public-universities.html.csp
 
Miscellaneous News:
Daily Tidings – The Ashland Chamber of Commerce Invites You to Engage with SOU this Fall: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150908/NEWS/150909889/0/SEARCH
US News & World Report – Best College Rankings (SOU Ranked No. 27 among public schools and No. 73 among regional universities in the 15-state West Region): https://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-oregon-university-210146/overall-rankings

SOU In the News: Aug. 15 – 21

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Mail Tribune – Crowdfunding Will Send Man Back to India: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819761/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – SOU Professor: Change in Thinking Needed to Combat Change in Climate: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819845/0/SEARCH
Daily Astorian – New Director for College Library (feature on SOU alumnus Luke Kralik): https://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150818/new-director-for-college-library
Oregonian/Oregon Live – The Audacity of Julie Parrish: Salem’s ‘Mama Grizzly’ Blazes Her Own Path: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/the_audacity_of_julie_parrish.html
Oregonian/Oregon Live – What You Call Environmentalism Might Be ‘Nature Religion’ (Professor Shibley featured): https://www.oregonlive.com/faith/2015/08/what_you_call_environmentalism.html
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:

Register Guard – Oregon Wine Production Records Record-Breaking Year (features Southern Oregon University Research Center): https://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33409300-75/oregon-wine-production-records-record-breaking-year.html.csp
KOBI – Increase in Diverse Students in SOU’s School Preps Program: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/increase-in-latino-students-in-sou-s-school-preps-program.html?category_id=3#.VdXuZ_m2pCA
World News – SOU Welcomes Increase in Hispanic Teacher Candidates: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/19/SOU_Welcomes_Increase_in_Hispanic_Teacher_Candidates_Souther/
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
Sierra Magazine – Cool Schools 2015: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-5-september-october/cool-schools-2015/full-ranking
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:

KTVL – New Band at SOU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqNCRR_CGZM&feature=youtu.be
 
Miscellaneous News:
Daily Tidings – SOU’s TRiO Gets $1.3 Million Federal Grant to Serve Underserved Students: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819865/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Guest Opinion: SOU Science Building Noise Will Lessen: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150818/OPINION/150819848/0/SEARCH

SOU In the News: Aug. 7 – 14

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Daily Tidings – SOU Student Raising Funds to Help India Orphanage by Documenting It: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809847/0/SEARCH
The Guardian – What Motivates CEOs to Solve the World’s Big Social and Environmental Problems (Feature on SOU Professor Steve Schein’s new book): https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/06/steve-schein-nike-spring-mattel-coca-cola-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical-ecology
Chronicle of Higher Education – In Assignment Group Work to Students, Designing the Group Comes First (Professor Alison Burke featured): https://chronicle.com/article/In-Assigning-Group-Work-to/231355/?key=TGhxcwQ4ZXRCMHtnaGpBYzYDanA8M0omayVIbixxbltUGA==
Oxford University Press – How to Write a Compelling Book Review (article by Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/08/how-write-book-review/
Daily Tidings – Our View: Helping the Helpers: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150812/OPINION/150819946/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:

Daily Tidings – SOU’s Academia Latina Program Helps Incoming High Schoolers Learning to Lead: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150808/NEWS/150809852/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Learning to Lead: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150808/NEWS/150809689/0/SEARCH
World News – SOU TRiO Program Receives Grant: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/14/Southern_Oregon_University_News_Southern_Oregon_University/
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:

Daily Tidings – Quills & Queues: Public Art at SOU Features Discarded Paddles: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809869/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
Daily Tidings – University Housing Units’ Internet, TV Service Switched to Single Provider: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150810/NEWS/150819994/0/SEARCH

SOU In the News: Aug. 1 – 6

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Alaska Dispatch News – Hometown U: The New Kid in Town (feature on SOU alumnus Hunter Hewitt): https://www.adn.com/article/20150802/hometown-u-new-kid-town
News on SOU Academic Programs:
Daily Tidings – Signups for Fall OLLI Classes Accepted Through Friday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150803/NEWS/150809952/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
KDRV – Schneider Children’s Center to Reopen: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Schneider_Childrens_Center_to_Reopen.html
Daily Tidings – SOU Childcare Center will Reopen: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150731/NEWS/150739945/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – SOU Childcare Center will Reopen: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150731/NEWS/150739891/0/SEARCH
KOBI – Schneider Children’s Center Will Remain Open: https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=9535&DateTime=7%2F31%2F2015+6%3A16%3A40+PM&Term=Southern+Oregon+University&PlayClip=TRUE
World News – SOU/OCDC Partnership to Keep Schneider Children’s Center Open: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/07/31/SOU_OCDC_Partnership_to_Keep_Schneider_Children_s_Center_Ope/
Daily Tidings – Our View: A Fresh Start (Editorial on Schneider Children’s Center): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150804/OPINION/150809955/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – SOU Season Tickets Go On Sale Saturday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150804/SPORTS/150809948/0/SEARCH
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOU In the News: July 25 – 31

