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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, PSU collaborate on climate resilienceApril 13, 2026 - 12:04 pm
Historic Red Cross selection for OHSU nursing student at SOUApril 6, 2026 - 10:09 am
SOU OK’d to use federal money advancing energy resilienceMarch 31, 2026 - 2:46 pm
SOU AI work presented to exclusive organizationMarch 30, 2026 - 11:01 am
SOU School of Business faculty engage students at DECA ConferenceMarch 5, 2026 - 10:36 am
Earl Hills, a map forward and the hammerMarch 3, 2026 - 12:11 pm
“Lollipop Moments” celebrate faculty & staffFebruary 27, 2026 - 1:24 pm
Six trustees appointed and confirmed to SOU BoardFebruary 17, 2026 - 3:09 pm
Two SOU alumni author second book for educators
/in Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Two alumni of the SOU School of Education’s administrative licensure program and longtime education leaders in southern Oregon have published their second book together – “A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations.” Tiffany Burns – a full-time instructor in the School of Education who previously served 12 years as a principal in […]
SOU-led “computational thinking” team presents papers
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — An eight-member team – including two faculty members from the Southern Oregon University Computer Science program – presented five papers at this month’s annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, related to an SOU-led project to teach computational thinking skills to elementary school students. Computational thinking refers to a set of […]
SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Los Angeles-based filmmaker Moriah Doepken, a 2020 graduate of Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema program, has returned to Ashland this spring to be guest director for the Digital Cinema program’s innovative “Crew Experience” course. “I’m super excited to return to SOU and help make a film back in Ashland,” Doepken said. “Having […]
Student voices, river stories: Amy Bowers Cordalis at SOU
/in Student LifeSouthern Oregon University recently hosted an inspiring evening – defined by hope, intergenerational storytelling and a powerful connection to place – as Yurok Tribe member, attorney and fisherwoman Amy Bowers Cordalis visited as part of the Institute for Applied Sustainability’s mentorship event series. The Institute for Applied Sustainability hosted and sponsored the event, convening students, […]
SOU, PSU collaborate on climate resilience
/in AcademicsSouthern Oregon University and Portland State University held a joint faculty workshop in Ashland last month that focused around water, fire, climate research, teaching and community engagement. SOU and PSU both are well-known for their dedicated, community-engaged research and education in climate resilience and sustainability. To further develop collaborative opportunities in research and education, faculty […]
Historic Red Cross selection for OHSU nursing student at SOU
/in Recognitions, Student LifeZiona Christy, a first-year nursing student with Oregon Health & Science University’s program on the Southern Oregon University campus, has been selected as one of only 16 students nationwide for the American Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program – the first student in OHSU history to receive the honor. The program will take place over two […]
SOU OK’d to use federal money advancing energy resilience
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been given a green light to use a $2 million allocation, approved by Congress in December 2022, to promote and advance renewable energy, energy resilience and related programs and partnerships on campus and throughout the region. The work will help to transform the SOU campus into a living […]
SOU AI work presented to exclusive organization
/in Academics, RecognitionsSOU Computer Science faculty member Bernie Boscoe and two of her students presented information to an exclusive organization of artificial intelligence researchers earlier this month on SOU students’ use of computer vision to glean data from camera traps at the future site of a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 south of Ashland. The poster presentation […]
SOU School of Business faculty engage students at DECA Conference
/in AcademicsFaculty members from the Southern Oregon University School of Business recently participated in the Oregon DECA State Career Development Conference, supporting and mentoring high school students preparing for careers in business and entrepreneurship. MBA Program Coordinator Douglas Daley; senior instructor Jeremy Carlton, Ph.D.; and assistant professor Jacob Ongaki, Ph.D., represented SOU at the conference that […]
Earl Hills, a map forward and the hammer
/in AcademicsA middle school teacher, a working class past and the quiet labor of keeping a community together when everything breaks. It was 2020, the year the Rogue Valley felt like it was ending. Earl Hills was in his early forties, sitting alone with a laptop, staring at a grid of middle school faces on Google […]