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SOU considers partners for older adult housing and education facilityJuly 1, 2025 - 2:14 pm
SOU maintains “Gold” in prestigious sustainability ratingJune 24, 2025 - 9:29 am
Commencement surprise: Gov. Kotek addresses SOU graduatesJune 16, 2025 - 7:19 am
SOU’s Havniear receives Outstanding Graduate Student awardJune 10, 2025 - 8:44 am
Highlights from SOU’s Spring Wellness EventJune 9, 2025 - 4:55 pm
SOU faculty member co-authors book on mindfulness and compassionJune 2, 2025 - 9:34 am
SOU and faculty union agree to extend contractMay 29, 2025 - 1:55 pm
SOU MBA student places on top percentile in nationwide testMay 27, 2025 - 8:40 am
SOU faculty members take lead role in open textbook projectMay 22, 2025 - 10:46 am
SOU Business Venture Tournament: $4k in prizes, plus “Wildcard”May 20, 2025 - 8:22 am
New SOU pathway program reaches into elementary schoolsMay 19, 2025 - 8:12 am
Recent SOU alumna stars in OSF production of “Earnest”May 12, 2025 - 12:57 pm
SOU Launches New Professional Development Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has launched a new series of professional development workshops for executives, managers, and owners of local and regional businesses. The monthly series was developed to address skills gaps identified by employers after SOU surveyed regional businesses to determine which topics were most needed for their employees. “Soft skills continue […]
SOU In the News: Jan. 5 – Jan. 11
/in SOU NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Coast Weekend – What Does it Mean to Be Human (feature on Professor Prakash Chenjeri): https://www.coastweekend.com/cw/coastal-life/20160104/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human KOBI – Community Remembers Medford Teacher: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/community-remembers-medford-teacher-19575/ Eater.com – How El Nino is Impacting California’s Wine Industry (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.eater.com/2016/1/6/10718654/el-nino-california-wine Daily Tidings – City Councilor Voisin Rules Out Run for […]
SOU Announces 2016 McNair Achievement Program Cohort
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has completed the selection process for its 2016 cohort of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The program uses federal grant funds to prepare eligible undergraduate student participants for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. The SOU Ronald E. McNair Achievement Program is one […]
SOU In the News: Dec. 16 – 21
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Oregonian/Oregon Live – Southern Oregon’s Inspirational Coach Craig Howard: ‘He Could Have Been Billy Graham’: https://www.oregonlive.com/collegefootball/index.ssf/2015/12/southern_oregons_inspirational.html#incart_river_index Mail Tribune – Medford Appoints Interim Police Chief: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151219/NEWS/151219591/0/SEARCH News on SOU Academic Programs: World News – SOU Announces Jackson/Josephine Pledge: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/12/15/SOU_Announces_Jackson_Josephine_Pledge_Southern_Oregon_Unive/ Daily Tidings – SOU Business Class Seeks Research Topics: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151221/NEWS/151229991/0/SEARCH […]
SOU In the News: Dec. 8 – 15
/in SOU in the NewsOxford University Press – How to Write a Letter of Recommendation (Dr. Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/12/how-to-write-letter-recommendation/ The Siskiyou – Former Raiders Launch Business to Keep Runners Going: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/12/08/former-raiders-launch-business-to-keep-runners-going/ Mail Tribune – If Not for the Muse (feature on SOU alumnus John Nilsen): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151212/ENTERTAINMENT/151219982/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – John Nilsen Returns for His Annual Series of Holiday Concerts: […]
SOU Announces Jackson/Josephine Pledge
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University has announced a new strategic initiative designed to provide a pathway to college for more local high school graduates. The Jackson/Josephine Pledge Program is open to qualifying students who graduate from a high school in Jackson or Josephine County and are eligible for regular admission to SOU. Those who are […]
SOU Offers Wine Class to Community
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is making one of its winter term courses available to the public. Working in the Wine Industry will not only be offered for credit to admitted SOU students, but will also be available at a special tuition rate for members of the community who are not admitted students to […]
SOU In the News: Nov. 24 – Dec. 7
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Ashlanders Poised to Fill Buckley Seat: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151117/NEWS/151119859/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – SOU Hopes to Strike Sparks Between the Arts (interview with David Humphrey): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151130/NEWS/151139999/0/SEARCH CNBC – Climate Change Turns Canada Into a Hot Spot for Wine (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/02/climate-change-turns-canada-into-wine-hot-spot-commentary.html UC Observer – O Cannabis […]
SOU In the News: Nov. 17 – 23
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Ashlanders Poised to Fill Buckley Seat: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151117/NEWS/151119859/0/SEARCH News on SOU Academic Programs: KDRV – SOU Students Partner with City of Ashland to Survey Stores on Plastic Bag Ban: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Students_Partner_With_City_of_Ashland_to_Survey_Stores_on_Plastic_Bag_Ban.html News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: The Siskiyou – The Secret Life of […]
Training Update: Response to Active Shooter
/in SOU NewsThe next opportunity to take part in Campus Public Safety’s Response to Active Shooter training will be Thursday, Dec. 3 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the Arena inside the Stevenson Union. This session is being offered the day after SOU Emergency Management Team personnel attend a training put on jointly by the FBI and […]