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SOU to host official memorial service for William Thorndike, Jr.March 12, 2025 - 3:02 pm
SOU participants make a splash at regional sustainability conferenceMarch 11, 2025 - 9:05 am
SOU alum returns to screen Klamath River filmMarch 11, 2025 - 8:19 am
SOU enters partnership to support survivors of gender-based violenceMarch 10, 2025 - 2:08 pm
Look and feel of Inside SOU website to changeMarch 3, 2025 - 2:36 pm
SOU embraces Behavioral Health InitiativeFebruary 28, 2025 - 8:20 am
Rogue Buzzway gardens grow with SOU partnershipFebruary 25, 2025 - 1:01 pm
SOU freshman joins Board of TrusteesFebruary 18, 2025 - 1:51 pm- SOU loses friend and mentor with passing of Bill ThorndikeFebruary 18, 2025 - 9:26 am
SOU’s Saigo Multicultural Alcove rededicatedFebruary 11, 2025 - 10:59 am
SOU campus weathers snow stormFebruary 4, 2025 - 12:32 pm
SOU seeks development proposals for senior livingJanuary 23, 2025 - 11:57 am
Four SOU alumni honored for service
/in RecognitionsA retired professor and Cherokee Nation member, a current small college president, a U.S. Air Force colonel who commands Oregon’s Air National Guard fighter wing and an Alaskan who has gone from wrestler to civil rights leader all will be honored on Thursday, Nov. 3, when Southern Oregon University recognizes this year’s alumni award winners. […]
SOU News Podcast: Digital Cinema professor receives UFVA teaching award
/in Academics, RecognitionsSOU team gets NSF grant to work on “computational thinking” curriculum
/in Academics, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been awarded a three-year grant totaling nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to help K-5 teachers develop “computational thinking” skills in the Ashland and Phoenix-Talent school districts. The work will build upon a $299,000 grant SOU was awarded in September 2019 to launch the collaborative research […]
SOU leaders to honor alumnus and friends of the university in Guanajuato ceremony
/in Leadership, Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — A contingent from Southern Oregon University will visit sister institution Universidad de Guanajuato in the coming days to present SOU’s highest service award to prominent Mexican politician and SOU alumnus Juan Carlos Romero Hicks and his wife, Frances “Faffie” Siekman Romero. “Juan Carlos and Faffie are true and longstanding friends of SOU […]
SOU women’s rugby club team makes most of trip to nationals
/in RecognitionsSouthern Oregon University’s women’s rugby club team, which mounted a fast and furious fund-raising effort this spring just to participate in the Collegiate Rugby Championship tournament in New Orleans, came away from the experience over Memorial Day Weekend having accomplished part of its ultimate goal – winning the final two games of the tournament. Losses […]
SOU achieves “Gold” in prestigious sustainability rating
/in Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has jumped from a “Silver” to a “Gold” rating for campus-wide sustainability achievements, as measured by an evaluation system developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and used to grade colleges and universities worldwide. “It is an honor for SOU to be recognized […]
Nominations open for SOU’s Outstanding Staff Award
/in RecognitionsHave you noticed commendable work by an SOU classified or unclassified staff member? You can nominate them through the end of March for the university’s Outstanding Staff Award, which honors two people each year for their achievements, service, leadership and dedication to the university. Nominees will be considered by a campus-wide selection committee, and the […]
SOU Distinguished Alumni Award recipients to be recognized
/in Alumni, Press Releases, RecognitionsAn entrepreneur and former Zappos executive, a chemist working toward a cure for Duchene muscular dystrophy, a conservation and youth program leader, and the architect of an award-winning band program will be honored Thursday during a Homecoming Weekend luncheon to recognize Southern Oregon University’s annual Distinguished Alumni Award winners. Fred Mossler, who earned his bachelor’s […]
SOU recognized as Tree Campus USA
/in Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University was recognized this month as a Tree Campus USA for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, an Arbor Day Foundation program started in 2008, honors higher education institutions and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. SOU is one […]
SOU scores a perfect 5 with Campus Pride
/in Press Releases, Recognitions(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been recognized for the ninth year in a row as one of the nation’s top 30, “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities by Campus Pride, a nonprofit that supports and improves campus life for LGBTQ people on campuses nationwide. SOU earned five out of five stars […]