Today's Stories:
Board of Visitors Hears of Successes
COBE Receives $750,000 from BB&T
Physical Therapy Program Receives RU's First Endowed Chair
RU Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Two Decades
Heth Lawn Hosts Club Fair This Afternoon
Registration Begins Saturday for RU Youth Ballet Program
Indiana Jones Movie This Weekend at the Bonnie
Kudos: Music Professors Robert Trent and Wayne Gallops
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Today's Top News

Board of Visitors Hears of Successes
Radford University President Penelope W. Kyle reported to the Board of Visitors during its meeting Thursday that Radford University achieved all of its targets on State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's Institutional Performance Standards, the only institution in the Commonwealth to do so. Targets measured include enrollment, affordability, degrees awarded, progression and retention rates and K-12 partnerships, among others. RU is ranked second in the state for degrees conferred per full-time faculty member. "We are very proud of this accomplishment. It is a testament to the strength and dedication of our faculty and staff," says Kyle.

For more information on reports and actions taken by the Board, see RU News Release.

COBE Receives $750,000 from BB&T; Physical Therapy
Program Receives University's First Endowed Chair
The College of Business and Economics received $750,000 from BB&T to create a capitalism program at the graduate and undergraduate levels, it was announced Thursday at the RU Board of Visitors meeting. "BB&T recognizes Radford University's influence and importance to the Commonwealth of Virginia and its economic impact on the Southwest region of the state," says Charlie Robbins, Regional President of BB&T. "We're proud to partner with the Radford University College of Business and Economics and support its programs." For more on this story, see RU News Release.

It was also announced Thursday that the Radford University doctorate program in physical therapy received $500,000 from Medical Facilities of America to fund an endowed chair for the program. This will be the first endowed chair at RU and will provide salary supplements and research or program support. "This is a transformational gift for RU," says President Penelope W. Kyle. "It allows us to recognize and support the most fundamental part of our organization -- our faculty." For more information on this, see RU News Release.

IN THE PHOTO: Allan Funk, left, and Charlie Robbins, right, of BB&T, and Karen Waldron of Medical Facilities of America.

Campus News

RU Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Two Decades
Radford University welcomes close to 1,900 new freshmen to campus this week. This group of students represents the largest freshman class in more than two decades. Total enrollment of undergraduate and graduate students is expected to reach 9,200. Last year, the enrollment was 9,122.

"This is a testament to the great teaching in our classrooms and the environment in which our students learn. These students come to RU because of our reputation as an outstanding student-centered university," says RU provost Wil Stanton.

Heth Lawn Hosts Club Fair this Afternoon
The campus community is invited to attend Club Fair, RU's annual student involvement event, today from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Heth Lawn.

For more than two decades, RU student organizations, university departments and local vendors have set up information tables at Club Fair to promote their services and activities to the campus community. Close to 200 information tables are expected to be present in this year's fair. More than 3,500 students, faculty, staff and community members are expected to attend.

Club Fair is free and open to RU students.

Registration Begins Saturday for RU Youth Ballet Program
Registration for Radford University's Department of Dance Ballet Youth Program (RUBY) is Saturday, 10 a.m. - noon, in Trinkle Hall Lounge. Classes begin Monday, Sept. 8. RUBY is a high-quality ballet training program for aspiring young dancers in the New River Valley. Children must be at least three years of age to participate.

To learn more, see the RU News Release or contact Margaret Devaney at 831-5162 or e-mail dnce-byp@radford.edu.

Indiana Jones Movie This Weekend at the Bonnie
Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be showing at 8 p.m. in the Bonnie Auditorium Sept. 5-7. Tickets are $1 with RU ID and $2 for general public. The movie will also be shown at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Matinee tickets are 50 cents with RU ID and $1 general public.

Kudos

Two Music Professors Release New CDs This Summer
Radford University music professors Robert Trent, guitarist, and Wayne Gallops, pianist, have released new CDs.

Gallops released Jazzicale on August 1. The album, recorded by DocG records, is a fusion of jazz and classic performance and features Prelude Serenade, A Night in Tunisia, Milogna Del Angel, Gallops' unique rendition of My Funny Valentine and When Sunny Gets Blue. The CD is available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon.com and Napster.

The headline soloist at the International Festival di Coros in Sardegna, Italy, Trent will premiere his new CD, recorded on the Oasis record label, later this month at the National Flute Association Festival in Kansas City. His work, Robert Fruehwald: Music for Flutes and Guitar, is available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon.com and in Borders stores nationwide. To learn more, see the RU News Release.

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Coming Up at RU

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
9/8, Faculty Chamber Recital, Norwood Room in Bondurant Center, 8 pm
(See RU Calendar for more listings)

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