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SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”April 15, 2026 - 2:20 pm
Student voices, river stories: Amy Bowers Cordalis at SOUApril 14, 2026 - 12:40 pm
SOU, PSU collaborate on climate resilienceApril 13, 2026 - 12:04 pm
Historic Red Cross selection for OHSU nursing student at SOUApril 6, 2026 - 10:09 am
SOU OK’d to use federal money advancing energy resilienceMarch 31, 2026 - 2:46 pm
SOU AI work presented to exclusive organizationMarch 30, 2026 - 11:01 am
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 to Break Ground on Theatre Building, JPR Broadcast Center Project
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is set to officially break ground on two new construction projects during a ceremony scheduled for June 3 at 12:30 p.m. The projects, a renovation and expansion of the University’s Theatre Building as well as new studios and administrative offices for Jefferson Public Radio, are expected to […]
SOU Board Narrows Field of Presidential Candidates
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — After a nationwide search, three finalists have been selected in the search for a new president of Southern Oregon University. The finalists were recommended to the SOU board of trustees by the Presidential Search Committee, which was comprised of key members of both internal and external constituent groups, including, but not limited […]
SOU In the News: May 17 – 23
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Upper Rogue Independent – From Watching COPS to Being One (feature on SOU alumnus): https://www.urindependent.com/2016/05/from-watching-cops-to-being-one/ News on SOU Academic Programs: Medford School District – Bulldogs to Raiders Travel to OMSI: https://www.medford.k12.or.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=381&ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3858&PageID=1 KTVL – Students Work on Deer Mockumentary: https://ktvl.com/news/local/students-work-on-deer-mockumentary South County Spotlight – Not Distracted by Distracted […]
SOU Joins New Climate Commitment
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University, along with 90 other colleges and universities across the United States, committed to carbon neutrality and resilience by becoming a Charter Signatory to the Climate Commitment. The Climate Commitment, a signature program of Boston-based nonprofit Second Nature, will require SOU to set climate targets, report on progress publicly, and […]
SOU In the News: May 10 – 16
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Quills & Queues: SOU’s Tutunov Says Ashland is a Cultural Oasis: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160512/NEWS/160519912/0/SEARCH Great Northwest Wine – Stats Show 2016 Vintage for Northwest Vineyards Off to Record Start (Greg Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2016/05/10/stats-show-2016-vintage-for-northwest-vineyards-off-to-record-start/ Mail Tribune – OSF, Wine the Perfect Pairing for Expanding Cultural Tourism (Greg Jones […]
SOU to Showcase Student, Faculty Research and Performance Art
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University is planning once again to showcase student and faculty research and performance art projects during its 9th annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR) event, taking place May 16-20 throughout SOU’s main campus in Ashland. A weeklong event with a program of ongoing concurrent sessions, SOAR brings together an array […]
SOU Presents 2016 Kieval Lecture Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The Harry S. Kieval Lectures Series continues at Southern Oregon University this month with a presentation by Stanford University mathematics professor Dr. Keith Devlin. Dr. Devlin has written 32 books and more than 80 published research articles. He is the recipient of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and […]
SOU In the News: April 26 – May 9
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Tigard Times – Tigard Police Offer New Approach to Help Homeless (features SOU alum): https://www.pamplinmedia.com/ttt/89-news/305372-183198-tigard-police-offer-new-approach-to-help-homeless Oxford University Press – Apology Round-Up: 2016 Presidential Race (So Far) (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2016/05/presidential-candidates-2016-apologize/ News on Recent and Upcoming SOU Events: KDRV – Students Talk to Potential Employers at […]
SOU Students to Work on Film Shoot
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — A group of Southern Oregon University students is getting the opportunity to take a unique look at a local issue that recently made headlines in Ashland: what should be done about the growing population of aggressive deer in the city? Senior instructor Howard Schreiber, who teaches Advanced Production: Narrative Film in the […]
SOU In the News: April 19 – 25
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Kaegi Named Outstanding Faculty Member: https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160418/kaegi-named-outstanding-faculty-member KTVL – Latino Scholarship Fund Expands: https://ktvl.com/news/local/latino-scholarship-fund-expands Daily Tidings – Caballito Negro Pushes Flute and Percussion to New Heights: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160414/NEWS/160419972 JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Flute + Drum + Learning = Caballito Negro: https://ijpr.org/post/flute-drum-learning-caballito-negro KDRV – SOU Students ‘Save the […]