News & Events
Events Calendar
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Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" (Wintermester)
Friday, January 2
All day
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Radford Men's Basketball vs. Presbyterian
Saturday, January 10
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. @ Dedmon Center
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Last day of Wintermester Classes/Exams
Tuesday, January 13
All day
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Grades due by 10:00 a.m. (Wintermester)
Friday, January 16
All day
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Martin Luther King Day - Classes NOT in session
Monday, January 19
All day
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Spring classes begin
Tuesday, January 20
All day
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RU READS: One Campus, Many Voices »
Tuesday, January 20
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. @ Covington Center
Please join us in celebrating the launch of 2015’s RU READS: One Campus, Many Voices in the Covington Center for Visual and Performing Arts foyer. See the official unveiling of the 26 RU READS posters and watch the inaugural showing of the RU READS video. This program is one of a series of events commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Radford University’s MLK Week 2015. -
Dine on Diversity »
Wednesday, January 21
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. @ Tyler Hall 25
Celebrating Diversity Today: Looking Forward -
MLK Commemorative Program with Dr. Steve Perry »
Wednesday, January 21
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. @ Bondurant Auditorium, Preston Hall
Building a Legacy: Past, Present, Future Radford University is proud to welcome Dr. Steve Perry, Ed.D., MSW, as the keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program. Perry, founder of the nationally lauded Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, has spent a career in service, not only as an educator but also in running a homeless shelter and becoming a candidate for state representative. An author of six books, Perry's latest publication is “Push Has Come To Shove: Getting Our Kids The Education They Deserve - Even If It Means Picking A Fight.” In addition to his work at Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Perry is an Education Contributor for CNN and MSNBC, an Essence Magazine columnist, best-selling author and host of the No. 1 docudrama for TVONE, “Save My Son.” Other speakers at the event will include RU President Penelope W. Kyle, Dean of Students Irvin Clark, Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Crasha Townsend and President of the NAACP - RU Student Chapter Ashly Poindexter. The program will also feature music from RU students and a performance by special guests, the William Fleming Colonel Step Team from Roanoke, Virginia. The team, comprised of William Fleming High School students, performs around the region.