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- SOU earns 10th Tree Campus designationMarch 25, 2024 - 1:02 pm
- SOU receives support from legislatureMarch 12, 2024 - 9:10 am
- SOU Raiders make a big splash for Special OlympicsMarch 5, 2024 - 12:36 pm
- Four SOU actors take the stage at Oregon Shakespeare FestivalMarch 4, 2024 - 2:59 pm
- Former University of Portland administrator to become SOU’s top academic leaderFebruary 26, 2024 - 2:35 pm
- Raider Educator Day with SOU’s School of EducationFebruary 20, 2024 - 8:54 am
- Xanadu: Greek Gods, scrunchies, roller skatesFebruary 13, 2024 - 1:30 pm
- Career policy advocate takes on government relations position with SOUFebruary 13, 2024 - 8:44 am
- Four appointed to SOU Board of TrusteesFebruary 12, 2024 - 12:44 pm
- SOU counseling program expanding to address statewide needFebruary 6, 2024 - 9:11 am
- SOU successfully shifts to innovative core information systemFebruary 5, 2024 - 10:49 am
- SOU Institute for Applied Sustainability celebrates with Innovation Fund kickoffJanuary 30, 2024 - 12:05 pm
SOU’s SWAVE team seeks new members
/in Student LifeThe new SWAVE (Sexual Wellness Anti-Violence Educators) team at the SOU Women’s Resource Center is seeking new members, whose training will include a sexual wellness education class (UGS 299) that will be offered Spring Term. The SWAVE team, currently made up of five student workers, is focused on educating all students on the prevention of […]
Annual Lock-In event to draw large police presence at SOU on Friday
/in Student LifeSOU’s Criminology and Criminal Justice students will get plenty of hands-on training, and representatives from a variety of law enforcement agencies will be on campus to present workshops when the university’s Criminology Club hosts its yearly Lock-In event on Friday. The 18th annual event will draw on the expertise of agencies including the Ashland and […]
SOU’s ECOS accepting ideas for Earth Week events
/in Student LifeEarth Week 2019 is just over 1 ½ months away, and SOU’s Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center (ECOS) has invited groups on campus to submit ideas for events they could host as part of the university’s overall observance. Those interested in organizing and hosting events during Earth Week, April 15 to 19, should complete and […]
SOU’s Holmes makes Academic All-District team – again
/in Student LifeFor the second straight year, SOU men’s basketball player Tristen Holmes has been named a Google Cloud Academic All-District 4 selection – nominated and voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The honor recognizes the top student-athletes in the nation for a combination of their academic and athletic performances. Holmes, a point guard for […]
NEXTGENRADIO: SOU student journalist Erika Soderstrom earns NPR fellowship
/in Student LifeAs co-editor of The Siskiyou student newspaper and production assistant for Jefferson Public Radio, communication major Erika Soderstrom has emerged as one of the top student journalists at Southern Oregon University. But even Soderstrom can reinvent her journalism practice, which she did via a NextGenRadio fellowship during Fall Term of 2018. Co-sponsored by National Public […]
SOU Outdoor Program offers Winter Term climbing opportunities
/in Student LifeThe SOU Outdoor Program is offering multiple climbing opportunities this winter for those who want to learn something new or experience something challenging. The Outdoor Program is offering a chance for climbing beginners to start their learning experience on Feb. 17 at Emigrant Lake. Intermediate climbing at Rattlesnake will be offered on March 16. The […]
March 1 deadline approaches for more than 600 OSAC scholarships
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Salem, Ore.) – The Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission is encouraging Oregon students to apply for privately funded scholarships at OregonStudentAid.gov by the March 1 deadline. Oregon students may explore more than 600 privately funded scholarships and apply for as many as 40 with a single application. There […]
SOU groups to screen “Highway of Tears” documentary
/in Student LifeSOU’s Native American Student Union and the Women’s Resource Center have partnered to offer a Jan. 16 screening and discussion of the documentary film “Highway of Tears: Preventing Violence against Women.” The event will begin at 6 p.m. in Room 330 of the Stevenson Union. The film examines the effects of generational poverty, residential schools, systemic […]
SOU’s Rotaract service club quadruples fundraising goal
/in Press Releases, Student Life(Ashland, Ore.) — Overachievement is becoming a thing for Southern Oregon University’s fledgling Rotaract Club. Most recently, the club’s student members set a fund-raising target of $1,000 for the ShelterBox disaster relief organization – and quickly quadrupled their goal. “The Rotaract Club made over 300 origami 16-point stars to raise money for ShelterBox,” said club […]
ECOS offers student positions for Winter Term
/in Student LifeSOU’s Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center (ECOS) has openings for a variety of volunteer, intern and work-study student positions for Winter Term. Students applying for any of the positions are asked to commit to between five and 10 hours per week of work. Options for Winter Term include an Earth Week planning member, a Dish […]