April 2013 News for Radford University Alumni and Friends

News for Radford University Alumni and Friends
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Snapshot of the Month

Snow in April!
Snow in April? It happened in 1988. Photo from Radford University Archives

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This Month in RU History

April 1947: Phone booths were installed in each dormitory for students to make outgoing calls.

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In Memory

Radford University honors classmates and friends who have passed away this month. View the memory list.

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In the News

Delegate Yost to deliver commencement address at RU

Delegate Joseph YostVirginia Delegate Joseph Yost '06, M.A. '08, will be the keynote speaker at Radford University's 2013 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. on the university's Moffett Lawn.

Bondurant family supports RU

Many families have identified with and supported Radford University throughout the institution's history. Several of these families have been instrumental in establishing scholarships, funding a diversity of academic, athletic and student programs, as well as providing research opportunities. One such family, well known for its unwavering support of RU, is the Bondurants. 

RU named to National Community Service Honor Roll

CNCS logoRadford University has been named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS).

RU alumnus minds The Gap

Christopher Thompson
Alumnus Christopher Thompson is Gap Inc.'s new manager for global marketing, visual merchandising and GapKids. Working as part of a global creative team, he is responsible for conceptualizing and building in-store product presentations for GapKids.

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 26
Graduate music recital: Kevin Schwenk, flute, clarinet and saxophone
6 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Senior music recital: Brandon Mock, organ
6 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

April 27
Graduate recital: Margaret Jusiel, flute
3 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Senior recital: Jenna Duranko, percussion
8 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

April 29-May 10
Student drawing show
All day, Gallery 205, Powell Hall

April 29
Student drawing show reception
5-7 p.m., Gallery 205, Powell Hall

April 29-30
danabella DanceWorks
7:30 p.m., Albig Studio Theatre, Peters Hall B112

April 30
Radford Baseball vs. Virginia Tech
6 p.m., Baseball Stadium

2013 IBLA gala concert
8 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

May 1-2
Class of 2017: Making a Scene (projects of the advanced directing class)
7 p.m., Hawes Studio Theatre, Porterfield Hall

May 2-11
B.F.A. graphic design show
All day
Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center

May 2
Pandemusicum
8 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

May 3-10
Merchandising student window displays: Pier One
All day, McGuffey 211

May 3-4
Making a Scene (projects of the advanced directing class)
7 p.m., Hawes Studio Theatre, Porterfield Hall

May 4
RU's NOVA/DC alumni chapter volunteers invite you to the Gold Cup, University Row
9 a.m.-4 p.m., Great Meadows, The Plains, Va.
Purchase tickets: www.showclix.com/event/VirginiaIsForLovers

Radford Softball vs. Winthrop University, doubleheader
2 p.m., softball field

May 5
Radford Softball vs. Winthrop University
1 p.m., softball field

May 10
Radford Baseball vs. Charleston Southern University
6:30 p.m., baseball stadium

May 11
2013 Spring Commencement
All day
10 a.m., processional
10:30 a.m., ceremony
Keynote speaker: Delegate Joseph Yost '06

To learn more about these and other events, visit us online.