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SOU’s TRIO-SSS program marks milestoneNovember 12, 2024 - 11:45 am
SOU computer scientist receives Sloan grant for “tacit knowledge” researchOctober 29, 2024 - 8:04 am
Sustainability conference at SOU builds regional collaborationOctober 14, 2024 - 4:31 pm
SOU class to host candidate forum for local political racesOctober 14, 2024 - 12:23 pm
Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated over two days at SOUOctober 11, 2024 - 1:13 pm
Seminar to show benefits of a virtual reality and real-world teaching combinationOctober 8, 2024 - 10:28 am
SOU alumni receive awards for their work and serviceOctober 7, 2024 - 1:04 pm
SOU faculty member publishes book on consequences of discriminationOctober 4, 2024 - 8:20 am
SOU receives behavioral health care grantOctober 1, 2024 - 1:15 pm
SOU plans forums to kick off facilities master planSeptember 30, 2024 - 3:45 pm
SOU and Mexican sister institution establish new agreementSeptember 26, 2024 - 11:54 am
SOU receives third $1 million state grant for solar arraysSeptember 24, 2024 - 4:37 pm
SOU computer scientist receives Sloan grant for “tacit knowledge” research
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Bernadette Boscoe, an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Southern Oregon University, recognizes a shared need in fields as dissimilar as astronomy, environmental science and violin acoustics, and a new grant will pay for research that may benefit those and other academic disciplines. Boscoe has received a $250,000 grant from […]
Sustainability conference at SOU builds regional collaboration
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The initial conference of Southern Oregon University’s Institute for Applied Sustainability attracted about 85 sustainability professionals from southern Oregon and northern California this month for two days of hands-on learning, actionable insights and connection-building in Ashland and nearby venues. The invitation-only conference on Oct. 3 and 4 was open to those in […]
SOU class to host candidate forum for local political races
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Political Science students in Southern Oregon University’s upper division course on political campaigns will partner with SOU’s Office of Government Affairs to host a forum for candidates in all contested races for the Ashland City Council and the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The forum, which is free and open to the […]
Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated over two days at SOU
/in Campus News, Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration will return to campus for a weekend full of activities on Oct. 19 and 20, from Native dancers to guest speakers to lunches of salmon on Saturday and Indian tacos on Sunday. Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the historic, cultural and present-day influence of Native […]
Seminar to show benefits of a virtual reality and real-world teaching combination
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Two biologists and academic administrators from Arizona State University will present a new method of teaching biology that combines immersive virtual reality with highly structured classroom activities when the Southern Oregon University Biology Department hosts this year’s inaugural Friday Science Seminar on Oct. 11. The presentation, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in […]
SOU alumni receive awards for their work and service
/in Alumni, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — A Colorado State University professor who is helping develop the Periodic Table of Food; the founder and executive director of a nonprofit that protects Siskiyou backcountry trails; a former La Clinica CFO and current equity policy strategist with the Oregon Health Authority; and the CEO of a Beaverton-based computer software company and […]
SOU faculty member publishes book on consequences of discrimination
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Shanell Sanchez, an associate professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Southern Oregon University, is co-editor of a new book on the causes and consequences of discrimination against vulnerable populations. “Exploitation and Criminalization at the Margins: The Hidden Toll on Unvalued Lives” was published by Rowman & Littlefield, a well- […]
SOU plans forums to kick off facilities master plan
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s 10-year update to its Campus Facilities Master Plan is underway, and the university is seeking input from both campus and the community before the plan goes before the Ashland City Council for final approval next spring. The first two opportunities are introductory gallery and open house master plan forums […]
SOU and Mexican sister institution establish new agreement
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The leaders of Southern Oregon University and its Mexican sister institution, the Universidad de Guanajuato, officially renewed the schools’ 55-year relationship on Wednesday by pledging in a new memorandum of understanding to “strengthen institutional collaboration in the areas of teaching, research and extension.” The new agreement – which builds upon a commitment […]
SOU receives third $1 million state grant for solar arrays
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The solar energy aspirations at Southern Oregon University have received another jolt, with news that the Oregon Department of Energy has approved a third round of state funding for SOU’s push to become the nation’s first public university to generate all of the daytime electricity that it uses. The latest $1 million […]