November 21, 2025

Mike McGuire became the winningest coach in Radford women’s basketball history with a win over Loyola of Maryland on Nov. 11. McGuire has now won 194 games in 12-plus seasons at the university, eclipsing the late Pat Barrett, who won 193 games at Radford from 1971-84.

Learn more about this incredible accomplishment in The Roanoke Times.

With Radford University’s Winter Commencement ceremonies coming up on Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13, volunteers are still needed to assist graduating students and their families. Please consider volunteering for one or more of the ceremonies. Employees interested in volunteering for Winter Commencement should complete the 2025 Winter Commencement volunteer form by Monday, Dec. 1.

You can learn more about our ceremonies by visiting the Winter Commencement page on the website.

You help our students every day. You guide them, challenge them and help them find their way. On Highlander Giving Day, hosted by the Division of Advancement and Alumni Relations, your gift becomes one more simple way to show that same care. For 1 day, 9 hours and 10 minutes, honoring our founding in 1910, our community comes together to celebrate what makes us Highlanders.

On Highlander Giving Day, you can:

Join us on the Highlander Giving Day webpage from Tuesday, Dec. 2, to Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Thank you for all you do to build brighter futures and stronger communities for every Highlander who finds their place here.

Trials of two AI research tools, Consensus and Scite, will run through Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, via Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium (VIVA). Click on a link below to try out these tools online. Participants can sign up for accounts on either platform using their institutional e-mail, which will give them access to the trial on or off campus networks. Trial access is also automatic on any on-campus network or VPN – no account needed.

Radford University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) will offer several opportunities to enjoy live holiday music in the first week of December on the main campus in Radford.

The Radford University Department of Human Resources reminds supervisors that they are required to complete certain processes in a timely and effective manner prior to an employee’s separation date in order to ease the transition and safeguard the university.

Depending on the type of employee, a personnel action may be required to complete the separation. For all full-time employee and 1500-hour wage employee separations, supervisors must complete a separation EPAF (Electronic Personnel Action Form) as soon as possible after notice of the employee’s separation is received and no later than the separation date. More information on employee separations is available via Human Resources’ EPAF Frequently Asked Questions.

The completion and certification of a separation checklist are required for all employee separations to ensure all final processes are completed by the employee for payroll purposes, to collect university-owned property and to ensure that system access is updated. Supervisors must complete a separation checklist prior to the employee’s departure. Please see the separation checklist for student employees and all other employees, as well as employee separation procedures.

Radford University’s Office of Accounting Services will offer Emburse (Chrome River) Travel Training and Food and Beverage Policy Training in December for employees.

The December training sessions will be:

To attend a session, e-mail travel@radford.edu with the subject line “Training.” In the body of the e-mail, indicate if you would like to attend the Emburse (Chrome River) Travel training session or the Food and Beverage Policy training. You may also indicate in the e-mail that you would like to attend both sessions.

Each Zoom session is limited to 20 participants. Once your e-mail request is approved, you will receive a link to attend the requested session.

By April 2026, vendors serving Virginia public institutions must comply with ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA. This is a positive step toward more inclusive access, but the transition may be a bit bumpy. Many of University Libraries’ database and publisher vendors are still working on updates to meet these requirements. As a result, you may notice changes in interfaces or functionality over the coming months.

University Libraries is updating instructional materials that include the Accessibility and Library Resources Guide and will keep you informed as vendors roll out improvements. If you have questions or run into accessibility issues, contact University Libraries.