Today's Stories:
President Kyle Signs Climate Commitment
Waldron College Names Student Ambassadors
FSI Receives National Institute of Justice Grant
Winter Commencement Schedule of Events Announced
Grant Funding Helps Programs with Growth and Outreach
"Ballyhoo" Presentation Changed to October 28
BB&T Global Capitalism Distinguished Speaker October 30
Management Class Connects with Distant Alumni
RU Professors Featured on With Good Reason
Sculptor Visits RU
Parking Space Winner
Athletics Update
Alumni News: Alumnus Among "Top 40 Under 40"
Kudos: Roy Baugher
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Today's Top News

President Kyle Signs Climate Commitment
To commemorate national Campus Sustainability Day, Radford University President Penelope W. Kyle signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment in a ceremony in the Hurlburt Student Center Wednesday. The action pledged the university to work toward neutralizing greenhouse gas emissions and building research and educational programs designed to help society re-stabilize the earth's climate. (IN THE PHOTO: RU Sustainability Coordinator Julio Stephens, left, joins President Kyle and Sustainability Steering Committee Chair Dr. Dennis Grady, right, for the signing of the Presidents' Climate Commitment.)

For more on this story, see the RU News Release.

Campus News

Waldron College Names Student Ambassadors
The Waldron College of Health and Human Services has announced the appointment of four student ambassadors. They are (from left in the photo) communication sciences and disorders major Katelyn Reilly '10 of Roanoke, nursing major Jamie Kazlauskas '10 of Christiansburg, social work major Alison Lowers '10 of Winchester and occupational therapy major Tara Brown '11 of Richlands. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

FSI Receives National Institute of Justice Grant
RU Forensic Science Institute co-directors Donna and Cliff Boyd have received a $484,092 grant from the National Institute of Justice for the Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program. The two-year program includes spring and summer workshops in 2010 and 2011 for a total of 600 law enforcement practitioners from rural regions of Virginia, eastern West Virginia, Maryland, East Tennessee, northern North Carolina and eastern Kentucky. To learn more, see the College of Science and Technology Web site.

Winter Commencement Schedule of Events Announced
Radford University's 2009 Winter Commencement Ceremonies will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19 in Preston Hall's Bondurant Auditorium. A Pinning Ceremony for the School of Nursing and Hooding Ceremonies for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies will take place on Friday, Dec. 18, while two separate graduation ceremonies will be held for the estimated 400 undergraduate degree candidates on Saturday, Dec. 19. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

Grant Funding Helps Programs with Growth and Outreach
Several colleges and departments at Radford University have received significant funding through grants in recent months. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

"Ballyhoo" Presentation Changed to October 28
Radford University's presentation of "Son of Ballyhoo II," part of the university's cinema symposium, has been changed to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., in Pridemore Playhouse. The original date was Wednesday, Oct. 21. Cinema faculty Ted McKosky has a reputation for hosting rather intriguing -- and unusual -- presentations and "Son of Ballyhoo II" will be among the most intriguing to date. "Ballyhoo" was the gentle art of luring people to the movies using gimmicks so amusing they wouldn't be upset when they realized the ruse. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

Inaugural BB&T Global Capitalism Distinguished
Speaker Presentation Set for October 30
The College of Business and Economics invites the RU community to the 2009 Global Capitalism Distinguished Speaker Series, sponsored by BB&T, at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 in the Hurlburt Student Center Auditorium. The presentation by Keith Shields, analytic development lead for Marketing Associates in Detroit, is part of a series of symposiums that is hosted by BB&T and COBE to stimulate thought and discussion about capitalism, the tenets of free enterprise and the best practices of successful organizations. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

Management Class Connects with Distant Alumni
By combining technology and an alumni's desire to share his experiences, members of Dr. Iain Clelland's Management 428 class in the College of Business and Economics heard a "tele-lecture" by Luka Rister, RU MBA '07, a Strategy and BI Consultant with Infodom, an IT provider based in Zagreb, Croatia. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

RU Professors Featured on With Good Reason
Professor Emeritus Mike Aamodt and economics Professor Basel Saleh will be featured on the With Good Reason radio program beginning Friday. The program will air Oct. 24-30 on Virginia public radio stations, including Public Radio WVRU 89.9 FM at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Aamodt will discuss his database that profiles more than 1,700 serial killers from around the world, and Saleh will talk about his research into the socioeconomic indicators focused on suicide militants in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saleh was quoted and his study was cited in a CNN.com article in August. For more, see the RU News Release.

