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SOU School of Business faculty engage students at DECA ConferenceMarch 5, 2026 - 10:36 am
Earl Hills, a map forward and the hammerMarch 3, 2026 - 12:11 pm
“Lollipop Moments” celebrate faculty & staffFebruary 27, 2026 - 1:24 pm
Six trustees appointed and confirmed to SOU BoardFebruary 17, 2026 - 3:09 pm
Winter workshops: student-led learning at The FarmFebruary 17, 2026 - 11:52 am
SOU civics course included on select national listFebruary 10, 2026 - 2:01 pm
SOU’s Slattery receives community service awardFebruary 4, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU enacts spending restrictions amid cash-flow concernsFebruary 3, 2026 - 3:03 pm
Lyn Hennion, SOU friend and former trustee, passes awayJanuary 27, 2026 - 11:56 am
SOU seeking student fellows for new Community Resilience and Leadership programJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:30 am
Plans paused for older adult living community at SOUJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:19 am
New book suggests transformation of education and educatorsJanuary 13, 2026 - 9:50 am
SOU In the News: Sept. 12 – 18
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KDRV – Friends Reunite in Ashland to Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Friends_Reunite_in_Ashland_to_Celebrate_50_Years_of_Friendship.html News Register – Hot Summer Fuels Early Grape Harvest (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=hot-summer-fuels-early-grape-harvest–1441126102–19189– Portland Tribune – Oregon Wine Industry Continues Record-Setting Pace (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/271787-146135-oregon-wine-industry-continues-record-setting-pace Oxford University Press Blog – English in […]
SOU Celebrates Constitution Day
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — In recognition of Constitution Day, Southern Oregon University is hosting an informational exhibit in the Government Publications Section of the Hannon Library, honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Across the country on the week before or after Sept. 17, education institutions host events to remember the signing […]
SOU In the News: Sept. 5 – 11
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KOBI – SOU Students Travel to India to Learn About Democracy: https://b.kobi5.com/news/sou-students-travel-to-india-to-learn-about-democracy-684/ Portland Tribune – Oregon Wine Industry Continues Record-Setting Pace (Professor Jones featured): https://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/271787-146135-oregon-wine-industry-continues-record-setting-pace Statesman Journal – In Response to Pope Francis: A Prayer for CEOs (opinion piece written by Professor Steve Schein): https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/09/09/response-pope-francis-prayer-ceos/71885762/ Capital Press – […]
Award-Winning Author Toby Hemenway to Speak at SOU
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Toby Hemenway, whose book “Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture” was awarded the Nautilus Gold Medal in 2011 and is the best-selling permaculture book in the world, will introduce his latest book, “The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience” at Southern Oregon University’s Center for Sustainability on […]
SOU In the News: Aug. 22 – Sept. 4
/in SOU NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Idaho Statesman – Idaho Wine: Couple’s Efforts May Put the Eagle Foothills on the National Wine Map (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/22/3948773_idaho-wine-couples-efforts-may.html?rh=1 Sacramento News Review – Climate Change and the California Drought Cause Farmers to Experience Record Early Harvests (Professor Greg Jones Featured): https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/climate-change-the-california/content?oid=18026315 Oregon Wine Press – […]
SOU One of Nation's Top LGBTQ-Friendly Campuses
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been named one of the 25 most LGBTQ-friendly campuses in the nation according to Campus Pride, the leading national educational organization for LGBTQ and ally college students and campus groups. Now in its seventh year, the Campus Pride Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list highlights the most […]
SOU In the News: Aug. 15 – 21
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Crowdfunding Will Send Man Back to India: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819761/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – SOU Professor: Change in Thinking Needed to Combat Change in Climate: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819845/0/SEARCH Daily Astorian – New Director for College Library (feature on SOU alumnus Luke Kralik): https://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150818/new-director-for-college-library Oregonian/Oregon Live – The Audacity of Julie […]
News Bachelor's Degree Approved for SOU
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Students attending Southern Oregon University have long had the option of pursuing a minor or concentration in creative writing. Beginning this fall, creative writing will be a major course of study as well, after the Higher Education Coordinating Commission approved a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree at SOU during its […]
SOU Welcomes Increase in Hispanic Teacher Candidates
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Recent research indicates the hiring of well-qualified minority teachers is a significant factor in closing the achievement gap experienced by minority students in primary and secondary education. If the students currently studying to become elementary school teachers in Southern Oregon University’s elementary education program are any indication, classrooms throughout the region may […]
SOU In the News: Aug. 7 – 14
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – SOU Student Raising Funds to Help India Orphanage by Documenting It: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809847/0/SEARCH The Guardian – What Motivates CEOs to Solve the World’s Big Social and Environmental Problems (Feature on SOU Professor Steve Schein’s new book): https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/06/steve-schein-nike-spring-mattel-coca-cola-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical-ecology Chronicle of Higher Education – In Assignment Group Work […]