News & Events

On Wednesday May 2, 2018, President Hemphill and members of his leadership team met with faculty and staff of the College of Visual and Performing Arts to provide an update on the proposed Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity.

During the summer session of 2018, students in Professor John O’Connor’s ARTG 481 graphic design course will be creating a brochure for Community Housing Partners, a local nonprofit agency based out of Christiansburg.

Professor Z. L. Feng’s watercolor works recently earned accolades at juried shows in both South Carolina and Missouri.

May 5, 2018, will be remembered as a day of celebrating accomplishments by Radford University College of Visual and Performing Arts graduates along with their families and friends.

At the close of the spring 2018 semester, Assistant Professor of Photography Andrew Ross will be stepping down from his position to return to Chapel Hill, North Carolina where he lived for many years.

On Friday April 27, 2018 at noon on the Trinkle Hall porch, passers-by are likely to notice the conspicuous presence of a group of playful canines frolicking with students outside of the residence hall.

At the close of the spring 2018 semester, the College of Visual and Performing Arts will bid farewell to three long-time faculty members in the music program.

At the beginning of March, students from the Graphic Design program won several awards at the Roanoke Chapter of the American Advertising Federation’s (ADDYs) annual banquet. Those winners were advanced to district-level awards, and now two of those students, Xiaomeng Li and Dylan Ondell, won Silver ADDY Awards at the District III level.

On Friday April 20, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. senior Brittney Nicole Price will stage a one-time outdoor light show for campus near the outdoor stage on the fountain side of Heth Hall.

On Friday April 20, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. the Bonnieroo music festival will bring a free evening of fun and entertainment to the Radford University campus.

Between committee meetings May 3, Radford University Board of Visitors members had a chance to talk one-on-one with students about research projects they have been involved with throughout the academic year.

More than 250 Radford University graduate students were hooded in a special ceremony inside of the Dedmon Center on May 4 surrounded by their family, friends, professors and mentors.

Seniors in the Department of Dance will showcase their skill as emerging choreographers in the “Student Choreography Showcase,” an evening of exploratory dances.

Students of the Advanced Directing class will present their final projects this week. “Making a Scene,” Radford’s free and annual one-act play festival, will feature works by aspiring directors.