{"id":7848,"date":"2025-04-22T09:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/president\/?p=7848"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:48:29","slug":"listen-raider-up-with-president-rick-episode-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/president\/listen-raider-up-with-president-rick-episode-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: Raider Up with President Rick, Episode 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1cx0auw-bec9e2b6cd67e9d0e8679c33bad49cf8\">\n.avia-section.av-1cx0auw-bec9e2b6cd67e9d0e8679c33bad49cf8{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='podcast-dome'  class='avia-section av-1cx0auw-bec9e2b6cd67e9d0e8679c33bad49cf8 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 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(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m9spuuvl-75bae1b17c76b5d4117a24d2ba94425f .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-m9spuuvl-75bae1b17c76b5d4117a24d2ba94425f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m9spuuvl-75bae1b17c76b5d4117a24d2ba94425f av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-12 av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Raider Up with President Rick, Episode #14<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>April 22, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9sprqsv-3b598963e8ccca09c9e45c46edc02fc2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9sprqsv-3b598963e8ccca09c9e45c46edc02fc2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9sprqsv-3b598963e8ccca09c9e45c46edc02fc2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey touches on new topics each month in the &#8220;Raider Up&#8221; podcast, moderated by Marketing and Communications student employee Susie Dale, a UK exchange student studying English at SOU. This month&#8217;s topics include preparations for the &#8220;SOU Thrive&#8221; strategic plan &#8211; the guiding document that President Bailey says will &#8220;create a pathway between where we are now and where we want to be as an institution.&#8221; There are also updates on senior living, the University Business District, solar power and more.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy this month&#8217;s episode:<br \/>\n<span class=\"heavy-man\">Raider Up with President Rick \u2013 Podcast Episode #14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vleo4o-f68adaf91ee1c268b4f30966cddbe634\">\n#top .hr.av-vleo4o-f68adaf91ee1c268b4f30966cddbe634{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-vleo4o-f68adaf91ee1c268b4f30966cddbe634 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-vleo4o-f68adaf91ee1c268b4f30966cddbe634 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m9sqkwae-85e52195a0fd5c5f251f0d3ffc84d0c0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m9sqkwae-85e52195a0fd5c5f251f0d3ffc84d0c0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m9sqkwae-85e52195a0fd5c5f251f0d3ffc84d0c0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The &#8220;Raider Up with President Rick&#8221; podcast will tackle new topics each month, with the theme of each month\u2019s episode driven by student input. Students and prospective students are invited to submit potential topics or questions for the next podcast by email at <a href=\"mailto:mosleyj@sou.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mosleyj@sou.edu<\/a> or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@souashland<\/a> Instagram page. All submissions are expected to be relevant and respectful.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Raider Up with President Rick&#8221; podcast is moderated by SOU Marketing and Communication student employee Susie Dale. 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