{"id":83552,"date":"2023-06-14T12:22:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=83552"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:17:42","slug":"from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5uutysg-da7585b00c9978aae5f824e4ae48fbaa\">\n.avia-section.av-5uutysg-da7585b00c9978aae5f824e4ae48fbaa{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Digital Cinema Stories - Reading Black Screenwriters - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-5uutysg-da7585b00c9978aae5f824e4ae48fbaa main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-83552'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-5h0g0ao-bedc19b0ed59345a1769f7187ff53828 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Honors College Stories<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-4ok1ku8-80ecde077c6f3a1bd986a8088e9d8477 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-2020-foot-1\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75749\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sou.edu\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">News<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75750\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/events.sou.edu\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Events<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75751\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=707\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Campus Map<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75752\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.bncollege.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/BNCBHomePage?storeId=82737&amp;catalogId=10001&amp;langId=-1\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Bookstore<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75753\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-5\"><a href=\"\/housing\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Â鶹´«Ã½ Housing<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_2' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Digital Cinema Stories - Reading Black Screenwriters - Blog Section' class='avia-section av-3g1eyo0-7c9a1b82813aa895ec573c3a4dae226d main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-83552'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-317ykn4-7d8c94e529a8d6149e97f86ada07dd51\">\n.flex_column.av-317ykn4-7d8c94e529a8d6149e97f86ada07dd51{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-317ykn4-7d8c94e529a8d6149e97f86ada07dd51 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2r4jkzk-f96ef98c8a055f16bc93808979137dd3\">\n.flex_column.av-2r4jkzk-f96ef98c8a055f16bc93808979137dd3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2r4jkzk-f96ef98c8a055f16bc93808979137dd3 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-28k8ig0-f9a4d97109339ab6caee43e068568300\">\n.avia-image-container.av-28k8ig0-f9a4d97109339ab6caee43e068568300 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-28k8ig0-f9a4d97109339ab6caee43e068568300 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-28k8ig0-f9a4d97109339ab6caee43e068568300 av-styling- avia-align-  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-300x129.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-1030x441.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-768x329.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-705x302.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.jpg\" height=\"514\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-1030x441.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Story-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-705x302.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-83553 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-83553 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ From Hon 319 Story Â鶹´«Ã½\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1smexls-45eee30c1d2555e5c77503a5c666f2ba av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>From Â鶹´«Ã½&#8217;s HON 319<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-liw33wh6-0c5c36127796395b49edaa746456f157 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Imagine: Late last night you and your son arrived in Los Reyes, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico \u2013 Mexico\u2019s top strawberry producer. You stayed with your cousin who lives in Los Reyes. He let you sleep in the living room, tomorrow you\u2019ll have to find somewhere else to stay. You pretended to sleep so your son could do the same. Now it\u2019s four in the morning, and time to go to work. Your cousin says there is work on a farm outside of town. Strawberries. You\u2019ll pick for 10 hours with no break, for 11 pesos an hour. Your son, who is only 14, isn\u2019t legally old enough to work on a farm, but as long as you don\u2019t say anything, they won\u2019t ask any questions. Together, you\u2019ll make 220 pesos for the day. That\u2019s $12.66 USD. That will be just enough to pay for a night in a cramped room, some rice and beans for dinner, and a little bit of money to send home to your family. Then tomorrow you\u2019ll start it all over again. This is the life of the Mexican workers that picked your strawberries. This is the life of so many farmers in Mexico. How does that make you feel?<\/p>\n<p>In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico. In one such text, \u201cWater Flowing North of the Border,\u201d author Christian Zlolinski explores how agricultural production has led to the scarcity of water for Baja California locals. According to his findings, high quantities of water are exported to the United States and Canada inside fresh produce (Zloniski, 2011). This offers the convenience of fresh fruit and produce to other countries in exchange for water insecurity in rural Mexico. These communities have very little access to fresh, clean water because it is preferentially diverted to agricultural production. The Mexican government is influenced by big farming corporations to give institutionalized farmers better access to fresh water and restrict access for smaller, local growers, and domestic consumers (Zlolniski, 2011).