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SOU faculty member earns research fellowship on substance abuseSeptember 3, 2024 - 1:33 pm
Oregon’s regional universities build strategic international partnership in TaiwanAugust 20, 2024 - 3:46 pm
Heisman Trophy winner Mariota donates to SOU footballAugust 16, 2024 - 4:14 pm
SOU’s 50th anniversary celebration of its pipe organAugust 13, 2024 - 1:29 pm
SOU economist’s research paper stresses importance of family support for trans youthJuly 24, 2024 - 1:18 pm
SOU’s Cascade complex to host variety of first responder training exercisesJuly 24, 2024 - 1:07 pm
SOU Digital Cinema named as a top film schoolJuly 17, 2024 - 9:12 am
SOU receives grant for archaeological project at African-American logging town of MaxvilleJuly 10, 2024 - 4:50 pm
SOU offers smoke-free haven at rec centerJuly 9, 2024 - 2:07 pm
SOU Digital Media Center moves to energy-efficient studio lightingJune 26, 2024 - 11:34 am
SOU Commencement: good weather and optimismJune 18, 2024 - 12:12 pm
Cultivating community: The Farm at SOUJune 11, 2024 - 9:36 am
SOU’s Lithia Motors Pavilion/Student Recreation Center strikes LEED Gold
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Lithia Motors Pavilion and adjacent Student Recreation Center have earned LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, joining a growing list of SOU facilities to be recognized as sustainable. The athletic pavilion and recreation center complex, which opened last spring, was awarded all 68 points that were […]
New director hired at SOU Honors College
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Cherstin Lyon – a history professor and co-director of the Faculty Center for Excellence at California State University, San Bernardino – has been hired as director of the Southern Oregon University Honors College following a national search. She will begin work at SOU on July 31. Lyon, who visited the university for […]
Santos reappointed to SOU Board of Trustees
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Daniel Santos – a Southern Oregon University alumnus and member of the university’s Board of Trustees – was notified today by Gov. Kate Brown today that he has been reappointed for a second four-year term on the SOU board. Santos was appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. He […]
Consortium of southern Oregon colleges and universities to strengthen transfer agreements
/in Campus News, Press Releases(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(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(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(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(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(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(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 […]