News & Events

Radford University faculty and administrators came together on Aug. 21 for Institutional Effectiveness Day to discuss educational achievement and campus life.

Over the last week, Radford University was featured in various media outlets, inclduing WDBJ7 and Virginia Business.

At the REALISE Kick-off and Expo, the Artis College of Science and Technology (ACSAT) launched an ambitious program to explore avenues to enrich the teaching and learning culture in the sciences.

“Tonight, we dedicate and unveil the Joseph P. Scartelli Atrium in the Covington Center,” said Radford University President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., at a special ceremony held Saturday, August 19 to honor the former dean of the College of the Visual and Performing Arts and provost emeritus, who retired from the University July 1. 

As students began moving into residence halls Thursday and Friday, Radford University’s New Student Programs staff hosted two final Quest sessions, one each for transfer students and freshmen.

Radford University alumni, who are also employees of the University, celebrated the start of the new academic year during an Office of Alumni Relations hosted social at BTs in Radford on August 24, 2017. 

Radford University and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) signed a Guaranteed Transfer Partnership Agreement on Aug. 28 that ensures that all credits earned by students at NOVA transfer to Radford University, saving students time and money.

Another wave of impending fall semester excitement crested on Radford University’s campus on Aug. 27 as more than 1,750 freshmen and transfer students gathered on McConnell Lawn for New Student Convocation.