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United Way CEO appointed to SOU Board of TrusteesNovember 19, 2025 - 2:54 pm
Open textbook report: 11,000 SOU students, $1.9 million savedNovember 18, 2025 - 11:06 am
Design Patterns and AI: Computer Science evolves at SOUNovember 10, 2025 - 9:07 am
SOU’s Small Business Development Center to closeNovember 10, 2025 - 8:47 am
Graduate and current student present SOU research at national conferenceNovember 3, 2025 - 8:00 am
Gift from SOU alumni leads to partnerships in GhanaOctober 27, 2025 - 10:31 am
SOU expands special education to meet regional needsOctober 17, 2025 - 8:05 am
SOU board chair receives highest Chamber honorOctober 7, 2025 - 10:56 am
Three new members appointed to SOU boardOctober 3, 2025 - 12:18 pm
Four to receive annual SOU alumni awardsSeptember 30, 2025 - 11:36 am
SOU faculty members co-author book on transgender experiencesSeptember 29, 2025 - 9:26 am
SOU’s Horstman makes Golf Digest listSeptember 23, 2025 - 2:02 pm
SOU In the News: May 16 – 22
/in SOU in the NewsHerald and News – KCC, SOU Ink Joint Partnership: https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/kcc-sou-ink-joint-partnership/article_6ff321c0-be5f-5804-af86-0bea51bf50f7.html Mail Tribune – Rising From the Ashes: SOU Student’s Project Tells Story of Devastating Weed Fire: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150514/NEWS/150519642/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Documentary ‘When Giants Fall’ Tells Tragic Story of Elephant Poaching: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150517/NEWS/150519836/0/SEARCH Herald and News – SOU, KCC Smooth the Way for Students (editorial): https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/editorials/southern-oregon-kcc-smooth-way-for-students/article_a7ae4c66-6e76-5e85-8d2e-af83db8541cf.html Oregonian/Oregon […]
SOU Presents 2015 Kieval Lecture Series
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The Harry S. Kieval Lectures Series continues at Southern Oregon University this month with a presentation by University of Oregon mathematics professor Dr. Jonathon Brundan. Dr. Brundan, who joined UO in 1997 and has authored more than 40 research articles, will provide a lecture tailored to the general public on Friday, May 29, […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir and SOU Concert Choir performing works by African and African-American Composers
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Paul French, and SOU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Martin Majkut, performing “Freedom Come: Music by African and African-American Composers” on Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 […]
SOU Receives Gift of New Concert Grand Piano
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The next time you attend a performance featuring piano at Southern Oregon University, you will be listening to one of the finest instruments in the world. Local benefactor and patron of the arts Dr. James Havstad recently gifted to the University a new Steinway & Sons Model D piano. Known as the “Concert […]
Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Wind Ensemble performing “From Spain with Love”
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) – The Music program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents the SOU Wind Ensemble performing “From Spain with Love” on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the SOU Music Recital Hall. The concert has a delicious Spanish twist and features the Music program’s Concerto winner, saxophonist […]
SOU In the News: May 9 – 15
/in SOU in the NewsSOAR: Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150510/NEWS/150519995/101081/NEWS Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519826/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Rising From the Ashes (feature on student SOAR Project): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150513/NEWS/150519894/0/SEARCH Closing of Schneider Children’s Center: The Siskiyou: https://siskiyou.sou.edu/2015/05/11/breaking-news-schneider-child-care-center-gets-yes-vote/ Daily Tidings: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519920/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519822/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Our View: Focus on the Basics (editorial on Schneider Children’s Center): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150515/OPINION/150519875/0/SEARCH Mark Helfrich to be Featured […]
SOU to Host Screening of "Prison Terminal"
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —What happens during the final days of a terminally ill prisoner behind the walls of the Iowa State Penitentiary? Described as “a fascinating and often poignant account of how the hospice experience can profoundly touch even the forsaken lives of the incarcerated, “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” answers that […]
SOU, KCC Partner to Increase Degree Completions
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Officials from Southern Oregon University and Klamath Community College have signed an agreement that is designed to increase the rate of students transferring from KCC to SOU and result in more associate and bachelor’s degree completions at the two institutions in coming years. The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by SOU […]
SOU's Chelsea Rose Honored
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University historical archaeologist and adjunct faculty member Chelsea Rose was presented with a Jeffersonian Award during the 39th annual State of Jefferson Meeting, which was held May 6 and 7 at SOU. The State of Jefferson meeting is an annual gathering of scholars and community members to discuss the history, […]
Mark Helfrich to be Featured Speaker at SOU Commencement
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is pleased to announce that SOU alumnus—and current head football coach at University of Oregon—Mark Helfrich will be this year’s featured speaker during the University’s Commencement ceremony on June 13. Helfrich, who had a decorated career as a student athlete at SOU before his successful coaching career, graduated from […]