Senior College of Nursing student Laura Ratcliffe began her education at Radford University thinking she wanted to work with geriatric patients. Four years later, she finds herself on the opposite end of the care spectrum.

“By the end of this year, we will become a $4 billion company,” Smith, the president and CFO of K-VA-T Food Stores, told the crowd at the April 4 event in Kyle Hall. In the face of such success, however, he maintains a humble designation for himself: “I'm a second-generation grocer."

This week in Highlanders in the News: Sophomore Kyle Burns on bouncing back into Highlander basketball; Virginia Business magazine drops in on Radford University's Hub; director T.C. Johnstone '96 returns to campus with his latest documentary; and a new program helps student interns cover costs.

Hundreds of Highlanders and community members gathered on the Center for the Sciences patio and parking lot in hopes of catching a glimpse of the rare solar eclipse on April 8.

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