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- SOU’s TRIO-SSS program marks milestoneNovember 12, 2024 - 11:45 am
- SOU computer scientist receives Sloan grant for “tacit knowledge” researchOctober 29, 2024 - 8:04 am
- Sustainability conference at SOU builds regional collaborationOctober 14, 2024 - 4:31 pm
- SOU class to host candidate forum for local political racesOctober 14, 2024 - 12:23 pm
- Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated over two days at SOUOctober 11, 2024 - 1:13 pm
- Seminar to show benefits of a virtual reality and real-world teaching combinationOctober 8, 2024 - 10:28 am
- SOU alumni receive awards for their work and serviceOctober 7, 2024 - 1:04 pm
- SOU faculty member publishes book on consequences of discriminationOctober 4, 2024 - 8:20 am
- SOU receives behavioral health care grantOctober 1, 2024 - 1:15 pm
- SOU plans forums to kick off facilities master planSeptember 30, 2024 - 3:45 pm
- SOU and Mexican sister institution establish new agreementSeptember 26, 2024 - 11:54 am
- SOU receives third $1 million state grant for solar arraysSeptember 24, 2024 - 4:37 pm
SOU team wins statewide hackathon
/in Student LifeA team of four SOU computer science students won first place out of 62 teams in a statewide “hackathon” last weekend after developing and coding a game they called “Laughing Stock” over two days. The HackOR event, held on a combination of online platforms, drew a total of 600 contestants with teams from institutions including […]
Prospective students lagging behind on financial assistance applications
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University financial aid office and Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission have an urgent message to anyone considering college this fall: the time is now to submit applications for public and private assistance that can help make higher education affordable. The HECC reported that the completion rate for Free Application […]
Honorarium recipients announced for Oregon Fringe Festival
/in Student LifeThis year’s Oregon Fringe Festival, which will take place online and feature outdoor art installations on the SOU campus, has selected recipients and awarded honorariums to seven artists worldwide whose work is boundary-breaking, unconventional, excites discussion and explores different perspectives of a held position, principle or belief. The festival will be presented by the Oregon […]
SOU rated at the top for eighth year in a row by Campus Pride
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University has been recognized for the eighth year in a row as one of the nation’s Top 40 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride, a nonprofit that supports and improves campus life for LGBTQ people on more than 1,400 U.S. campuses. SOU earned five out of five stars overall […]
SOU’s first-year cohort: diverse, smart and persistent
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University’s 2020 cohort of first-year students is fairly evenly split between Oregon and out-of-state residents, much more diverse than either Jackson county or the state as a whole and has a wide variety of scholarly interests, with students in 19 academic majors. The freshman class of 570 – not including […]
Essential workers in SOU’s MBA Program share their stories
/in Student LifeJoan McBee, the department chair of the SOU School of Business, asked essential workers in her graduate program this spring to share their experiences on the department’s Facebook page. Their responses are bittersweet, highlighting the strength of people in crisis and the tragedy of COVID-19. “I know several students who are struggling to get their […]
Increased to-go options at The Landing to serve as model for fall term
/in Student LifeThe Landing – SOU’s convenience store connected to The Hawk Dining Commons – increased its spring term selection of grocery items and hot take-out meals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and limited operations at The Hawk. “These changes provide students the option for hot food when The Hawk is closed (and) the availability of […]
SOU coders create Mt. Shasta-themed games in Hackathon event
/in Student LifeShasta Networks, an Ashland-based leader in healthcare technology, teamed up this month with the SOU Computer Science Club and the Alan and Priscilla Oppenheimer Foundation to host SOU’s 2nd annual Hackathon. Students came together via Zoom for the April 4 event in which they created small coding projects in only eight hours using either Java […]
SOU Student Rec Center makes well-being a virtual exercise
/in Student LifeWith SOU’s Student Recreation Center closed and many students at home settling into a term of online classes, Campus Recreation has provided a list of 41 virtual resources to maintain physical and mental well-being. The list – split into 6 sections – makes it easy for students to maintain routines and build new ones during […]
SOU offers virtual opportunities for prospective students
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Buildings at Southern Oregon University are currently closed to the public, all courses are being held remotely and most students are visible only during Zoom meetings and other online forums. But next year’s class of incoming freshmen and transfer students have decisions to make, and SOU has created a comprehensive lineup of […]