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More than 6,000 undergraduate students are enrolled at Radford University's main campus and Radford University Carilion in Roanoke this fall, highlighted by significant growth among new, in-person students.

Highlander Highlights shares the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of students and faculty.

On Aug. 20, three Radford University Carilion students participated in a Healthcare Workforce Roundtable with U.S. Rep. Ben Cline at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

As the fall 2024 semester begins at Radford University, the Carilion Clinic Foundation has invested in the education of 52 Highlanders studying to become healthcare professionals. The healthcare organization has committed $100,000 in scholarship support.

The Radford University Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly meetings on Sept. 5-6, 2024 in Martin Hall, 915 East Main Street, and Kyle Hall, 701 Tyler Avenue, Radford, Virginia. A New Member Orientation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Martin Hall.

On Aug.16, Radford University had the privilege of welcoming one of its most accomplished alumni, Eugene Naughton, a 1989 graduate and the current president of The Dollywood Co., to kick off the 2024-2025 academic year for university employees.

“Firm Night,” the business college’s annual gathering, will be held Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Multi-Activity Center (MAC) at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. This year, the event will expand to include information systems majors and Radford business alums.

Radford held its annual university convocation Aug. 23, kicking off the fall 2024 semester by celebrating successes while receiving positive news about enrollment.

Radford University’s strategic focus on local recruitment efforts has yielded impressive results, with a substantial increase in enrollment from high schools and community colleges within a 100-mile radius of the campus.

This week in Highlanders in the News: Blair Hoke ’10 honored her mother’s memory through an extraordinary gift; junior Sela Beatty used the summer to help others; “Beans and Rice” hit the road to circulate fresh food; and the university just welcomed students for the fall, with a freshman class of more than 2,000 new faces.

Radford University prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students were greeted with new nursing skills bags when they returned to classes last month. 170 bags were provided by Carilion Clinic’s Nursing Services—enough to provide one for all of the BSN students.

Move-in is an exciting time for students and an anxious experience for parents, particularly those who have students going off to university for the first time.