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SOU Professor Receives Championship Ring

(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University economics professor Dan Rubenson never expected to wear an NAIA Football National Championship ring. Though he followed the team’s run of success through the regular and post seasons, he wasn’t directly involved in team activities in any way. That’s why it came as somewhat of a shock when he […]

SOU Foundation Receives New Scholarship

(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Foundation received a new annual scholarship from Southern Oregon Pride with matching funds from two community members. The SOPride Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to promote equality, peace, and inclusion and is dedicated to community service. Janelle Wilson, the Coordinator of […]

SOU Now Home to Passport Acceptance Facility

(Ashland, Ore.) —The Southern Oregon University Office of International Programs is now an officially designated Passport Acceptance Facility (PAF). That designation, which comes from the U.S. Department of State, means that individuals applying for a first time passport, those whose current passport was issued more than 15 years ago or were younger than 15 years […]

SOU In the News: June 13 – 19

SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Overcoming the Odds (feature on graduate Sabrina Podsobinski): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619878/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune – You’re Hired: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150619807/0/SEARCH Oxford University Press – “Deflategate,” Fox News, and Frats: This Year in Public Apologies (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/06/public-apologies-2015/ Daily Tidings – SOU Recognized Pair for Lifesaving Efforts: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150617/NEWS/150619803/0/SEARCH […]

SOU Offers Social Media in Business Class to Public

(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) along with Women Entrepreneurs of Southern Oregon (WESO) and the Post Growth Institute are sponsoring a four-hour course aimed at helping local managers and owners of small businesses gain exposure and increase sales revenue by utilizing social media. The class, “Harness the Power […]

SOU In the News: June 6 – 12

SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Invested in Learning: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609706/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Ashland’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July Honors Two Grand Marshals: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150608/NEWS/150609833/0/SEARCH JPR – The Jefferson Exchange: SOU Success Story Daniel Breaux: https://ijpr.org/post/sou-success-story-daniel-breaux   News on SOU Academic Programs: Daily Tidings – SOU Business School Seeks Research Requests: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150607/NEWS/150609864/0/SEARCH […]

SOU Commencement to Take Place Saturday

(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will confer degrees on approximately 1,000 new graduates at its 89th Commencement ceremony Saturday at Raider Stadium on the University’s main campus in Ashland. The processional will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the ceremony following immediately thereafter. Featured speakers at this year’s ceremony include SOU President Dr. Roy Saigo […]

SOU In the News: May 30 – June 5

SOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Invested in Learning: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609882/0/SEARCH World News – SOU Announces New VP of Development: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/29/SOU_Announces_New_VP_of_Development_Southern_Oregon_Universi/ Foundation and Endowment Intelligence – Southern Oregon University Foundation Names Executive Director: https://www.foundationendowment.com/Article/3458987/Default/Southern-Oregon-University-Foundation-Names-Executive-Director.html Save Oregon Wrestling – First Female Edges Out Men to Earn 1st Place $3,000 Scholarship (featuring SOU commit […]

Two Recognized for Life-Saving Efforts at SOU

(Ashland, Ore.) —A Southern Oregon University Campus Public Safety Officer and SOU student were both honored with Life Saving Awards by University President Roy Saigo during a June 1 ceremony on campus. The officer, Robert Gibson, and student, Kala Griffith, were honored in their role in saving the life of a man found unconscious in […]

SOU Team Ranks No. 7 in World in Business Strategy Game

(Ashland, Ore.) — Students in Southern Oregon University’s Business Administration program recently ranked No. 7 in the Overall Score category in an international business strategy simulation game. “The Business Strategy Game” is a Web-based business simulation game where groups of students form and run simulated companies. Participating teams make a wide range of decisions, including […]