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to deliberately restricted water access, locals in Baja California encounter further difficulties as they face environmental degradation caused by the overconsumption of water by agribusinesses. Baja California is an arid region with around 7.8 inches (200 mm) of annual rainfall. Due to the low rainfall, there isn\u2019t enough water to recharge depleting aquifers. Out of the 48 aquifers identified in the state of Baja California, 15 no longer have any available water and many others are so depleted that only brackish water can be extracted from them (Cort\u00e9s-Ruiz et al., 2020; Daessl\u00e9 et al., 2008). This makes water more expensive to clean, leading to increases in the cost of tap water. This overexploitation has caused a drop in the water table, causing desertification in the region as flora disappears from the landscape. Efforts to re-stabilize the water table have been made in order to bring back water security to the region. However, funding is limited and estimates have shown that it would cost $82 million USD in addition to much of the state\u2019s cropland for Baja California\u2019s water scarcity issues to be solved (Cort\u00e9s-Ruiz et al., 2020).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-liw34cdb-426db73688a19ddb86c812468a15a0ad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Strawberries seem to be the source of a lot of grief for many Mexican citizens, and it\u2019s also not doing any favors for the environment. So why is this still such a serious problem despite the obvious issues for it? Mexico makes up 14.83% of the entire world\u2019s strawberry production, with 35% of Mexico\u2019s strawberries being grown in Baja California. Because Mexico makes up more than 10% of the global strawberry production, it is a certifiably successful industry (Cossio &amp; Flores, 2021; Wu et al., 2018). Mexico\u2019s GDP and economy look incredible on paper because of the money they make off of export agriculture, specifically water-heavy horticulture (Cossio &amp; Flores, 2021). Thanks to this extreme success, this business model makes the country lots of money and provides jobs for the rural population. The clear catch, however, is the sheer amount of water that goes into these crops. An estimated 76% of all water extracted goes to agriculture (Beta Aqueduct). Meanwhile, workers reap close to zero worthwhile benefits and have difficulty accessing clean water. Most of the wages earned from working in agriculture go into paying for basic human needs, the most outrageous being water. In some cases, locals may spend up to two-thirds of their monthly wages on potable water (Zloniski, 2011). So agribusiness in Mexico is a booming industry that supplies many people with jobs that pay livable wages. But those livable wages are just that. Livable. A citizen living in the rural areas of Mexico will spend most of their working life just making enough money to put food on the table until the next paycheck. The real benefits of the Mexican agricultural economy are really only visible in urban areas, such as Mexico City, and various tourist destinations around the country.<\/p>\n<p>So far you have seen abysmal living conditions of Mexican farmers, caused by the agricultural practices in Mexico. The impacts this has had on farmers and the environment are atrocious. Once beautiful, lush landscapes are now dry and desolate because of the water shortage, and produce for export is given preferential access to water over people who lack fresh running water. All of this is possible because there is a market for cheap produce year-round. If there isn\u2019t a market for it, then strawberries and other crops that are grown out of your local season will stop being produced. To make that a reality, consumers need to make the change. Instead of buying strawberries, tomatoes, and cucumbers from Mexico, buy them locally. Supermarket packaging doesn\u2019t always say where produce is coming from, but farmers\u2019 markets are always local. Not only are you not contributing to water shortages in rural Mexico, but you\u2019re supporting local farmers and lowering fossil fuel usage in transporting crops. To top it off, locally sourced, organic produce tastes better and is better for you. As the summer continues and produce comes into season, spend your weekends wandering the aisles of a farmers\u2019 market instead of a supermarket. Your local farmers will thank you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Authors: Liam Jones, Sierra Garrett, Caleb Zinn, Dylan Hurlimann<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-liw36rrf-dc71170303df9540d5a957e067b73790 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Beta Aqueduct. \u201cAqueduct Country Ranking.\u201d n.d. https:\/\/www.wri.org\/applications\/aqueduct\/country-rankings\/?country=MEX&amp;indicator=bws. Accessed: 06\/12\/2023<\/p>\n<p>Cort\u00e9s-Ruiz, A., &amp; Azuz-Adeath, I. (2020). Estimating the future hydric needs of Baja California, Mexico. assessment of scenarios to stop being a region with water scarcity. Water Supply, 21(6), 2760\u20132771. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2166\/ws.2020.198<\/p>\n<p>Cossio, A. J. A., Flores, A. A. H. (2021, March 15). Competitividad de la Fresa mexicana en el Mercado Estadounidense de 1992 a 2017. Ciencia y Tecnolog\u00eda Agropecuaria. https:\/\/revistacta.agrosavia.co\/index.php\/revista\/article\/view\/1414<\/p>\n<p>Daessl\u00e9, L. W., Ruiz-Montoya, L., Tobschall, H. J., Chandrajith, R., Camacho-Ibar, V. F., Mendoza-Espinosa, L. G., Quintanilla-Montoya, A. L., &amp; Lugo-Ibarra, K. C. (2008). Fluoride, nitrate and water hardness in groundwater supplied to the rural communities of Ensenada County, Baja California, Mexico. Environmental Geology, 58(2), 419\u2013429. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00254-008-1512-9<\/p>\n<p>Wu, F., Guan, Z., Garcia-Nazareiga, M., &amp; Arana-Coronado, J. (2018). An overview of Strawberry Production in Mexico. University of Florida. https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/publication\/FE1014<\/p>\n<p>Zlolniski, C. (2011). Water flowing north of the border: Export Agriculture and Water Politics in a rural community in Baja California. Cultural Anthropology, 26(4), 565\u2013588. