June 3, 2022 – Watch SOU President Rick Bailey’s June 2022 campus video message. Topics for the final spring term message from President Bailey include SOU’s Gold rating for Sustainability in Higher Education; long-term fiscal goals and how we will address them; a congratulations to the Southern Oregon University women’s Rugby team for a successful trip to the national championship tournament; the celebration of LGBTQ pride month in June; and SOU’s flag-raising ceremony. President Bailey also welcomes the entire SOU community to join this year’s commencement ceremony.

May 13, 2022 – The topics for president Bailey’s May video message to campus and the region: JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion); Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month; the in person commencement ceremony on June 11 that will pay tribute to classes of 2022, 2021 and 2020; the Juneteenth flag raising ceremony on June 18; collaboration with Ashland and Medford schools, and others throughout the region; and the value of communication – particularly the ideas and opinions of those within the SOU community.

April 15, 2022 – President Bailey shares his thoughts this month on our shared appreciation for SOU’s faculty, sexual assault awareness and prevention, the correlation between student involvement and retention, and our unity in drawing new students to campus.

March 16, 2022 – The March 2022 video message from SOU President Rick Bailey touches on honoring women trail-blazers and the women in our lives; SOU’s upcoming (in-person) commencement ceremony on June 11 for graduates in the classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022; thoughts on the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical crises around the world, what excites hi the most about SOU; and the value of kindness. Be inspired – and be kind!