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Compelling case: Linder’s historic legal journey begins at SOUOctober 19, 2018 - 9:44 am
SOU’s Green House freshman seminar sets out to save the worldOctober 18, 2018 - 1:40 pm
SOU student sailing the South Pacific in Semester at SeaOctober 17, 2018 - 11:28 am
Former SOU Athletic Director Monty Cartwright passes away at 74October 16, 2018 - 3:29 pm
Event to advance tradition of SOU-Guanajuato exchangesOctober 16, 2018 - 8:00 am
SOU writing contest: 13 words and scaryOctober 15, 2018 - 8:10 am
SOU first in Oregon to accept “Real Food Challenge”October 12, 2018 - 11:48 am
McNair program changed the life of SOU faculty member and alumnaOctober 12, 2018 - 8:00 am
SOU brings well-known speaker to campus for anti-fraud seminarOctober 11, 2018 - 9:21 am
Pipeline explosion affects SOU, not students or employeesOctober 10, 2018 - 12:43 pm
Homecoming week begins at SOUOctober 10, 2018 - 8:00 am
SOU’s Martinez conference player of the week in women’s soccerOctober 9, 2018 - 12:14 pm
SOU first in Oregon to accept “Real Food Challenge”
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University officially joined other universities across the country in working toward sustainable food practices when President Linda Schott signed the “SOU Real Food Campus Commitment” this morning. “I just want to say ‘thank you’ to all who will be doing this work on behalf of the university,” the president told a group of […]
Senate District 3 town hall comes to SOU on Thursday
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Arguably Oregon’s hottest legislative race of the year will come to Southern Oregon University on Thursday, when Democrat Jeff Golden and Republican Jessica Gomez answer questions at a town hall meeting cosponsored by the university and Jefferson Public Radio. A link to Rogue Valley Community Television’s video of the entire town hall […]
Raiders to volunteer at Mt. Ashland Ski Area
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — As many as 200 Southern Oregon University students, employees and their families will ring in the new school year with a day of environmental stewardship. The entire SOU community was invited to volunteer on the slopes of local non-profit ski area Mt. Ashland on Saturday, Oct. 6. Those who volunteer […]
SOU’s Friday Science Seminar returns with the “replication crisis”
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — The fall series of Southern Oregon University’s popular Friday Science Seminars will open Oct. 5 with a presentation by Jim Hatton, SOU’s mathematics program chair, on the so-called “replication crisis.” Hatton will review causes and some proposed solutions to the crisis, which stems from social scientists’ frequent inability to reproduce […]
SOU Student Life manager joins university’s Board of Trustees
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Janelle Wilson, who has served since 2005 in various Student Life positions at Southern Oregon University, has been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed today by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees. Wilson succeeds Joanna Steinman as the university’s non-faculty staff member on the […]
Outlook is sunny for solar at SOU
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s solar power prospects will become considerably brighter this fall, with the installations of three new photovoltaic arrays and a 57 percent increase in generating capacity. “It’s a unique and thrilling opportunity to have three solar arrays being installed this year, furthering SOU’s commitment to implementing sustainable solutions,” […]
SOU earns top Campus Pride ranking for LGBTQ-friendliness
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been recognized by Campus Pride for the sixth year in a row as one of the nation’s Top 30 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities. Campus Pride is a nonprofit that supports and improves campus life for LGBTQ people on more than 1,400 U.S. campuses. The Campus Pride […]
Caballito Negro & Friends perform John Luther Adams’ “songbirdsongs”
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Caballito Negro (flutist Tessa Brinckman and percussionist Terry Longshore) along with their guest artists, flutist Elizabeth McNutt and percussionists Chris Whyte and Jared Brown, will perform “songbirdsongs” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the SOU Music Recital Hall. The concert is […]
Fall exhibitions at SOU’s Schneider Museum
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art has announced the opening of its Fall Exhibition, “Terrain: The Space Between from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.” The work is curated by SMA Director Scott Malbaurn, and includes work by Vija Celmins, Judy Pfaff and Ed Ruscha, on view […]
Cool School: SOU named nation’s top pollinator-friendly campus
/in Press Releases, Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University – which became the original Bee Campus USA three years ago – has been named the nation’s top pollinator-friendly college by the Sierra Club, as part of its annual “Cool Schools” rankings. “Besides the fact that the campus boasts more than a dozen pollinator gardens, professors have […]