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ECOS offers student positions for Winter TermDecember 4, 2018 - 11:59 am
Southern Oregon’s four higher ed institutions announce consortiumNovember 29, 2018 - 8:15 am
SOU alumnus serious about his comics venture, IDW PublishingNovember 20, 2018 - 11:43 am
OLLI facilities at SOU in line for makeoverNovember 19, 2018 - 4:59 pm
Childcare returns to SOU’s former Schneider Children’s Center siteNovember 16, 2018 - 12:48 pm
Winners announced in SOU English Program’s scary story contestNovember 15, 2018 - 11:35 am
SOU alumna to offer Friday Science Seminar on zebrafish studyNovember 14, 2018 - 8:00 am
Taylor Mullaney: A dentist’s art and scienceNovember 13, 2018 - 9:31 am
SOU holds study away fair, celebrates International Education WeekNovember 12, 2018 - 2:32 pm
SOU Veterans’ Day event recognizes those who have servedNovember 12, 2018 - 8:00 am
SOU unveils theater, JPR facilities with public celebrationNovember 9, 2018 - 12:49 pm
Oregon approves new adult educational attainment goalNovember 9, 2018 - 10:15 am
Southern Oregon’s four higher ed institutions announce consortium
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjThe presidents of four public colleges and universities in southern Oregon joined forces today to create the Southern Oregon Higher Education Consortium – an alliance aimed at streamlining students’ educational pathways and addressing the region’s specific workforce needs. A memorandum of understanding signed by the presidents of Klamath Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Rogue […]
Childcare returns to SOU’s former Schneider Children’s Center site
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Daycare will return to the Southern Oregon University Family Housing property at 1361 Quincy St., in Ashland, when Lil’ Rascals Preschool & Childcare Center opens at that location on Jan. 7. SOU signed a lease agreement this week that will enable Lil’ Rascals – which operated in Ashland for 15 years until […]
SOU unveils theater, JPR facilities with public celebration
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will dedicate its expanded and renovated Theater Building, and new Jefferson Public Radio Broadcast Center, in a daylong celebration on Saturday. The public is encouraged to participate in the festivities. The event will begin with a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m., followed by an open house, tours, complimentary entertainment […]
SOU president backs carbon pricing initiative
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott has joined about 50 other college and university presidents across the country in calling upon elected officials to address climate change and hold polluters accountable by enacting carbon pricing measures. The “Put A Price On It” campaign is sponsored by Our Climate, a national non-profit organization […]
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,” […]