Today's Stories:
BOV Holding Quarterly Meeting
Waldron College Names 2010-2011 Student Ambassadors
Cracking the Ducks' Code
Student Athletes Give Back Through Project Linus
The Landslide that Ate Laprak
Artistic Talents on Display at RU Museum's Fall MFA Show
Dance Production Class is "Groovin' Around the World"
It's Going to be a "Shindig" when Minick Reads at Roanoke Library
Graduate Student of the Month: Megan Holsten
Sustainability: America Recycles Day is Nov. 15
Athletics: Women's Volleyball and Field Hockey Earn Big Wins
Alumnus Named Powerful Twentysomething
Centennial News: This Month in RU History
Kudos: Geology Student Group Receives National Honor
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Today's Top News

BOV Holding Quarterly Meeting
The Radford University Board of Visitors is holding its quarterly meeting on campus today in Martin Hall. Detailed information regarding committee agendas is available online. Read more.


Campus News

Waldron College Names 2010-2011 Student Ambassadors
Radford University's Waldron College of Health and Human Services has announced the appointment of four student ambassadors. They are Julie Smith ‘11, Jennifer Turner Seymour ‘11, Natalie Slagel ‘10 and returning ambassador Tara Brown, M.O.T. '11. Read more.

Cracking the Ducks' Code
The University of Oregon football team is ranked No. 1 in the nation, and much of the team's success is credited to an ingenious system that utilizes large signs displaying various photos to signal plays from the sideline to the players on the field. The coded system could be tough to crack for the opposition, says Radford University mathematics professor Neil Sigmon. Read more.

Student Athletes Give Back Through Project Linus
For the second consecutive year, the Radford University track and field programs gave back to the community by participating in Project Linus. The non-profit organization provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers." Read More.

The Landslide that Ate Laprak
Heavy, pouring rain fell on the small, remote village of Laprak in July 1999, triggering a landslide that killed a woman and destroyed 10 homes. Eleven years later, the village, which sits on a towering Himalayan mountain slope in western Nepal, continues to slide, threatening the lives and homes of the 3,500 people who call Laprak home. Bill Haneberg, a Cincinnati-based geologist, will present "The Landslide that Ate Laprak: A travelogue of geologic hazards in the Himalayan Mountains of western Nepal" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Bonnie Auditorium as part of the Museum of the Earth Sciences fall lecture series. Read more.

Artistic Talents on Display at RU Museum's Fall MFA Show
The Radford University Art Museum is proud to present its annual Fall MFA Show (Master of Fine Arts), which features painting and original pieces created by graduate students expected to receive their degrees in December. Read more.

Dance Production Class is "Groovin' Around the World"
Dance production students in the Division of Dance are presenting "Going Global: Groovin' Around the World," a multicultural dance performance at 7 p.m., Nov. 17, in Albig Studio Theater, B112 in Peters Hall. Read more.

It's Going to be a "Shindig" when Minick Reads at Roanoke
Library
"The Over-the-Top Blueberry Shindig" at Roanoke's main library on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m., will celebrate the success of Radford University faculty member Jim Minick's latest book, The Blueberry Years. Minick will present a public reading and share his expertise on organic blueberry farming. Read more.

Graduate Student of the Month: Megan Holsten
Each month, the College of Graduate and Professional Studies features on its website a graduate student of the month. For November, the spotlight is on MBA Student Association Secretary Megan Holsten. To learn more about Holsten, read her Q&A on the College of Graduate and Professional Studies website.


Sustainability

I Recycle. Do You? America Recycles Day is Nov. 15
"I Recycle" is the theme of Monday's America Recycles Day. In commemoration, this week's edition of "You Have the ABILITY!" offers tips on how to boost your recycling activities.

• Learn what materials you can recycle on campus at RU Recycling.

When shopping, purchase products that are packaged in materials you can recycle locally. Use these handy guidelines to sort your recyclables:

• Mixed Paper - office paper, envelopes, newspapers, magazines, cereal/shoe boxes, soft back books.
• Containers - glass, aluminum, bi-metal, plastics (#1 & #2 only).
• Cardboard - corrugated cardboard (two outer layers with wavy inner layer). This does not include pizza boxes.

America Recycles Day is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization, which urges all those interested in sustainability to visit its website to take the online recycling pledge and use its downloadable resources and social media tools.

For more information on RU's sustainability activities, visit www.radford.edu/rugreen.

Trinkle and Tyler Halls Take Lead in Campus Conservation
Contest
The residents of Trinkle and Tyler Halls have seized the lead in the intra-campus contest to cut their electrical and water consumption as part of the Campus Conservation Nationals, a 40-university contest to demonstrate leadership in conservation. Trinkle Hall has slashed its electrical usage by almost 34 percent, and Tyler Hall has cut its water usage by almost 29 percent. Overall, RU ranks third among participating schools in water consumption savings and seventh in electricity consumption savings.

Visit the RU Dashboard and check out the video produced by ROC-TV and the Radford chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America to learn more. Then join others on campus to pledge your commitment to energy and water savings.

Athletics

Women's Volleyball and Field Hockey Earn Big Wins
Led by freshman Jesse Miedema's nine kills, the Radford volleyball team swept Presbyterian, 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-15), in its final road match of the season Saturday.

Radford field hockey defeated Pacific, 3-1, in the NorPac Tournament's consolation round last Friday and senior Megan Lenhardt was named to the NorPac's All-Tournament Team.

For more on these and other Highlander highlights, visit RU Athletics.


Alumni News

Alumnus Named Powerful Twentysomething
RU alumnus Kwabena Osei-Sarpong ‘05, president and CEO of Rife International, recently was named to the Apex Society's Power 30 Under 30 for young professionals in the Washington, D.C. area who have "accomplished much at a young age." Rife International is an energy and development services firm. Osei-Sarpong serves on the boards of the African American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP) of Washington D.C., the Educational Accessibility for Children in Hardship (EACH) foundation and the Skinner Leadership Institute.


Centennial News

This Month in RU History
In November 1992, Radford University soccer star Dante Washington finished his career as the second leading scorer in NCAA history with 82 goals and an NCAA record 66 assists. Washington was a two-time All-American, played for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, the U.S. national squad and was a Major League Soccer all-star. RU recently honored Washington with a ceremony during a Family Weekend soccer game.


Kudos

Geology Student Group Receives National Honor
The RU student chapter of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) won the 2010 Outstanding Student Chapter Award based on the club's activities, achievements and membership. Read more on the College of Science and Technology website.


The Back Page

Shaun Patrick Reid (left) twirls Kayla Lisa during a recent swing dance in the Muse Banquet Hall. The international professional music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon hosted the event, which featured a swing dance lesson and "big band" music provided by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. AreUHype and Sigma Alpha Iota also contributed to the dance. "We are hoping to make this an annual dance, so be on the lookout for it again next fall," Lisa said.