SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features:
Mail Tribune – Invested in Learning: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609706/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Ashland’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July Honors Two Grand Marshals: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150608/NEWS/150609833/0/SEARCH
JPR – The Jefferson Exchange: SOU Success Story Daniel Breaux: https://ijpr.org/post/sou-success-story-daniel-breaux
 
News on SOU Academic Programs:
Daily Tidings – SOU Business School Seeks Research Requests: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150607/NEWS/150609864/0/SEARCH
 
News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives:
 
News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts:
Topix – Oregon Fringe Festival: https://www.topix.com/forum/colleges/southern-oregon-university/TB5VR58MNB5OD9E39
Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon University Arts Market: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150609/NEWS/150609828/0/SEARCH
 
News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events:
 
News on Politics and Policy Impacting SOU and Higher Education:
Mail Tribune – Guest Opinion: SOU Is On Its Way to a Successful Future (Guest Opinion by Dr. Saigo): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150607/OPINION/150609725/0/SEARCH
 
Miscellaneous News:
Detroit Free Press – How Should Campus Sexual Assault Cases be Handled (SOU mentioned): https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/06/08/sexual-assault-summit-solutions/28659249/
KTVL – SOU Gets Approval to Rebuild McNeal Pavilion: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_sou-gets-approval-rebuild-mcneal-pavilion-16365.shtml
Daily Tidings – Guanajuato Delegation Ready for Departure (SOU connection mentioned): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150610/NEWS/150619976/0/SEARCH

Oregonian/Oregon Live – Pinot Noir Celebrates 50 Years in Willamette Valley. Will there be 50 More? (Greg Jones featured): https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/pinot_noir_celebrates_its_gold.html
Inside Higher Ed – Commencement Speakers Announced: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/05/26/colleges-announce-commencement-speakers
Bozeman Daily Chronicle – Graduating Grandmother’s Research Examines Painful Native American Boarding School History (feature on SOU alumnae): https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/dailyfeatures/graduating-grandmother-s-research-examines-painful-native-american-boarding-school/article_425157a1-14f8-5633-8f45-91447a40b0b1.html
The Siskiyou – Ready for Summer? Not so Fast: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/28/ready-for-summer-not-so-fast/
Daily Tidings – SOU Digs Deep Into ‘The Winter’s Tale’: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150527/NEWS/150529835/0/SEARCH
KTVL – Citizen Life Saving Award Given to Brandon Montague (SOU student): https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_citizen-life-saving-award-given-brandon-montague-16252.shtml
Mail Tribune – SOU Launches Arts Institute for High School Students: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150529/NEWS/150529612
Mail Tribune – SOU Names New Development, Foundation Leader: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150528/NEWS/150529610/0/SEARCH

SOAR:
Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150510/NEWS/150519995/101081/NEWS
Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519826/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Rising From the Ashes (feature on student SOAR Project): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150513/NEWS/150519894/0/SEARCH
 
Closing of Schneider Children’s Center:
The Siskiyou: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/11/breaking-news-schneider-child-care-center-gets-yes-vote/
Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519920/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519822/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings – Our View: Focus on the Basics (editorial on Schneider Children’s Center): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150515/OPINION/150519875/0/SEARCH
 
Mark Helfrich to be Featured Speaker at SOU Commencement:
KOBI: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/mark-helfrich-to-be-this-year-s-commencement-speaker-at-sou.html?category_id=3#.VVS1a5O2pCA
Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150513/NEWS/150519906/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150513/NEWS/150519793/0/SEARCH
Oregonian/Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2015/05/mark_helfrich_to_be_featured_s.html
Portland Sun Times: https://portland.suntimes.com/por-sports/7/89/84152/mark-helfrich-southern-oregon-graduation-speaker
Statesman Journal: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/sports/college/univ-oregon/2015/05/13/ducks-football-coach-speak-southern-oregon-graduation/27246725/
Sports Manias: https://www.sportsmanias.com/news/oregon-ducks/mark-helfrich-to-be-featured-speaker-at-southern-oregon-universitys-graduation/55539fd5f7ed2f2263000039
 
