Radford University
Undergraduate Catalog
for 1999-2000
CAMPUS LIFE
Life outside and inside the classroom is considered to be equally important in the total educational process at Radford University. The university makes an effort to provide both the freedom and the opportunity for students to engage in a variety of activities and programs. Students are encouraged to develop social, cultural, and creative interests and awareness by participating actively in all aspects of campus life.
Numerous cultural and educational activities are offered each year.
Music, dance, and theatre department presentations enable students to attend, as well as participate in, numerous productions during the year. (See the Theatre Department's web site for a list of the season's productions, and the Music Department's site for a calendar of musical events.) A full schedule of art exhibits is arranged and presented at the Radford University Flossie Martin Art Gallery. A series of activities is planned for each year by the Black Awareness Programming Board to expose students to black history and culture.
Students are encouraged to form and participate in organizations which are democratic and contribute to their personal, social and professional development. A variety of cocurricular clubs provides channels for speakers and discussion groups. Activities including politics, karate, skiing, community service and many more.
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
The Dedmon Center, a recreation and convocation complex located across U.S. Route 11 (Norwood Street) from the main campus, houses a natatorium featuring an eight-lane swimming pool; basketball, volleyball, handball, and racquetball courts; areas for free exercise; and weight room; steam room; and a 1/6 mile jogging track. Outdoor facilities at the center include a jogging trail; 12 tennis courts; and areas for field sports, such as baseball, soccer, lacrosse, softball, and intramural football.
Two gymnasiums, a weight room, an aerobic room and other facilities, including a swimming pool, are located in Peters Hall.
Both Dedmon Center and Peters Hall make it possible for large numbers of students to participate in indoor sports, the intramural program, club sports, and intercollegiate sports as well as individualized conditioning programs. Other outside activities include field hockey, cross country, golf, and basketball.
SPORTS
Intercollegiate
- Radford University, an NCAA Division I member, currently participates
in 20 varsity sports, nine for women and 11 for men. The sports include:
men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country,
women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, men's
lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's outdoor track, men's
and women's indoor track, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, and
women's volleyball. The university offers athletic scholarship aid in all
20 sports.
Campus Recreation
Campus Recreation at Radford University takes great pride in providing a
variety of quality recreational activities and programs for the students,
staff, and faculty of Radford University. All members of the RU community
are invited to take advantage of the varied recreational opportunities that
are offered throughout the school year. Campus Recreation strives to get
every member of the university community active in at least one set of recreational
programs. These programs include Intramurals, Sports Club, RU Outdoors,
and the Heth Games Room.
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