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Meet Jessica Thomas: Journey to Leadership

Jessica’s Leadership Journey

Jessica Thomas is a Sophomore in the Honors College studying Criminal Justice. She got her inspiration for her Take the Lead project as a freshmen when she toured the Jackson County Juvenile Detention facility as a “Pick and Choose” activity.

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Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance

Mimi Pieper in SOU Governance

Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the Southern Oregon University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has “taken the lead” in many ways through this position.

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Vaun Monroe: Bolstering Directing & Screenwriting

Marking a transformative addition to Southern Oregon University’s major in Digital Cinema, the Communication, Media & Cinema program is thrilled to announce the arrival of Vaun Monroe on campus. Newly hired as an assistant professor, Monroe begins in the Fall of 2022 as the program’s third full-time faculty member in Digital Cinema.

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Ashley Berry’s Oxford Experience

SOU alumnus Ashley Berry, who graduated in 2018 with a BA in English, recently studied abroad at Oxford University in England, as part of the Columbia Publishing Course. Ashley shares her experience getting into the competitive program, her perspective on studying at the prestigious university, and how her time at SOU shaped her present and future.

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English Club Revitalization

Jewel Blanchard on the SOU English Club

Jewel Blanchard discusses the revitalization of the English Club at Southern Oregon University, and how interest is being renewed.

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Mariah Roley ’17 on Speech-Language Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology is a great career path for English majors. Mariah Roley graduated from SOU in 2017 and after completing higher education at Pacific University, she now works as a speech pathologist in Colorado.

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Meet Hannah Brandt: Humane Leadership after the Almeda Fire

A junior-year Honors student at Southern Oregon University, Hannah Brandt utilized her talents to come forward during a time of crisis.

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Meet Danya Torp: Life Through the Pandemic

Danya Torp’s video journal combines footage and poetry that reflects her personal, emotional, and poetic journey through the pandemic.

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Faculty Spotlight: Oregon Excellence in Teaching Award to SOU’s Perrow

Margaret Perrow, a professor of English at Southern Oregon University, recently was recognized with the 2022 Oregon Excellence Award in Teaching English and Language Arts from the Oregon Council of Teachers of English.

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First Presbyterian Church of Ashland Gifts Scholarship to SOU Native American Studies

What began as a partnership among Southern Oregon University and community organizations to see Indigenous Peoples’ Day instituted at SOU and in the City of Ashland a number of years ago has continued to evolve into further advocacy for Native people.