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Honors College at SOU Students Serve Community

(Ashland, Ore.) — Forty-seven students from the Honors College at Southern Oregon University traveled to Portland recently, where they—along with approximately 1,000 other volunteers—participated in the Table For Two event held at Freeman Motor Company. The students and other volunteers collectively packaged approximately 260,000 meals, each containing a nutritional combination of beans, rice, soy, and […]

SOU Wind Ensemble offers "Seasons Greetings"

  (Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents “Seasons Greetings,” a collection of holiday favorites performed by the SOU Wind Ensemble on Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall. This concert showcases the large wind ensemble at Southern Oregon […]

SOU In the News: Nov. 8 – 14

Mail Tribune – Living with Wildfire (coverage of recent article coauthored by SOU researcher, not news about SOU): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20141108/NEWS/141109692/0/SEARCH New York Magazine – The Police Department in Southern Oregon that Plans to End Campus Rape: https://nymag.com/thecut/2014/11/can-this-police-department-help-end-campus-rape.html Daily Tidings – SOU Eyes Burning Biomass Instead of Gas: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20141110/NEWS/141119972 Mail Tribune – SOU Considers Biomass Cogeneration Facility: […]

SOU Enrollment Increases

(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has seen its enrollment climb to more than 6,200 students this fall, an increase of more than 1 percent compared to fall 2013. The enrollment numbers represent the first year-over-year increase in fall term enrollment since 2011. The increase comes despite previous Oregon University System projections that predicted an […]

SOU In the News: Nov. 1 – 7

Daily Tidings – And the Winners Are…Ashland Students (two SOU grads named “Teacher of the Year”): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20141030/SPORTS/141039970/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune – Half of Oregon’s Community College Enrollees Need Remedial Classes (SOU mentioned): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20141102/NEWS/141109943/0/SEARCH JPR – SOU Considers Biomass (audio of the interview in the link): https://ijpr.org/post/sou-considers-biomass-fuel Nature – Learning to Coexist with Wildfire: https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v515/n7525/full/nature13946.html   The […]

Learning to Coexist with Wildfire

November 6, 2014 (Ashland, Ore.) — Many fire scientists would like Smokey Bear to hang up his prevention motto in favor of tools like thinning and prescribed burns. These tools can manage the severity of wildfires while allowing them to play their natural role in certain ecosystems. A new international research review, led by Max […]

SOU Accounting Program Ranked No. 12 in Nation

November 5, 2014 (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an accounting option has been ranked No. 12 in the nation for affordability among online bachelor’s degree programs in accounting, according to Accounting Degree Review (ADR). According to ADR, more than 80 regionally accredited colleges and universities with online […]

SOU to Host Forum on Biomass Cogeneration Conversion

November 4, 2014 (Ashland, Ore.) — As part of an ongoing effort to become 100 percent carbon neutral by 2050, Southern Oregon University is considering replacing its existing natural gas-fired steam boilers with a biomass cogeneration facility that would provide the University’s main campus with heat while producing electricity that could be sold back into […]

SOU In the News: Oct. 25 – 31

Daily Tidings – Count Me In Campaign Raises $210,000: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20141024/NEWS/141029889/0/SEARCH Salem Statesman Journal – Was it Worth 20 Months and $20,000? (Editorial on MiM program): https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/columnists/dick-hughes/2014/10/26/management-program-sou-worth-months/17942571/ The Siskiyou – Meet Your President: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2014/10/27/meet-your-president/ Daily Tidings – Senator Merkley Brings Campaign to SOU: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20141029/NEWS/141029830/0/SEARCH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Orie Melvin’s Apology Called a Non-Apology (Dr. Edwin Battistella […]

SOU CORE Program Receives Grant

October 31, 2014 (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is pleased to announce that CORE, the University’s Collegiate Recovery Program has been awarded a $2,500 grant to assist students in recovery from substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors. The grant was awarded through Transforming Youth Recovery, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013. The grant […]