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Historic Red Cross selection for OHSU nursing student at SOUApril 6, 2026 - 10:09 am
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

Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon presents “Music in Film,” a lecture by Larry Groupé
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents a lecture on music in film by award-winning composer Larry Groupé on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall at Southern Oregon University. The lecture is an in-depth discussion about the current state […]
SOU Named Nation's First "Bee Campus USA"
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —On April 8, 2015, Southern Oregon University and Bee City USA will announce the launch of the national Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of college campuses for the benefit of pollinators. The University collaborated with Bee City USA on developing the guidelines for certification after being inspired by two […]
SOU Criminology and Criminal Justice Program Ranked No. 19 in Nation
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s online bachelor’s degree completion program in Criminology and Criminal Justice has been ranked No. 19 in the nation for affordability among online bachelor’s degree programs in criminal justice, according to Great Value Colleges (GVC). In arriving at its rankings, GVC used multiple sources to identify online bachelor’s degrees offered […]
SOU In the News: March 21 – 27
/in SOU in the NewsMail Tribune – SOU Teacher’s Book Delves Into Japanese-Americans’ Lives During and After WWII: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150320/NEWS/150329928/0/SEARCH World News – SOU Percussion Ensembles Host the 2015 Northwest Percussion Festival at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/21/SOU_Percussion_Ensembles_host_the_2015_Northwest_Percussion_/ Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon University Names Director of Marketing: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150324/NEWS/150329911/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune – OIT’s Miles […]
SOU to Host Arbor Day Celebration
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University, which recently earned 2014 Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, will hold a series of Arbor Day-related events on campus on Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 9 a.m. Highlighting the day’s activities will be a presentation by renowned mycologist Paul Stamets. Stamets has written six books […]
SOU In the News: March 13 – 20
/in SOU in the NewsKTVL – Battling Student Loan Debt: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_15581.shtml KTVL – Latino Students Prepare for College: https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_15578.shtml Daily Tidings – Record Attendance for Latino Student Gathering: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150313/NEWS/150319883/0/SEARCH Oregon Public Broadcasting – On View Now: SOU Schneider Museum of Art (video link included):https://www.opb.org/television/programs/artbeat/segment/on-view-now-sou-gallery/ Daily Tidings – Students Share Debt Frustrations at Summit Meeting: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150316/NEWS/150319855/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Southern […]
SOU Percussion Ensembles host the 2015 Northwest Percussion Festival at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The SOU Percussion Ensembles, part of the Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University, hosts the Northwest Percussion Festival from April 10 to 12, 2015 in the Music Recital Hall and Center Stage Theatre on the campus. Admission is free to Festival events except for the […]
SOU Announces Director of Marketing
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University has announced that Nicolle Aleman will be joining the University’s staff as director of marketing. Aleman—a 2001 graduate of SOU—brings with her a decade of marketing experience, most recently at the Bishop Ranch commercial real estate development in San Ramon, Calif. There Aleman worked closely with several Fortune 500 and […]
SOU Offers Two New Courses to Community
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is making two spring term courses available to the public. Power and Influence and Social Media Design, both in the University’s Business Administration program, will not only be offered for credit to admitted SOU students, but will also be available at a special tuition rate for members of the […]
SOU In the News: Feb. 28 – March 12
/in SOU in the NewsMail Tribune – “She Stoops” Rises on SOU Stage: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150227/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/150229675/0/SEARCH KOBI – New App Combines Zombie Apocalypse and Fitness (SOU Student project): https://kobi5.com/news/item/new-app-combines-zombie-apolcolypse-and-fitness.html#.VPSnJuEYFdc JPR – To Shoot Or Not To Shoot; That Is the Question (audio link included): https://ijpr.org/post/shoot-or-not-shoot-question Daily Tidings – Ashland Food Project Makes a Push to Fill Food Bank Shelves (SOU student-involved […]