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Notes on a day of insurrection: SOU’s Dustin WalcherJanuary 7, 2021 - 4:18 pm
SOU retreat for Native American youth spins off multigenerational programDecember 28, 2020 - 2:49 pm
Finding her voice: Addressing race with creativity and compassionDecember 22, 2020 - 3:47 pm
SOU anthropologist’s book: Black South Africans wary of apartheid reformsDecember 18, 2020 - 10:07 am
SOU’s Enrique Chacón researches representations of violence in Mexican musicDecember 15, 2020 - 3:40 pm
Student Sustainability Center director, McNair Scholar wins Scholastic Achievement AwardNovember 24, 2020 - 10:08 am
Pavlina McGrady’s journey to teaching sustainable tourismNovember 19, 2020 - 3:56 pm
Everything esports: new SOU website covers academic minor and esports gamingOctober 16, 2020 - 2:19 pm
SOU rated at the top for eighth year in a row by Campus PrideOctober 13, 2020 - 3:03 pm
SOU’s University Coaching and Academic Mentoring program brings resultsOctober 6, 2020 - 12:05 pm
SOU’s first-year cohort: diverse, smart and persistentSeptember 30, 2020 - 9:44 am
SOU Veterans Resource Center awarded grant to enhance servicesSeptember 23, 2020 - 12:55 pm
SOU recognized by niche.com for doing well in conversion to remote coursework
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjSOU was recognized Monday by the rankings website niche.com as one of “Eleven Schools That Did Online Learning Well This Spring.” Universities that made the list were from all parts of the U.S., but SOU was the only one mentioned from the West Coast. “We used the Moodle platform as well as Zoom call platforms […]
SOU’s Danielle Mancuso recognized by international group
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjThe Association of College Unions International has recognized Danielle Mancuso, SOU’s associate director of student life, with the organization’s Excellence in Volunteer Service Award. Mancuso served as the association’s 2019 Region IV Conference coordinator and co-chair, and developed the first joint regional conference in ACUI’s modern regional structure. Mancuso has held volunteer positions with the […]
JPR wins news reporting awards in regional Edward R. Murrow contest
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjThe Jefferson Public Radio newsroom is among the winners of the 2020 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 Feature Reporting, Hard News and News Series categories in RTDNA’s NW small market division. That’s made […]
SOU – the nation’s first Bee Campus – keeps its designation
/in Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University – which collaborated with Bee City USA to develop guidelines for Bee Campus certification in 2015 – has been recertified as a Bee Campus USA for a fifth consecutive year. Colleges and universities are awarded the honor of being a Bee Campus based on the rigorous criteria of the […]
SOU is designated as “Tree Campus USA” for sixth year
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has earned recognition as a 2019 Tree Campus USA – an honor it’s held since 2014. Tree Campus USA, an Arbor Day Foundation program started in 2008, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. “Communities […]
SOU board receives national Nason award for exceptional leadership
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Board of Trustees of Southern Oregon University has been selected to receive the 2019-20 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership, given by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) – the premier organization representing higher education governing boards. The Nason Award, established in 1992, is presented in partnership […]
SOU’s MBA for nonprofit management ranks among nation’s best
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s MBA program with a concentration in nonprofit management has been ranked among the best such programs in the U.S. by a student-focused online guide. The website Intelligent.com rated SOU’s nonprofit management MBA at No. 10 on its list of the best 25 programs in the nation. The website also […]
Betty LaDuke receives the second-ever Oregon Arts Medallion
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjBetty LaDuke, who taught art for more than three decades at Southern Oregon University, has been named the second recipient of the biennial Oregon Arts Medallion. She received the award from SOU’s Oregon Center for the Arts at a reception earlier this month. LaDuke has traveled and exhibited her work throughout the world, published books […]
JPR director receives national innovation award for public radio
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Paul Westhelle, the executive director of Jefferson Public Radio at Southern Oregon University, has been awarded this year’s Madison Hodges Innovator Award for Public Radio Advancement by the nonprofit organization University Station Alliance. Westhelle was recognized for strengthening JPR’s market position and finances, and overseeing its move last year into state-of-the-art facilities […]
SOU’s Paul Condon has essay on mindfulness published
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjPaul Condon, an assistant professor of psychology at SOU, recently published an article in Current Opinions in Psychology’s special issue on mindfulness about how meditation may increase empathy and altruism in certain contexts. Current Opinions in Psychology, a scientific journal dedicated to recent discoveries and papers in the broad field of psychology, published the special […]