Woody Tasch, the founder and chairman of Slow Money, a nonprofit micro-financing organization, will be speaking about micro financing and food entrepreneurship next Thursday, Feb. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in Southern Oregon University’s Music Recital Hall. Tasch, the former chairman of the…
Month: February 2013
Special to the Siskiyou: Looking back on my time in Ghana
By Kristen Binda I arrived in Ghana on Jan. 17, 2012. I was 20 years old, a junior at Southern Oregon University. I arrived with the experiences and knowledge of a young white girl from the Northwest, although there had…
Softball Upsets No. 5 Concordia During Simpson Tournament
REDDING, Calif. – A 4-3 upset win over fifth-ranked Concordia (Calif.) highlighted Southern Oregon’s second day at the Simpson Tournament, as the Raiders fell 9-1 to William Jessup and 10-2 to Vanguard to close out the weekend tournament with a…
Performing Arts Department Presents “The Cyrano Project”
Later this month, the SOU Department of Performing Arts will be showcasing, “The Cyrano Project”. This production is adapted by Jo Roet from original playwright Edmund Rostland, with Hilary Tate bringing in additional material. The original tale of Cyrano (a…
RVTV becomes Southern Oregon DMC, upgrades facility, equipment, and infrastructure
An open house on Feb. 6 introduced the public to the new and improved Rogue Valley Community Television studio, now known as the Southern Oregon Digital Media Center. The change from RVTV to Southern Oregon DMC is designed to bring…
Debunking the “Clash of Civilizations:” two-day event on understanding Islam, Islamophobia, and the Middle East
Southern Oregon University’s United Nations Club, in coordination with the Ashland Peace House and many other campus organizations, will be hosting a two-day event next week discussing Islam, Islamophobia, and the current state of affairs in the Middle East. The…
“Seeing 8” Exhibit Allows Art Faculty To Show Off Their Work
Have you ever wondered how the school’s faculty members express their artistic talent? Now you can find out. “Schneider’s Museum of Art” is currently hosting galleries starring the work of eight SOU Art faculty: Marlene Alt, David Bithell, Cody Bustamante,…
The Siskiyou’s handy-dandy guide to filling out scholarship applications
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in the January 2009 edition of The Byline, the student newspaper of Rogue Community College. Edited and republished with permission. Filling out scholarship applications can be a demanding and tiring process,…
Looking to build that resume? The Rogue Journal can help with that
Southern Oregon University students who want to get a head start on decking out a resume that will get them into grad school are invited to participate in the school’s new Rogue Journal of Undergraduate Research. The RJUR is an…
Rethinking SOU: Cullinan on the House model – “we’ve got to do this right”
As a core group of Southern Oregon University faculty members develop a new approach to 21st century higher education practices, one of the biggest challenges is the question of logistics. How are they going to make the Houses program work?