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SOU civics course included on select national listFebruary 10, 2026 - 2:01 pm
SOU’s Slattery receives community service awardFebruary 4, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU enacts spending restrictions amid cash-flow concernsFebruary 3, 2026 - 3:03 pm
Lyn Hennion, SOU friend and former trustee, passes awayJanuary 27, 2026 - 11:56 am
SOU seeking student fellows for new Community Resilience and Leadership programJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:30 am
Plans paused for older adult living community at SOUJanuary 22, 2026 - 9:19 am
New book suggests transformation of education and educatorsJanuary 13, 2026 - 9:50 am
SOU grad’s beverage cooler idea pivots toward humanitarian useJanuary 5, 2026 - 10:05 am
United Way CEO appointed to SOU Board of TrusteesNovember 19, 2025 - 2:54 pm
Open textbook report: 11,000 SOU students, $1.9 million savedNovember 18, 2025 - 11:06 am
Design Patterns and AI: Computer Science evolves at SOUNovember 10, 2025 - 9:07 am
SOU’s Small Business Development Center to closeNovember 10, 2025 - 8:47 am
SOU student maintains passion for agriculture
/in Student LifeNo two SOU students are alike in all ways, but Abigail Rademacher may be among the least typical. For starters, she is now an economics major at SOU, a medium-sized liberal arts university – and has a passion for agriculture and livestock, having transferred from a large ag school. But Rademacher stands out even among […]
SOU Veterans Day events honor and celebrate service members
/in Student LifeThe Veterans Day holiday falls on a Friday this year, and Southern Oregon University will bookend the day with two events – a flag-raising ceremony to take place on Thursday, followed by festivities at Saturday’s football game. SOU will be closed in observance of the national Veterans Day holiday on Friday, Nov. 11. It is […]
Business After Hours for student opportunities
/in Student LifeMore than 20 local employers will be on hand to talk with students about potential internships and career possibilities when the SOU business faculty and the Accounting Students’ Association host their annual Business After Hours event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room. The networking event […]
SOU Esports hosts community night and game preview
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — The Esports Hub at Southern Oregon University’s Student Recreation Center is hosting a community game night from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday to preview the unreleased alpha version of a local video game development company’s new product. The event, a partnership with SunSpear Games of Medford, will feature the fantasy game “IMMORTAL: […]
Raider Up: President’s podcast, episode 2
/in Leadership, Student LifeSOU Earth Month features Earth Day Extravaganza and more
/in Campus News, Student LifeSouthern Oregon University and community partners are offering an “Earth Day Extravaganza” and a packed schedule of events during the last two weeks of April in observation of Earth Month 2022. Opportunities to learn, take action and celebrate will take place both on campus and in the community April 19 through 29. Environmental and social […]
SOU president launches podcast for ongoing conversation with students
/in Leadership, Student LifeSOU student selected as TRIO-SSS 2022 OTA Fellow
/in Student LifeThe Oregon TRIO Association (OTA) recently selected TRIO-SSS student Whillamina Wise of Southern Oregon University as its 2022 OTA Fellow. She participated in the Council for Opportunity in Education Policy Seminar as Oregon’s representative last week in Washington, D.C. The OTA Fellow’s main responsibility is to encourage funding for TRIO and hear stories of how […]
RVTD: It may be time to rethink your commute and drive less
/in Student LifeWith the increase in gas prices, many in the SOU community may be looking for ways to save some money at the pump. SOU’s partnership with RVTD, which provides a 90 percent discount with the SOU Student Term Bus Pass, compared to the regular cost of monthly bus passes, is a great option. Many students […]
SOU Rotaract Club raises $10,000 for ShelterBox
/in SOU News, Student LifeThe SOU Rotaract Club has now raised $10,000 in a three-year fund-raising commitment to ShelterBox, a charity that works in international disaster relief by providing families with shelter and other supplies. Students from the club did multiple fundraisers, including selling Christmas decorations, hosting an Easter egg hunt and volunteering at local events. It is part […]