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New SOU program offers degree in Sustainable Tourism ManagementJuly 1, 2022 - 9:40 am
SOU Laboratory of Anthropology project receives prestigious national awardJune 21, 2022 - 1:55 pm
SOU offers new degree in Music Industry and Production for 2022-23June 21, 2022 - 11:28 am
Digital Cinema capstone project breaks barriers at SOUJune 10, 2022 - 3:30 pm
Two SOU students awarded prestigious Gilman Scholarships for study abroadJune 8, 2022 - 2:33 pm
SOU Research Center survey to help guide Ashland budget decisionsJune 7, 2022 - 12:38 pm
SOU and Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries continue move-out partnershipJune 7, 2022 - 12:19 pm
SOU women’s rugby club team makes most of trip to nationalsJune 7, 2022 - 12:02 pm
Ten SOU trustees appointed and confirmedJune 3, 2022 - 1:07 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Ashland gifts scholarship to SOU Native American StudiesMay 25, 2022 - 9:15 am
SOU Digital Cinema program launches unique “Crew Experience”May 24, 2022 - 2:37 pm
OLLI community comes together to complete Campbell Center renovationsMay 24, 2022 - 12:35 pm
SOU recognized by niche.com for doing well in conversion to remote coursework
/in RecognitionsSOU 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 RecognitionsThe 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 RecognitionsThe 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(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(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(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(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 RecognitionsBetty 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(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 RecognitionsPaul 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 […]