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Cascadia Quake Concerns Turn Up a Notch (SOU geologist Eric Dittmer featured): https://ijpr.org/post/cascadia-quake-concerns-turn-notch
Daily Tidings – Ashland Physics Professor Says Greek Debt Deal Unsustainable: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729839/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
Daily Tidings – SOU Picked as Among Greenest Universities in the Nation: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150729/NEWS/150729793/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – SOU a Finalist in National Climate Leadership Competition: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150730/NEWS/150739982/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:

Daily Tidings – A Q&A with Schneider Interim Director Scott Malbaurn: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150724/NEWS/150729873/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
Los Angeles Times – Bucolic Ashland, Ore., is a Shakespeare-Steeped Literary Retreat (SOU mentioned): https://www.latimes.com/travel/california/la-tr-d-postcard-crater-lake-alternative-20150726-story.html#page=1
Daily Tidings – Game On: Ashland, Japan Square Off in Friendly Competitions (Dr. Saigo mentioned): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150728/SPORTS/150729836/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Touching Peace Ceremony Sends Message of Unity: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150728/SPORTS/150729599/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Touching Peace Ceremony Sends Message of Unity: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150728/NEWS/150729813/0/SEARCH
eCollege Finder – Most LGBTQ Friendly Schools: https://www.ecollegefinder.org/most-lgbtq-friendly-colleges.aspx

SOU In the News: July 18 – 24

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Ashland Sneak Preview – SOU Professor Writes Book on Japanese-American Women: https://www.sneakpre.com/Archives/Ashland/July2015/ASP0715.html#p=50
Herald and News – Promoting Public Safety Through Positive Change (feature on alumnae Kiki Parker Rose): https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/promoting-public-safety-through-positive-change/article_5ffb9ed2-fe77-5bd3-b9f9-36e0ea327484.html
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:
KDRV – Joint College Program for Autism Specialists: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Joint_College_Program_for_Autism_Specialists.html
Daily Tidings – Cooking Up Some Fun (feature on Summer Youth Program): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150717/NEWS/150719848/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – SOU, OIT Join Forces for Degree: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150724/NEWS/150729895/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:

KOBI – Schneider Museum Announces New Interim Director: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Schneider_Museum_Announces_New_Interim_Director_.html
KDRV – Interactive Art Display Goes Up on SOU Campus: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Interactive_Art_Display_Goes_Up_on_SOU_Campus.html
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:
Mail Tribune – Room for Improvement (feature on Britt Hall renovation): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150720/NEWS/150729984/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Our View: Shoring Up Britt Hall: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150722/OPINION/150729939/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
KDRV – Child Center Could Reopen with Funding from Potential Partnership: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Child_Center_Could_Reopen_with_Funding_From_Potential_Partnership.html
Mail Tribune – Oregon Business Startups at 40-Year Low (SOU SBDC mentioned): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150720/NEWS/150729989/0/SEARCH
KTVL – RVTV Gets Extended Contract with Medford: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_16741.shtml
KDRV – SOU Sees Enrollment Increase Despite Upcoming Tuition Hike: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Sees_Increased_Enrollment_Despite_Upcoming_Tuition_Hike_.html
Daily Tidings – Letters to the Editor: Opposed to Burner: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150723/OPINION/150729923/0/SEARCH
KDRV – SOU Family Housing Rent Increases: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Family_Housing_Rent_Increases__.html

SOU In the News: June 27 – July 9

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Mail Tribune – Crash Victim June Kranenburg Remembered as “Phenomenal Human Being”: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150627/NEWS/150629642/0/SEARCH
Wine Searcher – Drought Bites in the Pacific Northwest (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2015/07/drought-bites-in-the-pacific-northwest
Great Northwest Wine – Northwest Wine Industry Charts Record Heat (Professor Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2015/07/06/northwest-wine-industry-charts-record-heat/
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
Daily Tidings – Guest Opinion: Water Use at Southern Oregon University: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150627/OPINION/150629862/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:
Daily Tidings – Hot New Exhibits Fill Ashland, Medford Galleries: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150709/ENTERTAINMENT/150709892/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – 5 Hot New Art Exhibits: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150708/ENTERTAINMENT/150709710/0/SEARCH
 
News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events:
KOBI – Five on 5: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Open House: https://kobi5.com/features/five-on-5/item/anne-bellegia-margaret-pashko-osher-lifelong-learning-institute.html?category_id=11#.VZ6S5fm2pCA
Daily Tidings – Annual OLLI Open House Friday Offers Opportunities for Learners: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150708/NEWS/150709854/0/SEARCH
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:
Mail Tribune – Tens of Millions of State Bond Dollars Proposed for Southern Oregon Projects: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150703/NEWS/150709824/0/SEARCH
Oregon Public Broadcasting – University Presidents: Oregon Education Budget Will Make College More Affordable: https://www.opb.org/news/article/university-presidents-cheer-oregon-higher-ed-budget/
 
