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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 In the News: May 9 – 15
/in SOU in the NewsSOAR: Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150510/NEWS/150519995/101081/NEWS Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519826/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Rising From the Ashes (feature on student SOAR Project): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150513/NEWS/150519894/0/SEARCH Closing of Schneider Children’s Center: The Siskiyou: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/11/breaking-news-schneider-child-care-center-gets-yes-vote/ Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519920/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519822/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Our View: Focus on the Basics (editorial on Schneider Children’s Center): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150515/OPINION/150519875/0/SEARCH Mark Helfrich to be Featured […]
SOU to Host Screening of "Prison Terminal"
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —What happens during the final days of a terminally ill prisoner behind the walls of the Iowa State Penitentiary? Described as “a fascinating and often poignant account of how the hospice experience can profoundly touch even the forsaken lives of the incarcerated, “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” answers that […]
SOU, KCC Partner to Increase Degree Completions
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Officials from Southern Oregon University and Klamath Community College have signed an agreement that is designed to increase the rate of students transferring from KCC to SOU and result in more associate and bachelor’s degree completions at the two institutions in coming years. The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by SOU […]
SOU's Chelsea Rose Honored
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University historical archaeologist and adjunct faculty member Chelsea Rose was presented with a Jeffersonian Award during the 39th annual State of Jefferson Meeting, which was held May 6 and 7 at SOU. The State of Jefferson meeting is an annual gathering of scholars and community members to discuss the history, […]
Mark Helfrich to be Featured Speaker at SOU Commencement
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is pleased to announce that SOU alumnus—and current head football coach at University of Oregon—Mark Helfrich will be this year’s featured speaker during the University’s Commencement ceremony on June 13. Helfrich, who had a decorated career as a student athlete at SOU before his successful coaching career, graduated from […]
SOU In the News: April 25 – May 8
/in SOU in the NewsSchneider Children’s Center set to close: Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150424/NEWS/150429849/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150427/NEWS/150429659/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings Editorial: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150428/OPINION/150429805/0/SEARCH The Siskiyou: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/06/two-days-to-decide-should-schneider-childcare-center-close-or-not/ KOBI: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/long-time-ashland-child-care-facility-could-shut-down.html?category_id=3#.VUzQYpO2pCA Mail Tribune guest opinion: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150508/OPINION/150509682/0/SEARCH SOU takes hosts EMCon, takes part in Southern Oregon Indy Media Week: Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150424/NEWS/150429848/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150427/NEWS/150429801/0/SEARCH SOU News Blog: https://news.sou.edu/2015/04/sou-to-host-emerging-media-convention/ The Siskiyou: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/06/insights-from-emcon-own-your-shit/ Tuition increase […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents pianist Alexander Tutunov in Grand Finale of SOU Tutunov Piano Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the grand finale concert of the 2014-2015 SOU Tutunov Piano Series on Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall. The concert features piano virtuoso Dr. Alexander Tutunov, namesake of the series, violinist […]
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 8th annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research (SOAR) event, taking place May 11-15 throughout SOU’s main campus in Ashland. A weeklong event with a program of ongoing concurrent sessions, SOAR brings together an array […]
Film on Campus Sexual Assault to be Screened at SOU
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The Hunting Ground, the latest documentary from Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, will be presented at Southern Oregon University on Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Described as “a startling expose of sexual assault on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families,” The […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon presents “Dance You Monster,” performed by the SOU Jazz Ensemble and SOU Jazz Collective
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents “Dance You Monster,” performed by the SOU Jazz Ensemble and SOU Jazz Collective on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall. The title piece performed by the SOU Jazz Ensemble is “Dance […]