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1548-1360.2011.01112.x<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/academics\/honors-college\/\">Learn More about the Â鶹´«Ã½ Honors College Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-11zmh0g-91925fe28a1df4c1980a66320eab944a av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href="https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/&#038;t=From%20Â鶹´«Ã½%E2%80%99s%20HON%20319%3A%20The%20Reality%20of%20Strawberries%20from%20Mexico" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=From%20Â鶹´«Ã½%E2%80%99s%20HON%20319%3A%20The%20Reality%20of%20Strawberries%20from%20Mexico&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=83552" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href="https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=From%20Â鶹´«Ã½%E2%80%99s%20HON%20319%3A%20The%20Reality%20of%20Strawberries%20from%20Mexico&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href="mailto:?subject=From%20Â鶹´«Ã½%E2%80%99s%20HON%20319%3A%20The%20Reality%20of%20Strawberries%20from%20Mexico&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kex4g0-a163c568bfcf5dc5dbc91e06437e624d\">\n.flex_column.av-kex4g0-a163c568bfcf5dc5dbc91e06437e624d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kex4g0-a163c568bfcf5dc5dbc91e06437e624d av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":83554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[284,338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-honors","post_format-post-format-aside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Â鶹´«Ã½&#039;s HON 319 class, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Â鶹´«Ã½Ashland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\"},\"headline\":\"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\"},\"wordCount\":2197,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Honors\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\",\"name\":\"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"In Â鶹´«Ã½'s HON 319 class, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ From Hon 319 Â鶹´«Ã½ on Facebook\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"name\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs\",\"description\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Degree Programs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½\",\"alternateName\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ Ashland\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Â鶹´«Ã½-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Â鶹´«Ã½-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":621,\"caption\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Â鶹´«Ã½Ashland\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/souashland\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Â鶹´«Ã½OregonUniv\"],\"description\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½ - Â鶹´«Ã½ - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the Â鶹´«Ã½ Oregon and Northern California regions, Â鶹´«Ã½ provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. Â鶹´«Ã½ also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Â鶹´«Ã½ welcomes students from abroad through Â鶹´«Ã½'s International Programs, which also provides current Â鶹´«Ã½ students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful Â鶹´«Ã½ campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Theatre program , musical performances at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. Â鶹´«Ã½ has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.\",\"email\":\"provostsoffice@sou.edu\",\"telephone\":\"541-552-6114\",\"legalName\":\"Â鶹´«Ã½\",\"foundingDate\":\"1872-09-01\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\",\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sean Glassford\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico","description":"In Â鶹´«Ã½'s HON 319 class, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico","og_description":"In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico.","og_url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/","og_site_name":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Â鶹´«Ã½Ashland\/","article_published_time":"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sean Glassford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico","twitter_description":"In Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s class HON 319: Nature, Culture, Mexico, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices on water availability throughout Mexico.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg","twitter_creator":"@souashland","twitter_site":"@souashland","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sean Glassford","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/"},"author":{"name":"Sean Glassford","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc"},"headline":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico","datePublished":"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/"},"wordCount":2197,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg","articleSection":["Featured","Honors"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/","name":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg","datePublished":"2023-06-14T19:22:58+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-14T20:17:42+00:00","description":"In Â鶹´«Ã½'s HON 319 class, we dived into research articles about water quality, access to water, and the effects of agricultural practices.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/06\/Â鶹´«Ã½-From-Hon-319-Â鶹´«Ã½-Oregon-University-on-Facdebook.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Â鶹´«Ã½ From Hon 319 Â鶹´«Ã½ on Facebook"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/from-sous-hon-319-the-reality-of-strawberries-from-mexico\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s HON 319: The Reality of Strawberries from Mexico"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","name":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs","description":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Programs","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Degree Programs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization","name":"Â鶹´«Ã½","alternateName":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Ashland","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Â鶹´«Ã½-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Â鶹´«Ã½-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":621,"caption":"Â鶹´«Ã½"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Â鶹´«Ã½Ashland\/","https:\/\/x.com\/souashland","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Â鶹´«Ã½OregonUniv"],"description":"Â鶹´«Ã½ - Â鶹´«Ã½ - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the Â鶹´«Ã½ Oregon and Northern California regions, Â鶹´«Ã½ provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. Â鶹´«Ã½ also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Â鶹´«Ã½ welcomes students from abroad through Â鶹´«Ã½'s International Programs, which also provides current Â鶹´«Ã½ students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful Â鶹´«Ã½ campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Theatre program , musical performances at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. Â鶹´«Ã½ has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.","email":"provostsoffice@sou.edu","telephone":"541-552-6114","legalName":"Â鶹´«Ã½","foundingDate":"1872-09-01"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc","name":"Sean Glassford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sean Glassford"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}