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SOU OK’d to use federal money advancing energy resilienceMarch 31, 2026 - 2:46 pm
SOU AI work presented to exclusive organizationMarch 30, 2026 - 11:01 am
SOU School of Business faculty engage students at DECA ConferenceMarch 5, 2026 - 10:36 am
Earl Hills, a map forward and the hammerMarch 3, 2026 - 12:11 pm
“Lollipop Moments” celebrate faculty & staffFebruary 27, 2026 - 1:24 pm
Six trustees appointed and confirmed to SOU BoardFebruary 17, 2026 - 3:09 pm
Winter workshops: student-led learning at The FarmFebruary 17, 2026 - 11:52 am
SOU civics course included on select national listFebruary 10, 2026 - 2:01 pm
SOU’s Slattery receives community service awardFebruary 4, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU enacts spending restrictions amid cash-flow concernsFebruary 3, 2026 - 3:03 pm
Lyn Hennion, SOU friend and former trustee, passes awayJanuary 27, 2026 - 11:56 am
SOU seeking student fellows for new Community Resilience and Leadership programJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:30 am
SOU in the News: Jan. 9 to 22
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features Daily Tidings • Evalyn Hansen • USA • Jan 23 Using acting craft to change people’s lives: Simone Stewart, office manger of SOU’s Small Business Development Center, is interviewed on acting Herald […]
The Farm at SOU to have “farm mentor” for five-month appointment
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (online at https://goo.gl/HUog5W) (Ashland, Ore.) — The Farm at SOU will have a new staff member from March through August – a “farm mentor” who will be employed by AmeriCorps and will help inspire a generation of ecologically committed leaders to live and work sustainably. The farm mentor will work full-time for five […]
SOU’s groundbreaking football coach passes away at age 64
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/AUgWAO) (Ashland, Ore.) — Craig Howard, the head football coach who raised the bar at Southern Oregon University and earned the love of his team for the family culture he instilled, passed away Thursday night in his home. He was 64. The Howard family has asked for privacy but will announce services in […]
SOU in the News: Dec. 28 to Jan. 8
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features Siskiyou Daily News • Danielle Jester • USA • Jan 5 Artist Profile: Roger Emerson, composer and arranger: Roger Emerson of Mount Shasta, who earned his bachelor’s degree from SOU, composes and arranges […]
Chief of staff for late State Sen. Alan Bates shifts to SOU government relations
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/IAIPcv) (Ashland, Ore.) — Julie McFadden, who served most recently as chief of staff to the late State Sen. Alan Bates, has been hired to serve as Southern Oregon University’s liaison with state and federal lawmakers. She began work at the university on Monday. As SOU’s new Director of Government Relations, […]
SOU in the News: Dec. 20 to 27
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features TeenVogue Magazine • Emma Sarran Webster • USA • Dec 27 How to manage college applications stress: Ian Parent, associate director of admission at SOU, joins experts from around the country in […]
SOU small business leader to address entrepreneurs
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (online at https://goo.gl/A5DpTF) (Medford, Ore.) — Going up? Three easy steps to creating an elevator speech – a brief pitch to sell yourself to clients – will be outlined on Thursday, Jan. 12, when Simone Stewart of Southern Oregon University’s Small Business Development Center addresses the Women Entrepreneurs of Southern Oregon. Stewart will […]
SOU professor’s research published in European journal
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/QQBrqS) (Ashland, Ore.) —A research paper on the solution chemistry of aluminum, authored by Southern Oregon University professor Anna Oliveri, was published in the current edition of the peer-reviewed periodical “Chemistry – A European Journal.” Oliveri also provided artwork for the journal’s cover. The paper describes fundamental research on the molecules present […]
SOU in the News: Dec. 13 to 19
/in SOU in the NewsMedia coverage and relevant mentions of Southern Oregon University for the most recent week SOU student, alumni, faculty and staff news and features KAJO Radio • Sam Marsh • Dec 17 SOU alum picked to head Utah fire department: Dan Peterson, who received his master’s degree in management from SOU, is leaving his position as chief […]
SOU receives NEH grant to preserve “common heritage” histories
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/sHH5QE) (Ashland, Ore.) — The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Southern Oregon University a $12,000 Common Heritage grant to collect and preserve agricultural and logging family histories in Jackson and Josephine Counties. Co-investigators Maureen Battistella (assistant professor affiliate and research anthropologist at SOU) and Victoria Sturtevant, Ph.D. (SOU sociology […]