December 29, 2025 – Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey tackles new topics each month in this podcast hosted by Marketing & Communications student employee Jesse Reyna, a veteran with broad work experience who is studying history at SOU. President Rick and Jesse get to know each other in his month’s episode, discussing their respective military careers and backgrounds, before exploring the SOU Resiliency Plan. Rick explains why the plan became necessary, what it will achieve and the great care that was taken to ensure that most students will be largely unaffected by changes.

May 16, 2025 – Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey touches on new topics each month in the “Raider Up” podcast, moderated by Marketing and Communications student employee Susie Dale, a UK exchange student studying English at SOU. This month’s discussion centers on Artificial Intelligence – which President Bailey says should be leveraged to open more opportunities for students to learn and achieve. “Let’s embrace it,” he says. “Let’s find ways to use it ethically and responsibly.”

February 18, 2025 – Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey touches on new topics each month in this podcast moderated by Marketing and Communications student employee Susie Dale, a UK exchange student studying English at SOU. This months topics include SOU’s proposed public-private developments to construct an anchor building for the new University District, and to create a senior living facility at the site of the Cascade Complex – which is currently being demolished. Rick and Susie also discuss the recent “snowmageddon” event in Ashland, and more.

November 12, 2024 – Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey tackles new topics each month in this podcast moderated by Marketing and Communications student employee Susie Dale, a UK exchange student studying English at SOU. This month’s topic is elections and politics – the differences and similarities between the U.S. and the UK. The conversation touches on characters as diverse as Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Thomas “Tip” O’Neill, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift.

January 22, 2024 – They’re back! Episode 9 of “Raider Up with President Rick” is available wherever you get your podcasts. Topics for SOU President Rick Bailey and student host Kai Pace include SOU exchange programs, Environmental Science, Policy & Sustainability, a vision of SOU in 10 years and the advice President Bailey would give himself when he came aboard two years ago.