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Schedules and Resources

Start Your Highlander Journey!

Before signing up for Quest orientation, you'll need to confirm your enrollment.  It can take 24-48 hours for your tuition deposit to process.  After that time period, you're ready to sign up!

Quest Registration
Registration for Quest 2025 has now ended.  Quest registration for students starting in the Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 semesters will open soon!

Our Quest 2025 Book is now available!
Check out our Quest 2025 Book full of campus resources and all kinds of useful information.  The Quest 2025 Book is available here! [PDF]

Explore Quest Online
Our Virtual Quest 2025 video is now available to watch, along with the Highlander Essentials Presentation [PDF].  Get the information you need anytime, anywhere!

How to Register

When Quest 2026 registration opens, log into your Highlander Portal and click on the Register for Quest link to get started!  If you have questions, please email us at orientation@radford.edu any time!

Quest leader directing the crowd.

Previous Quest 2025 Schedules

We're so happy you'll be joining us at Quest! Below you will find schedules for Pre-Quest, Radford campus Quest, and Roanoke Carilion campus Quest. See you soon!

Pre-Quest

Available to Radford Campus First-Year students, families, and supporters the evening prior to summer Quest.

Pre-Quest Check-In Time
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. with late check-in until 10 p.m.

Pre-Quest Check-In Location
Pocahontas and Bolling Hall

Pre-Quest Activities
Join the Quest for fun—tackle indoor and outdoor games, embark on our campus scavenger hunt, and embrace that Highlander spirit!

First-Year Quest

Quest Check-In at Student Recreation and Wellness Center
Students, Families, and Supporters
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast provided

Quest Activities
Students, families, and supporters each have distinct schedules for their Quest orientation day.  Students follow one program, while families and supporters participate in a separate track tailored to their needs.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A detailed schedule of First-Year Quest is available here [PDF]

Transfer Quest

Quest Check-In at Student Recreation and Wellness Center
Students, Families, and Supporters
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast provided

Quest Activities
Students, families, and supporters follow the same schedule at our Transfer Quest sessions.
9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. required programming
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. optional programming

A detailed schedule of Transfer Quest is available here [PDF]

Roanoke-Carilion Quest

Quest Check-In at Main Lobby
Students, Families, and Supporters
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Breakfast provided

Quest Activities
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

A detailed schedule of Roanoke Quest is available here [PDF]

 

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