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Sixth annual Creativity Conference at SOU set to begin May 16May 6, 2024 - 12:53 pm
Past to present: The Hannon Library’s Shively legacyMay 6, 2024 - 11:10 am
Student input sought on “limited membership” clubsMay 6, 2024 - 9:00 am
CCJ 389E: Spring break trip to BosniaApril 29, 2024 - 3:50 pm
SOU student receives prestigious scholarshipApril 22, 2024 - 1:40 pm
Interim VPFA: Peter Angstadt to fill the key roleApril 22, 2024 - 1:06 pm
SOU Valorant Esports team completes successful seasonApril 22, 2024 - 10:29 am
Job and internship fairs this weekApril 9, 2024 - 9:45 am
SOU offers study-abroad opportunity to Costa Rican “Blue Zone”April 8, 2024 - 9:09 am
La Clinica partners with SOU to operate student health centerApril 8, 2024 - 8:34 am
SOU offers “Brain Bowl” for local studentsApril 2, 2024 - 10:28 am
SOU Laboratory of Anthropology project rewarded by CongressMarch 29, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Fifth year of Creativity Conference at SOU to unfold this week
/in Academics, Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The fifth annual Creativity Conference at SOU will begin a four-day run on Thursday, May 18, with a lineup of 123 presenters, including seven keynote speakers. The conference is expected to draw many of the world’s top scholars, researchers and practitioners in the field of creativity, along with a wide variety of working professionals […]
SOU’s Aiki Deguchi: An academic voyager
/in Student LifeAiki Deguchi, a student from Japan who was awarded the “Most Outstanding First Year/Transfer Student in the Communication Discipline” accolade last year by professors, will graduate from SOU this August with a bachelor’s degree in language and communication. The 23-year-old has spent the last two years studying in the U.S., and in doing so, his […]
Civil rights theorist Ian Haney Lopez to speak at SOU
/in Academics(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has partnered with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to bring celebrated law professor and civil rights theorist Ian Haney Lopez to the SOU campus for a public lecture on creating a free and equal multi-racial democracy. Haney Lopez’s lecture, “Building a Broader ‘We’: Fusing […]
SOU-Guanajuato collaborations expand with Global Innovation Scholars
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University hosted two professors and nine business students last week from Universidad de Guanajuato, as the two longtime sister campuses continued their Global Innovation Scholars program – a collaboration on multicultural business development that was initiated through the U.S. Department of State. The nine Guanajuato students, along with 10 SOU […]
Arbor Day celebrated at SOU
/in Campus NewsA team of volunteers came together to help the SOU landscaping crew to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 28, by doing tree maintenance and planting a variety of trees and shrubs on campus. Arbor Day is observed each year, as part of SOU’s certification as a Tree Campus, to help maintain the current health […]
Occidental College professor to lecture on identity of American democracy
/in Academics, Campus NewsOccidental College political scientist Alec Arellano will visit SOU this week as a guest speaker in the 15th anniversary edition of SOU’s “Campus Theme” lecture series. He will lecture on the identity of American democracy. Arellano’s lecture, “Continuity and Change: John Dewey on Navigating Democratic Identity,” will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, […]
Earth Day exceeds expectations at The Farm at SOU
/in Student LifeOrganizers outdid themselves with their celebration of Earth Day at The Farm at SOU on Friday, April 21, with about 2,000 people and 50 dogs joining the festivities to enjoy exhibits, live performances, an electric vehicle showcase, bike rodeo, art, food trucks and more. This year’s Earth Day celebration was sponsored by Sustainability at SOU, the […]
Faculty Spotlight Podcast: SOU’s Precious Yamaguchi
/in AcademicsSOU hosts middle and high school Brain Bowl
/in Campus News, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The 46th annual Southern Oregon Brain Bowl, a quizbowl tournament organized by Southern Oregon University for area middle and high school teams, is in the books and the winners were Sacred Heart Home School, Cascade Christian and Ashland High in the high school divisions, and Ashland Middle School, Eagle Point and North […]
SOU Board of Trustees approves realignment plan
/in Campus News, Leadership, Press Releases(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to adopt the SOU Forward fiscal realignment plan – a four-plank strategy that balances expenses with revenue and then prepares the university for strategic growth by diversifying its sources of revenue. The board focused primarily on the plan’s first plank – immediate […]