Being an Honors Scholar Athlete. The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made.
Keeley Wright’s story of being an SOU Honors student, as well as an athlete on the SOU Women’s basketball team.
Meet Jasmine Kaululewaonakamalei Igawa: Our 2024-2027 Native Pacific Island Honors Scholar
Jasmine Kaululewaonakamalei Igawa was born and raised in Kane’ohe, Hawai’i and is of Native Hawaiian descent.
Práctica estudiantil en el Consulado de México verano 2024
Este verano, Enzo la gran oportunidad de realizar una práctica en el Consulado de México en Portland, Oregón. (Reading Available in both English and Spanish)
Cultivating Leaders: Tiana Gilliland’s Scholarly Achievement and Leadership Development
Tiana Gilliland is a first-generation student who grew up in Grant Pass, Oregon. Tiana’s journey to SOU is a brilliant testament to the profound impact of higher education on students who earnestly carve their own path toward academic excellence.
The Democracy Project Visits India; Next Stop Jamaica!
A group of students and faculty embark on a journey to India, visiting New Delhi and Bangalore as part of the Democracy Project at SOU.
Meet Tasi Rosalia Pereira: Our 2024-2025 Native Pacific Island Honors Scholar
My name is Tasi Rosalia Pereira and I come from the villages of Leloaloa, Amerika Samoa, and Siumu, Upolu Samoa. I am a senior majoring in Political Science, minoring in Rhetoric and Reason, and part of the 2025 Honors College Cohort.
Meet Leila Penitusi: Our 2024-2027 Native Pacific Island Honors Scholar
I am a proud native of American Samoa, currently a sophomore pursuing a Pre-Medical Technology major at Southern Oregon University (SOU)
Meet Avery Coffin: Our 2024-2028 Tribal Nations Honor Scholar
Avery Coffin is an enrolled member with Cherokee Nation located in northeastern Oklahoma. She is from Eugene, Oregon and graduated from Sheldon High School.
Soon-to-be graduate goes beyond first-generation expectations
Learn about Nansi Cortes and her journey to becoming a first-generation graduate with a major in Clinical in Mental Health Counseling.
Sustainability in Norway
SOU’s Honors College, Fulbright of Norway, SOU’s Institute for Applied Sustainability, and SOU’s PEAK office combine resources to give Honors Scholar Sierra Garrett an opportunity to revisit Norway and attend the Arctic Frontiers Conference to learn more about how Norway and the arctic countries of the world are working together on matters of sustainability.