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JPR reporters honored with journalism awardsJune 8, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU students win best poster at high speed computing symposiumJune 1, 2026 - 2:18 pm
Campus community’s student worker appreciationMay 29, 2026 - 9:15 am
SOU’s Kaiser releases book on Shakespeare’s canonMay 28, 2026 - 11:58 am
SOU’s 21st annual Student Film FestivalMay 26, 2026 - 12:42 pm
SOU hosts cybersecurity camp for high school studentsMay 22, 2026 - 9:00 am
SOU students sweep in Microsoft competitionMay 19, 2026 - 9:51 am
SOU’s Cherstin Lyon joins conversation with Pulitzer winner Rick AtkinsonMay 11, 2026 - 3:04 pm
Two SOU alumni author second book for educatorsApril 29, 2026 - 10:19 am
SOU-led “computational thinking” team presents papersApril 27, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”April 15, 2026 - 2:20 pm
Student voices, river stories: Amy Bowers Cordalis at SOUApril 14, 2026 - 12:40 pm
SOU Archaeologists Return to Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarter
/in SOU NewsPublic Archeology Day is October 12 at the Site (Ashland, Ore) The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the City of Jacksonville, will conduct archaeological excavations at the Chinese Quarter Site in Jacksonville, Oregon Saturday, October 12, from 10:00 a.m through 2:00 p.m. The archaeological excavation […]
SOU Biology Professor is Chosen Artist-in-Residence at Crater Lake
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore) John Sollinger, an associate professor in University Seminar at Southern Oregon University, has been invited to be the established Artist-in-residence at Crater Lake National Park this fall.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts Presents the SOU Tutunov Piano Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the second annual SOU Tutunov Piano Series, opening on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. with pianist Alexander Ghindin performing works by Bach, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Liszt and Brahms.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts presents “Menagerie: The New Vaudeville”
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Theatre Arts program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents “Menagerie: The New Vaudeville” featuring James Donlon, Alina Cenal, Terry Longshore and Jeff Richmond on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 3-4 at 8:00 p.m. in the SOU Center Stage Theatre.
Southern Oregon University Department of Performing Arts presents Kenneth Tse
/in SOU NewsDubbed “a young virtuoso” by the New York Times (Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents saxophonist Kenneth Tse, winner of the prestigious New York Artists International Award and the National Alliance for Excellence’s Alex Award, in addition to many others. Tse’s singular performance in Southern […]
SOU in the News – August 19 – 21, 2013
/in SOU in the NewsPrint SOU, union reach accord Daily Tidings, August 21, 2013 SOU gets more ‘green’ recognition Daily Tidings August 19, 2013 SOU among top 25 LGBT-friendly schools New York Daily News August 20, 2013 https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/list-campus-pride-top-25-lgbt-friendly-universities-colleges-article-1.1431723 SOU climatologist Greg Jones says global warming is ripening fruit sooner and making it sweeter Scientific American August 21, 2013 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-threatens-crunchy-tart-apples […]
SOU in the News – Aug. 16-19, 2013
/in SOU in the NewsPrint SOU’s Academia Latina is “An amazing, inspirational place” Daily Tidings August 17, 2013 https://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130817/NEWS02/308170303 SOU alumni success story: StrapGraphics custom guitar straps Portland Oregonian August 17, 2013 https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/custom_guitar_strap_company_do.html SOU announces Spring 2013 academic honor rolls Mail Tribune August 16, 2013 https://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130816/COMMUNITY/308160309 Broadcast SOU installs solar panels on roof of student […]
SOU Ranked Among Nation’s Top 25 LGBT-Friendly Colleges
/in SOU NewsCampus Pride ranking highlights positive work done for LGBT students (Ashland, Ore) Southern Oregon University (SOU) is among the top 25 campuses in America that are friendly to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, according to Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to support LGBT-friendly learning […]
SOU in the News: August 11-15 2013
/in SOU in the NewsSOU climatologist Greg Jones says global warming is affecting apples, grapes and other fruit Nature August 15, 2013 https://www.nature.com/news/climate-change-threatens-crunchy-tart-apples-1.13567 SOU professor Craig Wright entertains with his band Spawn of Satin tomorrow night as part of the Institute for New Writing/Ashland Daily Tidings August 15, 2013 https://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130815/ENTERTAIN/130819994&template=printart Alumnus John Reid, former editor of the Medford Mail Tribune, loses battle with […]
The Greening of Southern Oregon University
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) Southern Oregon University (SOU) has reached a new milestone in its growth as an environmentally-conscious campus. The new issue of Sierra, the bi-monthly magazine of the Sierra Club, ranks SOU #26 on its “Cool Schools” annual list of America’s green colleges and universities.