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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-led “computational thinking” team presents papersApril 27, 2026 - 2:44 pm
SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”April 15, 2026 - 2:20 pm
Student voices, river stories: Amy Bowers Cordalis at SOUApril 14, 2026 - 12:40 pm
SOU, PSU collaborate on climate resilienceApril 13, 2026 - 12:04 pm
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 […]
SOU Students to Release Economic Forecast
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) —The US economy has been slowly recovering since the Great Recession ended in 2009, but what’s the outlook for the next few years? A group of advanced economics students from Southern Oregon University believes they have the answer, and they will be sharing that information during a public presentation Wednesday, June 3, at […]
SOU Announces New VP of Development
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is pleased to announce that Janet Fratella has joined the University as vice president of development and executive director of the SOU Foundation. Fratella, who most recently served as chief of staff for the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, has more than two decades of work in the […]
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, […]