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New SOU Cybersecurity Certificate to benefit students, employersJuly 22, 2021 - 1:50 pm
SOU undergrad reaches for the stars with summer research at NASAJuly 13, 2021 - 1:24 pm
SOU’s International Creativity Conference returns – virtually this yearJuly 6, 2021 - 11:17 am
SOU among eight recipients of climate/social justice grants from Second NatureJune 29, 2021 - 2:40 pm
Smith to head SOU Division of Business, Communication and the EnvironmentJune 22, 2021 - 12:56 pm
SOU adds array of “micro-credentials” to enhance learning and career preparationJune 18, 2021 - 10:53 am
SOU Youth Programs brings spelling competition back to regionJune 11, 2021 - 1:34 pm
Celebration of life: Bill McMillanJune 8, 2021 - 11:26 am
SOU alumnus and former McNair Scholar to headline 2021 CommencementJune 7, 2021 - 2:24 pm
SOU expands online master’s degree programs in educationJune 1, 2021 - 12:33 pm
Williams and Raco named 2021 Outstanding StaffJune 1, 2021 - 10:09 am
SOU board begins search for new university presidentMay 28, 2021 - 12:41 pm
New SOU Cybersecurity Certificate to benefit students, employers
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is addressing the pervasive issue of cyber criminals and a nationwide demand for workers trained to protect their organizations by offering a new certificate program in cybersecurity. The program allows both existing SOU students and mid-career adult learners to become certified with job-ready cybersecurity skills after completing 36 college […]
Smith to head SOU Division of Business, Communication and the Environment
/in Academics, Leadership, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Dr. Vincent Smith – chair of Southern Oregon University’s Environmental Science and Policy Program and director of The Farm at SOU – has been named director of the university’s Division of Business, Communication and the Environment. Smith has served on the SOU faculty since fall 2011 and has made a mark on […]
SOU adds array of “micro-credentials” to enhance learning and career preparation
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has joined an academic movement that is transforming higher education, adding a total of 17 “micro-credentials” that are designed to recognize individual skillsets or competencies of both degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students. The certifications provide opportunities for existing students and for mid-career learners seeking to expand their options. SOU’s micro-credentials […]
SOU Youth Programs brings spelling competition back to region
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon’s elementary, middle and high school students know how to spell “normal,” and it begins with the resumption of extracurricular routines. Southern Oregon University’s Pre-College Youth Programs gave the region’s students an opportunity to restart one tradition when it coordinated the recent Regional Spelling Contest for 2021, following a two-year interruption […]
SOU alumnus and former McNair Scholar to headline 2021 Commencement
/in Alumni, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Erim Gómez was a McNair Scholar and first-generation college graduate at SOU, a co-director of what is now the SOU Environmental Resource Center and an active member of the SOU Alumni Association Board of Directors. On June 12, the newly minted Ph.D. and assistant professor at the University of Montana will also […]
SOU expands online master’s degree programs in education
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has expanded its selection of online advanced degrees in education by adding seven new concentrations or certificates to the three master of science in education options that were launched two years ago. The education programs, designed primarily for working adult learners, provide pathways for career advancement and leadership roles […]
SOU board begins search for new university president
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) —The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees has begun its search for the university’s next president, following President Linda Schott’s announcement last month that she will retire by the end of 2021. SOU’s governing board has selected Parker Executive Search – a firm that specializes in higher education presidential searches – as its […]
Legal aid lawyer and honors student join SOU Board of Trustees
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Medford legal aid attorney Debra Lee and Mimi Pieper, an SOU sophomore Honors College student, have been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed today by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees. Lee succeeds Les AuCoin, who served on the board from its formation in 2015 until […]
SOU President Linda Schott to retire by end of 2021
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Linda Schott, who has positioned SOU for the future since taking office in August 2016, announced to campus today that she will retire at the end of 2021, capping a 36-year career in higher education. Schott pledged to continue putting all of her energy into serving SOU and […]
Prospective students lagging behind on financial assistance applications
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University financial aid office and Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission have an urgent message to anyone considering college this fall: the time is now to submit applications for public and private assistance that can help make higher education affordable. The HECC reported that the completion rate for Free Application […]