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SOU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign with $100 million goalOctober 22, 2026 - 10:52 am
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 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 […]
SOU to Reopen Campus Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5 a.m.
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Upon consultation with law enforcement, the administration of Southern Oregon University has determined that campus will reopen Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5 a.m. The decision to close campus was made in response to threatening communication received Tuesday evening. The campus closure allowed SOU and its law enforcement partners to fully assess […]
UPDATE: SOU Campus Closure
/in SOU NewsUPDATE: Southern Oregon University’s main campus in Ashland will remain closed throughout the day Wednesday. All classes and activities scheduled to take place on campus have been cancelled. Forensic evidence collected from the location where the threat was found Tuesday evening has been sent for processing. However, at this time there is no estimate for […]
SOU Alert
/in SOU NewsDue to an unconfirmed threat currently under investigation by Ashland PD, the main SOU Ashland campus will be closed Wed., Oct. 7. Classes and other activities on Ashland campus are cancelled. The Higher Ed Center in Medford is not impacted and will remain open. Only essential personnel, including Campus Public Safety and Food Services staff, […]
SOU to Host Events in Support of UCC
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —In support of Umpqua Community College, Southern Oregon University will hold a series of events this Thursday, October 8, on its main Ashland campus: 10 a.m.: Vigil (open to the public) The Third Eye on the Britt Lawn An open space to come together in reflection, healing and solidarity, this vigil will provide […]