On Campus

COBE begins second year of Executive in Residence program
Amy Nisenson, executive director of The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, met with COBE students and faculty as part of the college's Executive in Residence program. Read more
 

Banquet celebrates Latino Heritage Month
The banquet, held Oct. 12, was a spirited celebration of Radford's Latino and Hispanic communities. Read more
 

Radford welcomes world-renowned illustrator
Bryan Collier, author and illustrator of children's books, has earned the Coretta Scott King Award for many works and is a three-time recipient of the Caldecott Honor. His Oct. 8 visit was part of the BE S.E.E.N. student engagement campaign. Read more
 

COBE hosts Global Capitalism lecture series
Former University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton spoke at the COBE BB&T Global Capitalism Lecture Series luncheon on Oct. 7. Read more
 

RU joins White House for local Astronomy Night observation
The RU Planetarium, the Society of physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society, will join the White House to celebrate Astronomy Night Oct. 19 with special planetarium shows and campus celestial observations. Read more
 

Sustainability

How to Recycle
Learn more about how to recycle in Radford University academic/service halls. Read more
 

In Athletics

Oct. 16
Men's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional Championships (Blacksburg), all day
Women's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional (Lynchburg), all day
Men's and Women's Cross Country at Wake Forest Invitational (Kernersville, N.C.), 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17
Men's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional Championships (Blacksburg), all day
Women's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional (Lynchburg), all day
Volleyball vs. Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. High Point, 6 p.m.
Women's Soccer at High Point, 7 p.m.

Oct. 18
Men's Tennis at ITA Atlantic Regional Championships (Blacksburg), all day
Women's Golf at Fighting Camel Classic (Buies Creek, N.C.), all day

Oct. 19
Men's Golf at Phoenix Invitational (Burlington, N.C.), all day
Women's Golf at Fighting Camel Classic (Buies Creek, N.C.), all day

Oct. 20
Men's Golf at Phoenix Invitational (Burlington, N.C.), all day
Women's Golf at Fighting Camel Classic (Buies Creek, N.C.), all day
Men's Soccer at Liberty, 6 p.m.

For more Highlander highlights, visit RU Athletics.
 

The Arts at Radford University

Coming up in The Arts:

Oct. 15-17 – The Waiting Room, 7:30 p.m., Pridemore Playhouse

Oct. 15 -16 - Fall Dance Fest 2015, 7:30 p.m., Bondurant Auditorium

Oct. 17 - Fall Dance Fest 2015, 2 p.m., Bondurant Auditorium

Oct. 17 - Fall Fashion Show, 4 p.m., Hurlburt Student Center Auditorium
Oct. 18 – The Waiting Room, 2 p.m., Pridemore Playhouse

Oct. 18 - Guest Artist Recital - Stefano Raponi, guitar, 3 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Oct. 19 - Guest Artist Recital - Vocali3e, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Through Oct. 25 - Painted Songs & Stories: Contemporary Gond Art from India, Radford University Art Museum at the Covington Center

Through Nov. 19 - The Things They Carried: Military Art Exhibit by Ken Smith, Radford University Art Museum Gallery Downtown

Geology student parlays research experience into professional award
Robert Huber, working under the mentorship of Dr. Watts in geology, was named one of four Martin L. Stout Scholars by the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists Foundation. Read more

Waldron College names 2015-16 student ambassadors
The Waldron College of Health and Human Services named its 2015-16 Student Ambassadors to represent their disciplines. Read more

Winesett Awards accepting submissions
McConnell Library will host the seventh annual Winesett Book Collecting Contest to showcase students' personal book collections and celebrate the joys of reading. Read more

Professor offers guided tour of Virginia history on "With Good Reason"
The public radio program is re-airing an interview with Professor of History Richard Straw in which he discusses his book, "Rockbridge County: The Michael Miley Collection." Read more

Homecoming is this weekend! Visit www.radford.edu/homecoming for a schedule of events and to register.

Oct. 16-18: Homecoming 2015
Nov. 16: RU vs. VCU Men's Basketball Game

Learn more about these upcoming events.
 

Alumni can stay up to date on the latest Highlander happenings on campus an in their region through the Alumni Relations Facebook page.

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