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Retired SOU business professor Joseph Smith passes away at age 98January 24, 2020 - 9:45 am
“Uncertainty” series tackles incomplete accounts of three Jewish WWII refugeesJanuary 22, 2020 - 10:31 am
SOU’s “Culturally Responsive Teaching Innovation Community” to hold CRT workshopJanuary 22, 2020 - 9:38 am
Entire cohort of SOU bachelor of fine arts students perform in L.A. and gain internshipsJanuary 14, 2020 - 12:13 pm
SOU students to tackle homelessness and environment issues for spring breakJanuary 13, 2020 - 3:11 pm
Philosopher to lecture at SOU on misinformation and false beliefsJanuary 10, 2020 - 3:27 pm
U.S. senator to visit SOU for town hall meetingDecember 30, 2019 - 4:42 pm
SOU’s MBA for nonprofit management ranks among nation’s bestDecember 19, 2019 - 2:52 pm
SOU percussion groups to perform at prominent NYC music festivalDecember 17, 2019 - 8:00 am
SOU community members encouraged to help in state higher education planningDecember 16, 2019 - 2:19 pm
SOU offices relocated for Britt Hall renovationDecember 10, 2019 - 12:28 pm
Use of RVTD bus passes on the rise at SOUDecember 9, 2019 - 2:08 pm
SOU Honors College student joins university’s Board of Trustees
/in Press Releases, Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Dylann Loverro, a Southern Oregon University Honors College student who has held various positions on campus, has been appointed by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed today by the Oregon Senate to serve on the university’s Board of Trustees. Loverro succeeds Shanztyn Nihipali, who graduated in June, as the university’s student member for […]
SOU joining Oregon inventors’ competition
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSOU is participating for the first time in the annual Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge, aka InventOR, a statewide competition designed for student inventors and entrepreneurs to find funding and make their prototypes marketable realities. Teams interested in participating in InventOR should attend the informational meeting on Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. in Central Hall, Room […]
SOU student’s documentary on recreational therapy hits the film festival circuit
/in Student Life, The Arts /by mosleyj“Lodestar,” a short documentary film by SOU graduate student and Army Ranger veteran Paul Kirby, has a busy schedule on the film festival circuit. It has been selected for the St. Lawrence International Film Festival, the Miami Independent Film Festival, the 2019 Impact DOCS Awards, the First Time Film-Makers Review and the Digital Monthly Online […]
Pistole honored as NAIA Coach of the Year
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University softball coach Jessica Pistole, who guided her team last month to SOU’s first-ever national championship in a women’s sport, was the NAIA Softball Coach of the Year on Wednesday. The fifth-year head coach has led the Raiders to three consecutive NAIA World Series appearances. This year’s team made it through the winners […]
Parade to celebrate SOU’s NAIA World Series champions
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSOU students and employees are encouraged to build time into their schedules, if practical, to attend today’s parade and celebration of the university’s national champion softball team. The Raiders won the NAIA World Series title last Wednesday in Springfield, Missouri. Today’s parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Mountain Street near the SOU Plunkett Center. […]
Raiders softball team returns to SOU as World Series champs
/in Student Life /by mosleyjThe SOU Raiders softball team, united all year in its focus on a national title, was returning to Ashland today in four separate groups after winning the university’s first championship Wednesday night in the NAIA World Series. SOU President Linda Schott, who was traveling in Mexico as part of the Ashland-Guanajuato Sister City delegation, said […]
SOU student overcomes immigration obstacles, succeeds academically
/in Student Life /by mosleyjMaria Belen Ruiz Gonzalez was 5 when she arrived in the United States on the Fourth of July 18 years ago, and she thought the fireworks over Portland were a celebration of her arrival. The SOU business major will observe Independence Day as a newly-minted U.S. citizen this year, nearly closing the loop on a […]
SOU wins 4th consecutive Cascade Conference All-Sports Championship
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University will hang a Cascade Conference All-Sports Championship banner for the fourth year in a row, after landing at No. 1 in the final 2018-19 standings announced Thursday by the league office. The Raiders won conference titles in four sports – in men’s soccer and volleyball in the fall, and men’s track and […]
SOAR conference returns to SOU with 80-plus events in four days
/in Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon Arts & Research (SOAR) conference – an annual showcase of Southern Oregon University talents, interests and innovations – will begin Tuesday, May 14, and continue through Friday, May 17. The 12th annual forum will feature a film screening and discussion about citizen activists’ creative efforts to bridge America’s deepening divides; […]
SOU team continues to surprise the collegiate rowing world
/in Student Life /by mosleyjThe SOU Rowing Team, which burst onto the national scene as a rookie program two years ago, captured the gold medal in the women’s pair category a week ago at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Championships near Sacramento. SOU’s two-person crew of Kenna Tyler and Molly Beilstein won the 2,000-meter race by two boat-lengths against much […]