Student Resources

ALPHA PHI SIGMA

Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society.  For information about joining Alpha Phi Sigma, please contact the chapter advisor Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo, Ph.D.

CHINESE CLUB

The Chinese Club strives to put on programs that educate the Radford campus and community about Chinese Culture.  During club meetings we learn to cook Chinese cuisine, speak and write, learn different cultural traditions, watch movies, host events and fundraisers, and go on cultural field trips.  For more information contact I-Ping Fu, Ph.D.

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT ORGANIZATION

This studen organiztion is open to students enrolled in the Counseling Psychology PsyD program. For more information contact Stirling Barfield, Ph.D.

CREATIVE WRITERS GUILD

The Creative Writers Guild at Radford University works with the English Department to sponsor and encourage writers of all creative genres (fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, playwriting, screenwriting, songwriting) and provide a venue to workshop and read creative works. Our purpose is to support creative writers across the University, regardless of major. For more information contact David Beach, Ph.D.

ENGLISH CLUB

The English Club celebrates readers and writers. The club exists to discover how literature makes sense of the world through stories, poems, novels, and plays. All majors are welcome to join and participate in club activities. Some of the activities the English Club hosts include quirky PowerPoint Nights, trivia, creative writing readings, write-a-thons, and off-campus trips. Club meetings are held once a month. For more information contact Justine Jackson Stone and Sean Keck, Ph.D.

HIGHLANDER'S VOTE

Students at Radford University committed to helping other students vote through registration, education, and mobilization drives. For more information contact Chapman Rackaway, Ph.D.

HISTORY CLUB

The History Club provides a variety of activities ranging from social gatherings to formal sponsorship of speakers. For more information contact Brock Cutler, Ph.D.

LAMBDA ALPHA EPSILON

Lambda Alpha Epsilon is a professional criminal justice fraternity, whose members participate in a variety of criminal justice and service-related activities.  For additional information, contact the advisor, Riane Bolin, Ph.D.

LATINO STUDENT ALLIANCE

The Latino Student Alliance at Radford University strives to recognize the diversity of Latinos on campus and to spread cultural awareness. Among other programming, it sponsors events during the annual Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information contact Blas Hernandez, Ph.D.

MOCK TRIAL

IMock trial is an organization that teaches the skills of law and trial advocacy. Each semester our team attends intercollegiate tournaments where we act out a court
simulation of a made-up case. Students play the role of either attorney or witness. For more information contact Don Martin, Ph.D.

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

In Model United Nations, students attend inter-collegiate academic conferences and simulate the work of diplomats trying to work with others to solve world problems. For more information contact Paige Tan, Ph.D.

POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETY

The Political Science Society seeks to inspire and inform students about world and national affairs as well as other issues facing our generation. For more information contact Chapman Rackaway, Ph.D.

ROTC (MILITARY SCIENCE)

Radford Army ROTC is an exciting and challenging college program whose goal is to prepare college students to be US Army leaders.  Our graduates are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army and sent to further training in one of 16 duty branches such as the Infantry, Armor, Aviation, Quartermaster, and Military Intelligence branches. For more information contact Rick Harrison.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION

School Psychology Graduate Student Organization(SPGO) focuses on enlightening undergraduate students and faculty on the roles and responsibilities of school psychologists within the education system.  SPGO also serves as an organizational structure for arranging trips to conferences and other professional development opportunities. For more information contact Jennifer Mabry, Ph.D.

SOCIOLOGY CLUB

The student-run Sociology Club functions to foster community, expose students to the field of sociology, and create a safe space wherein all Radford University students – regardless of major – can explore socially relevant issues. The Club promotes the application of sociology through group discussions, social events, field trips, and guest speakers. Along with interesting discussions and activities, we also contribute to the community through a range of volunteering opportunities, including our professional relationship with Radford Gives Back. For more information contact Allison Wisecup, Ph.D.

THE WICKED SOCIETY

The Wicked Society—an interdisciplinary group dedicated to fostering critical thinking skills in young academics while investigating problems that plague the world around us—derives our name from “wicked problems.” These consist of the larger than life “unsolvable” problems that are seen across all nations and academic disciplines—ranging from local food insecurity in the New River Valley region to globally pandemics. We are the students who refuse to believe that anything is truly unsolvable, and are dedicated to working towards finding these “impossible” solutions no matter how tough the challenge may be. For more information contact Tay Keong Tan, Ph.D.

WOMEN'S STUDIES CLUB

Established in March 2006, the Women's Studies Club's mission is to create a more positive environment, promoting justice and equality for all people regardless of class, ethnicity, gender, race, religious beliefs, sex or sexuality.  For more information contact Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo, Ph.D.