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SOU Distinguished Alumni Award recipients to be recognizedOctober 26, 2021 - 1:09 pm
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists wrapping upOctober 26, 2021 - 1:03 pm
SOU creative arts professor elected chair of Oregon Humanities boardOctober 21, 2021 - 8:50 am
Interviews of SOU presidential finalists are underwayOctober 19, 2021 - 3:27 pm
SOU hires its first vice president for equity, diversity and inclusionOctober 18, 2021 - 11:46 am
SOU celebrates Campus Sustainability MonthOctober 11, 2021 - 4:11 pm
SOU student turns fervor for France into dream come trueOctober 11, 2021 - 10:59 am
SOU’s EcoAdventure experience gets local in response to fireOctober 5, 2021 - 11:27 am
Student overcomes life challenges to earn SOU MBA and land “dream job”October 1, 2021 - 9:05 am
SOU presidential search entering interview phaseSeptember 28, 2021 - 3:02 pm
SOU adopts “land acknowledgement”September 23, 2021 - 11:45 am
Solar arrays pop up at The Farm at SOUSeptember 21, 2021 - 1:59 pm
Remembering college fur-ever
/in The Arts /by mosleyjDorothy Thomas Kole often regaled her daughters with stories of her college years in Ashland – of her involvement in the theatre program, soliciting donations from community members of curtains, bedspreads, tablecloths and other materials that could be used to make costumes. So it seemed only fitting to the daughters that they should donate a […]
SOU music ensembles get creative in their new, virtual reality
/in Academics, The Arts /by mosleyjWith some schools cancelling ensembles altogether, Paul T. French – Southern Oregon University’s Director of Choral Studies and Vocal Studies – had doubts about the spring ahead for his corner of the Music Program in the Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU. The idea of taking the choir virtual was especially daunting, with the […]
Entire cohort of SOU bachelor of fine arts students perform in L.A. and gain internships
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjThe 2019 cohort for Southern Oregon University’s bachelor of fine arts in performance program will get more than degrees after completing their requirements last month. All 16 members of the BFA program performed a thesis showcase in December, first on the SOU campus and then at the historic Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, California. […]
SOU percussion groups to perform at prominent NYC music festival
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyjTwo percussion groups affiliated with Southern Oregon University will be featured this spring at the inaugural “Long Play” music festival – a three-day event at various New York City venues, produced by the renowned contemporary music organization Bang on a Can. Left Edge Percussion, a contemporary percussion group in residence at SOU’s Oregon Center for the […]
Oregon Fringe Festival seeking applicants for week-long exhibition
/in The Arts /by mosleyjThe application deadline for the Oregon Fringe Festival – a distinctive blend of visual, musical, and theatre arts presentations – is Dec. 30. Interested parties can apply online here. Started in 2014, the Oregon Fringe Festival (OFF), is an Oregon Center for the Arts-funded showcase of SOU students’ creative work. It includes presentations of music, […]
SOU’S Oregon Center for the Arts presents two plays in November
/in The Arts /by mosleyjSouthern Oregon University theater students are performing two plays this month: Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” was presented on eight dates ending on Nov. 17, and Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika” has four performances remaining. Tickets for “Angels” can be purchased online or in-person for $5 for students, $20 for the general public, […]
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 […]
Author, birder Harry Fuller hosted at SOU by Friends of Hannon Library
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Natural history author Harry Fuller, whose work includes books on birding and owls, will discuss the Klamath Basin and its birds in a presentation on Thursday, May 9, that is part of the Friends of Hannon Library Speaker Series for the 2018-19 academic year. The event, which is free and open to […]
An interview with Bill Rauch: Trials and Transformations at OSF
/in The Arts /by mosleyjShakespeareAMERICA, Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Shakespeare Festival will present “An interview with Bill Rauch: Trials and Transformations at OSF,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at SOU’s Music Recital Hall. Rauch, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s outgoing artistic director, will discuss his 12-year leadership of the organization in Monday’s special presentation. Geoff […]
Oregon’s poet laureate to speak at SOU Friends of Hannon Library event
/in Press Releases, The Arts /by mosleyj(Ashland, Ore.) — Kim Stafford, Oregon’s poet laureate, will read and discuss his work in an SOU presentation on Thursday, April 18, that is part of the Friends of Hannon Library Speaker Series for the 2018-19 academic year. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in the […]