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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
Plans paused for older adult living community at SOUJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:19 am
New book suggests transformation of education and educatorsJanuary 13, 2026 - 9:50 am
SOU Earth Week: a call to action
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/vt0Ic5) (Ashland, Ore.) — A broad range of activities that fit within the theme “A Call to Action” will be highlighted during Southern Oregon University’s second annual and student-driven Earth Week celebration from April 15 through 23. Events will include film screenings, an educational fair, an anti-pipeline rally and a […]
Well-known environmental scholar to discuss the future of water in SOU visit
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/pTPjoW) (Ashland, Ore.) — Nationally recognized environmental law scholar and author James Salzman will visit Southern Oregon University on Monday, April 10, to address a topic of relevance to everyone on Earth: “The History (and Future) of Drinking Water.” Salzman points out that people have fought over water sources since […]
Recent SOU graduate’s capstone project is documentary on opiate addiction
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (video news release available at https://youtu.be/36GBjVPPOxM) (Ashland, Ore.) — Kyle Simpson’s journey from enrollment to graduation has been a little longer and more difficult than those of most Southern Oregon University students. He spiraled into an opioid addiction during his first two years, left school and was arrested after returning home to Southern […]
SOU in the News: March 27 to April 2
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features Whittier (California) Daily News • April 1 Santa Fe High theatre teacher named to national advocacy group for the arts: Longtime theatre arts instructor Alison Johnson earned degrees at Cal State Los Angeles […]
SOU archaeologist featured in new book as role model for girls
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/36Zavo) (Ashland, Ore.) — As a child growing up in Northern California, Chelsea Rose loved exploring outside and getting her hands dirty. Rose, a research archaeologist at Southern Oregon University, now finds herself in a position to serve as a role model to young girls interested in science, and she encourages […]
SOU in the News: March 20-26
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features BroadwayWorld.com (Salt Lake City) • March 25 Photo Flash: The British Royal Family Comes to Pioneer Theatre in KING CHARLES III: Guest director David Ivers holds a BFA from SOU and an MFA […]
SOU in the News: March 6-19
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features News @ SOU • Joe Mosley • USA • Mar 14 New director hired for SOU’s small business center: Marshall Doak begins work as director of SOU’s Small Business Development Center at the Higher Education Center in Medford Wine […]
Record number of SOU students to present literary papers
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (online at https://goo.gl/lR98M6) (Ashland, Ore.) — A small but significant trend has developed among literature students at Southern Oregon University – a record number of whom have been accepted to present their scholarly papers at this year’s Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature. In a typical year, one SOU student is accepted to present […]
New director hired for SOU’s small business center
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/4vVUdC) New director hired for SOU’s small business center (Medford, Ore.) — Marshall Doak, who has served previously with Oregon Small Business Development Center offices in Tillamook and Salem, began work today as director of Southern Oregon University’s SBDC office at the Higher Education Center in Medford. Doak served most […]
SOU in the News: Feb. 13 to March 5
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features BroadwayWorld.com • News Desk • USA • Mar 4 Pioneer Theatre Company Plays in Palace Intrigue in KING CHARLES III: Guest director David Ivers holds a B.F.A. from Southern Oregon University and an M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota The […]