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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

SOU to host 40th annual Oregon Indian Education Association conference
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/8Ot59R) (Ashland, Ore.) — The Oregon Indian Education Association’s 40th annual conference, to be held April 20 and 21 at Southern Oregon University, will feature a special presentation by tribal attorney Tara Houska, the national campaigns director for Honor the Earth and Native American affairs advisor last year to Democratic […]
SOU’s daylong Arbor Day 2017 celebration
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/SW2CyB) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Landscape Services Department will continue its commitment to sustainability by hosting its annual Arbor Day event on Friday, April 14, featuring a new, guided botanical tour. The virtual guided tour will include more than 100 different and unique trees – each with a […]
SOU unveils unique MBA in Arts Administration program
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/TBTcTg) (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University continues to set itself apart in arts education, currently with the introduction of a one-of-a-kind MBA degree in Arts Administration that opens numerous career paths for students in the performing and visual arts. The program is currently accepting students. Undergraduate students can earn […]
SOU Earth Week: a call to action
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/vt0Ic5) (Ashland, Ore.) — A broad range of activities that fit within the theme “A Call to Action” will be highlighted during Southern Oregon University’s second annual and student-driven Earth Week celebration from April 15 through 23. Events will include film screenings, an educational fair, an anti-pipeline rally and a […]
Well-known environmental scholar to discuss the future of water in SOU visit
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (available online at https://goo.gl/pTPjoW) (Ashland, Ore.) — Nationally recognized environmental law scholar and author James Salzman will visit Southern Oregon University on Monday, April 10, to address a topic of relevance to everyone on Earth: “The History (and Future) of Drinking Water.” Salzman points out that people have fought over water sources since […]
Recent SOU graduate’s capstone project is documentary on opiate addiction
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (video news release available at https://youtu.be/36GBjVPPOxM) (Ashland, Ore.) — Kyle Simpson’s journey from enrollment to graduation has been a little longer and more difficult than those of most Southern Oregon University students. He spiraled into an opioid addiction during his first two years, left school and was arrested after returning home to Southern […]
SOU in the News: March 27 to April 2
/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 Whittier (California) Daily News • April 1 Santa Fe High theatre teacher named to national advocacy group for the arts: Longtime theatre arts instructor Alison Johnson earned degrees at Cal State Los Angeles […]
SOU archaeologist featured in new book as role model for girls
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (online at https://goo.gl/36Zavo) (Ashland, Ore.) — As a child growing up in Northern California, Chelsea Rose loved exploring outside and getting her hands dirty. Rose, a research archaeologist at Southern Oregon University, now finds herself in a position to serve as a role model to young girls interested in science, and she encourages […]
SOU in the News: March 20-26
/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 BroadwayWorld.com (Salt Lake City) • March 25 Photo Flash: The British Royal Family Comes to Pioneer Theatre in KING CHARLES III: Guest director David Ivers holds a BFA from SOU and an MFA […]
SOU in the News: March 6-19
/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 News @ SOU • Joe Mosley • USA • Mar 14 New director hired for SOU’s small business center: Marshall Doak begins work as director of SOU’s Small Business Development Center at the Higher Education Center in Medford Wine […]