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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
Year-End Recycling Event Enables Students to Help the Community and the Environment
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and Southern Oregon Goodwill® Industries have teamed up for the fifth annual Move Out Donation Drive. The year-end event enables students clearing out their rooms and apartments in SOU residence halls to dispose of things they no longer need in an environmentally responsible way that also supports job training […]
SOU's 90th Commencement to Take Place Saturday
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will confer degrees on approximately 1,000 new graduates at its 90th Commencement ceremony Saturday at Raider Stadium on the University’s main campus in Ashland. The processional will begin at 9:45 a.m. with the ceremony following immediately thereafter. Featured speakers at this year’s ceremony include SOU President Dr. Roy Saigo […]
SOU In the News: May 31 – June 6
/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/ 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 Recital for SOU Piano Prodigy with Mother in Attendance: https://kobi5.com/news/tatsianas-recital-28501/ Daily Tidings – SOU Keyboard Student Offers Free Community Recital: […]
SOU Students Monitor Changing Landscape of Family Farms
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Third year Southern Oregon University sociology students Alessandra de la Torre and Kate Hillis have a unique understanding of sustainable agriculture—from a historical perspective. Thanks to a 2015 grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission to SOU’s sociology/anthropology program, de la Torre and Hillis are researching Jackson County family farms that have been […]
Third SOU President Candidate to Visit University
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — After a nationwide search, three finalists have been named in the search for a new president of Southern Oregon University. The finalists were recommended to the SOU board of trustees by the Presidential Search Committee, which was comprised of key members of both internal and external constituent groups, including, but not limited […]
SOU Board Narrows Field of Presidential Candidates
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — After a nationwide search, three finalists have been selected in the search for a new president of Southern Oregon University. The finalists were recommended to the SOU board of trustees by the Presidential Search Committee, which was comprised of key members of both internal and external constituent groups, including, but not limited […]
SOU In the News: May 24 – 30
/in SOU NewsNews on SOU Academic Programs: Daily Tidings – It’s a Plot: Deer Overrun Ashland: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160525/NEWS/160529896/0/SEARCH News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: 4-Traders – SOU Joins New Climate Commitment: https://www.4-traders.com/news/Southern-Oregon-University-SOU-Joins-New-Climate-Commitment–22406356/ The Siskiyou – The Bees Are Here to Stay: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2016/05/26/the-bees-are-here-to-stay/ News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts: Daily Tidings – SOU’s ‘The Comedy […]
SOU to Break Ground on Theatre Building, JPR Broadcast Center Project
/in SOU NewsNEWS RELEASE (Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is set to officially break ground on two new construction projects during a ceremony scheduled for June 3 at 12:30 p.m. The projects, a renovation and expansion of the University’s Theatre Building as well as new studios and administrative offices for Jefferson Public Radio, are expected to […]
SOU Board Narrows Field of Presidential Candidates
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — After a nationwide search, three finalists have been selected in the search for a new president of Southern Oregon University. The finalists were recommended to the SOU board of trustees by the Presidential Search Committee, which was comprised of key members of both internal and external constituent groups, including, but not limited […]
SOU In the News: May 17 – 23
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Upper Rogue Independent – From Watching COPS to Being One (feature on SOU alumnus): https://www.urindependent.com/2016/05/from-watching-cops-to-being-one/ News on SOU Academic Programs: Medford School District – Bulldogs to Raiders Travel to OMSI: https://www.medford.k12.or.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=381&ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3858&PageID=1 KTVL – Students Work on Deer Mockumentary: https://ktvl.com/news/local/students-work-on-deer-mockumentary South County Spotlight – Not Distracted by Distracted […]