Miscellaneous:
Jacksonville Review – Digging Jacksonville: Artifacts 7: Ceramics from Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarter: https://jacksonvillereview.com/artifacts-7-ceramics-from-jacksonvilles-chinese-quarter/
KOBI – Five on 5: Dr. Roy Saigo – SOU President: https://kobi5.com/features/five-on-5/item/dr-roy-saigo-sou-president-may-7th-2015.html?category_id=11#.VVEHmpO2pCA
Oxford University Press – How to Write a Great Graduation Speech (by Dr. Edwin Battistlla): https://blog.oup.com/2015/05/how-to-write-graduation-speech/
KOBI – The Big Idea Day at SOU: https://kobi5.com/component/zoo/item/the-big-idea-day-at-sou.html#.VVEG5ZO2pCA
JPR – The Jefferson Exchange: Revolutions of the Kinder Variety (SOU Campus Theme): https://ijpr.org/post/revolutions-kinder-variety
Science – Committing to Ecological Restoration (co-authored by Dr. John Gutrich): https://www.sciencemag.org/content/348/6235/638.short#aff-7
Go Local PDX – Portland Start-up Aims to Cut Student Spending on College Textbooks (SOU featured): https://www.golocalpdx.com/news/portland-start-up-aims-to-cut-student-spending-on-college-textbooks
The Siskiyou – Students React to Tuition Increases: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/13/students-react-to-tuition-increases/
The Siskiyou – #NewAreaOfFocus: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/14/newareaoffocus/
KOBI – ‘Five on 5’ Moneeka Settles and Chris Cooks on Innovation and Leadership Program: https://kobi5.com/features/five-on-5/item/moneeka-settles-chris-cooks-sou.html?category_id=11#.VVS3b5O2pCA
Recovery Campus – At Southern Oregon, CORE Takes on a New Meaning: https://recoverycampus.com/southern-oregon-university/
Daily Tidings – Heading to Harvard (feature on SOU student Michael Menefee): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150514/NEWS/150519866/0/SEARCH
Mail Tribune – Archaeologist Chelsea Rose Receives Jeffersonian Award: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150514/NEWS/150519714/0/SEARCH
Daily Barometer – Oregon University Presidents Call for Stronger State Support: https://www.dailybarometer.com/news/oregon-university-presidents-call-for-stronger-state-support/article_3247bcf6-faa1-11e4-9816-774e855733e7.html

HECC Approves New Outcomes-Based Funding Model:
Mail Tribune – New Funding Formula Awards Universities for Graduating More Students: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150420/NEWS/150429986/0/SEARCH
JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Funding State Universities by Outcomes (audio included): https://ijpr.org/post/funding-state-universities-outcomes
JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Meeting Legislators (Again) on Funding and Tuition (Interview with SOU student, audio included): https://ijpr.org/post/meeting-legislators-again-funding-and-tuition
Daily Tidings – Our View: Fun with University Funding Formulas (editorial): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150424/OPINION/150429880/0/SEARCH
 
Earth Week Celebrations Take Place at SOU (and Other Sustainability/Green News):
KDRV – SOU Earth Week Celebrations (video included): https://www.kdrv.com/news/SOU_Earth_Week_Celebrations.html
World News – SOU Celebrates Earth Week: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/17/SOU_Celebrates_Earth_Week_2015_Southern_Oregon_University/
KOBI – SOU Kicks Off Earth Week with Earth-Friendly Event (video included): https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/sou-kicks-off-earth-week-with-earth-friendly-event.html?category_id=3#.VTfLCpO2pCA
World News – SOU Named One of “Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges”: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/17/SOU_Named_One_of_Most_Environmentally_Responsible_Colleges_S/
News JS – SOU Named One of “Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges”: https://www.newsjs.com/news/view/2015/04/17/SOU-Named-One-of-Most-Environmentally-Responsible-Colleges-S/
 
Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Southern Oregon, at SOU:
KDRV – The Impact of the Marijuana Industry in Southern Oregon (interview with Dr. Echo Fields about marijuana forum): https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/The_impact_of_the_Marijuana_Industry_in_Southern_Oregon.html
KDRV – SOU Won’t Allow Marijuana on Campus After its Legalization July 1 (video included): https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Wont_Allow_Marijuana_on_Campus_after_its_Legalization_July_1.html
 
SOU to Host Interactive Marketing Speaker Panel:
World News – SOU to Host Interactive Marketing Speaker Panel: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/20/SOU_to_Host_Interactive_Marketing_Speaker_Panel_Southern_Ore/
SOU News Blog – SOU to Host Interactive Marketing Speaker Panel: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-to-host-interactive-marketing-speaker-panel/
 
SOU to Host Emerging Media Convention:
World News – SOU to Host Emerging Media Convention: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/21/SOU_to_Host_Emerging_Media_Convention_Southern_Oregon_Univer/
The Siskiyou – SOU’s Second Annual EMCon: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/04/22/sous-second-annual-emcon/
SOU News Blog – SOU to Host Emerging Media Convention: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-to-host-emerging-media-convention/
 
