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McNair Scholars: Apply or nominate potential grad studentsApril 29, 2025 - 10:01 am
SOU student joins Board of TrusteesApril 17, 2025 - 8:57 am
Unorthodox path: recent SOU graduate bound for OxfordApril 14, 2025 - 3:11 pm
SOU’s Ruggerio receives Distinguished Teaching AwardApril 14, 2025 - 3:05 pm
SOU Criminology & Criminal Justice class visits historic UK sitesApril 11, 2025 - 12:37 pm
SOU professor presents “Raising Aniya” West Coast premiere at AIFFApril 9, 2025 - 1:07 pm
César E. Chávez Leadership Conference returns to SOUApril 8, 2025 - 12:26 pm
Acclaimed Ashland director and screenwriter leads SOU students’ “Crew Experience”April 1, 2025 - 9:15 am
Global Innovation Scholars unite to serve U.S. and Mexican businessesMarch 31, 2025 - 3:06 pm
Raider Education Day for new and prospective teachersMarch 31, 2025 - 12:24 pm
SOU offers 48th “Brain Bowl” for local studentsMarch 24, 2025 - 3:15 pm
SOU student applies classroom experience to work on LA wildfiresMarch 21, 2025 - 4:38 pm
Soon-to-be graduate goes beyond first-generation expectations
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — To describe Nansi Cortes simply as a first-generation college student and soon-to-be Southern Oregon University graduate would ignore both her personal history and her family’s unwavering support. Nansi’s immigrant parents, whom she said had “lower than a grade school education,” were nonetheless aware of education’s potential impact on their children. So they […]
Rogue Valley Television now available to cable-cutters and others
/in Campus News, Press ReleasesRogue Valley Television, the community- and government-access station operated by Southern Oregon University’s Digital Media Center, is now available as an app or channel on the five largest streaming platforms: Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The change makes RVTV – which is also available over-the-air and on local […]
Junk-to-art program spotlights SOU’s IAS Innovation Fund
/in Academics, The ArtsImpact of the SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability’s Innovation Fund will be on display when an exhibition of the Recology Ashland-SOU Artist-in-Residency program opens on Friday, May 17, at the university’s Temporary Sculpture Garden. Recology Ashland partnered with SOU student artists last year to raise public awareness of environmental needs, such as reduction of waste […]
Sixth annual Creativity Conference at SOU set to begin May 16
/in Academics, Campus News(Ashland, Ore.) — The 6th annual Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University will kick off Thursday, May 16, and run through Sunday, May 19. The four-day event features a dynamic, global lineup with over 100 presenters, including five keynote speakers. Drawing together many of the world’s leading scholars, researchers and practitioners from the field of […]
Past to present: The Hannon Library’s Shively legacy
/in Campus News, The ArtsT.S. Eliot famously penned that “the very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future,” beckoning toward the treasured Hannon Library at SOU. Located in the heart of campus, the Hannon Library is a remarkable place of knowledge. More than just a quiet space to study, the […]
Student input sought on “limited membership” clubs
/in Student LifeSOU students are being asked to weigh in on a proposal – prompted by a request from a group interested in bringing the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity to campus – to allow “groups that have limited membership” to be recognized as student clubs. The student government, Associated Students of Southern Oregon, is offering question-and-answer […]
CCJ 389E: Spring break trip to Bosnia
/in AcademicsA small group of students from SOU embarked on a recent transatlantic journey to explore Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia as part of their Criminology and Criminal Justice study away class CCJ 389E: War, Genocide, Peace & Reconciliation (open to ALL MAJORS). The fall term 2023 class concluded with the eight-day study abroad component during […]
SOU student receives prestigious scholarship
/in Academics, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Chloe Fiveash, a Southern Oregon University junior majoring in biochemistry, is one of 438 recipients nationwide of the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship – a prestigious U.S. award that recognizes the research work of undergraduates in math, science and engineering. Fiveash, a first-generation college student who experienced homelessness while in high school, is SOU’s […]
Interim VPFA: Peter Angstadt to fill the key role
/in Campus NewsPeter Angstadt, Ph.D., has agreed to serve as Southern Oregon University’s interim Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA), beginning June 3. Angstadt, who retired in 2016 after serving 12 years as president of Rogue Community College, is currently an adjunct professor in SOU’s MBA Program. “I am confident that Peter will hit the ground […]
SOU Valorant Esports team completes successful season
/in Recognitions, Student LifeSOU’s Valorant Esports team recently completed its best year of competition by finishing its regular season with six wins and one loss and then making it to the semifinals of its post-season Nace Starleague Open + tournament. The SOU team won its quarterfinal match, 2-0, against Connecticut’s University of New Haven before losing in the semifinals, […]