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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
SOU Native students bring voices to Oregon CapitolJune 23, 2026 - 9:45 am
SOU celebrates 100th CommencementJune 15, 2026 - 12:13 pm
JPR reporters honored with journalism awardsJune 8, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU students win best poster at high speed computing symposiumJune 1, 2026 - 2:18 pm
Oregon Legislature congratulates SOU on 150th anniversary
/in RecognitionsThe Oregon Legislature has recognized the 150th anniversary of Southern Oregon University, moving last week to adopt a resolution that applauds and congratulates the university for its ongoing “service, leadership and contributions to the State of Oregon.” The legislation – House Concurrent Resolution 1 – was signed by Oregon Senate President Rob Wagner in an […]
Final version of SOU Forward realignment plan goes to Board of Trustees
/in Campus NewsFinal revisions have been made to SOU Forward, the four-plank realignment strategy that will be considered for adoption by the SOU Board of Trustees on Friday, April 21. The plan, which was developed over the past several months by SOU leaders and the campus community, is intended to address the university’s current fiscal challenges and […]
Earth Day to be celebrated April 21 at The Farm at SOU
/in Campus News, Student LifeEarth Day to be celebrated April 21 at The Farm at SOU Southern Oregon University and community partners will celebrate Earth Day at The Farm at SOU from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21, by offering exhibits, live performances, an electric vehicle showcase, bike rodeo, art, food trucks and more. Earth Day has […]
Recent SOU business grad earns tourism award
/in Academics, AlumniNicole Waehner, who earned her bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in tourism management last June from Southern Oregon University, was awarded the Rising Star Award at this month’s Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Portland. The Rising Star Award recognizes an individual who is new to the tourism industry within the past five […]
SOU’s ROTC program honors WWII Bataan marchers
/in Academics, Student LifeSouthern Oregon University’s ROTC program paid respect to – and drew inspiration from – one of the most notorious incidents of World War II’s Pacific Theater when 19 cadets and cadre participated recently in the Bataan Memorial Death March 2023 – a 26.2-mile “ruck” with 35-pound backpacks from Central Point to the SOU campus. SOU’s […]
Availability of overdose reversal drug expands across SOU campus
/in SOU NewsSOU’s four-year-old initiative to make naloxone rescue kits widely available has expanded to 24 fixed locations across campus plus three Campus Public Safety patrol vehicles, as opioid overdoses continue to rise throughout the region and state. The rescue kits – with nasal spray containers of the overdose reversal medication naloxone, also known by the brand […]
SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability to offer training
/in Campus NewsSouthern Oregon University’s new Institute for Applied Sustainability will team with Travel Southern Oregon and its statewide counterpart, Travel Oregon, to host a sustainable tourism training seminar on April 2 in Portland for travel industry professionals. The session is an opportunity for SOU to build its reputation as a respected and influential resource in Oregon […]
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Alena Ruggerio
/in Academics, Student LifeSOU, RCC collaborate in regional “Innovation Jam”
/in Student LifeParticipants will form teams and invent solutions to “some of the region’s most pressing problems,” including sustainability and environmentalism, in an Innovation Jam on Saturday that features SOU and RCC students, and is overseen by business leaders, innovators and educators from around Oregon. The event, co-hosted by Invent Oregon, is a regional collegiate competition that […]
Friday Science Seminar: What can we learn from a fish?
/in AcademicsMichael Johnson, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas and developer of electroanalytical methods for the study of Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases, will be the guest speaker on March 10 for SOU’s Friday Science Seminar. The lecture, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 151 of the SOU Science Building, is titled, […]