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SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability to offer trainingMarch 28, 2023 - 11:59 am
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Alena RuggerioMarch 21, 2023 - 12:41 pm
SOU, RCC collaborate in regional “Innovation Jam”March 7, 2023 - 8:57 am
Friday Science Seminar: What can we learn from a fish?March 6, 2023 - 1:39 pm
President corrects misperceptions on fiscal realignmentFebruary 27, 2023 - 1:25 pm
New Sustainability Collective serves fun, sustainability and SOUPSFebruary 21, 2023 - 12:25 pm
Debunked: Tackling five myths about recycling at SOUFebruary 21, 2023 - 11:43 am
February Food Drive addresses demands on SOU Food PantryFebruary 13, 2023 - 1:00 pm
SOU to begin relationship with Yale School of ArtFebruary 10, 2023 - 1:47 pm
SOU grad recognized for higher education researchFebruary 9, 2023 - 11:45 am
SOU joins DOE program, commits to greenhouse gas reductionsFebruary 7, 2023 - 12:34 pm
Philanthropic giving increasing significantly at SOUJanuary 31, 2023 - 12:05 pm
SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability to offer training
/in Campus NewsSouthern Oregon University’s new Institute for Applied Sustainability will team with Travel Southern Oregon and its statewide counterpart, Travel Oregon, to host a sustainable tourism training seminar on April 2 in Portland for travel industry professionals. The session is an opportunity for SOU to build its reputation as a respected and influential resource in Oregon […]
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Alena Ruggerio
/in Academics, Student LifeSOU, RCC collaborate in regional “Innovation Jam”
/in Student LifeParticipants will form teams and invent solutions to “some of the region’s most pressing problems,” including sustainability and environmentalism, in an Innovation Jam on Saturday that features SOU and RCC students, and is overseen by business leaders, innovators and educators from around Oregon. The event, co-hosted by Invent Oregon, is a regional collegiate competition that […]
Friday Science Seminar: What can we learn from a fish?
/in AcademicsMichael Johnson, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas and developer of electroanalytical methods for the study of Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases, will be the guest speaker on March 10 for SOU’s Friday Science Seminar. The lecture, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 151 of the SOU Science Building, is titled, […]
President corrects misperceptions on fiscal realignment
/in Campus News, LeadershipSOU President Rick Bailey reached out to students and employees this week to correct various misinformation and misperceptions that have circulated among the campus community regarding the cost-management portion of the university’s four-pronged fiscal realignment plan. The bottom line is that students and others should expect “a robust mix of academic programs and student experiences” […]
New Sustainability Collective serves fun, sustainability and SOUPS
/in Student LifeA new group of passionate activists is meeting weekly at SOU to create sustainability initiatives, write magazines, bond over shared interests, listen to music, and make friends over soup and banter. The Sustainability Collective gets together at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Stevenson Union’s Social Justice & Equity Center. The Sustainability Collective’s aims are […]
Debunked: Tackling five myths about recycling at SOU
/in Campus NewsIt’s not always easy to understand what can and can’t be recycled. It differs from area to area depending on the capabilities of the sorting facility in the closest proximity to where we live. It is also so important to get clean waste streams to help secure end markets for the resource. Sarah Ross, SOU’s […]
February Food Drive addresses demands on SOU Food Pantry
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The timing of this month’s February Food Drive couldn’t be better for Southern Oregon University’s Student Food Pantry, which directly benefits from all food and monetary donations generated by the food drive. The on-campus Food Pantry has nearly been emptied by a combination of unprecedented use and high student need. A total […]
SOU to begin relationship with Yale School of Art
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Creative Arts program and Schneider Museum of Art have entered into a new partnership with the prestigious Yale University School of Art. The agreement marks the first time the Yale School of Art has entered into a partnership with a public institution. Yale alumni and graduating master of fine […]
SOU grad recognized for higher education research
/in Academics, RecognitionsSabrina Klein, a 2013 SOU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communication, has earned recognition for her exceptional work in higher education research. Klein received her Ph.D. from UCLA in 2022, and has been named the second-place winner in this year’s American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Rural Education Special Interest Group (SIG) awards for her […]