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Survey seeks input on higher ed future in OregonOctober 20, 2026 - 12:45 pm
SOU undergrad Elliot Glenn gets hands-on cybersecurity experienceOctober 20, 2026 - 12:13 pm
Four SOU alumni to receive annual awardsOctober 20, 2026 - 11:38 am
SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industriesOctober 13, 2026 - 7:27 am
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationshipsOctober 5, 2026 - 11:03 am
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first yearOctober 5, 2026 - 5:17 am
SOU to participate in exclusive wellbeing collaborativeSeptember 29, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU Board member Everson named First CitizenSeptember 14, 2026 - 10:01 am
Legislative Emergency Board approves SOU allocationSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:49 am
Graduate student appointed, current members reappointed to SOU BoardSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:40 am
Oregon House Speaker tours SOU campusSeptember 1, 2026 - 10:52 am
SOU Digital Cinema on prestigious list for third consecutive yearAugust 18, 2026 - 10:24 am
SOU’s Palmer named a “disruptive” journalism fellow
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (available online at https://goo.gl/pCd2cL) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Erik Palmer, an associate professor and chair of the SOU Communication Program, has been named one of 17 “disruptive” journalism fellows from around the country by the City University of New York’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism. The recipients will be awarded fellowships […]
SOU athletic pavilion, to be completed in January, receives new name Thursday
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/jJhP8S) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott, members of the local DeBoer family and others will gather outside the university’s new athletic pavilion Thursday morning to acknowledge the role of philanthropy in the project and unveil the facility’s new name. The DeBoers and their signature company, Lithia […]
“Chief Science Officers” from regional schools to visit SOU
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/dw21Px) (Ashland, Ore.) — A group of 22 “Chief Science Officers” from 11 middle and high schools throughout Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties will converge at Southern Oregon University on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 15-16, to gain leadership skills and learn to be ambassadors for STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering […]
Healthcare Administration Program approved for SOU
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/cK7eFH) (Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission approved a new bachelor’s degree program on Thursday that will prepare students at Southern Oregon University for a variety of careers in health care – the region’s largest and fastest-growing job sector. SOU’s new Healthcare Administration Program will be offered to […]
Student project keeps SOU at the forefront of U.S. water conservation
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/eQLLBn) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University, which in 2012 became the first university in the nation to balance 100 percent of its water consumption, has renewed its five-year contract to offset the campus water footprint by supporting waterway restoration in Oregon. The project is student-led and will be funded […]
OLLI open house to feature opportunities to engage with SOU
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/TbfRnp) (Ashland, Ore.) — More than 700 attendees are expected when the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers its fourth annual open house with the theme, “Aged 50+? What’s in it for you at SOU?” The event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, in the Stevenson […]
SOU rated among nation’s 50 Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/7sZRsu) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been ranked 21st among the 50 Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students in 2017, according to the online publication College Choice. The new ranking is in line with that of Campus Pride, which has rated SOU as one of the nation’s 30 most […]
SOU professor awarded Fulbright scholarship to study in Ireland
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/VfZ695) (Ashland, Ore.) — Eric Levin, a professor and director of theatre arts at Southern Oregon University, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in Ireland during the 2017-18 academic year. He will use the grant to teach for a semester at the University of Ireland in Galway, and […]
Distinguished alumni to be recognized at SOU commencement event
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/Bm1oLu) (Ashland, Ore.) — Nearly 40,000 graduates have earned degrees at Southern Oregon University since its founding in 1872, and four of them will be singled out as part of Saturday’s 2017 commencement activities for the merit they have brought to SOU. This year’s SOU alumni award recipients are Victoria […]
SOU to observe Indigenous Peoples Day
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/d0nv6L) (Ashland, Ore.) — The contributions and cultural significance of Native American populations will be celebrated annually at Southern Oregon University when the campus begins observing Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October, beginning this year. SOU President Linda Schott declared the university’s intention to observe Indigenous Peoples […]