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When Josey Lackey was a Radford University pre-nursing student, she attended meetings of the Student Nursing Organization in hopes of one day being part of the group. Little did she know that a few years later, she would be leading it as the organization’s president while earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

More than 300 Radford University students took over the third floor of Kyle Hall on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate and discuss their fall semester research into the wicked problems plaguing society.

Accounting major Rashaad Jones '22, who recently accepted a full-time position as an auditor for a Virginia Beach firm, discovered his calling in a business class and he hasn't looked back.

Brian Kitts will be among the first cohort of 20 students to graduate from Radford University with a doctorate of education degree.

This week in Highlanders in the News: Norfolk nurse Maxine Morales ‘06 talks up her history with a familiar co-worker (her mom); former Highlander soccer coach Don Staley ’89 gets an Alabama nod for his subsequent successes; and photographer Theodore Samuels ’01 puts his work on display with a solo exhibition in Brooklyn, New York.

The higher education resource guide has ranked Radford University in the upper end of its recent list, "Best Online Colleges in Virginia 2023." The site also gave Radford its award for Best Accelerated Degrees.

The esteemed financial publication included the Davis College of Business and Economics' program on the upper-end of its 2023 listings of the country's top part-time MBA programs.

Radford University is one of the most engaged college campuses for student voting in 2022, according to a new ranking by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

On Oct. 27, during the fall conference of the Virginia Governor’s Finance Officers Association, the organization presented Bruce Chase, Ph.D., CPA, with a special award “in recognition of dedicated service to Radford University GNAC and support to the VGFOA.” 

This week in Highlanders in the News: A Tazewell youth clinic founded by Renee Adair, M.S. ’11, gets some state start-up funding; Vinton business owner Chris McCarty ’89 bids farewell to his rental outlet after three decades; and child psychologists Alli Schreiner, M.S. ‘20, and Ally Marcus ’19 get a celebratory shout-out from Stafford County Schools.

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the career trajectory of many professionals when it hit in 2019, and Anna Kate Draper’s experience was no different. Three years later, she is preparing to graduate from the RUC Master of Health Sciences program with a clinical research administration concentration—the first student to ever graduate from RUC with that particular degree concentration.

On Wednesday, November 16, the GASA officially launched its Miniature Museum, a permanent display located in the lobby of the McConnell Library featuring tiny works of art created by Radford students.