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Funding for I-5 wildlife crossing gets green lightJuly 1, 2026 - 2:26 pm
SOU Native students bring voices to Oregon CapitolJune 23, 2026 - 9:45 am
SOU celebrates 100th CommencementJune 15, 2026 - 12:13 pm
JPR reporters honored with journalism awardsJune 8, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU students win best poster at high speed computing symposiumJune 1, 2026 - 2:18 pm
Campus community’s student worker appreciationMay 29, 2026 - 9:15 am
SOU’s Kaiser releases book on Shakespeare’s canonMay 28, 2026 - 11:58 am
SOU’s 21st annual Student Film FestivalMay 26, 2026 - 12:42 pm
SOU hosts cybersecurity camp for high school studentsMay 22, 2026 - 9:00 am
SOU students sweep in Microsoft competitionMay 19, 2026 - 9:51 am
SOU’s Cherstin Lyon joins conversation with Pulitzer winner Rick AtkinsonMay 11, 2026 - 3:04 pm
Two SOU alumni author second book for educatorsApril 29, 2026 - 10:19 am
SOU Foundation Receives New Scholarship
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Foundation received a new annual scholarship from Southern Oregon Pride with matching funds from two community members. The SOPride Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to promote equality, peace, and inclusion and is dedicated to community service. Janelle Wilson, the Coordinator of […]
SOU Now Home to Passport Acceptance Facility
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The Southern Oregon University Office of International Programs is now an officially designated Passport Acceptance Facility (PAF). That designation, which comes from the U.S. Department of State, means that individuals applying for a first time passport, those whose current passport was issued more than 15 years ago or were younger than 15 years […]
SOU In the News: June 13 – 19
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Overcoming the Odds (feature on graduate Sabrina Podsobinski): https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619878/0/SEARCH Mail Tribune – You’re Hired: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150615/NEWS/150619807/0/SEARCH Oxford University Press – “Deflategate,” Fox News, and Frats: This Year in Public Apologies (feature by Professor Edwin Battistella): https://blog.oup.com/2015/06/public-apologies-2015/ Daily Tidings – SOU Recognized Pair for Lifesaving Efforts: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150617/NEWS/150619803/0/SEARCH […]
SOU Offers Social Media in Business Class to Public
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) along with Women Entrepreneurs of Southern Oregon (WESO) and the Post Growth Institute are sponsoring a four-hour course aimed at helping local managers and owners of small businesses gain exposure and increase sales revenue by utilizing social media. The class, “Harness the Power […]
SOU In the News: June 6 – 12
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Invested in Learning: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609706/0/SEARCH Daily Tidings – Ashland’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July Honors Two Grand Marshals: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150608/NEWS/150609833/0/SEARCH JPR – The Jefferson Exchange: SOU Success Story Daniel Breaux: https://ijpr.org/post/sou-success-story-daniel-breaux News on SOU Academic Programs: Daily Tidings – SOU Business School Seeks Research Requests: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150607/NEWS/150609864/0/SEARCH […]
SOU Commencement to Take Place Saturday
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University will confer degrees on approximately 1,000 new graduates at its 89th Commencement ceremony Saturday at Raider Stadium on the University’s main campus in Ashland. The processional will begin at 8:45 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 30 – June 5
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Daily Tidings – Invested in Learning: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609882/0/SEARCH World News – SOU Announces New VP of Development: https://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/29/SOU_Announces_New_VP_of_Development_Southern_Oregon_Universi/ Foundation and Endowment Intelligence – Southern Oregon University Foundation Names Executive Director: https://www.foundationendowment.com/Article/3458987/Default/Southern-Oregon-University-Foundation-Names-Executive-Director.html Save Oregon Wrestling – First Female Edges Out Men to Earn 1st Place $3,000 Scholarship (featuring SOU commit […]
Two Recognized for Life-Saving Efforts at SOU
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —A Southern Oregon University Campus Public Safety Officer and SOU student were both honored with Life Saving Awards by University President Roy Saigo during a June 1 ceremony on campus. The officer, Robert Gibson, and student, Kala Griffith, were honored in their role in saving the life of a man found unconscious in […]
SOU Team Ranks No. 7 in World in Business Strategy Game
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Students in Southern Oregon University’s Business Administration program recently ranked No. 7 in the Overall Score category in an international business strategy simulation game. “The Business Strategy Game” is a Web-based business simulation game where groups of students form and run simulated companies. Participating teams make a wide range of decisions, including […]
SOU In the News: May 23 – 29
/in SOU in the NewsOregonian/Oregon Live – Pinot Noir Celebrates 50 Years in Willamette Valley. Will there be 50 More? (Greg Jones featured): https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/pinot_noir_celebrates_its_gold.html Inside Higher Ed – Commencement Speakers Announced: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/05/26/colleges-announce-commencement-speakers Bozeman Daily Chronicle – Graduating Grandmother’s Research Examines Painful Native American Boarding School History (feature on SOU alumnae): https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/dailyfeatures/graduating-grandmother-s-research-examines-painful-native-american-boarding-school/article_425157a1-14f8-5633-8f45-91447a40b0b1.html The Siskiyou – Ready for Summer? Not so […]