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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
SOU Distinguished Alumni Award recipients to be recognized
/in Alumni, Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyjAn 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 […]
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists wrapping up
/in Campus News, Leadership /by mosleyjFour of the five finalists to become SOU’s next president have visited campus – including two over the past week – with one more candidate scheduled to visit later this week. All of the candidates are visiting for two days of interviews and presentations with various constituent groups and community members. Curtis Bridgeman, Ph.D. and […]
SOU creative arts professor elected chair of Oregon Humanities board
/in Academics, Leadership, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Robert Arellano, a professor in the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University, was elected board chair for Oregon Humanities on Oct. 16. As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Oregon Humanities’ mission “connects people and communities through conversation, storytelling and participatory programs to inspire understanding […]
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists are underway
/in Campus News /by mosleyjThe first two of five finalists to become SOU’s next president have visited campus over the past week, with the three remaining finalists scheduled to visit later this week and next. All of the candidates are visiting for two days of interviews and presentations with various constituent groups and community members. Chris Gilmer, Ph.D., currently […]
SOU hires its first vice president for equity, diversity and inclusion
/in Campus News, Leadership, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Toya Cooper, an attorney who has spent almost 20 years addressing diversity in higher education, has accepted an offer to become Southern Oregon University’s first vice president for equity, diversity and inclusion. She will start work with the university Nov. 15 “I think SOU is ready to engage the questions of equity, […]
SOU celebrates Campus Sustainability Month
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University will participate in Campus Sustainability Month throughout October. The annual event, hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), celebrates higher education sustainability achievements while raising awareness of the value of sustainability in higher education. To celebrate and kickoff a new year of sustainability advancements, students and […]
SOU student turns fervor for France into dream come true
/in Academics /by mosleyjWhat happens when a student is so passionate about French, all he wants to do is live in France? Micah Mills came up with an answer: graduate from SOU with a degree in International Studies and get accepted into a master’s program in business – in Lyon, France. “It’s a crazy experience to live out […]
SOU’s EcoAdventure experience gets local in response to fire
/in Academics, Leadership, Press Releases /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Past versions of Southern Oregon University’s “EcoAdventure” courses have taken students to northern California’s Lassen and Yosemite national parks, Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and Costa Rica. But last year’s Almeda Fire brought a huge ecological test almost to SOU’s doorstep, and EcoAdventure faculty and students jumped on the opportunity to play a role […]
Student overcomes life challenges to earn SOU MBA and land “dream job”
/in Academics /by mosleyjStaci O’Shea is a survivor. She has overcome the challenges of being a teen-aged mother of special needs children. She has escaped domestic violence, found her way through a divorce, moved around the country and achieved sobriety. She has also followed an academic path to career preparation, new-found confidence and real-world success. “I am a […]
SOU presidential search entering interview phase
/in Campus News, Press Releases /by mosleyjThe Presidential Search Committee of the SOU Board of Trustees will begin first-round interviews by the start of October with candidates to become the university’s next president, and plans to select and interview finalists for the position by the end of October. SOU President Linda Schott announced in April that she will retire by the […]