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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 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 […]
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, […]