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Oregon’s poet laureate to speak at SOU Friends of Hannon Library eventApril 17, 2019 - 10:01 am
SOU Research Center smoke survey shows mixed viewsApril 16, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU’s Student Recreation Center celebrating first birthdayApril 15, 2019 - 2:49 pm
HECC gives green light for launch of Digital Cinema degree at SOUApril 11, 2019 - 10:57 am
Earth Week at SOU packs in wide variety of eventsApril 10, 2019 - 9:20 am
Promising students sought for SOU McNair Scholars ProgramApril 9, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU and Universidad de Guanajuato pledge to build upon 50-year friendshipApril 8, 2019 - 2:33 pm
SOU community invited to Guanajuato lecturesApril 4, 2019 - 10:19 am
SOU Native American Student Union’s spring powwow returns to campusApril 2, 2019 - 9:58 am
Surprise! SOU’s Rousell discusses the brain, dopamine and change at TEDxApril 1, 2019 - 8:00 am
Ashland, SOU mark 50 years of Guanajuato “sister” relationshipsMarch 26, 2019 - 3:40 pm
SOU’s Lithia Motors Pavilion/Student Recreation Center strikes LEED GoldMarch 20, 2019 - 8:00 am
Oregon’s poet laureate to speak at SOU Friends of Hannon Library event
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Kim Stafford, Oregon’s poet laureate, will read and discuss his work in an SOU presentation on Thursday, April 18, that is part of the Friends of Hannon Library Speaker Series for the 2018-19 academic year. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in the […]
SOU Research Center smoke survey shows mixed views
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Most tourists who visited southern Oregon during the smoky summers of 2017 and 2018 plan to return for future trips, but a majority will modify their plans to account for the possibility of more smoke, according to a new survey by the Southern Oregon University Research Center (SOURCE). SOURCE’s 39-page “Southern Oregon […]
SOU’s Student Recreation Center celebrating first birthday
/in Campus News /by mosleyjAll members of the SOU community are invited to join Campus Recreation on April 23 to celebrate the first birthday of the university’s Student Recreation Center with complimentary refreshments and free access for faculty and staff. Construction of the SRC and adjacent Lithia Motors Pavilion was completed last spring, and the recreation center opened its […]
HECC gives green light for launch of Digital Cinema degree at SOU
/in Academics, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission gave final approval today for a new Digital Cinema degree program that will begin this fall at Southern Oregon University and prepare students for careers in film and other forms of visual media. Members of the HECC, whose approval is needed for all new degree programs at […]
Earth Week at SOU packs in wide variety of events
/in Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s fifth annual, student-driven Earth Week celebration from April 15 to 20 will be all about awareness of important issues facing the planet – and celebration of efforts that are making a difference. Events will range from a “tea talk” about environmental justice and a “pollinator party” with local beekeepers, […]
Promising students sought for SOU McNair Scholars Program
/in Academics /by mosleyjSOU faculty and staff are asked to help identify and nominate students for the next cohort of SOU’s McNair Scholars Program, which has prepared eligible undergraduate students for post-graduate education since 2003. A majority of past participants in the program have said they were encouraged by faculty or staff to apply, so the program’s director is seeking […]
SOU and Universidad de Guanajuato pledge to build upon 50-year friendship
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and the Universidad de Guanajuato officially renewed a friendship that has been built over the past 50 years when the institutions’ leaders pledged Monday to broaden their collaboration over the next half-century. “Today’s agreement is to reaffirm our commitment to the exchange of students and faculty,” SOU President Linda […]
SOU community invited to Guanajuato lectures
/in Campus News /by mosleyjThree SOU alumni from Guanajuato will present free, public lectures on Thursday, April 11, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the sister-university relationship between SOU and the Universidad de Guanajuato. Members of the SOU community are encouraged to attend the lectures and to welcome the visiting delegation from Guanajuato. “If you see any […]
SOU Native American Student Union’s spring powwow returns to campus
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’sNative American Student Union and Native American Programs will share their culture with campus and the community at the 27th annual Spring Powwow on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14 at SOU’s Lithia Motors Pavilion. The event will return to the SOU campus this year, after being held for the […]
Surprise! SOU’s Rousell discusses the brain, dopamine and change at TEDx
/in Academics /by mosleyjMike Rousell, an associate professor of education at SOU, still remembers the surprise response he received from a teacher after complaining about his childhood dyslexia and learning difficulties. “Why don’t you become a teacher?” his instructor asked. What that teacher may not have realized is that the unexpected comeback may have produced fertile ground in […]