Stabilize Resources to Maintain Affordability

By tightening budgeting practices and pushing accountability to local units, we brought year-end budgets within target ranges, generated positive net revenue and achieved a $10 million Educational and General Fund carryforward, while new technologies and customer-service surveys improved efficiency and satisfaction in Finance and Administration.

Using enrollment, staffing and workload data, we streamlined programs and structures, merging and closing under-enrolled offerings, increasing the share of tenure-line faculty and improving faculty-student ratios, while reorganizing leadership roles to create a fully staffed, more agile academic administration.

By expanding volunteer roles and refining engagement, we grew our alumni volunteer base and advanced planned giving, even as national trends pressured donor counts.

TOGETHER – The Campaign for Radford University was successfully completed, above goal, broadened our base with many first-time and small-gift donors, strengthened planned giving and laid groundwork for future initiatives, including an athletics-focused fundraising initiative. 

Using capacity, utilization and leasing data, we began shrinking external leased space, redirecting key square footage and completing a Roanoke planning study. New planning funds and student-focused priority studies position us to align future facilities more tightly with strategic and academic needs. 

By modernizing hiring and onboarding, introducing career ladders and dramatically expanding training and leadership development, we reduced voluntary turnover, grew participation in professional development and earned strong satisfaction ratings. These results will allow us to build a more skilled, better-supported and future-ready workforce across the university.