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Oregon’s HECC approves SOU tuition rate for 2019-20June 17, 2019 - 9:24 am
SOU’s budget and tuition come into focusJune 11, 2019 - 2:52 pm
OSF’s Long to serve as keynote speaker at SOU commencementJune 5, 2019 - 11:20 am
Open forums this week on SOU’s tuition and budgetJune 3, 2019 - 11:29 am
SOU’s McDermott named conference sports information director of the yearJune 3, 2019 - 8:00 am
Parade to celebrate SOU’s NAIA World Series championsMay 31, 2019 - 4:09 pm
Raiders softball team returns to SOU as World Series champsMay 30, 2019 - 1:03 pm
SOU student overcomes immigration obstacles, succeeds academicallyMay 28, 2019 - 8:00 am
Still nifty, JPR is fifty: SOU’s public radio station celebrates landmarkMay 21, 2019 - 12:04 pm
SOU alumna Rosewood returns to read from her novelMay 20, 2019 - 4:05 pm
SOU Board of Trustees approves potential tuition rates for 2019-20May 16, 2019 - 6:15 pm
SOU wins 4th consecutive Cascade Conference All-Sports ChampionshipMay 16, 2019 - 3:33 pm
SOU’s McDermott named conference sports information director of the year
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University’s Josh McDermott has been named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Sports Information Director of the Year, the league office announced. The annual award is voted on by the sports information directors of the CCC, recognizing outstanding work in promotion, work with CCC and NAIA championship events, publicity and marketing efforts. “Congratulations to Josh McDermott on his selection […]
Still nifty, JPR is fifty: SOU’s public radio station celebrates landmark
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjOregon’s newspaper headlines on May 21, 1969, included “Apollo Set for Moon Orbit This Afternoon” and news that the Oregon Senate had rejected a measure to lower the voting age to 19. In Ashland, Jerry Allen – the future “Voice of the Oregon Ducks” – signed on for the inaugural broadcast of a new radio […]
SOU earns renewal as Bee Campus USA
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University – which became the original Bee Campus USA three years ago – has been notified that its certification has been renewed for 2019 following a rigorous application process. Colleges and universities are certified based on various criteria as “bee campuses” by the Bee City USA organization, an initiative of […]
SOU theatre student honored at Kennedy Center event
/in Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University student Carlos-Zenen Trujillo was among the award-winners recognized at last month’s 2019 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF ) in Washington, D.C., and announced last week by the Kennedy Center. Trujillo – a senior majoring in theatre at SOU – was one of two students from throughout the […]
JPR wins regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for news reporting
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjThe Jefferson Public Radio newsroom at SOU is among the winners of the 2019 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The “Murrows” are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) to recognize outstanding broadcast and online journalism. JPR won in the Hard News and Continuing Coverage categories in RTDNA’s Northwest small market division, made up of public and […]
SOU faculty member a finalist for Oregon Book Awards
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjSOU faculty member and alumna Brook Colley has been named a finalist for this year’s Oregon Book Awards in the category of general nonfiction for her book, “Power in the Telling: Grand Ronde, Warm Springs and Intertribal Relations in the Casino Era.” Colley, an assistant professor for SOU’s Native American Studies program, is one of […]
SOU donors just might turn students into doctors
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjMackenzie Murphy, an SOU Honors College senior and hopeful physician-to-be, has reached out through the SOU Foundation to thank donors who have contributed to the university and made her honors scholarship possible. “A lot of the students in the Honors College come from low-income backgrounds and most of us honestly would not be able to […]
Prospective higher ed leader to serve prestigious ACE fellowship at SOU
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(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 […]
Coin of the realm: SOU recognizes service excellence
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjSOU has borrowed from the somewhat mischievous military tradition of the “challenge coin” to recognize service excellence on campus and support the university’s Strategic Direction II: to become an employer of choice and create a culture of service excellence to all constituents. “Service Excellence coins” have been presented to a total of 11 SOU employees […]
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 […]