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Today's Stories:
Wilder Leads RU Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
RU Students Gain Experience in the Entrepreneurial World
Celebrated Coach Herman Boone to Speak at RU Feb. 3
RU Hosts Protocol Dinner Feb. 10
Bloodmobile on Campus
New Edition of RU Magazine Out Soon
RU Wins National Award for Sustainability Efforts
Athletics Update
Alumni News: Jayma Mays and Barry Ratcliffe
Kudos: Professor Selected to Assist in Cold Cases
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Today's Top News
Wilder Leads RU Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
 L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves who rose to become governor of Virginia, told a rapt RU audience on Jan. 22 that the inauguration of President Barack Obama demands "the need for new dreams."
Wilder delivered the keynote address at Radford University's commemoration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., in a ceremony filled with symbolism.
To learn more and view photos from the day, see the RU News Release.
Campus News
RU Students Gain Experience in the Entrepreneurial World
 With $50 in hand for start-up costs, 25 Radford University students recently set out to execute a business venture. The project was a component of RU's Entrepreneurship and Innovation class, which is part of a non-business entrepreneurship minor that provides students with the complementary skill sets needed to effectively create and manage business opportunities associated with their primary discipline. To learn more, see the RU News Release.
Entrepreneurial-minded students will also have the opportunity to receive lessons from one of the nation's largest financial holding companies when SunTrust donates 100 textbooks for use in two RU College of Business and Economics courses. To learn more, see the RU News Release.
Celebrated Coach Herman Boone to Speak at RU Feb. 3
Motivational speaker and retired football coach Herman Boone, whose life story inspired the hit Disney movie "Remember the Titans," will speak at 7 p.m. at Radford University's Bondurant Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
To learn more, see the RU News Release.
RU Hosts Protocol Dinner Feb. 10
In today's tough economic times, interviews -- as well as jobs -- have become more competitive than ever for college graduates. Having an edge to succeed is essential, and Radford University students have the opportunity to gain that lead with the RU 2009 Protocol Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
To learn more, see the RU News Release.
Bloodmobile on Campus
The RU Bloodmobile will be on campus Friday, Jan. 30, and Tuesday, Feb. 3-Thursday, Feb. 5. On Jan. 30 and Feb. 3, the Bloodmobile will accept donors from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Fairfax Street. On Feb. 4, only Muse Hall residents will be asked to make a donation from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Muse Penthouse. On Feb. 5, everyone is invited to donate blood from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation on Downey Street. To learn more and to schedule an appointment, visit the Montgomery-Floyd Red Cross website.
New Edition of RU Magazine Out Soon
Find out about the many exciting and innovative changes happening at RU in the upcoming edition of RU Magazine. Check your mailbox for your copy and visit RU homepage for the online edition, which will be available soon.
RU Wins National Award for Sustainability Efforts
 RU has won a national award for its sustainability efforts toward making the university among the greenest campuses in the Commonwealth. GQ Upcycles!, sponsored by the university's Governor's Quad residential halls, was named the National Educational Program for the month of December 2008 by The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. The project taught quad residents how to recycle what would normally be useless or outdated objects and make them creative gifts.
To learn more, see the RU News Release.
Radford Athletics Update
Coming off a 14-2-6 record and a Big South Championship, the Radford women's soccer team has been awarded its most VaSID All-State honors in school history, including coach of the year accolades for Ben Sohrabi. Along with coach of the year, Radford earned two first team and two second team selections. For more, see the Sports Information Press Release.
The men's basketball team picked up a key road win last Saturday, downing the Liberty Flames in double overtime at the Vines Center to improve to 7-2 in Big South play. The Highlanders now face two more tough road games as they head to Gardner-Webb Saturday and then on to Winthrop Monday. They'll be back in the Dedmon Center Sat., Feb. 7, for a game with Presbyterian.
The women's basketball team resumed play in the friendly confines of the Dedmon Center with back-to-back wins over league rivals Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern. The Highlanders have now won three straight games and four of their last five competitions. They are now 5-2 and in third place in the conference. Next up for the Highlanders is a game at Liberty Monday night.
Sophomore field hockey player Becca Devlin of Annapolis, Md., is fulfilling her dream of traveling to Israel this summer. Devlin will compete in the Maccabiah Games, a two-week sporting competition similar to the Olympics and considered to be one the largest sporting events in the world.
For more on these and others stories, go to RU Athletics.
Alumni News
RU Grads Appear in New Movies, TV Shows
 RU graduate Jayma Mays '00 is now appearing in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," which has been the top movie at the box office two weeks in a row. Mays (pictured top right) will also be appearing in "Glee," a new show coming out later this year on Fox. Mays will play a high school guidance counselor.
Another RU graduate, Barry Ratcliffe '85, is set to appear in "Memphis Rising -- Elvis Returns." The movie, produced by Blue Water Films and GTM, LLC, premieres Feb. 12 at the Beverly Hills Music Hall Theatre. Ratcliffe (pictured bottom right) has appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including "America’s Most Wanted," "Untold Stories of the ER," and "Nip/Tuck."
Kudos
Professor Selected to Assist in Cold Cases
RU professor Donna Boyd has been selected by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science to assist in the analysis of Virginia's unidentified cold cases database in hopes of matching human remains to some of the nation's 105,000-plus missing persons. Boyd's work, which began this month, includes analysis of cold cases in Southwest Virginia, retrieval of mitochondrial DNA from human remains and data entry into the National Missing Persons Database. Work on this federally-funded project will continue for the next 18 months.
The Back Page
On this day in 1972, the RU Board of Visitors appointed Donald N. Dedmon as the fourth president of Radford.
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RU in the News
The Roanoke Times
Radford Snuffs Liberty in 2 OTs
The Highlanders won 94-82 to take second place in the Big South Conference.
The Roanoke Times
Moton Has Career Game for Highlanders
RU's Taleia Moton scored a career and game-high 20 points to lead the Highlanders over Coastal Carolina 65-56 Saturday in the return of women's hoops to the newly refurbished Dedmon Center.
The Roanoke Times
Wilder: Obama Inspires U.S. to Move On
Two days after the inauguration of the nation's first black president, the first black elected governor came to a building named for Radford University's first black president to speak about the state of American society and the power of a simple idea.
The Roanoke Times
RU Hires Two Fundraisers
Radford University has hired a director and assistant director for its office of university advancement.
Recent Releases from University Relations
RU Reopens Dedmon Center >>Story and Photos
Jamison Named New Director of MBA Program >>Story
Coming Up at RU
1/30, RU Bloodmobile on campus
1/31, MBB at Gardner-Webb
1/31, Senior Recital
2/2, MBB at Winthrop
2/2, WBB at Liberty
2/3, RU Bloodmobile on campus
2/5, RU Bloodmobile on campus
2/7, WBB at Gardner-Webb
2/7, MBB Home vs. Presbyterian
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