The Highlander Family Tour visited eight locations from Northern Virginia to Atlanta, Georgia reconnecting alumni and spreading the good news about Radford’s mission to be the premier, innovative, student-centered university in the Commonwealth.

Alumni and friends enjoyed ocean views in Virginia Beach, while being treated to cool treats and engaging conversations with fellow Highlanders during the Highlander Family Tour.

Near record high temperatures in Richmond, Virginia did not stop dozens of Radford University alumni and friends from reconnecting inside the cool Willow Oaks Country Club. The comfortable space provided picturesque views of the premier golf course as part of the seventh stop of the Highlander Family Tour.

Arielle Retting ’12 always knew she wanted to be a copy editor. Through ample opportunities while a student at Radford University, she made her dream a reality.

Anyone who listened to WVRU, Radford University’s student-run radio station, in the mid-1980s heard Dave Mattingly’s ’86 voice on the airwaves.

Radford University family and friends had a picturesque and panoramic view of Roanoke, Virginia from The Penthouse at Center in the Square during the fifth Highlander Family Tour event held on June 11, 2019.