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Ashland Chamber goes to bat for SOUFebruary 14, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Polar Plunge: SOU team to participate in Saturday’s Special Olympics fundraiserFebruary 14, 2019 - 8:00 am
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Alena Ruggerio’s study abroad adventure in SpainFebruary 13, 2019 - 8:55 am
SOU student’s grant writing project bears fruit for preschoolersFebruary 12, 2019 - 10:20 am
SOU faculty member a finalist for Oregon Book AwardsFebruary 12, 2019 - 8:00 am
NEXTGENRADIO: SOU student journalist Erika Soderstrom earns NPR fellowshipFebruary 11, 2019 - 8:00 am
“Tall Cop” presents substance abuse awareness training at SOUFebruary 8, 2019 - 8:20 am
Consortium of southern Oregon colleges and universities to strengthen transfer agreementsFebruary 7, 2019 - 12:36 pm
Governor’s Food Drive will help SOU students in needFebruary 7, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU Outdoor Program offers Winter Term climbing opportunitiesFebruary 6, 2019 - 10:55 am
March 1 deadline approaches for more than 600 OSAC scholarshipsFebruary 6, 2019 - 8:00 am
Magazine names Ashland among best locales to work as filmmakerFebruary 4, 2019 - 5:35 pm
Consortium of southern Oregon colleges and universities to strengthen transfer agreements
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Delegations from each of the institutions that make up the new Southern Oregon Higher Education Consortium will meet this month to discuss the seamless transfer of credits from colleges to universities and other matters of shared interest. The consortium members are Klamath Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Rogue Community College and […]
March 1 deadline approaches for more than 600 OSAC scholarships
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyj(Salem, Ore.) – The Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission is encouraging Oregon students to apply for privately funded scholarships at OregonStudentAid.gov by the March 1 deadline. Oregon students may explore more than 600 privately funded scholarships and apply for as many as 40 with a single application. There […]
SOU to host 23rd annual French Dinner
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University French Club will serve its 23rd annual French Dinner – a five-course meal for students, employees and community members – on Thursday, Feb. 28. The dinner, in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room, is intended to promote French culture on campus and in the community. The dinner is organized by the university’s French Club, with the help of student union staff, […]
Master’s of environmental education at SOU: 50 years in
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — “Eventful” pretty well sums up the 1968-69 academic year: The decision was made at Yale University to admit female students. USC running back O.J. Simpson won the Heisman trophy. A music festival called Woodstock would be held during the summer. And Southern Oregon University launched its Master of Science in Environmental Education […]
Student set to complete turnaround after transfer to SOU
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University accounting student Mary Jane Feetham is on track to graduate next June and then take an exam to become a certified public accountant – the final step in a personal turnaround from near-homelessness and reliance on public assistance. Feetham recognized that something had to change five years ago when […]
SOU subscribes to AWARE audio wayfinding app
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — SOU has partnered with the vendor Sensible Innovations to provide an audio wayfinding app for students, employees and visitors with sight impairments – and other users who like the convenience of audible navigation assistance. The AWARE Audible Wayfinding app, which provides route directions to buildings and frequently visited locations on the SOU […]
Prospective higher ed leader to serve prestigious ACE fellowship at SOU
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Chad Hamill, the vice president for Native American initiatives at Northern Arizona University, has chosen to serve a prestigious ACE fellowship (from the American Council on Education) at Southern Oregon University during this year’s winter and spring terms. The ACE fellowship program is highly competitive, and considered a pipeline for those aspiring to presidencies and […]
SOU launches virtual campus tour
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University today launched a virtual campus tour that will give prospective students and others, anywhere in the world, an opportunity view the SOU campus in an immersive, online experience. The virtual tour is expected to be an effective tool in recruiting students, and also will be helpful for those learning […]
SOU’s student-produced “Jeffersonian” news magazine to air on public television
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — It’s a show with the feel of “Oregon Field Guide” and the personality of Charles Kuralt’s “On the Road” segments of the late 20th century. It features in-depth reporting and richly colorful subjects. And each segment of “The Jeffersonian” is conceived and produced by students at Southern Oregon University. “Life on the […]
Help change students’ lives; become an ASPIRE mentor
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Salem, Ore.) – The Office of Student Access and Completion at Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating commission is encouraging community members statewide to sign up as ASPIRE volunteer mentors at OregonStudentAid.gov/ASPIRE to help students find pathways to success. ASPIRE is the state’s mentoring program to help students access education and training beyond high school. The program matches trained and […]