Officials from Oregon’s seven public universities say they need more than $1 billion over the next two years to maintain services amid inflation and to avoid deep cuts and layoffs. That’s $100 million more than funding the state’s seven universities received in the last biennium for general support.
The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees on Friday unanimously approved “Securing SOU’s Future by Embracing a New Fiscal Paradigm,” also known as the Strategic Realignment Plan. The plan will eliminate the equivalent of almost 82 full-time positions, about 24 of which will result in current employees losing their jobs.
Southern Oregon University will celebrate Earth Day from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 21, at The Farm at SOU, 155 Walker Ave., Ashland. More than 30 community organizations and businesses will host educational exhibits, and live entertainment will be featured on The Farm’s Thalden Pavilion stage.
Southern Oregon University trustees are slated to cast a weighty vote during their on-campus meeting Friday afternoon. The university’s realignment plan, “SOU Forward,” cuts two dozen full-time positions as one part of an effort to bring the university’s fiscal model into balance in coming years.
Southern Oregon University recently welcomed back one of its most distinguished graduates to the Ashland campus and awarded him one of the university’s top honors during his visit. Actor Ty Burrell and his family visited the Ashland campus on Friday, April 7.
Southern Oregon University’s Native American Student Union will host SOU’s 30th annual powwow celebration Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9, at the campus’s Lithia Motors Pavilion, 1465 Webster St., Ashland, according to a news release.
Heather Yandell’s path to earning degrees from Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon University runs through years camping along the Bear Creek Greenway while going to classes. She now has set a goal to earn a master’s degree in business administration, but she’ll need some help to get there.
Abacela Winery CEO Dr. Greg Jones will speak about climate’s influence on sustainable wine production at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Southern Oregon University’s Hannon Library, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., in the Meese Room.
Following a presentation of the budget realignment plan by Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey on Friday at SOU, the university’s governing board questioned him on details of the plan, which he says will eliminate a multimillion-dollar structural deficit and change the fiscal model for the university moving forward.
Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey is scheduled to deliver his realignment plan aimed at balancing the school’s structural deficit at a Board of Trustees meeting this Friday, preceded by a Finance and Administration Committee meeting on Thursday.
Obituary: Margaret McCartney died Dec. 4 at 83. Memorial services are planned for 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. 2nd St., Ashland.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has announced plans to offer free opioid overdose reversal kits to middle and high schools throughout the state. Ashland Superintendent Samuel Bogdanove shared his support for the increase in availability of Narcan, the brand name for a device that delivers naloxone, to Oregon schools, including in Ashland.
With local rescue groups still overflowing with cats and kittens, those wishing to bring home a new family member for the holidays will have opportunities to do so on two upcoming December weekends. On Saturday, Dec. 9, Ashland-based Friends of the Animals (formerly Friends of the Animal Shelter) will partner with Feral Cat Advocacy (FCA), Melly Cat Rescue, and Hero Tails Animal Sanctuary for a Feline Fair at the Rogue Valley Mall.
Dozens of area residents ushered in a spirited first night of Hanukkah on Thursday, gathering on the Ashland Plaza late Thursday afternoon to light the first flames on the menorah.
Charles “Al” Huth: We can expand our potential to build true knowledge by altering what we spend time focusing on in our daily lives. In short, search for the Truth.
Herbert Rothschild: Apparently, Kissinger insisted on recording practically every word he said. His aides later commented that he needed to keep track of which lie he told to whom.
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