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United Way CEO appointed to SOU Board of TrusteesNovember 19, 2025 - 2:54 pm
Open textbook report: 11,000 SOU students, $1.9 million savedNovember 18, 2025 - 11:06 am
Design Patterns and AI: Computer Science evolves at SOUNovember 10, 2025 - 9:07 am
SOU’s Small Business Development Center to closeNovember 10, 2025 - 8:47 am
Graduate and current student present SOU research at national conferenceNovember 3, 2025 - 8:00 am
Gift from SOU alumni leads to partnerships in GhanaOctober 27, 2025 - 10:31 am
SOU expands special education to meet regional needsOctober 17, 2025 - 8:05 am
SOU board chair receives highest Chamber honorOctober 7, 2025 - 10:56 am
Three new members appointed to SOU boardOctober 3, 2025 - 12:18 pm
Four to receive annual SOU alumni awardsSeptember 30, 2025 - 11:36 am
SOU faculty members co-author book on transgender experiencesSeptember 29, 2025 - 9:26 am
SOU’s Horstman makes Golf Digest listSeptember 23, 2025 - 2:02 pm

SOU Education Professor to Discuss Teaching, Learning and Research in Greenland
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – What’s it like to teach in Greenland? What’s it like to BE in Greenland? Over three years, Dr. Geoff Mills traveled nine times to Greenland’s arctic region to teach education research to graduate students. “Traveling and teaching in Greenland has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my 25 years […]
Southern Oregon University Extends Sustainability Leadership Position Through Partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon University (SOU) and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) today announced SOU is the first campus in the nation to balance 100% of its water use through a five-year commitment to BEF’s Water Restoration Certificate® program.
Friday Interpretive Performance by Trumpeter and Electronic Musician David Bithell at the Schneider Museum of Art
/in SOU News(Ashland, OR) – The Schneider Museum of Art is presenting a performance by David Bithell, Associate Professor of Digital Art at Southern Oregon University, on Friday, April 5 at 11:00 AM. Bithell, a trumpeter and electronic musician, will engage in an interpretive performance of The Metaphysics of Notation, the exhibition of Mark Applebaum’s visually complex and engaging pictographic musical scores, which […]
Fighting Men and Sculpting Woman – Two New Exhibitions
/in SOU NewsThe Schneider Museum of Art is holding an opening reception for two new exhibitions on Thursday, April 4 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. In the main galleries, the Museum is presenting Fighting Men: Golub, Voulkos, Kirby, featuring the paintings of Leon Golub, prints and ceramics by Peter Voulkos, and superhero comics by the illustrator who was at the forefront of this genre, Jack Kirby.
28th Annual Best of the Best Student Art Show
/in SOU NewsAshland: In 1985-86, members of the Southern Oregon Research and Development Committee (SORD) initiated the BEST OF THE BEST STUDENT ART SHOW to encourage artistically gifted high school students in the Rogue Valley. This activity, co-sponsored by Southern Oregon University’s Pre-college Youth Programs School Districts in Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties and different local galleries, […]
Electro/Acoustic Performance at the Schneider Museum of Art this Friday
/in SOU NewsThe Schneider Museum of Art is presenting a performance by the electro/acoustic duo Todd Barton and Bruce Bayard this Friday, March 22 at 11:00 AM.
SOU Names Marc Tramonte Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) Marc Tramonte has accepted the position of Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at Southern Oregon University (SOU). Tramonte will be responsible for assuring the brand image and culture of Southern Oregon University are effectively communicated and consistent in all publications and that the presentation in advertising, publications, and the website is relevant, […]
SOU Climatologist to Talk About the Effects of Climate Change on Producing Wine
/in SOU NewsDr. Gregory V. Jones, Professor of Environmental Studies, presents “Climate, Grapes and Wine: Understanding Terroir Influences in a Variable and Changing Climate,” on Tuesday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m. in the Meese Conference Room of the Hannon Library.
Exploring Happiness Series Continues with Stanford Scholar
/in SOU NewsDr. Emma Seppala, Associate Director at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, visits Southern Oregon University this week as the next speaker in SOU’s Campus Theme series on Exploring Happiness.
SOU Department of Performing Arts Hosts Over 100 Rogue Valley Student Musicians for High School Honor Band Weekend & Concert
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon University’s Department of Performing Arts presents the eighteenth annual High School Honor Band event on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3.