Radford University
Traditions
Celebrate your #RadfordTraditions!
Create your Highlander Bucket List here.
Since 1910, Radford University Highlanders have been creating moments, sharing spaces,
and building community through campus traditions.
Radford Traditions Week
April 6-9, 2026
Attend your class celebrations during Radford Traditions Week! Special class gifts can only be secured in person.
Get Outside
The Roanoke and New River Valleys are perfect for exploring outdoors!
Alone or Together
- Highlander Float the New River
- Visit the Roanoke Star
- Complete the Tartan 5K
- Sign up for an RU Outdoors trip
- Talk a walk by the river or on the greenway
Must Have Selfies
Capture selfies with these important folks!
Making the Grid
- President Bret
- The Highlander
- Slim the Skeleton
- The Bronzelander
- Sheep at the Highlander Festival
- Friends at the Fountain
- An alumni at Homecoming
- A campus squirrel
Major Campus Events
There are events you just don't want to miss.
You can't miss
- Wear #RadfordRed every Friday
- Enjoy a campus concert
- Explore at club fairs
- Attend a job fair
- Tour the Taubman Museum
- Collect the Tartan Tails trading cards
- Lean into solutions at the Wicked Festival
- Have fun at Pickle Day
- Walk across the stage at commencement
Commit to Service
Highlanders embrace the greater good.
Community Matters
- Radford Gives Back
- MLK Day of Service
- Advocacy Day
- Renew the New
- Highlander Hauler
- Earth Day and Sustainability Week
Places to See
You've got time to visit.
Step inside.
- Pack the Dedmon Center
- Play sports or study on the quads
- Find all the mindfulness spaces
- Hit up the Highlander House
- Experience Selu
- Discover Center in the Square
- Hang out in the hammock jungle
- Make a difference at an SGA meeting
- Blacklight bowling in the Game Room
- But DON'T use the middle stairs at Dalton
