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Wyden, Smith Announce Funds For Southern Oregon University
$496,750 Will Help Create Theater Arts and Technology Program

August 4, 2003

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) today announced that Southern Oregon University (SOU) in Ashland will receive $496,750 to create a theater arts training program and to develop a theater technology curriculum. The technology curriculum will be aided by a digital/audio computer and a classroom/lab to improve instruction in sound, lighting design, digital art, music, and video production. With these enhancements, SOU can prepare its students for careers in stagecraft, scenic, costume, lighting, set and sound design, as well as increase the number of teacher certifications in Oregon. The grant will allow SOU to create a masters degree program for high school theater teachers through the theater arts program.

“Southern Oregon University now has an opportunity to build upon an excellent theater arts program,” said Wyden. “The benefits of this investment will extend to Oregonians beyond SOU’s campus into arts and education communities statewide.”

“Southern Oregon University benefits from its location in the heart of Oregon’s performing arts culture,” said Smith. “This grant strengthens the precious ties between higher learning and cultural enrichment in southern Oregon.”

Southern Oregon University is receiving the grant through the U.S. Department of Education. SOU has an enrollment of just under 5,000 undergraduate and about 550 graduate students. The school is located in Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.


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