Radford family supports Fear 2 Freedom, packs hundreds of kits for sexual assault survivors
For the fourth consecutive year, the Radford University family turned out in full force to support the nonprofit organization Fear 2 Freedom (F2F) and raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual violence.
 

Donations sought for third annual canned food drive
The Oct. 17 event will help replenish the Bobcat Backpacks Program, a local nonprofit organization that provides more than 175 Radford City children with food to eat on the weekends.
 

Special education faculty receive funding for building inclusive schools project
Three School of Teacher Education and Leadership faculty members have been awarded a grant from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.

Firm Night gives COBE students a head start on jobs, internships
More than 120 accounting and finance majors attended Firm Night Sept. 6, sharing resumes, talking to company representatives and making connections they hope will lead to future internships and employment.

Expanded nursing sim center returns to campus
The Radford Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) is in its new home on the third floor of Cook Hall, has doubled in size and has added capabilities that replicate the modern healthcare environment.

Sustainability Week is here
Campus Sustainability Week is Oct. 8-11, and the Sustainability Leadership Team has a number of events and activities planned.  

Oct. 6
2018 Highlanders Festival: Bisset Park, 9 a.m-5 p.m.

Oct. 5-7 Men's Tennis at Richmond Invitational, all day, Richmond

Oct. 6
Baseball vs. Roanoke College (exhibition), 1 p.m., Radford

Women's Soccer at Winthrop, 1 p.m., Rock Hill, South Carolina

Volleyball vs. Campbell, 4 p.m., Radford

Men's Soccer vs. Presbyterian, 6 p.m., Radford

Oct. 7
Softball vs. Randolph-Macon, 5 p.m., Blacksburg

Softball vs. Averett, 7 p.m., Blacksburg

Oct. 7-9
Men's Golf at Musgrove Mill Intercollegiate Match Play, TBA, Clinton, South Carolina

Oct. 10
Men's Soccer vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m., Radford

Women's Soccer at Hampton, TBA, Hampton

Oct. 12
Cross County at Vertcross HPU, 4 p.m., High Point, North Carolina

Softball at Virginia Tech (doubleheader), 3 and 5 p.m., Blacksburg

Volleyball at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m., Charleston, South Carolina

Oct. 12-16
Women's Tennis at ITA Regionals, all day, Lynchburg

Oct. 13
Men's Soccer vs. UNC Asheville, 4 p.m., Radford

Volleyball at Presbyterian, 4 p.m., Clinton, South Carolina

Women's Soccer vs. USC Upstate, 7 p.m., Radford

Oct. 15-16
Men's Golf at The Phoenix Invitational, Elon, North Carolina

Women's Golf at Blue Hose Match Play, TBA, Boone, North Carolina

Oct. 16
Men's Soccer at Virginia, 7 p.m., Charlottesville

Oct. 9-18
Digital Arts Show, all day, Porterfield Gallery 205

Oct. 10
Radford University Wind Symphony Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Oct. 11
Maritius, 2-4 p.m., Hawes Studio Theatre

Oct. 16
The Laramie Project, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Pridemore Playhouse

Radford University Guitar Ensemble "Hispanic Month" Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Bonnie Hurlburt Auditorium

Blacksburg Master Chorale, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Oct. 17
Radford University Choral Ensembles Fall Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center

Oct. 18
Fall Dance Fest, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Bondurant Auditorium, Preston Hall

Radford University's math education master's program ranked among most affordable for 2018
Grad School Hub has ranked Radford University's Master of Science in Education – Math Education program among its top 30 most affordable online mathematics programs for 2018.
 

Interior Design named 13th Most Admired Program in the country
Radford University's Interior Design program was named the 13th Most Admired School for the 2018-19 academic year out of 25 by Design Intelligence.
 

Highlanders and Hoyas meet at Selu to 'deconstruct rural-urban divide'
Radford University's Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center and Georgetown University's Baker Center for Leadership and Governance collaborated this summer to offer students a three-day interactive program called Hoyas and Highlanders: Deconstruct the Rural-Urban Divide.
 

English student featured as a participant in August Zurich James Joyce workshop
From an opportune meeting in Rome to a conference in Zurich, studying author James Joyce has taken Radford University graduate student Mikaela Kelley across the globe.
 

Professor continues rich work on James Joyce, presents at international conferences
Radford University Professor of English Jolanta Wawrzycka continued her rich academic portfolio on the works of renowned author James Joyce with three international presentations.
 

Viewing a class from an inside-out perspective
Radford University Criminal Justice Professors Riane Bolin and Egan Green are teaching a class in a nontraditional setting: inside a jail.

The Foundry Artist Cooperative of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, hosted the gallery exhibit "Paintings by Kate Keely," featuring works by Kate Keely M.F.A. '89. Keely's "Wolf White" earned the Best of Show at the Washington County Museum of Fine Art's Cumberland Valley Artists exhibition.

Oct. 19-21
Radford University Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2018

Oct. 19
Radford Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Oct. 20
5K Fun Run by the New River

Make your gift today to join the Radford University Arts Society, our most loyal group of supporters! Because of the Arts Society, the College of Visual and Performing Arts continues to provide over 100 scholarships for young artists each year. In addition to scholarship support, our donors help student artists participate in college touring ensembles, study abroad opportunities, international conferences and guest artist residencies.

Registration is now open for Homecoming 2018! Make plans to come home to your #Radfordfamily and enjoy a weekend of activities such as the Alumni and Family Village, Women of Radford Luncheon, Golden Reunion Dinner, Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony, Alumni Volunteer Leadership Lunch, academic exhibitions and athletic games.

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