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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 In the News: July 26 – August 1
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Editorial: A historical perspective on fear of others: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160731/OPINION/160739980 Daily Tidings – Exit Interview: SOU’s Roy Saigo looks back: Mail Tribune – Retiring SOU President Roy Saigo recalls days in Japanese-American campus: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160729/NEWS/160729601 Daily Tidings – Editorial: Terroir on the Map: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160726/OPINION/160729877 News on Fine […]
Southern Oregon University’s New President Begins Work Monday
/in SOU in the NewsDr. Linda Schott Travels 3,000 Miles from Maine to Ashland (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University (SOU) welcomes its new president, Linda Schott, Ph.D., on Monday, Aug. 1. She succeeds Dr. Roy Saigo, who is retiring and has served first as interim president and then president since July 2014. Schott is SOU’s 13th president. Her […]
SOU In the News: July 1 – July 25
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Portland Oregonian – Exit Interview: Roy Saigo Says He’s Leaving Southern Oregon on Right Path: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/07/exit_interview_roy_saigo_exit.html Daily Tidings – SOU Professor Chairs International Terroir Conference: https://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160722/sou-professor-chairs-international-terroir-congress Jefferson Public Radio, the Jefferson Exchange: SOU Faculty Members are Helping Unearth the Secrets of Oregon’s Past: https://ijpr.org/post/unearthing-secrets-oregons-past#stream/0 Daily Tidings – Scott […]
SOU In the News: June 21 – July 1
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Astorian – SOU Grad Interns at The Daily Astorian: https://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160624/sou-grad-interns-at-the-daily-astorian Herald and News – Oregon Tech Selects VP of Finance, Administration (feature on SOU alumnus Brian Fox): https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/community/oregon-tech-selects-vp-of-finance-administration/article_67b47096-2018-522a-bc4d-b4de7bdb5f31.html The Seminary Explores Podcast – Traces: A Gathering Up (interview with Marlene Alt): https://seminaryexplores.podbean.com/e/traces-a-gathering-up/ News on SOU Academic […]
SOU Campus Tested for Lead in Water
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Following news that lead has been found in the water supply of some schools and cities around the state and region, Southern Oregon University has begun testing buildings on its main Ashland campus for lead in the water. Priority testing was conducted in the buildings on campus that house childcare centers, including […]
SOU Archaeologists Investigate Battle Sites
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore) Southern Oregon University (SOU) and the SOU Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) are conducting an archaeological field school in July, 2016 on the Oregon coast as part of their long term research into the Rogue River Indian Wars of 1853-1856. This project is funded in part by the Oregon State Parks and Recreational Department […]
SOU In the News: June 14 – 20
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: CSU Stanislaus – Eight Golden Grads Relive Their 1966 Stan State Commencement (SOU’s Paul Adalian featured): https://www.csustan.edu/alumni-news/june-2016/eight-golden-grads-relive-their-1966-stan-state-commencement Oxford University Press – How to Write a Thank You Note (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2016/06/how-to-write-a-thank-you-note/ Mail Tribune – Former SOU VP Earl Potter Mourned by Colleagues in Two States: […]
Dr. Linda Schott Named Next President of Southern Oregon University
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Dr. Linda Schott, president of University of Maine at Presque Isle, has been named the next president of Southern Oregon University following a unanimous vote today of the SOU board of trustees. She will succeed Dr. Roy Saigo, who is retiring in July and has served as president of SOU since July […]
SOU In the News: June 7 – 13
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KOBI – SOU Student Building School: https://kobi5.com/news/sou-student-building-school-28493/ Portland Business Journal – As Patrick Quinton Steps Down, Interim Director Steps in At PDC (feature on SOU alumnae): https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2016/06/as-patrick-quinton-steps-down-interim-director.html News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts: Daily Tidings – SOU Dance Club to Perform Saturday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160531/NEWS/160539958/0/SEARCH KOBI – Final […]
SOU to Host Inaugural Alumni Breakfast
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will initiate a new tradition this weekend, when the institutions inaugural Alumni Breakfast takes place prior to Commencement Saturday morning. “This event provides an opportunity to recognize the contributions of several outstanding SOU alumni on a day when we are also celebrating our current graduates,” said Janet Fratella, vice […]