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SOU board receives national Nason award for exceptional leadershipFebruary 27, 2020 - 9:59 am
SOU Computer Science Department gets new hiresFebruary 25, 2020 - 12:45 pm
19th annual “Lock-In” brings police to teach at SOUFebruary 25, 2020 - 11:16 am
Upcoming “Pub Night” a test run for potential campus pubFebruary 24, 2020 - 4:10 pm
SOU alumnus premieres first documentary, “Illegal,” at film festivalsFebruary 24, 2020 - 3:21 pm
SOU Digital Cinema program launches “The Crew Experience”February 21, 2020 - 12:35 pm
SOU added to Military Friendly School list by VIQTORYFebruary 20, 2020 - 4:46 pm
Deadlines approaching to apply for millions in scholarshipsFebruary 10, 2020 - 4:52 pm
Planetwalker and environmentalist John Francis speaks at SOUFebruary 7, 2020 - 4:02 pm
SOU president to discuss higher ed “uncertainty” in campus lectureFebruary 4, 2020 - 11:35 am
Governor’s State Employee Food Drive to run through February at SOUJanuary 27, 2020 - 2:23 pm
Retired SOU business professor Joseph Smith passes away at age 98January 24, 2020 - 9:45 am
Governor’s State Employee Food Drive to run through February at SOU
/in Campus News /by mosleyjAll food and cash donations collected at SOU during the seventh annual Governor’s State Employee Food Drive – which runs through February – will go to the Student Food Pantry and SOU students with unreliable access to food. Payroll deductions will support food assistance programs at ACCESS – the region’s community action agency. “The most […]
Retired SOU business professor Joseph Smith passes away at age 98
/in Campus News /by mosleyjEmeritus professor Joseph Raymond Smith, who taught business at SOU for 26 years, passed away on Jan. 5 at age 98. Smith joined the faculty in 1964 of what was then Southern Oregon College. He taught courses in accounting and taxation until his retirement as an emeritus professor in 1990. Smith was born in Magrath, […]
“Uncertainty” series tackles incomplete accounts of three Jewish WWII refugees
/in Campus News /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University French professor and Summer Language Institute director Marianne Golding will present a “Campus Theme” lecture this month on World War II France. The free lecture, which is part of SOU’s Campus Theme lecture series, will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Hannon Library’s Meese Room. It follows the […]
SOU’s “Culturally Responsive Teaching Innovation Community” to hold CRT workshop
/in Academics /by mosleyjA free workshop on Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) will be held for SOU faculty and staff at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room. CRT is an educational method that recognizes the importance of students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. The approach was explained last year during […]
Entire cohort of SOU bachelor of fine arts students perform in L.A. and gain internships
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjThe 2019 cohort for Southern Oregon University’s bachelor of fine arts in performance program will get more than degrees after completing their requirements last month. All 16 members of the BFA program performed a thesis showcase in December, first on the SOU campus and then at the historic Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, California. […]
SOU students to tackle homelessness and environment issues for spring break
/in Campus News /by mosleyjThe deadline to apply online for either of two Raider Alternative Break trips this spring is Jan. 18. The trips – one to Arizona and the other to Marin County, California – will coincide with SOU’s spring break, March 21 through 29.. Raider Alternative Breaks focuses on inspiring students to be active citizens. Through short-term […]
Philosopher to lecture at SOU on misinformation and false beliefs
/in Campus News /by mosleyjCailin O’Connor – mathematician, philosopher, author, evolutionary game theorist and associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine – will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Room 151 of the Southern Oregon University Science Building. O’Connor’s free lecture is part of SOU’s “Campus Theme” lecture series. […]
U.S. senator to visit SOU for town hall meeting
/in Campus News /by mosleyjU.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon will be on the Southern Oregon University campus on Friday for what promises to be a wide-ranging town hall meeting as he seeks input on “what we need to do to strengthen our state and our nation.” The SOU event, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Stevenson Union’s […]
SOU’s MBA for nonprofit management ranks among nation’s best
/in Press Releases, Recognitions /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s MBA program with a concentration in nonprofit management has been ranked among the best such programs in the U.S. by a student-focused online guide. The website Intelligent.com rated SOU’s nonprofit management MBA at No. 10 on its list of the best 25 programs in the nation. The website also […]
SOU percussion groups to perform at prominent NYC music festival
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjTwo percussion groups affiliated with Southern Oregon University will be featured this spring at the inaugural “Long Play” music festival – a three-day event at various New York City venues, produced by the renowned contemporary music organization Bang on a Can. Left Edge Percussion, a contemporary percussion group in residence at SOU’s Oregon Center for the […]