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New book suggests transformation of education and educatorsJanuary 13, 2026 - 9:50 am
SOU grad’s beverage cooler idea pivots toward humanitarian useJanuary 5, 2026 - 10:05 am
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 Receives $250,000 Grant to Explore a Woody Biomass Co-Generation Plant on Campus
/in SOU NewsA $250,000 grant from the U S Department of Agriculture to Southern Oregon University could lead to a 1.2 megawatt woody biomass co-generation system on the university campus.
SOU President Names Paul Westhelle as Interim JPR Director
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon University (SOU) president Mary Cullinan has appointed Jefferson Public Radio (JPR) associate director Paul Westhelle as JPR’s interim director.
SOU Archeologists Return to Fort Lane
/in SOU NewsThe Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), in collaboration with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), continues archaeological investigations at Fort Lane this summer, and is inviting the public to see the site. The archaeological excavation will be open to the public Saturday, July 7, from 10:00 am through 2:00 pm.
SOU’s Top Grads Completed College in Three Years
/in SOU NewsMelody Condon and Michael Culp named the Dankook Outstanding Undergraduate Woman and Man of the Year for 2012. The pair will be recognized at SOU’s commencement Saturday, June 16, 2012.
SOU to Hold End of School Year Recycling Event
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) The end of the school year is approaching when, in the past, SOU had to order several large dumpsters to handled what students threw away as they moved out of their residence hall. Much of what has been tossed in the trash is perfectly useful – in some cases unused – clothes, books, […]
SOU Expands Annual Showcase of Arts and Research
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR) will Feature More Than 100 Academic Presentations, 26 Laboratory and Studio Open Houses, Live Performing Arts and a Student Film Festival
SOU Receives a Third Million Dollar Cash Grant From the Osher Foundation
/in SOU NewsThe Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded the Southern Oregon University Foundation a one-million-dollar cash grant for reentry scholarships.
SOU’s School of Business Receives Accreditation
/in SOU NewsBoth Undergrad and Graduate Programs Receive Endorsement from Global Business Accreditation Organization
Creator of SOU’s Waste Management Project is Ashland’s Conservationist of the Year
/in SOU NewsSOU student Misty Munoz will be acknowledged at the Science Works Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 21, as the recipient of the Ashland Conservation Commission’s “Conservationist of the Year.”
Latino Students and Their Families will Experience College Life This Saturday at SOU
/in SOU NewsApril 21st is Latino Family Day for students in grades 8 through 11, providing Latino families an opportunity to become acquainted with SOU and what it offers