Radford News

From national science awards and top art honors to standout sustainability efforts and literary recognition, Radford University students, staff, and faculty are achieving excellence and gaining national recognition.

In April, Radford University’s College of Nursing hosted its inaugural Behavioral Health Nursing Summit, called “Fostering Connection in Nursing Practice: Cultivating Healthy Resilience in Behavioral Health Care.”

Two accounting majors scored a pair of $4,000 scholarships over the winter, while another duo just won $1,750 in funds, and Radford’s chapter of the business student society has recently pulled in an additional $4,000 in contributions from alums and businesses.

Radford University has been named an Opportunity College and University – Higher Access, Higher Earnings by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

This May, during National Nurses Month, Radford University reflects on its legacy of nursing excellence and is proud to honor Virginia Burggraf, whose impact stretches far beyond the walls of Waldron Hall.

Radford University alumna Kelsey Marchant ’17, M.S. ’19 is the first general manager of Hungry Mothers baseball.

This week: Radford tops Blue Ridge Outdoors’ Adventure College competition; Kirby Brown ’25 is tapped for a sports forum; Radford’s first teacher apprenticeship cohort wraps its pre-class prep; and associate professors Jennifer McDonel and Dave Rivers mashup music and education.

Radford University has officially been named the 2025 Top Adventure College by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, emerging the winner in the publication’s annual bracket-style competition featuring 32 colleges and universities across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.