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Retired SOU business professor Joseph Smith passes away at age 98January 24, 2020 - 9:45 am
“Uncertainty” series tackles incomplete accounts of three Jewish WWII refugeesJanuary 22, 2020 - 10:31 am
SOU’s “Culturally Responsive Teaching Innovation Community” to hold CRT workshopJanuary 22, 2020 - 9:38 am
Entire cohort of SOU bachelor of fine arts students perform in L.A. and gain internshipsJanuary 14, 2020 - 12:13 pm
SOU students to tackle homelessness and environment issues for spring breakJanuary 13, 2020 - 3:11 pm
Philosopher to lecture at SOU on misinformation and false beliefsJanuary 10, 2020 - 3:27 pm
U.S. senator to visit SOU for town hall meetingDecember 30, 2019 - 4:42 pm
SOU’s MBA for nonprofit management ranks among nation’s bestDecember 19, 2019 - 2:52 pm
SOU percussion groups to perform at prominent NYC music festivalDecember 17, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU community members encouraged to help in state higher education planningDecember 16, 2019 - 2:19 pm
SOU offices relocated for Britt Hall renovationDecember 10, 2019 - 12:28 pm
Use of RVTD bus passes on the rise at SOUDecember 9, 2019 - 2:08 pm
Entire cohort of SOU bachelor of fine arts students perform in L.A. and gain internships
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjThe 2019 cohort for Southern Oregon University’s bachelor of fine arts in performance program will get more than degrees after completing their requirements last month. All 16 members of the BFA program performed a thesis showcase in December, first on the SOU campus and then at the historic Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, California. […]
SOU’s MBA for nonprofit management ranks among nation’s best
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s MBA program with a concentration in nonprofit management has been ranked among the best such programs in the U.S. by a student-focused online guide. The website Intelligent.com rated SOU’s nonprofit management MBA at No. 10 on its list of the best 25 programs in the nation. The website also […]
SOU percussion groups to perform at prominent NYC music festival
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjTwo percussion groups affiliated with Southern Oregon University will be featured this spring at the inaugural “Long Play” music festival – a three-day event at various New York City venues, produced by the renowned contemporary music organization Bang on a Can. Left Edge Percussion, a contemporary percussion group in residence at SOU’s Oregon Center for the […]
SOU criminology and computer science students to solve (mock) homicide
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyjStudents from Southern Oregon University’s Criminology and Criminal Justice, Computer Science and Theatre departments will work together this week to create and manage something rather horrific – a homicide crime scene. The exercise will be a cross between a first responder scenario and the Clue board game (think Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum). Four groups […]
SOU awarded grant for novel approach to reducing food waste
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been awarded a $7,512 grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to try a logical means of reducing food waste on campus: use smaller plates. The grant pays to replace 10.5-inch plates with nine-inch plates at The Hawk student dining commons. SOU’s grant application explains that “studies […]
SOU Honors College student joins university’s Board of Trustees
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Dylann Loverro, a Southern Oregon University Honors College student who has held various positions on campus, has been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed today by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees. Loverro succeeds Shanztyn Nihipali, who graduated in June, as the university’s student member for […]
SOU president to sign Purple Heart proclamation
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University will become the first Oregon university to adopt the Military Order of the Purple Heart proclamation during a formal ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 27, pledging the university’s support to military veterans and placing SOU on the “Purple Heart Trail.” The Purple Heart is the United States’ oldest military award that is still […]
SOU guest to lecture on garlic, international companies and uncertainty
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Stanley Crawford – garlic farmer, author and focus of the Netflix documentary “Garlic Breath” – will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in SOU’s Meese Auditorium (Room 101 of the Art Building). Crawford’s free lecture will lead off the university’s 12th annual “Campus Theme” lecture series. Each year’s lectures follow […]
JPR director receives national innovation award for public radio
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Paul Westhelle, the executive director of Jefferson Public Radio at Southern Oregon University, has been awarded this year’s Madison Hodges Innovator Award for Public Radio Advancement by the nonprofit organization University Station Alliance. Westhelle was recognized for strengthening JPR’s market position and finances, and overseeing its move last year into state-of-the-art facilities […]
SOU to present Distinguished Alumni Awards
/in Alumni, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — An arts graduate with a 30-year career as a museum curator and a regional education leader who has championed the underrepresented will be honored Friday when Southern Oregon University presents its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards during a luncheon on campus. Bruce Guenther, who earned a bachelor’s degree in applied design from SOU […]