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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 offers respite from wildfire smokeJuly 20, 2026 - 3:39 pm
Capstone students build energy dashboardJuly 8, 2026 - 10:03 am
Cultural items transferred from SOULA to TribeJuly 6, 2026 - 1:03 pm
Funding for I-5 wildlife crossing gets green lightJuly 1, 2026 - 2:26 pm

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.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts Presents the SOU Tutunov Piano Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the second annual SOU Tutunov Piano Series, opening on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. with pianist Alexander Ghindin performing works by Bach, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Liszt and Brahms.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts presents “Menagerie: The New Vaudeville”
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Theatre Arts program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents “Menagerie: The New Vaudeville” featuring James Donlon, Alina Cenal, Terry Longshore and Jeff Richmond on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 3-4 at 8:00 p.m. in the SOU Center Stage Theatre.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts presents Kenneth Tse
/in SOU NewsDubbed “a young virtuoso” by the New York Times (Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents saxophonist Kenneth Tse, winner of the prestigious New York Artists International Award and the National Alliance for Excellence’s Alex Award, in addition to many others. Tse’s singular performance in Southern […]
SOU in the News – August 19 – 21, 2013
/in SOU in the NewsPrint SOU, union reach accord Daily Tidings, August 21, 2013 SOU gets more ‘green’ recognition Daily Tidings August 19, 2013 SOU among top 25 LGBT-friendly schools New York Daily News August 20, 2013 https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/list-campus-pride-top-25-lgbt-friendly-universities-colleges-article-1.1431723 SOU climatologist Greg Jones says global warming is ripening fruit sooner and making it sweeter Scientific American August 21, 2013 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-threatens-crunchy-tart-apples […]