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SOU’s Danielle Mancuso recognized by international groupMay 28, 2020 - 10:56 am
SOU’s Ken Kempner studies role of women faculty in Saudi universitiesMay 27, 2020 - 8:00 am
Esports team and esports management minor coming to SOUMay 22, 2020 - 8:37 am
JPR wins news reporting awards in regional Edward R. Murrow contestMay 14, 2020 - 11:15 am
Initiative to reduce trash cans – and trash – continues despite COVID-19May 7, 2020 - 3:23 pm
SOU’s graduating student teachers provide value in varied settingsApril 28, 2020 - 8:00 am
SOU coders create Mt. Shasta-themed games in Hackathon eventApril 24, 2020 - 1:26 pm
SOULA wins Oregon Heritage Excellence Award for Chinese immigrant researchApril 23, 2020 - 12:58 pm
SOU music ensembles get creative in their new, virtual realityApril 22, 2020 - 2:29 pm
SOU Student Rec Center makes well-being a virtual exerciseApril 21, 2020 - 10:54 am
SOU alum and football coach team up on face masks for virus protectionApril 20, 2020 - 3:07 pm
SOU offers virtual opportunities for prospective studentsApril 17, 2020 - 8:00 am
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 […]
Earth Week at SOU packs in wide variety of events
/in Student Life /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s fifth annual, student-driven Earth Week celebration from April 15 to 20 will be all about awareness of important issues facing the planet – and celebration of efforts that are making a difference. Events will range from a “tea talk” about environmental justice and a “pollinator party” with local beekeepers, […]
SOU students renovate “Hypertext Hotel”
/in Student Life /by mosleyjEarly in the 2019 Winter term, Arellano enlisted two all-star EMDA students, Andrew Masek, and Quinn Jacobus, to model 3D rooms based on the original writing in the recovered HTML files. Masek and Jacobus have since created, in just 12 weeks, the first iteration of Hypertext Hotel – VR.
SOU’s Holmes gets prestigious Academic All-America recognition
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University senior Tristen Holmes has been named to the NAIA’s Google Cloud Academic All-America second team for men’s basketball – one of just 13 student-athletes in SOU history to receive Academic All-America honors. Holmes is among 10 student-athletes nationwide to be picked to the NAIA first and second teams by the College Sports Information Directors […]
SOU students enter international 3D imaging contest, recognized for innovation
/in Student Life /by mosleyjSOU students Michael Fields and Matt Krause, both seniors in the university’s Emerging Media and Digital Arts (EMDA) program, showcased their 3D imaging abilities this winter by participating in the X-Taon Car Texturing Contest. Fields, originally from Bandon, was awarded sixth place in the international contest that drew hundreds of entries from China, Indonesia, Malta, […]