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SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industriesOctober 13, 2026 - 7:27 am
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationshipsOctober 5, 2026 - 11:03 am
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first yearOctober 5, 2026 - 5:17 am
SOU to participate in exclusive wellbeing collaborativeSeptember 29, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU Board member Everson named First CitizenSeptember 14, 2026 - 10:01 am
Legislative Emergency Board approves SOU allocationSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:49 am
Graduate student appointed, current members reappointed to SOU BoardSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:40 am
Oregon House Speaker tours SOU campusSeptember 1, 2026 - 10:52 am
SOU Digital Cinema on prestigious list for third consecutive yearAugust 18, 2026 - 10:24 am
SOU’s future is something to be excited aboutAugust 4, 2026 - 11:29 am
SOU finalizes Vitality Plan for institutional transformationJuly 22, 2026 - 12:03 pm
Economic impact report sees SOU as key resourceJuly 20, 2026 - 3:44 pm
SOU Screening New Documentary: "The State of Arizona"
/in SOU NewsMedia Alert The Campus Theme Program at Southern Oregon University (SOU) will present a free screening of the new documentary film The State of Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:00 pm in the SOU Meese Auditorium, Center for the Visual Arts. The film tells the story of Arizona’s controversial “papers please” immigration law. The program is free and open to the […]
Professor Robert Arellano Receives 2014 Oregon Literary Fellowship
/in SOU NewsLiterary Arts announced this week that Southern Oregon University Professor Robert Arellano is the recipient of a 2014 Oregon Literary Fellowship. “Oregonians are passionate about books,” reads the announcement of the awards, sponsored by the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust. “And ideas, and great writing. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, […]
SOU To Test New Mass Notification System
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon University will test a new public address safety system on Tuesday, December 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and lasting most of the day. The drill will include loud speaker announcements that will be heard across campus and possibly in neighborhoods surrounding SOU. “This system will allow University officials to alert the entire campus […]
SOU President formalizes need for “retrenchment” to meet fiscal and student needs
/in SOU NewsAshland, OR – December 5, 2013: Southern Oregon University president Mary Cullinan made the formal announcement today that the university needs to make academic program reductions to ensure its long-term fiscal strength and student affordability. Termed “retrenchment,” the formal move enables the faculty contract to be opened so that a process of eliminating and reducing […]
SOPTV’s “Immense Possibilities” Partners with SOU’s Digital Media Center
/in SOU NewsPublic TV and community TV are joining hands for “Immense Possibilities.” The SOPTV public affairs program “Immense Possibilities” is moving its production to Southern Oregon University’s high-tech Digital Media Center (DMC) at Rogue Valley Community Television. The program is also expanding its reach to Portland, Redding and other parts of the West. “This is a […]
SOU’s Enrollment Spike Recedes, large graduating classes lower overall headcount
/in SOU NewsFall 2013 Enrollment Down 5%, reflecting national trends of lower post-recession college attendance (Ashland, Ore.) –As the economy turns up, Southern Oregon University’s enrollment numbers are turning down, following a national trend at many universities. SOU headcount is 6,140 this fall, 5.3% less than the previous year, and 8.9% less than fall 2011, SOU’s record […]
SOU Department of Performing Arts presents SOU High School Honor Choir
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU High School Honor Choir at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. The concert will be held in the Music Recital Hall on the SOU Campus. Admission is free.
SOU Celebrates Constitution Day
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — In recognition of Constitution Day, Southern Oregon University will host activities on the Ashland Campus commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Across the country on the week before or after September 17, education institutions host events to remember the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
SOU Archaeologists Return to Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarter
/in SOU NewsPublic Archeology Day is October 12 at the Site (Ashland, Ore) The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the City of Jacksonville, will conduct archaeological excavations at the Chinese Quarter Site in Jacksonville, Oregon Saturday, October 12, from 10:00 a.m through 2:00 p.m. The archaeological excavation […]
SOU Biology Professor is Chosen Artist-in-Residence at Crater Lake
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore) John Sollinger, an associate professor in University Seminar at Southern Oregon University, has been invited to be the established Artist-in-residence at Crater Lake National Park this fall.