Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Preparing for life at Radford Goodbye to the old and familiar, hello to the new and sometimes bizarre. For incoming freshmen and transfer students the transition from the old can be filled with fear and anxiety. Quest '83 was designed to make the transition smoother. “It is the first introduction to R.U. life for freshmen and transfers, said Dave Robertson, coordinator of Quest '83 and associate dean of students I really did not know what to expect of college life before coming to Radford and Quest really helped me a lot, said freshman Gail Anderson of Roanoke. Quest is an orientation to life at Radford for freshmen and transfer students. This year's program had five two day sessions which ran from June 19 through June 29 and included 450 transfer students and 2,750 freshmen. The program is staffed by 23 outstanding upperclassmen representing different majors and interests and 20 faculty members who served as academic advisors, said Robertson. “While here they (the students) were treated to a humorous and informative speech by Dr. Dedmon, tours of the campus and a delightful series of skits depicting university life presented by the Quest assistants,” said Robertson. Also during their stay students received aca- demic advising and registered for fall quarter classes. They also got a chance to meet university officials. New to this year's Quest '83 program was the Questions series that continued into the fall. The university felt an on going orientation was needed to help students with a lot of things that occurred after they got here. A series of programs designed to familiarize new students was held the first four days prior to the beginning of classes. Attendance at the more than 60 sessions was 2,100 students. The sessions were on a wide variety of topics. The topics included: how to build a loft, getting involved in campus activities, opportunities in athletics, how to buy and sell books at the SGA book exchange and getting involved in a campus ministry. The students have really appreciated Questions, said Robertson. “Quest and Quesf'ions is a major effort of almost all offices of the university. It is an example of a big effort to make the students’ lives better, said Robertson. Quest '83 was very successful in getting students involved in campus activity. The program is worth all the effort when it is apparent the transition from the old and familiar does not always lead to the new and sometimes bizarre. Quest assistant Ellen Patton helped familiarise incoming freshmen and transfer students to the Radford campus. 20 Quest

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Happy feet. Enthusiastic marathoners went down to the ground but continued moving to help raise S8.000 for Jerry's Kids. Hoofing It through the hoops. Richard Kahler displays h s expertise and balance during this Hu'a-Hoop contest A pause for the cause. During a brea from the danong. thoso determined participants ran through the campus cheer ng and getting psyched for the next 14 hours. MDA Supcrdance 19

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Quest assistant Cindy Gray discusses campus lile with a Quest 83 participant. This year's program had tivo two day sessions from June 19-29. Quest assistant Susie Zingale sits on the slops of Hoth Hall preparing herself for her presentation to the participants of Quest '83 The steps of Porterfield were the meeting ground of participants, parents and assistants of Quest 83. Quest 21