This year Southern Oregon University will start its long journey to becoming a more sustainable and distinctive campus by implementing an original “House” model to eventually replace the university’s traditional style of offering general education requirements.
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SOU professors look at depictions of Native Americans in communist cultures
Have you ever heard of a Native American chief named Winnetou? Head of the Apache and Mescalero tribes, he was a great warrior and owner of the famous Silberbüchse, a double-barreled rifle decorated in silver studs. Together with his blood…
Presentations for executive director of Marketing to be held the next two weeks
Southern Oregon University is looking for a new executive director of Marketing, and will be holding presentations in the coming weeks where the three candidates competing for the position can present their qualifications. The university is looking for an individual…
Rethinking SOU: do we need the House model?
Finding students who want to attend Southern Oregon University is not difficult. But keeping them on campus past their freshman year has become an enrollment problem. According to SOU President Mary Cullinan, about one third of students will leave SOU before their sophomore year.
Negotiations between SEIU, university continue over status of 15 SOU food service employees
The public status of 15 Southern Oregon University food services employees is at stake in an ongoing negotiation between the university administration and the Service Employees International Union over whether the workers will remain under the SOU umbrella or become…
Rethinking SOU: new “House” model to be offered to incoming freshmen in fall 2013
Southern Oregon University is going in a new direction when it comes to how the university handles general education. Starting in the fall of 2013, SOU will offer a new plan for incoming freshmen called “Houses.”
NPR correspondent to talk about pioneer Chinese immigrants Feb. 15
National Public Radio correspondent Tom Banse will talk about the struggles of repatriating the remains of pioneer Chinese immigrants in a lecture in the Meese Room of Southern Oregon University’s Hannon Library on Feb. 15 at noon. The event, which…
SOU student to talk about childhood in Kosova, role of nationalism in Balkan conflict
Flamur Vehapi was 15 years old when the war started. His native Kosova (also known as Kosovo) was torn apart by ethnic warfare that pitted Serbians against Kosovar Albanians. His childhood home was destroyed, and soldiers barred the doors of his…
Cancun not your style? Alternative Spring Break might just be for you
Have you figured out what to do for spring break yet? The Alternative Spring Break, organized by Southern Oregon University’s Civic Engagement Program, is a program that sends SOU students to volunteer at various nonprofits in Oregon over spring…
RVTV to become Southern Oregon Media Center, open house next Wednesday
Rogue Valley Community Television will be hosting an open house to commemorate its rebranding as the Southern Oregon Digital Media Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. The open house will be the first of several events…