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Jefferson Public Radio
Central 022
541-552-6301
Ronald Kramer, Director
Southern Oregon University operates Jefferson Public Radio, a network of eleven radio stations and thirty-six translators serving 60,000 square miles of southern Oregon and northern California. In most portions of the listening area, the stations provide the only public radio service and therefore play a significant role in the cultural life of the region.Jefferson Public Radio offers a mixture of classical, jazz, and folk music as well as news and public affairs programs of both national and local interest. Jefferson Public Radio has been recognized nationally by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the quality of its program production. The stations are affiliated with the Metropolitan Opera Network, the Consortium for Public Radio in Oregon, American Public Radio, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press. The stations are funded by the State of Oregon, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the JPR Listeners Guild.
Jefferson Public Radio is staffed by seventeen full-time personnel and numerous students and volunteers. Many students have taken skills acquired at Jefferson Public Radio into careers in radio or television broadcasting. The station invites participation by students from various academic areas (e.g., political science students to produce public affairs programs; music majors as commentators on music programming).
The network's news department, supervised by a professional news director, offers another opportunity for students to experience collecting, reporting, editing, and producing news reports of local and regional interest for broadcast during the station's weekday morning newscasts and its afternoon, half-hour, award-winning regional news magazine, The Jefferson Daily.
The Jefferson Monthly publication contains program information, an arts calendar, articles about southern Oregon and northern California, and a section of prose and poetry. Students interested in writing or providing artwork for publication are invited to inquire at the Jefferson Public Radio office.
Jefferson Public Radio Foundation
Ronald Kramer, Executive Director
The Foundation raises money to supplement federal and state funds supporting the campus- based Jefferson Public Radio network of public radio stations serving southern Oregon and northern California. It also publishes the magazine, Jefferson Monthly, as a service to its members. Jefferson Monthly covers news, arts, and featureitems of interest to members and provides program listings for Jefferson Public Radio stations.
Rogue Valley Community Television
Library 316
541-552-6395
Pete Belcastro, Director
Rogue Valley Community Television (RVTV) produces and distributes community, campus, and studentmade television programs for playback on four cable channels (9, 30, 31, and 33) and two wireless cable channels. RVTV contracts with the cities of Ashland and Medford for government, educational, and community access programming, reaching nearly 50,000 subscribers in Jackson County.Studio and editing facilities provide laboratory experience for students in the video production minor, as well as actual studio and field production experience. Students work as producers, editors, directors, master control operators, and production assistants for most cableaccess programming. Internship programs and other job opportunities also exist through local commercial television stations.
Schneider Museum of Art
541-552-6245
Sanford S. Shaman, Director
The Schneider Museum of Art is a major resource for visual arts in southern Oregon. The museum presents a balanced slate of exhibitions and special projects, ranging from historical perspectives on art to progressive contemporary art. Exhibitions change every six to eight weeks.Museum programs include gallery talks by visiting artists, films, workshops, and artist's studio visits. An active docent program offers tours of the museum's exhibitions to schools, families, seniors, and other groups. Past exhibitions and events featured such prominent artists as Andy Warhol, Roy DeForest, Gaylen Hansen, Andy Goldsworthy, Dale Chihuly, James Luna, and Jacob Lawrence; sculptors Richard Notkin and Deborah Butterfield; and photographers Dihn Q. Le and Carrie Mae Weems.
Practicum and work-study positions are offered. Students may serve as attendants, assist in exhibition installations, work with the museum's permanent collection, and get involved in other aspects of museum work.
Small Business Development Center
332 West Sixth Street
Medford, Oregon 97501
541-772-3478
Liz Shelby, Director
The Small Business Development Center provides free management counseling, low-cost technical assistance, and training to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Resources include books, videos, periodicals, pamphlets, and reports on owning and operating a business.
SORSI
Southern Oregon Regional Services Institute
521 South Mountain Avenue
Ashland, Oregon 97520
541-552-6365
Rebecca Reid, Director
The Southern Oregon Regional Services Institute (SORSI) is an Affiliate Data Center for the U.S. Census Bureau. SORSI collects regional data, including census materials, social and economic profiles for communities in the region, and University-generated statistics and research on regional activities and issues. SORSI's resources are available to all students and faculty.SORSI has a limited number of internships available to students interested in researching topics of importance to the economic development of the region.
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