News & Events

Radford University's Art Museum welcomes their new registrar, Theresa Rykaczewski.

Students and faculty performed a benefit concert for Ukraine at Radford's First Baptist Church on May 1.

Radford University's Graduate Art Student Association initiated an exciting art fundraiser for the Mill Mountain Zoo.

Dancers and choreographers have been working hard to bring Dancing on the Edge to the stage this spring.

Musical theater will return to Radford University on April 12 as the Department of Theater and Cinema presents a Tony award-winning comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical.

The International Guitar Festival returns to campus on April 1, featuring Armenian guitarist, Gohar Vardanyan, and American Andy Jurik headlining. 

Four Radford student artists brought home Addy awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) 2022 competition in Roanoke.

Radford Design 205 students tackle real world issues as they hone their skills.

Radford students had a chance to learn with Maxx Reed this Spring, a veteran dancer with a diverse professional skillset. 

Radford Design students see their work displayed at the New River Gorge National Park. 

“I hope that I will be able to guide students… in seeing the beauty of everything," Miriam Jones ‘22 said. “I’m hoping, as an educator, that I’ll help students be excited to continue learning as they grow and to continue to find unique ways to share their passions.”

This week in Highlanders in the News: Norfolk nurse Maxine Morales ‘06 talks up her history with a familiar co-worker (her mom); former Highlander soccer coach Don Staley ’89 gets an Alabama nod for his subsequent successes; and photographer Theodore Samuels ’01 puts his work on display with a solo exhibition in Brooklyn, New York.

On Wednesday, November 16, the GASA officially launched its Miniature Museum, a permanent display located in the lobby of the McConnell Library featuring tiny works of art created by Radford students.

Radford University will celebrate winter commencement with two ceremonies at the Dedmon Center, 101 University Dr., on Dec. 9 and 10. The ceremonies include students from Radford main campus and Radford University Carilion.

This week in Highlanders in the News: Longtime nurse anesthetist and administrator Lois Stewart ’87 is named a fellow of a national association; the Atlantic Coast Conference taps the late Charlene Curtis for its UNITE award; an expert weighs in on Radford’s ongoing series of Indian art exhibits; and brewmaster Josh Skinner ’10 hops into a top spot at a Charlottesville, Virginia, institution.

New Brunswick, New Jersey’s ICS Theatre, an Indian performance troupe, will present two short plays – a comedy adapted from a 7th-century Sanskrit face and a sci-fi tinged drama – at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center.