The Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity won an American Architectural Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, along with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press.
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Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the IRS has increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate from $0.70 to $0.725.
The full IRS rate will be reimbursed for the use of personal vehicles during official university business travel up to 250 miles per day. Travel exceeding 250 miles per day will be reimbursed at a decreased rate of $0.205 per mile.
The new IRS mileage rate has been updated in Emburse (Chrome River), the university’s travel management system.
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Please review Radford University’s Travel Policy for additional travel information.
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Planning to tap into Marcom in the New Year? We have created a new request form in Lytho for better results |
The Radford University Office of Marketing and Communication is looking forward to working with our internal partners in the New Year to improve communication and collaboration – one of the six themes in the university’s new strategic plan. One of the best ways for us to accomplish this is to do more critical thinking upfront with clients about your requests.
Toward that end, we’ve created a new request form in Lytho (called Marketing and Communication Support) to help us understand the goals of each request, along with target audiences, key messages and desired tactics, as well as how each request is aligned with larger college/division initiatives and/or university priorities. The enhanced form, which replaces the Multi-deliverable Form and the Single Deliverable Form, will allow us to prioritize requests that most directly align with the university’s new strategic plan.
As you submit general Lytho requests for Marcom support this year, please do your best to provide as much of this information upfront as possible. And feel free to contact Cecelia Crow at ccrow@radford.edu if you have questions about or need help completing the form.
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Affordable course material resources available through University Libraries |
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College course materials can be an expensive obstacle for many students. That's why University Libraries is offering the opportunity for faculty on the main campus to use the Course Reserves Request Form for library or personally owned physical materials that you’d like students to access whenever the library is open.
If you have picked up a class last-minute, you can find no-cost library and Open Educational Resources (OER) course materials via the library’s online resources and learn how to add library sources into D2L.
If you’re thinking ahead to future semester course schedules, inform the bookstore and the registrar if you are keeping a course’s materials free or under $40. This lets students know in advance that they can anticipate low materials costs for a specific course, removing some anxiety as they budget.
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Temporary office relocations due to Preston Hall renovations |
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In preparation for the upcoming renovations to Preston Hall, several administrative offices have been temporarily relocated. These offices include:
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Your patience is appreciated during this transition. Once renovations are complete, announcements will be made about the return of these offices to Preston Hall.
Contact the respective offices directly for more information.
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Performance plan reminders from the Office of Human Resources |
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The Radford University Office of Human Resources would like to remind supervisors of the following performance plan deadlines and provide guidance on resources to help complete these reviews.
2025 classified performance deadline and 2026 launch date
As a reminder, classified staff performance evaluations were due Dec. 31, 2025. Any plans not in the “Complete – HR Reviews” status are now overdue. Please log into the Employee Performance Dashboard in OneCampus and complete any self-evaluations and/or supervisor evaluations. If you encounter any issues completing the evaluations, reach out to hr@radford.edu and include "Performance Management" in the subject line.
This year’s classified performance plans will be launched on Friday, Jan. 23, for all classified employees who have a completed 2025 performance review. Please ensure that any overdue performance evaluations are completed and any position description modifications are approved prior to this date to avoid delays in launching.
Administrative/professional faculty performance plan reminder
Performance plans for administrative/professional (A/P) faculty should now be at the “Mid-Year Review” status as of Jan. 6. Supervisors, please hold a meeting to discuss your employees’ performance so far in the performance cycle. After meeting, log in to the Employee Performance Dashboard in OneCampus, include any notes/documentation from this meeting and have the employee and you acknowledge it in the system. If any A/P plan is not in the “Mid-Year Review” status, reach out to hr@radford.edu and include “Performance Management” in the subject line.
Training is being offered, both in person and via Zoom, for anyone who needs a refresher on the performance management system. Please visit the Training and Development webpage to sign up for a session.
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Hanover can help find funding for your next big idea |
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With an increasing number of applicants competing for fewer grant dollars, every higher education institution is looking for an edge in its grant strategy.
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The Radford University Office of Sponsored Programs and Grants Management would like to remind employees about the research consultants at Hanover, who support colleges and universities with expert research development, grant writing and strategic advising. Their professionals deliver customized proposal reviews, revisions and production support while also helping align strategic priorities with funding trends and opportunities across the grants landscape.
Hanover also supports faculty by providing an avenue to find potential funders who may be interested in your idea. Whether that be through their prospecting reports, forecast of upcoming grant opportunities or through their funding opportunity database, they offer a wealth of resources to help you get started.
If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities and getting signed up, contact Thomas Cruise at tcruise@radford.edu.
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Library Instruction Sessions and additional research resources offered by University Libraries |
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University Libraries is now offering library instruction sessions to help our community learn how to use libraries and their resources, an important step in the college process. Schedule a library instruction session by following the steps below.
For main campus employees
Complete the online form to request a workshop for your course. University Libraries offers in-person, online synchronous and asynchronous workshops tailored to your courses’ information literacy and library research learning outcomes. Contact Alyssa Archer, head of research services, at aarcher2@radford.edu for more information or to discuss ideas to help your students learn research skills.
For Roanoke-based employees
If you’re at Radford University Carilion or the Roanoke Higher Education Center, email Clinical Instruction and Outreach Librarian Mary Catherine Santoro at msantoro@radford.edu. Be sure to include information about your class, the topics to cover and the preferred format, date and time.
Self-paced D2L modules
University Libraries also offers self-paced D2L modules in avoiding plagiarism, APA, evaluating sources, SuperSearch search strategy and other research skills.
Also, keep in mind that University Libraries supports students in finding, evaluating and citing sources through research help services, including 24/7 ‘Ask a Librarian’ live chat. The libraries offer a wide range of spaces, events and services, including AV equipment checkout and course reserves.
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Funding opportunity for undergraduate research from the National Institutes of Health |
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The National Institutes of Health is now accepting proposal applications to strengthen research training environments and develop a pool of well-trained students who complete their baccalaureate degrees in biomedically related fields and transition into and complete biomedical, research-focused higher degree programs.
Specifically, this funding announcement supports evidence-informed approaches to biomedical undergraduate training and mentoring to help build a strong biomedical research workforce for the nation. Proposals will be accepted on May 25 and Sept. 25.
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If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, contact Thomas Cruise at tcruise@radford.edu.
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University Libraries hours and resources for the Spring semester |
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Hours of operation for McConnell Library and the Research Help Desk on the main campus, as well as for the Radford University Carilion Library in Roanoke, can be found on the University Libraries page on the website.
Below are hours and details for other resources available to the Highlander community through University Libraries:
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- Ask a Librarian live chat operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Contact the Research Help Desk on the main campus at refdesk@radford.eduor through Microsoft Bookings to set up a consultation during or outside of regular hours.
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The Archives and Special Collections Reading Room on the main campus has drop-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m., or by appointment via email to archives@radford.eduto schedule a time.
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This week’s news at Radford |
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Find out how Radford students, faculty and staff are finding their place and shaping tomorrow – together.
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