Sustainability and Equity in Purchasing at SOU
Click here to read more about SOU’s new and updated Sustainability and Equity in Purchasing Policy and the associated procedure.
Entries by Sean Glassford
Sustainability at SOU During the Pandemic
Raynna Jackson, SOU’s Student Sustainability Co-ordinator is graduating this year! Click here to read about her experience working in SOU’s Sustainability Office.
Sustainability Newsletter Spring Term 2021
Leslie is a professor in the Environmental Science and Policy Department at SOU. She got her BA from Stanford University, with a major in Cultural and Social Anthropology and a minor in Psychology.
SOU and Climate Action in the Community
Sarah Ross, SOU’s Student Zero Waste Coordinator writes about her experience on Southern Oregon Climate Act Now’s (SOCAN) Master Climate Protector Course and what we can do to work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
SOU Earth Month 2021
Earth Month at SOU is a series of events, activities, and programming for the SOU community throughout the month of April! Check back soon for updates to the schedule, details will be added for additional events over spring break.
Sustainability Newsletter Winter Term 2021
Earth day is a global movement that provides a voice for environmental consciousness and environmental issues. The first Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson in the U.S. Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations.
New SOU Storage Facility is Doubly Green
Southern Oregon University has completed a new storage facility at Raider Stadium that addresses sustainability on two fronts – it includes the university’s ninth array of solar panels, and the structure itself was created from recycled shipping containers.
Sustainability Newsletter November 19th 2020
The Fall 2020 Sustainability Newsletter is here! Check it out for campus updates on sustainability and how the campus is staying connected on sustainability issues.
Material Management on Campus and SOU Recycling Center Revamp
Have you ever thought about where your trash goes on campus? Did you know that Southern Oregon University has an on-campus recycling center? Sarah Ross, SOU’s Student Zero Waste Coordinator, writes about material management at SOU and the Recycling Center revamp.
SOU Retains its Status as Bee Campus USA
We are a BEE Campus USA! SOU completed the program requirements in 2019 and has retained its status. Thank you to students, the Bee, Bird and Tree Committee members, and to SOU’s Landscape Department.