Sculptor Visits RU
Renowned sculptor Betty Branch recently visited Radford University to talk about sculpture conservation and to help restore "Torso Ombre," a work in marble she created in 1988 that is part of the RU permanent collection and on display in the Sculpture Courtyard. Assisted by RU students in the Art department's exhibition fundamentals class, Branch cleaned and sanded the work to remove imbedded dirt acquired from many years of outdoor exposure. Branch is scheduled to return to campus this week so she and the students can apply a museum-quality protective wax coating to the sculpture. In the photo: Kendra Chilson (back to camera), Eric Jones, Kaylee Dillon and Betty Branch.

Parking Space Winner
Congratulations to Financial Aid Director Barbara Porter, winner of the reserved parking space for 2009-2010. Porter was selected in a random drawing from all faculty and staff donors who contributed gifts in the 2009 fiscal year. The Office of University Advancement works in conjunction with Parking Services to offer the prize each year to one lucky winner. To be eligible for the next drawing, make your gift to the university by June 30, 2010. Make A Gift>>

Radford Athletics Update
In its home finale on a brisk Saturday afternoon, the Radford field hockey team scored three first-half goals and junior Jen Wisniewski stopped nine shots as the Highlanders remained undefeated in league play with a 4-0 victory over Davidson.

Senior Justine Dugger's goal on a direct kick in the second overtime led Radford to a 1-0 win over Gardner-Webb in Big South women's soccer Sunday afternoon at Cupp Stadium.

RU and Winthrop each scored two first-half goals but both teams went scoreless through two overtimes and played to a 2-2 draw in Big South men's soccer Saturday afternoon.

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

Alumni News

Publication Lists Alumnus Among Its Top 40 Under 40
Richmond's Style Weekly has listed RU alumnus Ryan Traylor among its Top 40 Under 40. Traylor, 31, is the director of catering at Mosaic Unique Events and is heavily involved in volunteer work, particularly a nonprofit organization that he co-founded to connect dog owners with information and resources to fight cancer and other diseases. These individuals "embrace a mission of change," said Style Weekly of its 40 Under 40 group. "They help people who live down roads they've never walked, or ones whose situations they understand better than anyone possibly could. They may hope for change. But they are change, too." Read More about Traylor in Style Weekly.

Kudos

Artwork by Waldron Staff Member on Display in Roanoke
Two works by Roy Baugher, an administrator for Radford University's Clinical Simulation Center, were accepted in the 30th annual Roanoke City Art Show. "Do You Want, or Do You Have?" and "A Single Woman Lived in the Background" are graphite pencil and gouache works on paper. "Do You Want, or Do You Have?" won the second place award and a Purchase Award. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

The Back Page

In October 1976, Alumni Memorial Gardens was dedicated during Homecoming.

RU in the News

The Ledger
People With Disorder Afraid of Judging
RU psychology Professor Niels Christensen discusses social anxiety disorder with The Ledger of Lakeland, Fla.

Orlando Sentinel
Are You Innocent or Guilty? 911 Call May Tell
Criminal Justice Professor Tod Burke is quoted in an Orlando Sentinel story about 911 calls.

Daily Press
Ten Questions for State Basketball Programs
The Daily Press of Charlottesville says pro scouts must visit RU's Dedmon Center this season to watch senior Art Parakhouski.

Recent Releases from University Relations

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Coming Up at RU

10/23, Fall Choral Concert
10/23, SWIM vs. Randolph Macon
10/28, Son of Ballyhoo II
10/29, Jazz Ensemble and Jazztet Concert
10/30, MSOC vs. Elon
10/30, VB vs. Winthrop
10/30, Guest Artist Recital
(See RU Calendar for more information and listings)

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