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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
Two Recognized for Life-Saving Efforts at SOU
/in SOU News(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
/in SOU News(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 […]
SOU In the News: May 23 – 29
/in SOU in the NewsOregonian/Oregon Live – Pinot Noir Celebrates 50 Years in Willamette Valley. Will there be 50 More? (Greg Jones featured): https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/pinot_noir_celebrates_its_gold.html Inside Higher Ed – Commencement Speakers Announced: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/05/26/colleges-announce-commencement-speakers Bozeman Daily Chronicle – Graduating Grandmother’s Research Examines Painful Native American Boarding School History (feature on SOU alumnae): https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/dailyfeatures/graduating-grandmother-s-research-examines-painful-native-american-boarding-school/article_425157a1-14f8-5633-8f45-91447a40b0b1.html The Siskiyou – Ready for Summer? Not so […]
SOU Students to Release Economic Forecast
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The US economy has been slowly recovering since the Great Recession ended in 2009, but what’s the outlook for the next few years? A group of advanced economics students from Southern Oregon University believes they have the answer, and they will be sharing that information during a public presentation Wednesday, June 3, at […]
SOU Announces New VP of Development
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is pleased to announce that Janet Fratella has joined the University as vice president of development and executive director of the SOU Foundation. Fratella, who most recently served as chief of staff for the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, has more than two decades of work in the […]
SOU In the News: May 16 – 22
/in SOU in the NewsHerald and News – KCC, SOU Ink Joint Partnership: https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/kcc-sou-ink-joint-partnership/article_6ff321c0-be5f-5804-af86-0bea51bf50f7.html Mail Tribune – Rising From the Ashes: SOU Student’s Project Tells Story of Devastating Weed Fire: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150514/NEWS/150519642/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Documentary ‘When Giants Fall’ Tells Tragic Story of Elephant Poaching: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150517/NEWS/150519836/0/SEARCH Herald and News – SOU, KCC Smooth the Way for Students (editorial): https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/editorials/southern-oregon-kcc-smooth-way-for-students/article_a7ae4c66-6e76-5e85-8d2e-af83db8541cf.html Oregonian/Oregon […]
SOU Presents 2015 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 University of Oregon mathematics professor Dr. Jonathon Brundan. Dr. Brundan, who joined UO in 1997 and has authored more than 40 research articles, will provide a lecture tailored to the general public on Friday, May 29, […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir and SOU Concert Choir performing works by African and African-American Composers
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Paul French, and SOU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Martin Majkut, performing “Freedom Come: Music by African and African-American Composers” on Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 […]
SOU Receives Gift of New Concert Grand Piano
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The next time you attend a performance featuring piano at Southern Oregon University, you will be listening to one of the finest instruments in the world. Local benefactor and patron of the arts Dr. James Havstad recently gifted to the University a new Steinway & Sons Model D piano. Known as the “Concert […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Wind Ensemble performing “From Spain with Love”
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Wind Ensemble performing “From Spain with Love” on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall. The concert has a delicious Spanish twist and features the Music program’s Concerto winner, saxophonist […]