Spring 2023 Information
Attending orientation is an important and useful step to joining the Raider family. The information, activities, and resources shared during the week is advantageous for all first year, transfer, and returning SOU students.
Spring Orientation will be held from April 3 – 21, 2023. View the schedule below to see what important activities are available:
Monday - April 3, 2023
11:00am Campus Tour (Admissions Office)
Tuesday - April 4, 2023
11:00am Campus Tour (Admissions Office)
Wednesday - April 5, 2023
11:30am – 2:00pm Spring It! Luncheon (SJEC, Stevenson Union 308)
Please join the Social Justice and Equity Center and other campus partners as we welcome new students, and returnees, during the Spring It! Luncheon in SU 308. This is an opportunity for new students, returnees, staff, allies & friends to break bread and share the energy that comes from starting off a new term with new people and new energy. LUNCH IS FREE! Bring a smile and an appetite.
Thursday - April 6, 2023
11:30am – 1:30pm Club Involvement Fair (Stevenson Union)
All Students are invited to head over to the Stevenson Union to learn about our over 40 active student clubs and campus departments! Club Involvement Fair will be held 11:30am-1:30pm on April 6th in the Stevenson Union, and is where students can find all of the fun ways to get involved in student clubs, unions, and with campus departments. Various student organizations and campus departments will have booths that you can visit to learn more and find that perfect organization to join!
3:30pm – 4:30pm Doodle and De-Stress in Dankook (Stevenson Union 314)
Coloring and sticker books, tea, colored pencils, and crayons provided. Just bring you!
5:30pm – The Movements that Made a Nation (Art Building: Meese Auditorium)
We are stronger together! That’s the message of The Original Influencers, brought to you by EDI and the Racial Equity Center of the Social Justice and Equity Center. From the Selma Marches to the Chicano Walkouts; from Women’s Liberation to Love Wins and Black Lives Matter, come and consider the history of the nation changing movements with educators and longtime activists.
Join guest speakers Geneva L. Craig, PhD., RN and DL Richardson as they share their first hand experiences as first & second generation Civil Rights Activists from Selma, Alabama.
Friday - April 7, 2023
2:00pm University Field
Softball vs. College of Idaho – Students get in free with your SOU ID
Saturday - April 8, 2023
11:00am University Field
Softball vs. College of Idaho – Students get in free with your SOU ID
1:00pm – 30th Annual Powwow (Lithia Motors Pavilion)
SOU’s 30th Annual Powwow! Grand Entry is at 1PM and 7PM on Saturday. Everyone is welcome and admission is totally free! There will be vendors, drums, and a special double bustle fancy! Email NASU at nasusou1@gmail.com for more info!
Sunday - April 9, 2023
12:00pm – 30th Annual Powwow (Lithia Motors Pavilion)
SOU’s 30th Annual Powwow! Grand Entry is at Noon on Sunday. Everyone is welcome and admission is totally free! There will be vendors, drums, and a special double bustle fancy! Email NASU at nasusou1@gmail.com for more info!
Wednesday - April 12, 2023
5:30 – 7pm Speed Friending (The Hawk at SOU – back tables)
Join the Club Board of Advisors to meet new people at our Speed Friending Event! Bring your dinner and enjoy some fun games and conversations- it’s a great way to meet folks you haven’t come across yet on campus!
Thursday - April 13, 2023
12:30pm Consent Cupcakes (Stevenson Union Lobby)
Join us in the Stevenson Union Lobby for sweet treats with a message of consent. Come get one! Free!!
Friday - April 21, 2023
3:30 – 7:00pm Rogue Earth Day at The Farm (155 Walker Ave. Ashland, OR 97520)
On Friday April 21st, 2023 from 3:30-7pm, at The Farm at SOU, join Southern Oregon University and community partners for exhibits, live performances, an electric vehicle showcase, bike rodeo, art, food trucks, and more, all in celebration of Earth Day!