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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
Mexican Official Juan Carlos Romero Hicks to Speak at SOU
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, a high-ranking official in Mexico and graduate of Southern Oregon University, will give a presentation this Friday on campus at SOU. The presentation, “The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexico” will discuss those aspects of Mexico from his perspective as former professor and chancellor of University of Guanajuato, […]
SOU, RVTD Win Award for Transportation Options Outreach
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University and Rogue Valley Transportation District’s Drive Less Connect: SOU program was recently awarded the 2015 Oregon Transportation Options Program of the Year Award by the Transportation Options Group of Oregon. The award was announced at the Oregon Public Transportation Conference in October. Drive Less Connect: SOU received the award […]
SOU In the News: Nov. 3 – 9
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University: https://diverseeducation.com/article/78745/ KDRV – Honoring a Lost SOU Raider: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Honoring_a_Lost_SOU_Raider.html KOBI – Hundreds Unite to Honor SOU Coach’s Baby Boy: https://kobi5.com/news/hundreds-unite-to-honor-sou-coachs-baby-boy-4121/ KOBI – Vigil for SOU Coach’s Baby Who Died from SIDS: https://kobi5.com/news/vigil-for-sou-coachs-baby-who-died-from-sids-4095/ Daily […]
SOU 2015 Fall Enrollment Increases
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — For the second year in a row, Southern Oregon University’s fall enrollment has increased over the previous year. Fall 2015 enrollment data certified this week by the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission indicate that enrollment climbed to 6,215 students this fall, a 0.2 percent increase compared to fall 2014. “Though modest, this […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Grant Helps SOU Student Study Overseas: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151026/NEWS/151029883/0/SEARCH KTVL – Planets Configure in Unusual Alignment (Professor Panos Photinos featured): https://www.ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_18250.shtml The Drinks Business – Cool Climate Symposium to Feature ‘Who’s Who’ of Wine (professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/10/cool-climate-symposium-to-feature-whos-who-of-wine/ Wines and Vines – Oregon to Host Terroir […]
SOU to Host Race Awareness Week
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University will hold its annual Race Awareness Week Nov. 2 – 6, with multiple presentations and panel discussions designed to encourage attendees to think and talk about race and its impact on the community and nation. “Race has always been a hard topic for our nation to talk about. It will […]
SOU Wins National Sustainability Award
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —Southern Oregon University was named the winner yesterday of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Best Case Study sustainability award. SOU, which was runner up for the award last year, won for its project “Bee Campus USA as a Model for Pollinator-Friendly Campuses.” For the project, SOU collaborated […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 20 – 26
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: KDRV – SOU Students Send Support to UCC Victims and Families: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/SOU_Students_Send_Support_to_UCC_Victims__Families.html Great Northwest Wines – Idaho Wine Industry Awaits Establishment of Eagle Foothills AVA (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2015/10/19/idaho-wine-industry-awaits-establishment-of-eagle-foothills-ava/ Mail Tribune – Medford Police Chief Announces Retirement (chief is an SOU alumnus): https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151023/NEWS/151029780/0/SEARCH KDRV – Medford Police […]
SOU In the News: Emergency Response Coverage
/in SOU in the NewsKOBI – Investigation Continues Into Threat that Closed SOU: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/investigation-continues-into-threat-that-closed-sou-2503/ KOBI – SOU Ashland Campus Closed Wednesday Due to Threat Will Reopen Thursday: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/breaking-sou-ashland-campus-closed-wednesday-due-to-threat-2449/ KOBI – SOU Students Stand in Solidarity with UCC: https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/sou-students-stand-in-solidarity-with-ucc-2582/ KOBI – SOU to Hold Active Shooter Training Sessions: https://kobi5.com/news/sou-to-hold-active-shooter-training-sessions-2426/ KOBI – Medford, White City RCC Campuses Evacuated: https://kobi5.com/news/medford-white-city-rcc-campuses-evacuated-2309/ KDRV – […]
SOU In the News: Oct. 6 – 19
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Like Mother, Like Son: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019901/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Southern Oregon College Students Gave Their All in WWII: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151019950/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Ashland Author Memorializes Slain UCC Professor in Poem: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20151009/NEWS/151009814/0/SEARCH Oxford University Press – Words from Books (Professor Edwin Battistella featured): https://blog.oup.com/2015/10/history-print-books/ Daily Tidings – […]