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Former SOU administrator and consultant appointed to Board of TrusteesSeptember 26, 2022 - 11:14 am
SOU prepares for strategic realignment to solidify financial futureSeptember 20, 2022 - 2:59 pm
Lithia & GreenCars pledge historic commitment, set SOU’s philanthropic bedrockSeptember 15, 2022 - 1:46 pm
SOU awarded National Science Foundation grant for cutting-edge equipmentSeptember 9, 2022 - 2:05 pm
SOU’s launch of new operating platform underwayAugust 26, 2022 - 3:10 pm
SOU students enjoying EcoAdventure in EcuadorAugust 23, 2022 - 2:27 pm
North Carolina educator accepts SOU director positionAugust 23, 2022 - 10:54 am
SOU News Podcast: Digital Cinema professor receives UFVA teaching awardAugust 22, 2022 - 12:31 pm
SOU offers in-state tuition to all Native American studentsAugust 22, 2022 - 8:30 am
SOU McNair Scholars program awarded nearly $1.4 million from U.S. Education DepartmentAugust 16, 2022 - 3:22 pm
SOU News Podcast: Faculty spotlight on Margaret PerrowAugust 9, 2022 - 1:22 pm
SOU team gets NSF grant to work on “computational thinking” curriculumAugust 9, 2022 - 12:00 pm
Former SOU administrator and consultant appointed to Board of Trustees
/in Campus News, Leadership, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Liz Shelby, who retired from Southern Oregon University after serving as director of government relations and chief of staff, and lobbyist and government relations consultant Iris Maria Chávez have both been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed today by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees. They will […]
SOU prepares for strategic realignment to solidify financial future
/in Campus News, Leadership, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey announced to employees today an emerging plan to address an outdated financial model that has left SOU and many other public higher education institutions relying too heavily on tuition revenue to balance their budgets. According to Bailey, the work over the next several months will be […]
Lithia & GreenCars pledge historic commitment, set SOU’s philanthropic bedrock
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and Medford-based Lithia Motors have announced a philanthropic partnership that will serve as the bedrock of future innovations at SOU. Lithia’s commitment exceeds $12 million and is the largest-ever single gift to the university. The contributions from Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) create the Lithia & GreenCars Momentum Fund, which […]
SOU awarded National Science Foundation grant for cutting-edge equipment
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s nationally-accredited Department of Chemistry has been awarded a prestigious, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF funding – part of the agency’s “Major Research Instrumentation Grant”’ program – provides for the acquisition of a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The instrument will advance research and research […]
SOU’s launch of new operating platform underway
/in Campus News, Leadership, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has begun a phased launch of a new operational software platform that is expected to eventually save the university more than $750,000 in recurring costs each year. It will improve user experiences and modernize processes for both students and employees. SOU’s shift to the Workday platform – which will […]
SOU students enjoying EcoAdventure in Ecuador
/in AcademicsStudents and faculty from SOU’s Environmental Science and Policy program are currently in Ecuador, wrapping up the field course “EcoAdventure: Andes to Amazon,” which focuses on tourism’s impact on the culture, environment and biodiversity of that South American country and the region surrounding it. The trip is led by Vincent Smith, director of the university’s Division of […]
North Carolina educator accepts SOU director position
/in Academics, Leadership(Ashland, Ore.) — Vance Durrington, currently a program coordinator at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has accepted an offer to become director of Southern Oregon University’s Division of Education, Health and Leadership. He will begin work at SOU on Sept. 12. “We had an excellent group of finalists for this key position, and I […]
SOU News Podcast: Digital Cinema professor receives UFVA teaching award
/in Academics, RecognitionsSOU offers in-state tuition to all Native American students
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will extend in-state tuition benefits to members of all federally recognized Native American tribes beginning this fall, regardless of where they live. Annual savings under the policy change for Native American students from outside Oregon will range from nearly $5,000 to more than $18,000, depending on where they live. […]
SOU McNair Scholars program awarded nearly $1.4 million from U.S. Education Department
/in Academics(Ashland, Ore.) — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Southern Oregon University its fifth Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement grant. The award of $274,983 annually will total $1,374,915 over the five-year grant cycle, from 2022 through 2027. The grant helps underrepresented and first-generation undergraduate students from low-income backgrounds to prepare for research-intensive doctoral programs. […]