| John Roden, Biology Professor |
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Southern Oregon University biology professor John Roden has received a National Science Foundation instrumentation grant of $490,000 to purchase a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The grant will also pay for materials and staff time to implement protocols for use of the instrument.
An IRMS allows for the precise measurement of mixtures of different types of stable isotopes, specifically sorting isotopes based on weight. Since stable isotopes do not deteriorate, an IRMS can assist in research on topics that involve historical... (more)
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| Paul Adalian, Dean of Hannon Library |
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Paul Adalian, SOU’s library dean, doesn’t fit the librarian stereotype. “People tell me, ‘You should be a standup comedian,’“ he says. “I like to engage people, and I like to have fun.”
Since arriving on campus in August 2009, Paul has lightened library life with student sleepovers during Quiet Week, lunchtime concerts, and art exhibits—including the ten foot long Swamphorse, a sculpture by student Trisha Johansen that is now a permanent resident of the library... (more)
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| Alissa Arp, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences |
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Dr. Alissa J. Arp has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Southern Oregon University (SOU). Dean Arp has served as the Vice President for Research and Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University since 2006. Before that, she served for 11 years as director of the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies at San Francisco State University... (more)
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| Michael Crane, Director of the Schneider Museum of Art |
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Why do we have a museum on campus? In order to help make better citizens! The Schneider Museum of Art is an elemental component of SOU’s liberal arts milieu. We offer all visitors an advanced discourse on the meaning of contemporary art and expression; we provide lessons to students and opportunities for the public to reflect and contemplate the human condition; and we provide diverse ideas... (more)
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| Noel Koran, Director of the Department of Performing Arts |
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Noel Koran is the director of the Department of Performing Arts. He has worked for over 30 years as an actor, opera singer, stage director, producer, acting teacher, and administrator.
Noel worked as an actor in Seattle, San Francisco and New York before making a transition to opera. As an opera singer, he performed for 10 years in opera houses in Europe. After his return to the United States, he joined the academic community when he became Director of Opera for the School of Music at Ohio State University... (more)
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| Geoff Mills, Dean of the School of Education |
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By John Darling for the Tidings - It's very cold and dark and hardly anyone speaks English, but Geoff Mills, dean of Southern Oregon University's School of Education, had a great time teaching his specialty — research for teachers — to 17 graduate students in Greenland.
The author of the best-selling U.S. textbook on research for teachers, Mills was summoned for an all-expense paid week-and-a-half teaching stint at University of Greenland, where most of the students are indigenous Greenlanders... (more)
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| Raj Parikh, Dean of the School of Business |
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Dr. Raj Parikh has accepted the position of Dean of the School of Business at Southern Oregon University (SOU). Dean Parikh has 17 years of experience in academic administration as department chair, MBA program director, dean of lifelong learning, dean of three schools of business and provost and vice president of academic affairs. Previously he was the CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Education Company in the United Arab Emirates... (more)
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