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With campus access limited, Raider Receptions and Registrations go onlineJuly 3, 2020 - 4:54 pm
SOU Small Business Development Center helps local businesses weather COVID-19June 30, 2020 - 7:50 am
The Schneider Museum of Art’s new virtual exhibit Celebrating Wild Beauty presented onlineJune 29, 2020 - 9:58 am
SOU board condemns racial injustice, pledges actionJune 19, 2020 - 2:15 pm
SOU shows commitment to sustainability, restoring wetlands at The FarmJune 12, 2020 - 8:56 am
SOU offers various Commencement recognitions in lieu of ceremonyJune 9, 2020 - 4:23 pm
SOU’s Danielle Mancuso recognized by international groupMay 28, 2020 - 10:56 am
SOU’s Ken Kempner studies role of women faculty in Saudi universitiesMay 27, 2020 - 8:00 am
Esports team and esports management minor coming to SOUMay 22, 2020 - 8:37 am
JPR wins news reporting awards in regional Edward R. Murrow contestMay 14, 2020 - 11:15 am
Initiative to reduce trash cans – and trash – continues despite COVID-19May 7, 2020 - 3:23 pm
SOU’s graduating student teachers provide value in varied settingsApril 28, 2020 - 8:00 am
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 […]
New slate of officers named for SOU board
/in Press Releases, Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyjNEWS BRIEF (Ashland, Ore.) – Lyn Hennion, an original member of Southern Oregon University’s Board of Trustees, has been elected to serve as the board’s second-ever chair. Her term as chair began July 1 and will continue for a year. Paul Nicholson, another trustee who has served since the board was empowered by the Oregon […]
Eleven trustees appointed to SOU Board
/in Press Releases, Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) – Five new and six continuing members have been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed Wednesday by the Oregon Senate to serve on the Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees. The new trustees are SOU faculty member Deborah Rosenberg; Jonathon Bullock, executive director of the Redmond Proficiency Academy; organizational development […]
SOU’s Hannon Library celebrates 65 years as a free home for federal publications
/in Press Releases, Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Hannon Library will celebrate its 65th anniversary as a Federal Depository Library on Thursday, April 26, with a day of presentations, exhibits and an open reception. The festivities will run from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Federal Depository Libraries are the backbone of a U.S. government program intended […]
Oregon’s HECC praises SOU strategic planning work
/in Press Releases, Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyjNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission unanimously approved Southern Oregon University’s new mission statement on Thursday, and its members described the university’s strategic planning work as “exemplary” and “energizing.” A delegation from SOU including President Linda Schott was in Salem to present the university’s new vision, mission, values and strategic directions […]
Lithia Motors founders support athletics and academics at SOU
/in Recognitions, SOU News /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Ashland Oregon’s DeBoer family and their signature company, Lithia Motors, have been recognized for their generosity, which has made possible the completion of a new athletic pavilion at Southern Oregon University. Lithia and the DeBoers pledged $1 million to the project – named Lithia Motors Pavilion – and another $1 million to […]