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Ashland Chamber goes to bat for SOUFebruary 14, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Polar Plunge: SOU team to participate in Saturday’s Special Olympics fundraiserFebruary 14, 2019 - 8:00 am
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Alena Ruggerio’s study abroad adventure in SpainFebruary 13, 2019 - 8:55 am
SOU student’s grant writing project bears fruit for preschoolersFebruary 12, 2019 - 10:20 am
SOU faculty member a finalist for Oregon Book AwardsFebruary 12, 2019 - 8:00 am
NEXTGENRADIO: SOU student journalist Erika Soderstrom earns NPR fellowshipFebruary 11, 2019 - 8:00 am
“Tall Cop” presents substance abuse awareness training at SOUFebruary 8, 2019 - 8:20 am
Consortium of southern Oregon colleges and universities to strengthen transfer agreementsFebruary 7, 2019 - 12:36 pm
Governor’s Food Drive will help SOU students in needFebruary 7, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU Outdoor Program offers Winter Term climbing opportunitiesFebruary 6, 2019 - 10:55 am
March 1 deadline approaches for more than 600 OSAC scholarshipsFebruary 6, 2019 - 8:00 am
Magazine names Ashland among best locales to work as filmmakerFebruary 4, 2019 - 5:35 pm
Ashland Chamber goes to bat for SOU
/in Campus News /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Ashland Chamber of Commerce acknowledged an integral relationship between the business community and Southern Oregon University when the chamber’s Board of Directors voted unanimously today to urge adequate state funding for SOU. Board members approved a letter of support that asks Governor Kate Brown and members of the Oregon Legislature for […]
Polar Plunge: SOU team to participate in Saturday’s Special Olympics fundraiser
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSOU students, staff and faculty have the opportunity to brave icy waters and support local Special Olympics Oregon athletes with intellectual disabilities during the 2019 Polar Plunge event on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Medford’s Jackson Aquatic Center. The Southern Oregon Polar Plunge will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a costume contest for the participants. The […]
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Alena Ruggerio’s study abroad adventure in Spain
/in Academics /by mosleyjThrough a recent study abroad program, 18 Southern Oregon University students and one professor set out to explore and experience the richness of Northern Spain’s culture. Communication professor Alena Ruggerio organized and led the students on a three-month study abroad excursion to Oviedo, Spain. Ruggerio says the time she spent with her 18 “tesoros” (her […]
SOU student’s grant writing project bears fruit for preschoolers
/in Academics /by mosleyjSOU English major Shelee Juarez was paired up with the Jackson County Library Foundation when she needed a project last spring for her Grant Writing and Workplace Literacy Class (ENG 329). The result, several months later, was a $9,000 grant for the JCLF to buy giveaway books for preschoolers in full-time child care – and […]
SOU faculty member a finalist for Oregon Book Awards
/in Recognitions /by mosleyjSOU faculty member and alumna Brook Colley has been named a finalist for this year’s Oregon Book Awards in the category of general nonfiction for her book, “Power in the Telling: Grand Ronde, Warm Springs and Intertribal Relations in the Casino Era.” Colley, an assistant professor for SOU’s Native American Studies program, is one of […]
NEXTGENRADIO: SOU student journalist Erika Soderstrom earns NPR fellowship
/in Student Life /by mosleyjAs co-editor of The Siskiyou student newspaper and production assistant for Jefferson Public Radio, communication major Erika Soderstrom has emerged as one of the top student journalists at Southern Oregon University. But even Soderstrom can reinvent her journalism practice, which she did via a NextGenRadio fellowship during Fall Term of 2018. Co-sponsored by National Public […]
“Tall Cop” presents substance abuse awareness training at SOU
/in Campus News /by mosleyjA police officer-turned-substance abuse awareness speaker presented a fairly imposing message during a recent workshop for SOU faculty and staff, and community members from various agencies. Jermaine Galloway — a 6-foot-9 former Division I basketball player – presented his “Tall Cop Says Stop” training to help attendees recognize signs of drug and alcohol abuse. The […]
Consortium of southern Oregon colleges and universities to strengthen transfer agreements
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Delegations from each of the institutions that make up the new Southern Oregon Higher Education Consortium will meet this month to discuss the seamless transfer of credits from colleges to universities and other matters of shared interest. The consortium members are Klamath Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Rogue Community College and […]
Governor’s Food Drive will help SOU students in need
/in Campus News /by mosleyjThe annual Governor’s Food Drive is up and running through February at SOU, and those who contribute can make a real difference for students with unreliable access to food and other community members in need. All food collected in campaign at SOU will be donated to the university’s Student Food Pantry, and monetary donations will […]
SOU Outdoor Program offers Winter Term climbing opportunities
/in Student Life /by mosleyjThe SOU Outdoor Program is offering multiple climbing opportunities this winter for those who want to learn something new or experience something challenging. The Outdoor Program is offering a chance for climbing beginners to start their learning experience on Feb. 17 at Emigrant Lake. Intermediate climbing at Rattlesnake will be offered on March 16. The […]