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“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.

150 Radford University alumni and future alumni participated in the Legacy Alumni Family Luncheons hosted by the Radford University Office of Alumni Relations on August 24-25. The luncheons, which have become a tradition for alumni families, were held in the recently renovated Russell Hall, the new home of the Office of Alumni Relations.

With the arrival of a mother and child, the Radford University Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) can mirror the complexity of patients’ health needs more accurately than ever.

President Hemphill announced, "It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing early this morning of Radford University Board of Visitors member Mary Ann Jennings Hovis '65."

Radford University welcomed a freshmen class of nearly 1,900 Highlanders, an 8.5% increase over last year on Thursday, Aug. 24.

As the new freshmen were welcomed into the Highlander family, 20 members of the class of 2021 were asked about why they chose Radford and what they hope to accomplish at the university.

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Radford University President Brian O. Hemphill welcomed the university’s employees in a heartfelt conversation on Aug. 18 during two Presidential Open Forums in the Hulburt Student center auditorium.