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- SOU economist’s research paper stresses importance of family support for trans youthJuly 24, 2024 - 1:18 pm
- SOU’s Cascade complex to host variety of first responder training exercisesJuly 24, 2024 - 1:07 pm
- SOU Digital Cinema named as a top film schoolJuly 17, 2024 - 9:12 am
- SOU receives grant for archaeological project at African-American logging town of MaxvilleJuly 10, 2024 - 4:50 pm
- SOU offers smoke-free haven at rec centerJuly 9, 2024 - 2:07 pm
- SOU Digital Media Center moves to energy-efficient studio lightingJune 26, 2024 - 11:34 am
- SOU Commencement: good weather and optimismJune 18, 2024 - 12:12 pm
- Cultivating community: The Farm at SOUJune 11, 2024 - 9:36 am
- President Bailey leads SOU contingent to American SamoaJune 7, 2024 - 8:10 am
- First cohort to graduate in SOU’s accelerated MBA programJune 6, 2024 - 9:27 am
- Inaugural SOU Business Venture Tournament: innovative ideas across disciplinesJune 4, 2024 - 12:11 pm
- La futura graduada va más allá de las expectativas de estudiantes de primera generaciónJune 3, 2024 - 2:42 pm
Interim VPFA: Peter Angstadt to fill the key role
/in Campus NewsPeter Angstadt, Ph.D., has agreed to serve as Southern Oregon University’s interim Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA), beginning June 3. Angstadt, who retired in 2016 after serving 12 years as president of Rogue Community College, is currently an adjunct professor in SOU’s MBA Program. “I am confident that Peter will hit the ground […]
SOU Valorant Esports team completes successful season
/in Recognitions, Student LifeSOU’s Valorant Esports team recently completed its best year of competition by finishing its regular season with six wins and one loss and then making it to the semifinals of its post-season Nace Starleague Open + tournament. The SOU team won its quarterfinal match, 2-0, against Connecticut’s University of New Haven before losing in the semifinals, […]
Job and internship fairs this week
/in Campus NewsTwo events offered this week by the SOU Office of Career Connections are intended to help students and alumni discover job opportunities in general, and to highlight the need for teachers and education professionals in particular. SOU’s all-industries Job, Career and Internship Fair – which is held each spring – will be from 11 a.m. […]
SOU offers study-abroad opportunity to Costa Rican “Blue Zone”
/in AcademicsSouthern Oregon University will offer an innovative study-abroad opportunity in Costa Rica this summer that explores the intersection of health, longevity, culture and the environment. The program focuses on the Central American country’s “Blue Zone” on the Nicoya Peninsula – one of a handful of locations worldwide where residents’ life expectancy is highest. Students who […]
La Clinica partners with SOU to operate student health center
/in Campus News, Press ReleasesMedford-based community health center group La Clinica has partnered with Southern Oregon University to operate the on-campus Student Health & Wellness Center starting in September. The collaboration is aimed at ensuring SOU can continue to provide students with affordable and high quality medical, behavioral health and reproductive health services. La Clinica accepts most insurance, including […]
SOU offers “Brain Bowl” for local students
/in Campus NewsMore than 20 teams and a combined 100-plus students participated last month in the 47th annual Southern Oregon Brain Bowl, a quizbowl tournament organized by the Pre-College Youth Program at Southern Oregon University for middle and high schools in the region. The first-round winners are St. Mary’s, Ashland, Logos Charter and Henley high schools in the […]
SOU Laboratory of Anthropology project rewarded by Congress
/in Academics, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology’s Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project – an ongoing, collaborative effort to research and document the lives of Oregon’s early Chinese immigrants – was awarded almost $500,000 in the spending bill approved by Congress this month. The federal allocation more than doubles the total funding that the […]
SOU earns 10th Tree Campus designation
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been honored by the national Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA for the 10th consecutive year, in recognition of SOU’s commitment to the effective management of its urban forest. Tree Campus Higher Education, a program that began in 2008, recognizes U.S. colleges and universities, and their […]
SOU receives support from legislature
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Statewide headlines about this year’s “short” session of the Oregon State Legislature, which adjourned last week, generally characterized it as an opportunity for lawmakers to bolster the governor’s fight against homelessness and to address issues with an earlier ballot measure that decriminalized drug possession. But a close look through a regional lens […]
SOU Raiders make a big splash for Special Olympics
/in Campus NewsThe SOU Raiders were freezin’ for a reason last weekend in support of the 16th annual Southern Oregon Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Oregon, held March 2 at the Rogue Valley Country Club. The SOU Raider team consisted of 16 SOU students, one faculty member and three staff members who donned their red and black […]