Today's Stories:
Three New BOV Members and Reappointments Announced
President Kyle Addresses Freshmen, Parents
RU Senior Contestant on America's Next Top Model
Book Store Hours Extended for First Week of Classes
Events and Registrations Information
Senior Mandy McClenny Featured in this Month's RUfaces
Kudos: RU Staff
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Today's Top News

Radford University Announces Appointment of Three New
Board of Visitors Members and Reappointments
When Radford University welcomes members of the Board of Visitors to campus Sept. 2-4, three new members will be present.

The university is pleased to announce the appointments of Darius Johnson, Walter Rugaber and Ronald Wesley, who were recently named to the Board of Visitors by Governor Timothy M. Kaine. Current board members Thomas E. Fraim '87, Stephen Musselwhite and Mark Pace '93 were also reappointed to the BOV. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

Campus News

President Kyle Addresses Freshmen, Parents
President Penelope W. Kyle met with freshmen students and their parents Friday in a question-and-answer session in the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center. Kyle and a group of RU administrators addressed numerous items including campus safety, student activities, campus and classroom involvement and campus construction. For more, see RU News Release.

RU Senior Lauren “Brie” Harding Contestant on
TV Show America's Next Top Model
Wednesday night, the new season of the reality show America's Next Top Model will feature RU senior Lauren Brie Harding. Harding will be among 14 women competing on the reality TV show on the CW Network.

America's Next Top Model was created by and is hosted by model and talk show host Tyra Banks. The winner of the show gets an opportunity for a career in the modeling industry.

“I want to become a high-fashion model,” Harding said in an interview with America's Next Top Model. “That has been my dream, and that's what I am working toward here. I hope this will be a stepping stone toward being able to be a high-fashion model.”

To learn more, see RU News Release.

Book Store Hours Extended
for First Week of Classes
The on-campus bookstore will be offering extended hours for the first week of class.

They are as follows:
Monday and Tuesday -- 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday -- 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Regular hours resume Friday.

Events and Registrations Information
Registration for intramural flag football, softball, outdoor volleyball and disc golf will be held today from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the campus recreation office of Hurlburt Hall.

Club Fair registration will be held today from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Hurlburt Plaza. Registration for club fair continues through Wednesday.

The RU music department offers a jazz night, First Monday Jazz, at 6 p.m. in the Bonnie Food Court.

Senior Mandy McClenny Featured in this Month's RUfaces
This month, RUfaces features updated profiles of faculty, alumni and students, including senior education major Mandy McClenny.

When McClenny visited her sister on Radford University's campus several years ago, she discovered the perfect fit for her college aspirations. “I fell in love with the community,” says McClenny, now a senior studying early childhood development and special education. Like Travis Byrd (see Byrd's RU faces profile), McClenny is a member of the Telephone Outreach Program (TOP). Since the fall of 2006, she has raised more than $26,800 for the RU Annual Fund. “I thought working with TOP would be a good job opportunity because it involved reaching out to family and friends of RU,” she explains. “It provided me the chance to become more aware of the exciting initiatives taking place at RU and to share that information with others.”

To learn more about McClenny visit RUfaces.

Kudos

Staff Works Behind The Scenes to Make First Week Special
The residential life and campus facilities staff members have worked tirelessly this summer in order to make the on-campus experience better than ever. During the summer, resident directors and resident assistants participated in intense training on all aspects of life at RU in order to help develop a new level of P.R.I.D.E. in residence halls. P.R.I.D.E., which stands for personal development, responsibility to self and others, integrity, dedication and enthusiasm, is the theme for this year's residential life programming.

Behind the scenes, the central residential life staff, along with a committed group of students and facilities staff, went above and beyond to make sure that residence halls were ready for move-in. Facilities maintenance staff members checked and made necessary repairs to residence facilities. Residential life labored to properly match students' room requests while being faced with the task of finding accommodations for an additional 180 residents beyond normal capacity. Some residence halls have new beds and mattresses, some have fresh paint and all have added security measures in place to aid in the safety of RU students.

RU's facilities maintenance crews have worked long hours on landscaping and campus improvements, such as the new brick entrance to Dalton, a new Nautilus fitness room on the first level of Muse and updates to RU's dining facilities. During move-in, a courtesy crew was available until 9 p.m. to address any last-minute needs or repairs.

The Back Page

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. -- U.S. Department of Labor

Recent Releases from University Relations

President Kyle Speaks to Future and Vitality of RU >>Story

RU Honors Outstanding Faculty and Staff >>Story

Coming Up at RU

9/1, First Day of Classes for 2008-2009 School Year
9/2, VB at JMU, 7 pm
9/5, Club Fair, Heth Lawn, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
9/5, MSOC home vs. Xavier, 7 pm
9/5, FH vs. California at Longwood, 4 pm
9/5, WSOC vs. Mount Saint Mary's at Marshall Tourn., 4:30 pm
9/5, XC at VT Alumni Invit., 6 pm
9/5, VB at USC Upstate Tourn., TBA
9/7, WSOC vs. Marshall at Marshall Tourn., 1 pm
9/7, FH vs. VCU at Davidson, 2 pm
9/7, MSOC at Clemson, 2 pm
(See RU Calendar for more listings)

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