Southern Oregon University administrative leaders are in Guanajuato, Mexico this week, visiting its Mexican sister institution, the Universidad de Guanajuato, and officially renewed the schools’ 55-year relationship on Wednesday by pledging in a new memorandum of understanding to “strengthen institutional collaboration in the areas of teaching, research and extension,” according to a news release.
Southern Oregon University is one step closer to reaching its goal of generating 100% of its own electricity by 2033. The Oregon Department of Energy awarded SOU $1 million in a third round of state funding to help accelerate the university’s goal of becoming the nation’s first public university to generate 100% of its daytime electricity.
Southern Oregon University budgeted for a 1-3% reduction in student credit hours this fall, but is now facing the need to restructure its budget by $2.7 million as the university lowers enrollment projections due to a significantly delayed rollout of federal aid applications anticipated to prompt a 6% reduction in student credit hours.
Southern Oregon University was recently named a top 30 film school for its digital cinema program in the U.S. and Canada by MovieMaker Magazine, a widely read independent film magazine. Alongside big-name schools such as the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles, SOU was chosen for its hands-on education and networking opportunities.
A contingent of SOU students with visiting alumni, led by anthropology professor Mark Tveskov, spent Labor Day and Tuesday traveling to eastern Oregon, where they will conduct excavations in search of artifacts to better tell the stories of Black loggers who lived and worked in the town of Maxville in the 1920s and 1930s.
For its August meeting, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, a local nonprofit concerned about the climate crisis, swapped out its typical meeting space at the Medford Public Library for The Farm at Southern Oregon University Tuesday evening.
How’s your Monday going? Southern Oregon University football team players’ week got off to a good start. When they came in early Monday morning, each player found in their cubby a new pair of black Nike cleats, donated by Heisman Trophy-winner and quarterback for the Washington Commanders Marcus Mariota.
Ashland Fire & Rescue is conducting training drills in the Cascade Complex at Southern Oregon University before it’s demolished to make way for a new structure, possibly housing a senior living complex.
With a newly funded $20,000 grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, some Southern Oregon University’s Sociology and Anthropology Program students and staff will travel to eastern Oregon this fall to perform archaeological excavations for a logging ghost town that once was home to a diverse community in the early 20th century, including African-American and white loggers.
Many of the graduating Southern Oregon University seniors topped it all off by adorning their square mortarboard graduation caps with pithy messages or creative expressions using materials, colors and texture to send out a final college vibe during ceremonies last Saturday, June 15.
“Tombstone Tales,” which took place last week in Ashland Cemetery, was all about history, not Halloween.
A Southern Oregon University graduate and executive of a company developing renewable energy projects said the state is making significant strides towards a 100% clean electricity goal by 2040.
Talent City Council will host its regular monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Talent Community Center 104 E. Main St., in the dining room, according to an agenda from city officials.
Nadia McGrady proposed ideas such as a “screen-free week” and a citywide talent show By Holly Dillemuth, Ashland.news If Bellview Elementary 5th-grader Nadia McGrady was mayor of Ashland, she knows
A wealth of tips to help protect Ashland homes and yards from wildfire risk was the hot topic during the latest Better Prepared Wildfire Series installment on Wednesday.
Ashland City Council will consider and be asked to vote on a $5-per-meter monthly charge for electricity to support Ashland Parks & Recreation programs during its Tuesday business meeting.
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