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SOU Distinguished Alumni Award recipients to be recognizedOctober 26, 2021 - 1:09 pm
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists wrapping upOctober 26, 2021 - 1:03 pm
SOU creative arts professor elected chair of Oregon Humanities boardOctober 21, 2021 - 8:50 am
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists are underwayOctober 19, 2021 - 3:27 pm
SOU hires its first vice president for equity, diversity and inclusionOctober 18, 2021 - 11:46 am
SOU celebrates Campus Sustainability MonthOctober 11, 2021 - 4:11 pm
SOU student turns fervor for France into dream come trueOctober 11, 2021 - 10:59 am
SOU’s EcoAdventure experience gets local in response to fireOctober 5, 2021 - 11:27 am
Student overcomes life challenges to earn SOU MBA and land “dream job”October 1, 2021 - 9:05 am
SOU presidential search entering interview phaseSeptember 28, 2021 - 3:02 pm
SOU adopts “land acknowledgement”September 23, 2021 - 11:45 am
Solar arrays pop up at The Farm at SOUSeptember 21, 2021 - 1:59 pm
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 […]