Division of Continuing Education
Division of Continuing Education
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Lecture Series
The following endowed lecture series chairs have been established through the SOU Foundation.
Business
Ashland Daily Tidings Chair in Advertising
Endowed by the Albany Democrat Herald newspaper and the Capital Cities Foundation. Advertising industry leaders conduct workshops and lead discussions on contemporary issues in advertising.
Glenn L. Jackson Chair on Business Ethics
Endowed by Cynthia Ford in memory of her father, Glenn L. Jackson. Business leaders bring to the campus and community an astute awareness of current ethical problems in the national and international business environment.
Tyran Chair on the Free Enterprise System
Endowed by Ben and Jeanne Tyran. Leaders speak about the opportunities provided to the individual by the free enterprise system and its benefits to society.
Arts and Sciences Areas
Daniel Meyer Memorial Chair
Endowed by Al and Margaret Meyer. This chair provides for two annual health enhancement lecture series-one series emphasizing health-related fitness areas, the other focusing on drug and alcohol education.
Florence Hemley Schneider Chair
Endowed by William and Florence Schneider. The charge of this chair is to demonstrate the ability of the social sciences to improve social decisions by empowering individuals. Speakers are encouraged to meet with students in small workshops in addition to their public lectures.
Kieval Lecture Series
Endowed by Harry S. Kieval. Speakers address broad, popular aspects of mathematics that are attractive to undergraduates and the general public. Speakers meet with students and faculty informally, in addition to giving two to four public lectures.
Thomas W. Pyle First Amendment Forum
Sponsored by the Ashland Daily Tidings and named after longtime SOU professor of journalism Thomas Pyle. Speakers address issues related to the First Amendment, with particular emphasis on the rights of free press and speech.
Nursing
John and Nora Darby Chair
Endowed by the John and Nora Darby Heart Fund. Established to link the southern Oregon community with nationally recognized experts in the area of cardiovascular disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. The lectures are for the campus community, health care providers, and the general public.
Betsy LaSor Lectureship
Endowed by friends and family of Betsy LaSor. Includes annual seminars and colloquia by prominent nursing leaders, who provide perspectives on key contemporary health care issues for nurses, nursing students, other health care professionals, and the general public.
Interdisciplinary
Frank J. Van Dyke (Honors) Chair
Endowed by friends of Frank J. Van Dyke. Experts in the field of professional ethics discuss the concepts of ethics and how they apply to teaching and education, medicine, science, research, technology, and social and corporate responsibility.
Shakespeare Studies
541-552-8041
David McCandless, Director
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