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SOU OK’d to use federal money advancing energy resilienceMarch 31, 2026 - 2:46 pm
SOU AI work presented to exclusive organizationMarch 30, 2026 - 11:01 am
SOU School of Business faculty engage students at DECA ConferenceMarch 5, 2026 - 10:36 am
Earl Hills, a map forward and the hammerMarch 3, 2026 - 12:11 pm
“Lollipop Moments” celebrate faculty & staffFebruary 27, 2026 - 1:24 pm
Six trustees appointed and confirmed to SOU BoardFebruary 17, 2026 - 3:09 pm
Winter workshops: student-led learning at The FarmFebruary 17, 2026 - 11:52 am
SOU civics course included on select national listFebruary 10, 2026 - 2:01 pm
SOU’s Slattery receives community service awardFebruary 4, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU enacts spending restrictions amid cash-flow concernsFebruary 3, 2026 - 3:03 pm
Lyn Hennion, SOU friend and former trustee, passes awayJanuary 27, 2026 - 11:56 am
SOU seeking student fellows for new Community Resilience and Leadership programJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:30 am

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
Southern Oregon University Deepens Commitment to Sustainability
/in SOU NewsSOU has recently become a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) to further campus efforts toward building a healthy and just world.
SOU Archaeology Professor to Explore Fort Lane, the Rogue Indian Wars, and their Lasting Impact
/in SOU NewsDr. Mark Tveskov, Southern Oregon University Professor of Anthropology, will present “Myth, Memory, and Identity: Fort Lane and the Rogue River Wars” on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Meese Room of the Hannon Library.
SOU’s ‘Civility’ Theme Continues with Spring Term Presentations
/in SOU NewsSouthern Oregon University continues discussing this year’s campus theme “Civility” with a fascinating series of spring term presentations. All presentations are free and open to the public.
Recovery Act Funds SOU Lighting Project
/in SOU News(Ashland, ORE.) — New energy-efficient lights at Southern Oregon University were installed this fall thanks to $50,000 in federal funds awarded to SOU by the Oregon Department of Energy. The project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) awarded through the State Energy Program. These funds were designated for energy efficiency and […]
This Friday's Science Lecture at SOU to Focus on the use of Nanoparticles to Fight Cancer
/in SOU News(Ashland, ORE) – The spring term series of science lectures at Southern Oregon University kicks off this Friday with Jim Christie from the division of clinical biotechnology at the University of Tokyo speaking on the use of nanoparticles in the treatment of cancer. His presentation is April 6, 4:00 p.m. in room 118 of the Science […]
National Study on the Future of Newspapers to be Presented at SOU
/in SOU NewsAshland, ORE – Two researchers who interviewed more than 150 newspaper administrators in every state over 13 months will present “The Transformational Newspaper: Newspapers in the Age of the Internet” at Southern Oregon University (SOU). Paul Steinle and Sara Brown covered 31,000 miles and documented their reports on their website www.WhoNeedsNewspapers.org. Their talk is at 4 […]
Software Freedom Activist is Next Speaker in SOU’s Civility Series
/in SOU NewsDr. Richard Stallman, who launched the free software movement in 1983, will speak Tuesday, April 3, and Wednesday, April 4, on the SOU campus.