SOU News Archives

Duo SOU Heads to New York’s Carnegie Hall

Ashland, Ore. — It’s not every day an undergraduate music major has the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall—twice. It hasn’t really sunk in for her, but that’s exactly what Southern Oregon University music student Beatriz Abella, 21, will do before she graduates. “I still can’t believe it,” she said, shaking her head in amazement. […]

SOU Showcases the Rise of Credit Unions with Rogue Federal Credit Union CEO Gene Pelham Nov. 17

Ashland, Ore. — As large banks continue to see a decline in customers, credit unions across the United States are signing up members in record numbers. It’s no different in southern Oregon, where Rogue Federal Credit Union is increasing its numbers at a rapid rate. To find out more about this movement and what it […]

SOU Hosts Oxfam Banquet to Benefit Ashland Food Angels

Ashland, Ore. — Southern Oregon University’s Civic Engagement Program will be hosting an educational banquet on local and global issues of hunger to benefit the Ashland Food Angels on Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room at 7 p.m. Donations will gladly be accepted. The Oxfam Banquet is an event held worldwide by the organization, […]

SOU Sets Another Enrollment Record

RCC Transfers, Californians and Hispanic Students Lead Growth (Ashland, Ore.) –Southern Oregon University is experiencing the largest and most diverse fall enrollment in its history. Headcount has reached 6,744, a 4.7 percent increase over last fall’s figure that was up a dramatic 26 percent over fall 2009. The categories showing the strongest growth were transfers […]

SOU Alum Jeff McJunkin Takes Top Honors