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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’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
SOU, RVTD Win Award for Transportation Options Outreach
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and Rogue Valley Transportation District’s Drive Less Connect: SOU program was recently awarded the 2015 Oregon Transportation Options Program of the Year Award by the Transportation Options Group of Oregon. The award was announced at the Oregon Public Transportation Conference in October. Drive Less Connect: SOU received the award […]
SOU In the News: Nov. 3 – 9
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University: https://diverseeducation.com/article/78745/ KDRV – Honoring a Lost SOU Raider: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Honoring_a_Lost_SOU_Raider.html KOBI – Hundreds Unite to Honor SOU Coach’s Baby Boy: https://kobi5.com/news/hundreds-unite-to-honor-sou-coachs-baby-boy-4121/ KOBI – Vigil for SOU Coach’s Baby Who Died from SIDS: https://kobi5.com/news/vigil-for-sou-coachs-baby-who-died-from-sids-4095/ Daily […]
SOU 2015 Fall Enrollment Increases
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — For the second year in a row, Southern Oregon University’s fall enrollment has increased over the previous year. Fall 2015 enrollment data certified this week by the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission indicate that enrollment climbed to 6,215 students this fall, a 0.2 percent increase compared to fall 2014. “Though modest, this […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Grant Helps SOU Student Study Overseas: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151026/NEWS/151029883/0/SEARCH KTVL – Planets Configure in Unusual Alignment (Professor Panos Photinos featured): https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_18250.shtml The Drinks Business – Cool Climate Symposium to Feature ‘Who’s Who’ of Wine (professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/10/cool-climate-symposium-to-feature-whos-who-of-wine/ Wines and Vines – Oregon to Host Terroir […]
SOU to Host Race Awareness Week
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University will hold its annual Race Awareness Week Nov. 2 – 6, with multiple presentations and panel discussions designed to encourage attendees to think and talk about race and its impact on the community and nation. “Race has always been a hard topic for our nation to talk about. It will […]
SOU Wins National Sustainability Award
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University was named the winner yesterday of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Best Case Study sustainability award. SOU, which was runner up for the award last year, won for its project “Bee Campus USA as a Model for Pollinator-Friendly Campuses.” For the project, SOU collaborated […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 20 – 26
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KDRV – SOU Students Send Support to UCC Victims and Families: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Students_Send_Support_to_UCC_Victims__Families.html Great Northwest Wines – Idaho Wine Industry Awaits Establishment of Eagle Foothills AVA (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2015/10/19/idaho-wine-industry-awaits-establishment-of-eagle-foothills-ava/ Mail Tribune – Medford Police Chief Announces Retirement (chief is an SOU alumnus): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151023/NEWS/151029780/0/SEARCH KDRV – Medford Police […]
SOU In the News: Emergency Response Coverage
/in SOU in the NewsKOBI – Investigation Continues Into Threat that Closed SOU: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/investigation-continues-into-threat-that-closed-sou-2503/ KOBI – SOU Ashland Campus Closed Wednesday Due to Threat Will Reopen Thursday: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/breaking-sou-ashland-campus-closed-wednesday-due-to-threat-2449/ KOBI – SOU Students Stand in Solidarity with UCC: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/sou-students-stand-in-solidarity-with-ucc-2582/ KOBI – SOU to Hold Active Shooter Training Sessions: https://kobi5.com/news/sou-to-hold-active-shooter-training-sessions-2426/ KOBI – Medford, White City RCC Campuses Evacuated: https://kobi5.com/news/medford-white-city-rcc-campuses-evacuated-2309/ KDRV – […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 6 – 19
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Like Mother, Like Son: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019901/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon College Students Gave Their All in WWII: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019950/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Ashland Author Memorializes Slain UCC Professor in Poem: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151009/NEWS/151009814/0/SEARCH Oxford University Press – Words from Books (Professor Edwin Battistella featured): https://blog.oup.com/2015/10/history-print-books/ Daily Tidings – […]
SOU Launches 'Count Me In' Campaign
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Foundation will launch its second annual “Count Me In” fundraising campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8 a.m. The campaign—which will run for 100 hours—will raise money for the SOU Scholarship, which is awarded to students based on financial need. The SOU Scholarship is designed to help students […]