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SOU, RCC presidents kick off meeting of HB 4124 advisory groupNovember 10, 2026 - 12:36 pm
SOU students help protect Crater Lake’s rare Mazama newtsNovember 3, 2026 - 12:53 pm
SOU Theatre students build preschool play “sets”November 3, 2026 - 11:38 am
Battistella’s new book available next monthNovember 3, 2026 - 9:18 am
SOU showcases living laboratory at resilience summitOctober 26, 2026 - 3:09 pm
SOU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign with $100 million goalOctober 22, 2026 - 10:52 am
Survey seeks input on higher ed future in OregonOctober 20, 2026 - 12:45 pm
SOU undergrad Elliot Glenn gets hands-on cybersecurity experienceOctober 20, 2026 - 12:13 pm
Four SOU alumni to receive annual awardsOctober 20, 2026 - 11:38 am
SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industriesOctober 13, 2026 - 7:27 am
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationshipsOctober 5, 2026 - 11:03 am
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first yearOctober 5, 2026 - 5:17 am
Activist and former VP candidate Winona LaDuke to speak at SOU commencement
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/ACHxtM) (Ashland, Ore.) — Winona LaDuke, a prominent Native American environmentalist and activist who twice ran for vice president on a Green Party ticket headed by Ralph Nader, will be the keynote speaker at Southern Oregon University’s June 17 commencement ceremony. LaDuke, 57, was raised largely in Ashland and her […]
SOU to showcase innovation at annual SOAR conference
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/TY6MKz) (Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon Arts & Research conference – an annual showcase of Southern Oregon University talents, interests and innovations – will begin Tuesday, May 16, and continue through Friday, May 19. The 10th annual event will feature a variety of presentations and performances by more than […]
Serving the Underserved: Maslow Project a one-stop resource for homeless youth
/in AlumniJackson County has the third-highest number of homeless and at-risk children in Oregon – an estimated 2,500, according to the Department of Education. Homeless youth are more likely to miss school or drop out, receive lower scores on standardized tests and have a higher probability of suffering from depression, physical illnesses, and learning disabilities. Mary […]
Top high school students use SOU program to get a big jump on college
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/uavpOG) (Ashland, Ore.) — One student at St. Mary’s School in Medford will be two-thirds of the way through her sophomore year at Southern Oregon University when she receives her high school diploma next month. One of her St. Mary’s classmates will be almost halfway through his sophomore year at […]
State commission approves SOU tuition rate
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/1mMLmn) (Ashland, Ore.) — Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission acknowledged Southern Oregon University’s collaboration, momentum and attention to the overall best interests of students by voting today to accept 2017-18 tuition rates adopted last month by the SOU Board of Trustees. “I truly appreciate the ability of HECC members to […]
Trans-species psychologist to lecture at SOU on animals’ personal lives
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/26XjaV) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s “Shapes of Curiosity” lecture series will take a walk on the wild side when trans-species psychologist G.A. Bradshaw discusses “The World Through the Eyes of Our Carnivore Kin” on Thursday evening, May 11, at the Hannon Library. The lecture, which is free and […]
Hospital CEO to join SOU Board of Trustees
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/9LtvdF) (Ashland, Ore.) — Sheila Clough, the chief executive officer of Asante Ashland Community Hospital, has been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown to fill the 15th seat on the Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees and was confirmed today by the Oregon Senate. Clough has served as CEO of the […]
SOU Student Health and Wellness Center granted three-year accreditation
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/vPbi9m) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Student Health and Wellness Center has been re-accredited by the largest certifying agency in the U.S. for student health centers and other ambulatory health organizations. The three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care differentiates SOU’s medical and mental health center […]
Fire ecologist to speak at SOU about community resilience to fire
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/aBeLbn) (Ashland, Ore.) — University of Washington fire ecologist Susan Prichard will discuss the need to include managed fire as a tool to ease the threat of catastrophic wildfires in a presentation on Thursday, May 4, in the Southern Oregon University Science Auditorium. Her talk, “Becoming Fire Adapted: Community & […]
U.S passport application services available at SOU
/in SOU NewsNEWS BRIEF (available online at https://goo.gl/igFqnX) (Ashland, Ore.) — An officially designated Passport Acceptance Facility, operated by the Office of International Programs at Southern Oregon University, has been in operation for the past two years and is open to everyone in the community. The passport facility is located in Room 322 of SOU’s Stevenson Union […]