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information coming at us from all sides — from math. English, science, art, music, you name it! Strangely enough, after awhile, we discover that we can handle most of what comes our way. We become very good at coping with almost anything. Notice those two words discover’ and “become.” Those are the key words. During four years at Radford we do nothing so much as discover. ' We discover so many tilings about ourselves that by the time we're through here, we know a good deal about who we are. We discover just how flexible our minds are. how well we absorb information and data, how well we can take disappointments, how much patience we have, how much inner strength we can draw on. And as we discover who we are. we become different from before. We never again stay the same, not even fora week at a time. The terrific impact of the experience is too powerful a time to withstand. We are moved ahead. We are changed. We are made to grow . And we are pleased when we realize, as we do. sooner or later, that certain marvelous things have happened to us over the years: For example, wc have become decisive — no longer are we the wishy washy kid who couldn't make up his mind about which side of his face to wash first: wc have become skillful with money — concerned not only about spending it. as of old. but about earning it and conserving it; somewhere along the line we have become compassionate, feeling for others with whom we've lived Introduction 7
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so closely, and caring about how they feel — all in a new responsible way; we find that we have learned to somehow manage that information thrown at us; and we have, miracle of miracles, learned — more or less — how to budget time: cutting it into usable segments for work and for fun! What does all this add up to? What have we become after the years of course drudgery, all-nighters, gritted teeth, joys, fears, close-in living? How do we tell if we’re educated, if we got our money's worth? How do we measure it all? Educator George N. Rainsford sums it up like this: ‘The end product of a liberal arts education is ... a total human being . . . ” A total human being who can adjust to living situations, concentrate on learning, think clearly, and set goals for the future. That’s nothing to sneer at! That’s what we are — and that’s what we've become. All along the way we have had company in our becoming. Our very college, our alma mater has been doing some neat, quiet becoming of her own. She, too. has been maturing and growing along with us. In July of 1979 a clear sign of that continuing metamorphosis was greeted by everyone as we became Radford University. Are we different, many asked? The young school had grown and fleshed out over the years, enlarging curricula. adding to faculty, establishing graduate divisions. More than that, it had gained with experience a new set of aspirations which clearly were those of a Jim l.ottuc
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