Miscellaneous News:
KDRV – SOU’s Cost of Success: Part 1: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOUs_Cost_of_Success_Part_1.html
KDRV – SOU’s Cost of Success: Part 2: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOUs_Cost_of_Success_Part_2.html
Daily Tidings – Fourth of July Festivities Set for Ashland (SOU mentioned): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150702/ENTERTAINMENT/150709992/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Thousands Brave Heat for Fourth of July Parades: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150704/NEWS/150709800/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Ashland and Guanajuato: Amigos del Poema: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150702/NEWS/150709942/0/SEARCH
KDRV – SO Pride Holds Fundraiser and Celebration: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SO_Pride_Holds_Fundraiser_and_Celebration.html
KDRV – Southern Oregon Reacts to Same Sex Marriage: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Southern_Oregon_Reacts_to_Same-Sex_Marriage.html
Daily Tidings – Ashland’s Old-Fashioned 4th of July: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150705/NEWS/150709927/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Delegation from Ashland Sister City Guanajuato are Honored Guests: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150705/NEWS/150709923/0/SEARCH

SOU In the News: June 20 – 26

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Jacksonville Review – Digging Jacksonville: Artifact 8: Butchered Bear Bone: https://jacksonvillereview.com/artifact-8-butchered-bear-bone-by-katie-johnson/
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:
Mail Tribune – Ashland Museum Hosts Chuck Close Exhibit: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150619/NEWS/150619525/0/SEARCH
 
News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events:
KDRV – SOU Students Begin Orientation: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/_SOU_Students_Begin_Orientation_.html
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:
 
Miscellaneous News:
Daily Tidings – OLLI Open House Previews Courses: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150622/NEWS/150629991/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Comics Culture Comes Alive: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150620/NEWS/150629958/101033/NEWS
Daily Tidings – Letter to the Editor: Wasted Water: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150623/OPINION/150629967/0/SEARCH
World News – SOU Foundation Receives New Scholarship: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/06/22/SOU_Foundation_Receives_New_Scholarship_Southern_Oregon_Univ/
World News – SOU Now Home to Passport Acceptance Facility: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/06/22/SOU_Now_Home_to_Passport_Acceptance_Facility_Southern_Oregon/

SOU In the News: June 13 – 19

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SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Daily Tidings – Overcoming the Odds (feature on graduate Sabrina Podsobinski): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619878/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – You’re Hired: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150619807/0/SEARCH
Oxford University Press – “Deflategate,” Fox News, and Frats: This Year in Public Apologies (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/06/public-apologies-2015/
Daily Tidings – SOU Recognized Pair for Lifesaving Efforts: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150617/NEWS/150619803/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:
KDRV – Class of 2015 Graduates from SOU: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Class_of_2015_Graduates_From_SOU.html
KDRV – Web Extra: Mark Helfrich SOU Commencement: https://www.kdrv.com/sports/southern-oregon-university/Web_Extra_Mark_Helfrich_SOU_Commencement.html
KTVL – SOU Graduation: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_16397.shtml
KOBI – Ducks Head Coach Gives SOU Graduation’s Commencement Speech: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/graduation-day-for-southern-oregon-university-seniors.html?category_id=3#.VX72Lka2pCA
RVTV – SOU Commencement 2015 (video archive of ceremony): https://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01550&video=239841
Oregonian/Oregon Live – Mark Helfrich’s 4 Pieces of Advice for College Graduates: https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2015/06/mark_helfrichs_4_pieces_of_adv.html
Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon University Graduates its 89th Class: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150614/NEWS/150619870/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – SOU Launches 89th Graduating Class: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619874
Daily Tidings – 95 Percent of OHSU Ashland Nursing Grads to Make an Average of $32 an Hour: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150614/NEWS/150619871/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Ashland OHSU Nursing Grads Celebrate Job Prospects: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150619710/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – SOU Launches 89th Graduating Class: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619768/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
Great Value Colleges – 30 Great Small Colleges for Nature Lovers: https://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/30-great-small-colleges-for-nature-lovers/
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:
Daily Tidings – Ashland Museum Hosts Chuch Close Exhibit: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150617/NEWS/150619812/0/SEARCH
 
News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events:
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:
 
Miscellaneous News:
Mail Tribune – SOU Power Back On After Morning Outage: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150619726/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Letter to the Editor: “Grads Deserved Better Photo”: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150616/OPINION/150619719/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Jackson County Can Now Offer Jobs to College Students Before They Graduate (SOU mentioned): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150617/NEWS/150619603/0/SEARCH