SOU Faculty Spotlight #3: Erica Knotts
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Erica Knotts, a senior instructor in the Southern Oregon University , discusses her teaching style – blending fun exercises with rigorous learning – along with some of her favorite courses, her background and much more. Knotts teaches communication courses including Conflict Resolution, Nonverbal Communication, Small Group Communication and Negotiation. She especially enjoys observing face-to-face communication in real-world environments as she shares practical learning experiences in the classroom. Knotts is interviewed in a fifth installment (and third of the second season) of "Faculty...
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SOU Faculty Spotlight #2: Precious Yamaguchi
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Precious Yamaguchi, an associate professor in the Southern Oregon University , discusses her family ties to Los Angeles, her sideline as a small business owner and her first book: "Experiences of Japanese American Women During and After World War II: Living in Internment Camps and Rebuilding Life Afterwards.” She also discusses her background in fashion and textiles – which she has taught in the past – and "writing about the good things that have happened" on social media. "That's kind of the way I create my mindset going forward," she says. Yamaguchi is interviewed in a fourth...
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SOU Faculty Spotlight #1: Alena Ruggerio
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Alena Ruggerio, a professor in the Southern Oregon University , discusses her Midwest roots, her longstanding love of debate and speech, her introduction to the West Coast and her "dream job" teaching SOU students to be speakers at the "opera singer" level. She also explains the Ruggerio Benediction – "Go forth and use wisely every heartbeat" – that she bestows upon her students at the end of each class. Ruggerio is interviewed in a third installment (and first of the second season) of "Faculty Spotlight," an SOU News podcast series in which the student multi-media reporter in SOU's...
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Faculty Spotlight #2: Andrew Gay
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Andrew Gay – an associate professor of and chair of Communication, Media and Cinema at SOU – recently received the Teaching Excellence Award from the University Film and Video (UFVA) association. Gay was nominated by Jennifer Proctor, a professor at University of Michigan, Dearborn, who also founded Edit Media – a media educator organization with which he is involved. Association holds conferences each year, at which educators in the field of filmmaking and media meet to share ideas on teaching the craft, screen projects and recognize influential figures in the field during an award...
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Faculty Spotlight #1: Margaret Perrow
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Margaret Perrow, an English Education and Writing faculty member at Southern Oregon University, recently was recognized with the Oregon Excellence in Teaching Award from the Oregon Council of Teachers of English. is a non-profit organization whose goals are to provide access, share educational methods, provide opportunities and contribute materials to English teachers in Oregon. Dr. Perrow is interviewed in a brand new podcast series, discussing her background, passion for language arts and being honored with the prestigious award. This is the first installment of the new series, “Faculty...
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Tabitha Wheeler's ground-breaking capstone project for SOU Digital Cinema
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Digital Cinema student Tabitha Wheeler is spearheading a capstone film project unlike anything seen before at SOU. The project is likely to catch the eyes of movie lovers in the Ashland community and beyond, following its successful crowdfunding campaign, backing from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and a passionately committed cast and crew. Wheeler, a senior at SOU, wrote and is director and head producer of the film, “The Lost Years of Shakespeare.” She developed the script in early 2021, with the story following a woman who finds herself entwined in a mystery surrounding the cryptic...
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TRIO-SSS Selects a New OTA Fellow
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The (OTA) recently selected TRIO-SSS student Whillamina Wise of Southern Oregon University as its 2022 OTA Fellow. She participated in the Council for Opportunity in Education Policy Seminar as Oregon’s representative last week in Washington, D.C. The OTA Fellow’s main responsibility is to encourage funding for TRIO and hear stories of how the federal Student Support Services (SSS) program has helped first-generation, low-income and other underrepresented students around the country. Whillamina and the student representatives of other states help the organization to support students in...
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Rotaract raises $10k for ShelterBox
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Nash Bennett of SOU News interviews SOU Rotaract Club member Teal Hamner about the club's success in raising $10,000 for the international ShelterBox program, and more.
info_outlineThe Oregon TRIO Association (OTA) recently selected TRIO-SSS student Whillamina Wise of Southern Oregon University as its 2022 OTA Fellow. She participated in the Council for Opportunity in Education Policy Seminar as Oregon’s representative last week in Washington, D.C.
The OTA Fellow’s main responsibility is to encourage funding for TRIO and hear stories of how the federal Student Support Services (SSS) program has helped first-generation, low-income and other underrepresented students around the country. Whillamina and the student representatives of other states help the organization to support students in the program nationwide.