When Vaun Monroe arrived on campus at Southern Oregon University last Fall, the Communication, Media & Cinema program put one item on the top of his agenda: help the Digital Cinema program level up as a great place to learn how to direct film & video projects. But SOU’s newest…

Calling all aspiring media, marketing, and tech industry professionals in Southern Oregon and beyond! In Fall 2023, the Communication, Media & Cinema program at SOU is launching a new BA/BS degree in Media Innovation. Geared toward students seeking careers in digital marketing, professional media, and strategic communication, the degree replaces…

If you’ve ever wanted to learn the art of cinematography from an industry professional, the Digital Cinema program at Southern Oregon University has the course for you. Christopher Nibley is a director of photography and cinematographer whose work includes prominent films and television such as Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., …

SOU’s Production-Oriented Degree is the First BFA in Film & Video at a Public University in the Pacific Northwest — Continuing to build its booming curricula in film & video production, the Communication, Media & Cinema program at Southern Oregon University secured final state approval for a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Cinema Production Arts in April, 2023. The BFA debuts starting in Fall, 2023.

Supporting rural and first-generation students is one of the most pressing issues facing universities today, and Communication, Media & Cinema grad Sabrina Miller Klein is determined to address those systemic challenges in higher education. In February of 2023, Klein completed a Ph.D. in higher education and organizational change at the…

It’s becoming a widespread issue across the US, and it’s affecting our ability to build strong and functioning communities. But there’s hope. — The best way to improve local news and civic health is to involve the communities most impacted. That’s why the University of Oregon researchers are surveying residents to understand how people like you get their information. …

By Ripley Pierotti Some college courses focus on reading books and taking tests, but the curriculum in Design Thinking and Creative Entrepreneurship offered by the Communication, Media & Cinema program at Southern Oregon University is different. …

Innovators, entrepreneurs and inventors at Southern Oregon University: are you ready to take your best ideas to the big leagues? — You and your startup team might be eligible to advance to the InventOR Collegiate Challenge, a statewide prototyping competition involving nearly all colleges and universities in Oregon. Here’s how: Come up with a dynamic idea for an invention, technology or creative startup.

Emerging from a campus community that stands on the frontlines of drought, fire and climate crisis, the Communication, Media & Cinema program’s new certificate focuses on the science and the craft of effective communication regarding environmentalism and sustainability. — Created in close collaboration with faculty in SOU’s Environmental Science and Policy program, the certificate aims to prepare the next generation of eco-advocates, journalists, and educators to communicate issues regarding sustainability and the environment to a public audience.