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SOU simplifies and broadens student aid options with ScholarshipUniverseAugust 20, 2019 - 11:59 am
Second annual Creativity Conference at SOU sets new benchmarkAugust 6, 2019 - 12:33 pm
SOU steps up as smoke moves inJuly 26, 2019 - 1:56 pm
SOU student’s documentary on recreational therapy hits the film festival circuitJuly 23, 2019 - 4:52 pm
SOU public safety officers to get code-violation training with APDJuly 18, 2019 - 8:39 am
Consortium of Southern Oregon colleges and universities work together on student successJuly 15, 2019 - 2:32 pm
SOU criminology professor completes ultra dream: Western States 100July 12, 2019 - 2:18 pm
Joel Gibson named Raider women’s wrestling head coachJuly 9, 2019 - 4:25 pm
SOU rated among top 20 public liberal arts institutions in U.S.June 27, 2019 - 2:57 pm
SOU introduces 100 percent online master’s programs in educationJune 21, 2019 - 10:10 am
Van Delden: Returning kindness with compassionJune 20, 2019 - 10:51 am
Pistole honored as NAIA Coach of the YearJune 19, 2019 - 5:26 pm
SOU rated among top 20 public liberal arts institutions in U.S.
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been named one of the nation’s top 20 public liberal arts colleges in a new rating by College Values Online, a website that helps prospective students evaluate colleges and universities. SOU is the only university in Oregon to make the list, and joins Washington’s The Evergreen State College […]
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 […]