Radford News

Her Jefferson roots and Highlander network paid off. Now she’s running a nursing care facility and mentoring the next wave of leaders.

Highlander Highlights shares with readers some of the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Part luncheon, part work session, the Tartan Transfer Summit was held Oct. 23 at The Highlander hotel, with guests from eight of Virginia’s community colleges, speakers and opportunities for higher education officials to strategize one year into the program.

Associate Professor of Geology and Fulbright Scholar Ryan Sincavage spent the spring in Calabria working on research that could lead to a better understanding of earthquake and tsunami hazards.

This week: Crowds celebrate Homecoming 2025 and the Radford Highlanders Festival; Christiansburg volleyball star Ela Shepherd will play for Radford; Lara Ramsburg, M.S. ’99, and Denise LaRosa ’03 are cited by Women We Admire; and new men’s basketball coach Zach Chu fosters a roster.

Frances A. “Bonnie” Hurlburt passed away Sunday in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 88.

Amber Gordon spent the summer in Coast Rica examining how the size of habitats influences mixed-species associations between squirrel monkeys and capuchins in the rainforest.

Homecoming 2025 buzzed with Highlander pride: the fountain fence came down, alumni were honored and campus brimmed with reunion energy.