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SOU’s new Office of Student Belonging and Engagement (BE)December 4, 2023 - 4:01 pm
SOU to help lead research initiative for undergraduate institutionsNovember 28, 2023 - 10:32 am
SOU Digital Cinema taps crowdfunding for supportNovember 21, 2023 - 8:36 am
Students in SOU’s OAL program visit Nepal and Turkey/GreeceNovember 14, 2023 - 1:43 pm
SOULA receives national recognitionNovember 13, 2023 - 3:04 pm
Innovation Jam draws 30-plus studentsNovember 7, 2023 - 1:24 pm
SOU fall enrollment expands on recent upturnNovember 3, 2023 - 10:00 am
Internal candidate hired for SOU director positionNovember 2, 2023 - 8:14 am
SOU takes steps in sustainable vehicle useOctober 31, 2023 - 12:43 pm
SOU two months from core information system transitionOctober 20, 2023 - 9:29 am
Invigorating choral arts: bringing lyric theatre to SOUOctober 19, 2023 - 10:08 am
Four receive SOU alumni awards for work and serviceOctober 16, 2023 - 3:14 pm
SOU’s new Office of Student Belonging and Engagement (BE)
/in Student LifeSouthern Oregon University students searching for Student Activities, SJEC, ASSOU, New Student Programs, EPIC, the Food Pantry, Stevenson Union and information on general campus involvement can now turn to a single source: the new Office of Student Belonging and Engagement, located in the former Student Activities suite (Stevenson Union 312). Belonging and Engagement, affectionately acronymized […]
SOU to help lead research initiative for undergraduate institutions
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is part of a consortium of 11 colleges and universities across the country that will use a new, $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to plan and host three regional workshops intended to advance research enterprises at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). The goal of NSF’s GRANTED initiative (Growing […]
SOU Digital Cinema taps crowdfunding for support
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema program has taken a creative turn in seeking financial support for its work, launching an $18,000 crowdfunding campaign to help pay for two signature projects. The campaign has been extended through Dec. 15. Money raised in the Indiegogo campaign will be split between the annual Crew Experience […]
Students in SOU’s OAL program visit Nepal and Turkey/Greece
/in Academics, Student LifeSOU’s Outdoor Adventure Leadership program is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to major in the outdoors and experience unique opportunities such as the International Expedition – which culminated last summer in separate trips to Nepal and to Turkey and Greece. A total of 14 undergraduate students, seven graduate students and three faculty members made one […]
SOULA receives national recognition
/in Academics, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) has received an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) for SOULA’s collaborative work with other agencies on the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project – a wide-ranging effort to research and document the lives of Oregon’s early Chinese immigrants. SOULA and other entities collaborating in […]
Innovation Jam draws 30-plus students
/in Student LifeMore than 30 Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College students gathered at CraterWorks Makerspace on Saturday, Nov. 4, for the second annual Southern Oregon Innovation Jam. Students participated in design thinking exercises, created big ideas to solve local problems and pitched solutions, while local business professionals and entrepreneurs were on hand to guide students […]
SOU fall enrollment expands on recent upturn
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Fall term admission numbers suggest the continuation of a strong rebound in enrollment at Southern Oregon University, led by the institution’s largest freshman class since 2018. The number of new freshmen at SOU increased this fall by 15.1% compared to a year ago, while the number of incoming transfer students is up […]
Internal candidate hired for SOU director position
/in Academics, Leadership, Press Releases, The Arts(Ashland, Ore.) — Andrew Kenneth Gay, a professor and chair of Communication, Media & Cinema at Southern Oregon University, has been hired as director of SOU’s new School of Arts & Communication – which includes the Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU. Gay has taken on numerous leadership roles since joining the SOU faculty […]
SOU takes steps in sustainable vehicle use
/in Campus NewsTwo recent developments have boosted hybrid and electric vehicle use at SOU: the addition of two gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks to the university’s fleet of vehicles, and the completion of two new, dual electric vehicle charging stations to serve residents of Student and Family Housing. The new hybrid Ford Maverick trucks have replaced a pair […]
SOU two months from core information system transition
/in Campus NewsSouthern Oregon University is just two months from its Dec. 16 “go-live” date for the first phase of Workday, the new operational software platform that is expected to eventually save the university more than $750,000 in recurring, annual costs – and improve user experiences and modernize processes for both students and employees. The first phase […]