“SOU Raider Day” at the Capitol:
World News – SOU Students Honored at Capitol: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/24/SOU_Students_Honored_at_Capitol_Southern_Oregon_University/
SOU Students Honored at Capitol: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-students-honored-at-capitol/
 
Miscellaneous:
Deseret News – How One School in Oregon is Changing the Discussion on Campus Sexual Assault: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627020/How-one-school-in-Oregon-is-changing-the-discussion-on-campus-sexual-assault.html?pg=all
JPR – The Jefferson Exchange: Shakespeare Comes Alive (interview regarding ShakespeareAmerica Institute, audio included in link): https://ijpr.org/post/shakespeare-comes-alive-sense
KOBI – SOU Classified Employees Rally Amid Contract Negotiations: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/sou-classified-employees-rally-amid-contract-negotiations.html?category_id=3#.VTpYYJO2pCA
The Siskiyou – SOU Women’s Resource Center: End Rape Culture: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/04/22/sou-womens-resource-center-end-rape-culture/
The Siskiyou – The Run for Office at SOU—Who is on the Ticket?: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/04/22/the-run-for-office-at-sou-who-is-on-the-ticket/
Mail Tribune – Foreign Language Film Festival Set at SOU: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150423/NEWS/150429780/101064/NEWS
 
 
 
 

Arbor Day Celebration: SOU becomes first Bee Campus USA, Paul Stamets speaks during event, etc.:
KDRV: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Becomes_First_Bee_Campus_USA.html
KTVL: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_bee-campus-usa-15790.shtml
JPR – Jefferson Exchange Program: https://ijpr.org/post/arbor-week-oregon-0
Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150407/NEWS/150409661/0/SEARCH
Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150408/NEWS/150409821/0/SEARCH
 
HECC votes to transition from FTE-based to outcomes-based funding for state’s public universities:
Oregonian/Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2015/04/oregon_commission_votes_to_fun.html
Statesman Journal (Letter to Editor): https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/04/06/outcomes-based-funding-harmful-distraction-issue/25347735/
 
SOU Student Stephanie Neuerburg named finalist for theater award, play to be performed at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.:
Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150407/NEWS/150409667/0/SEARCH
SOU News Blog: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-student-named-finalist-for-prestigious-award/
Zennie62.com: https://www.zennie62blog.com/2015/04/07/sou-students-play-heads-to-the-kennedy-center-in-washington-dc-mail-tribune/
Noodls: https://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/27667784/southern-oregon-university/sou-student-named-finalist-for-prestigious-award
 
Roundup of news from the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University:
International Review of Music – Elias String Quartet At the SOU Music Recital Hall: https://irom.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/live-chamber-music-the-elias-string-quartet-at-the-southern-oregon-university-music-recital-hall/
Cedar City Spectrum – SOU’s Terry Longshore to Present Free Percussion Concert at Southern Utah University: https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/2015/04/07/suus-dept-music-hosts-percussion-concert-april/25439081/
Daily Tidings – Rhythm is On Tap at the Northwest Percussion Festival: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150409/ENTERTAINMENT/150409886/0/SEARCH
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University Presents Pianist Antonio Di Cristofano at SOU Tutunov Piano Series: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/oregon-center-for-the-arts-at-southern-oregon-university-presents-pianist-antonio-di-cristofano-at-sou-tutunov-piano-series/
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University Presents “Much Ado About Shakespeare in Contemporary America”: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/the-oregon-center-for-the-arts-at-southern-oregon-university-presents-much-ado-about-shakespeare-in-contemporary-america/
 
Southern Oregon University to Host Inaugural Foreign Language Film Festival:
World News: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/09/SOU_to_Host_Foreign_Language_Film_Festival_Southern_Oregon_U/
SOU News Blog: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-to-host-international-film-festival/
 
Miscellaneous…
Radiolab – Los Frikis (Professor Arellano joins Radiolab to discuss “how a group of 80’s Cuban misfits found rock-and-roll and created a revolution”): https://www.radiolab.org/story/los-frikis/
KTVL – SOU Raiders Receive NAIA Championship Rings: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_sou-raiders-naia-championship-rings-15739.shtml
The Siskiyou – Tuition Increase 5%: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/04/08/10164/
The Siskiyou – Basketball and Volleyball Moving to Ashland High School: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/04/08/basketball-and-volleyball-moving-to-ashland-high-school/
KOBI – New Survey Ranks Ashland as One of the Most Expensive College Towns: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/new-survey-ranks-ashand-as-one-of-the-most-expensive-college-towns.html?category_id=3#.VSaR9ZMYFdc
Oregonian/Oregon Live- SOU Raiders Will Get National Title Rings After Fund-Raising Effort: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/04/southern_oregon_raiders_will_g.html