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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
Campus community’s student worker appreciationMay 29, 2026 - 9:15 am
SOU’s Kaiser releases book on Shakespeare’s canonMay 28, 2026 - 11:58 am
SOU’s 21st annual Student Film FestivalMay 26, 2026 - 12:42 pm
SOU hosts cybersecurity camp for high school studentsMay 22, 2026 - 9:00 am
SOU students sweep in Microsoft competitionMay 19, 2026 - 9:51 am
Serving the Underserved: Maslow Project a one-stop resource for homeless youth
/in AlumniJackson County has the third-highest number of homeless and at-risk children in Oregon – an estimated 2,500, according to the Department of Education. Homeless youth are more likely to miss school or drop out, receive lower scores on standardized tests and have a higher probability of suffering from depression, physical illnesses, and learning disabilities. Mary […]
Top high school students use SOU program to get a big jump on college
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/uavpOG) (Ashland, Ore.) — One student at St. Mary’s School in Medford will be two-thirds of the way through her sophomore year at Southern Oregon University when she receives her high school diploma next month. One of her St. Mary’s classmates will be almost halfway through his sophomore year at […]
State commission approves SOU tuition rate
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/1mMLmn) (Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission acknowledged Southern Oregon University’s collaboration, momentum and attention to the overall best interests of students by voting today to accept 2017-18 tuition rates adopted last month by the SOU Board of Trustees. “I truly appreciate the ability of HECC members to […]
Trans-species psychologist to lecture at SOU on animals’ personal lives
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/26XjaV) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s “Shapes of Curiosity” lecture series will take a walk on the wild side when trans-species psychologist G.A. Bradshaw discusses “The World Through the Eyes of Our Carnivore Kin” on Thursday evening, May 11, at the Hannon Library. The lecture, which is free and […]
Hospital CEO to join SOU Board of Trustees
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/9LtvdF) (Ashland, Ore.) — Sheila Clough, the chief executive officer of Asante Ashland Community Hospital, has been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown to fill the 15th seat on the Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees and was confirmed today by the Oregon Senate. Clough has served as CEO of the […]
SOU Student Health and Wellness Center granted three-year accreditation
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/vPbi9m) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Student Health and Wellness Center has been re-accredited by the largest certifying agency in the U.S. for student health centers and other ambulatory health organizations. The three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care differentiates SOU’s medical and mental health center […]
Fire ecologist to speak at SOU about community resilience to fire
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/aBeLbn) (Ashland, Ore.) — University of Washington fire ecologist Susan Prichard will discuss the need to include managed fire as a tool to ease the threat of catastrophic wildfires in a presentation on Thursday, May 4, in the Southern Oregon University Science Auditorium. Her talk, “Becoming Fire Adapted: Community & […]
U.S passport application services available at SOU
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (available online at https://goo.gl/igFqnX) (Ashland, Ore.) — An officially designated Passport Acceptance Facility, operated by the Office of International Programs at Southern Oregon University, has been in operation for the past two years and is open to everyone in the community. The passport facility is located in Room 322 of SOU’s Stevenson Union […]
SOU to host 40th annual Oregon Indian Education Association conference
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/8Ot59R) (Ashland, Ore.) — The Oregon Indian Education Association’s 40th annual conference, to be held April 20 and 21 at Southern Oregon University, will feature a special presentation by tribal attorney Tara Houska, the national campaigns director for Honor the Earth and Native American affairs advisor last year to Democratic […]
SOU’s daylong Arbor Day 2017 celebration
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/SW2CyB) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Landscape Services Department will continue its commitment to sustainability by hosting its annual Arbor Day event on Friday, April 14, featuring a new, guided botanical tour. The virtual guided tour will include more than 100 different and unique trees – each with a […]