SOU President Names Paul Westhelle as Interim JPR Director

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Associate Director Westhelle appointed to lead JPR through transition

June 26, 2012: (Ashland, Ore) — Southern Oregon University (SOU) president Mary Cullinan has appointed Jefferson Public Radio (JPR) associate director Paul Westhelle as JPR’s interim director. Westhelle, 51, who has been at JPR since 1990, replaces current executive director Ronald Kramer, whose employment contract expires at the end of June. Westhelle’s appointment begins immediately.
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SOU Archeologists Return to Fort Lane

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Public Archeology Day is July 7 at Site (and there’s now a video from the dig)

(Ashland, Ore) The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), in collaboration with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), continues archaeological investigations at Fort Lane this summer, and is inviting the public to see the site. The archaeological excavation will be open to the public Saturday, July 7, from 10:00 am through 2:00 pm.
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SOU’s Top Grads Completed College in Three Years

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(Ashland, Ore.) Southern Oregon University (SOU) has named Melody Condon and Michael Culp the Dankook Outstanding Undergraduate Woman and Man of the Year for 2012. The pair will be recognized at SOU’s commencement Saturday, June 16, 2012.
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SOU to Hold End of School Year Recycling Event

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(Ashland, Ore.) The end of the school year is approaching when, in the past, SOU had to order several large dumpsters to handled what students threw away as they moved out of their residence hall. Much of what has been tossed in the trash is perfectly useful – in some cases unused – clothes, books, non-perishable food, office supplies, linens, furniture and more.
This year, SOU’s new Full Circle Recycling Program and Southern Oregon Goodwill hope to divert the flow from dumpsters to recycling bins.
SOU Recycling and Southern Oregon Goodwill are partnering to host the first annual Raider Reclamation event. The event will run throughout Finals Week, June 11-15, when students will donate usable items to collection sites at the residence halls. All deposited items will be donated to Goodwill to be resold or recycled.
“Goodwill is extremely grateful to SOU students participating in the Raider Reclamation move out event. Their donations are truly providing a gift of hope to the most needy in our communities,” said Gayle Byrne, CEO/President of Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries.
“Donations become valuable merchandise in local Goodwill retail stores where $.84 of every $1 funds our Mission to offer career services to over 1,500 people with disabilities and other barriers to employment,” Byrne said adding, “Donations are earth-friendly as well. We can recycle items, both to help others and keep the environment clean for future generations.”
Raider Reclamation is one component of the waste reduction initiatives currently being implemented at SOU.

SOU Expands Annual Showcase of Arts and Research

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Southern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR) will Feature More Than 100 Academic Presentations, 26 Laboratory and Studio Open Houses, Live Performing Arts and a Student Film Festival

(Ashland, Ore.) Southern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR), Southern Oregon University’s annual celebration of faculty and student research and artistic achievement, returns May 15-18 with several new features. This year the event will include “Performances on the Plaza;” open houses in 26 scientific laboratories, art studios and special exhibits; a student film festival, plus an afternoon of student music and theatre performances.
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SOU Receives a Third Million Dollar Cash Grant From the Osher Foundation

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Latest Endowment is for Reentry Students’ Scholarships

(Ashland, ORE) – The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded the Southern Oregon University Foundation a one-million-dollar cash grant for reentry scholarships. It’s the third million-dollar cash grant the Osher Foundation has made to SOU since 2009.

“The Osher Foundation has been incredibly generous to SOU,” says University President Mary Cullinan. “This scholarship support will transform lives for generations of reentry students. I am thrilled.”

For the past three years, the Osher Foundation has provided SOU with $50,000 annually for reentry scholarships. The proceeds from the one million dollar endowment will allow scholarships of approximately $50,000 to continue to be offered in perpetuity.
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SOU’s School of Business Receives Accreditation

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Both Undergrad and Graduate Programs Receive Endorsement from Global Business Accreditation Organization

(Ashland, ORE) – The Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) has granted accreditation for the undergraduate and graduate programs of Southern Oregon University’s School of Business. ACBSP is a global organization that has accredited hundreds of colleges and universities around the world.
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Creator of SOU’s Waste Management Project is Ashland’s Conservationist of the Year

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(Ashland, ORE) – Southern Oregon University student Misty Munoz will be acknowledged at the Science Works Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 21, as the recipient of the Ashland Conservation Commission’s “Conservationist of the Year” award for her efforts to launch a campus-wide waste management program at SOU. The program began operating last September and includes a recycling center on the Ashland campus, indoor and outdoor recycling bins for every university building, a fulltime recycling coordinator and student assistants.

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Latino Students and Their Families will Experience College Life This Saturday at SOU

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(Ashland, ORE) – Latino students and their families from across southern Oregon will visit the campus of Southern Oregon University in Ashland on Saturday, April 21. It’s Latino Family Day for students in grades 8 through 11, providing Latino families an opportunity to become acquainted with SOU and what it offers.
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Southern Oregon University Deepens Commitment to Sustainability

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(Ashland, Ore.) – Southern Oregon University (SOU) has recently become a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) to further campus efforts toward building a healthy and just world.  Through membership in AASHE, SOU will receive support in advancing its sustainability initiatives throughout the institution and in the community. Read more