November 8, 2024

All Radford University students, faculty, staff and alumni can apply to a graduate program with NO APPLICATION FEE as of 2024.

This e-newsletter will be on the following schedule for the remainder of the fall semester. Please plan ahead if you have news to share between now and the end of the semester.

The U.S. Air Force Heritage Brass Band will perform a Veteran’s Day concert at Radford University on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Covington Performing Arts Center in Davis Hall. The 11-piece brass ensemble with percussion and a vocalist will perform a selection of music by American composers. This event is free and open to the university community and the public.

The Radford University Military Resource Center will host this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center Auditorium.

This ceremony pays respects and thanks to all of those who have served or are currently serving our country. The keynote speaker for the 2024 event is Lt. Col. Adrien G. Humphreys. Humphreys serves as the installation commander for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Prior to this assignment, she served as the department chair and professor of military science for three universities in Ohio: Kent State University, Youngstown State University and the University of Mount Union.

This event will be followed by an open-invitation luncheon at noon. RSVP is required to attend.

As part of our commitment to ensuring a safe and prepared workplace, all state employees in Virginia are required to complete the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) State Employee Safety and Disaster Awareness training by Friday, Nov. 15. This mandatory training is in accordance with Executive Order 41, Section E (Ensure State-Level Readiness) and Code of Virginia § 2.2-1212.

To complete the training:

This course will require approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Radford University will be a co-host for the 2024 Virginia Women’s Conference, which is an annual event organized by U.S. Senator Mark Warner’s office.

This year’s event will be held in Roanoke on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.

The keynote speaker for this conference is Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author, Edgar Award winner and recipient of the 2024 Virginia Literary Award for Fiction for her most recent novel, Happiness Falls.

Bethany Lanier, Ph.D., interim chair and assistant professor in the department of Counselor Education at Radford University, will serve as a panelist at the conference for the session, “Navigating Social Media & Teens’ Mental Health.”

In addition, Radford University will have information available at the conference for prospective students and their families.

This conference is free for women across the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical official U.S. Senate constituent services event.

In addition to Radford University and Sen. Warner's office, co-hosts of this conference include Virginia Tech, Altria, Amazon, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Carilion Clinic, CathyLewis.com, Dominion Energy, FICO, Genworth, Hilton, Market Exec, Navy Federal and 5Points Creative. 

Thank you to the 2,679 survey respondents who provided feedback on Radford University’s academic calendar model. You spoke, and we listened. Your feedback from two open forums, senate meetings, survey submissions and student response boards helped shape Radford University’s academic calendar model. The finalized model is available on the Radford University website, and the comprehensive three-year academic calendar will soon be published on the Office of the Registrar webpage.

Join faculty from six Radford University colleges and 570 students for the Fall 2024 Wicked Festival on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 5-8 p.m. in the Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity. This event is free, and all members of the Radford University community are welcome.

The guest speaker for the event is Danielle Lake, director of Elon University’s Center for Design Thinking. She will discuss how design thinking helps us tackle the world’s wickedest challenges.

One of Radford University’s newest traditions, the Wicked Festival brings together students working across campus to solve the toughest public problems of our time. It showcases the students’ solutions in a way that allows students and guests to share civil conversations on how we can make the world a better place. The festival helps students develop career skills like problem-solving and oral and written communication. It also helps students develop qualities like empathy, hope, care, empowerment and confidence.

The festival is convened by the Radford University College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences and supported by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the Citizen Leader program and the Office of Undergraduate Research. This semester, the event is hosted for the first time in the new Artis Center by the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Thank you to everyone across campus who makes the festival possible. 

The Radford University Office of the Registrar is pleased to announce the launch of a new electronic Department Course Section Change Request form, available to all academic departments starting Monday, Nov. 11. This new digital form, powered by Kuali Build, replaces the former RG-32 form, allowing departments to streamline course schedule changes, reduce paperwork and track requests in real-time.

Designed to simplify workflows, the electronic form routes requests through an electronic approval process, sending automatic e-mail confirmation to department administrators once the registrar’s office has processed the requests. Additional information will be sent to departments directly via e-mail.

Are your students or colleagues struggling with post-election day drama? Do you wish you could incorporate the cultivation of constructive conversations about controversial course content into your classes? Are you looking for a new way to get students to have great discussions in class and build their capacity to collaborate across differences? Consider using the Constructive Dialogue Institute’s Perspectives program in your class now or in the spring.

Thanks to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and a grant from Wake Forest University and the Lilly Endowment, we have free access to Perspectives this year. It can be used by anyone with a Radford University e-mail address, including in employee offices and student clubs. 

Ready to grow your career skills, expand your mind, achieve greater balance and have fun doing it? Today is the day.

In alignment with Radford University’s two-year strategic plan and the university’s goals toward workforce development, the Office of Human Resources announces the implementation of a new learning platform, Udemy Business. Offering 24/7 access to thousands of top-rated courses, full-time employees have access to a wide range of subjects and topics for professional growth and personal wellness.

Claim your user license by logging into OneCampus and searching for Udemy. Select the Udemy Training tile to enter the Udemy Business platform. Remember to click on the heart on the Udemy Training tile to save it to your favorites.

The Radford University Center for Accessibility Services and the Radford University Carilion (RUC) Office of Student Affairs are hosting Paw-liday Drives on the main campus in Radford and at RUC in Roanoke, from Monday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Dec. 13.

These drives will collect pet supplies to be donated to local animal shelters ahead of the holiday season. In Radford, donations will go to the Radford Animal Shelter and, in Roanoke, to the Roanoke Valley SPCA.

Donations on the main campus are being accepted at the Center for Accessibility Services main office, at the Hurlburt Student Center (The Bonnie), at the Office of Student Recreation and Wellness and at McConnell Library. At RUC, donations are being accepted at the Office of Student Affairs and in The Highlander House, both located on the fourth floor.

To see items needed, visit each shelter’s wishlists:

The Radford University Office of Career and Talent Development on the main campus is offering programs and services for students to work on their resumes this month. Please share these opportunities with your students.

On Monday, Nov. 18, the following sub-menus within the Self Service Banner 8 main menu will be deactivated:

All these options are now available in OneCampus and can be accessed by searching for each specific option.

For Faculty Services, a Task Center has been created in OneCampus that provides the same options in a layout similar to the old SSB8 sub-menu. Just search for “Faculty Services” to access it.

The remaining SSB8 sub-menus for Finance and Administration will be deactivated at a future date to be announced later. Please stay tuned for additional updates.

Class registration is happening now. Please remind students to register as early as possible to get the courses they need.