
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, August 23, 1994                   TAG: 9408250033
SECTION: WELCOME STUDENTS                    PAGE: 36   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
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3-DAY PARTY TO KICK OFF COLLEGE OF GLOBAL STUDIES

Keynote speaker James A. Crupi, a recognized authority in international business and future trends, will cap off a three-day celebration honoring the groundbreaking for the first building of Radford University's New College of Global Studies.

The Aug. 29 groundbreaking ceremony, known as the "Arrival," is symbolized by the logo of a crane over a sunrise, heralding a new era. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Abingdon, and Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Robert T. Skunda will speak at 11 a.m.

The ceremony will top off three days of concerts, international films, food and entertainment to coincide with Radford University's annual Club Fair on Friday, Aug. 26.

Crupi, president and founder of Strategic Leadership Solutions Inc., will speak Monday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. in Porterfield Theatre. Crupi is an active business strategist, leadership trainer and authority on economic and organizational development strategies. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Crupi has been a consultant to the office of the U.S. president and does work for many Fortune 1000 corporations, including Coca Cola, Turner Broadcasting Corp., AT&T, Georgia Power, Bell South and Intel.

The college's phase 1 building, to be on the corner of Adams and Fairfax, is designed to increase contact among faculty, administration and students, as well as maximize technology and worldwide communications. A pilot class is scheduled to enroll in fall 1995.

Students will spend less time in traditional classroom activities and more time in smaller, project-oriented work groups, so the building will contain as many as 18 seminar/group study rooms and only one traditional classroom.

A state-of-the-art media center will provide faculty and student access to video production equipment and applications and will be the connection to the Internet for worldwide computer networking. The second floor will contain a language laboratory, control room and video production room.

Construction for phase 1, estimated to cost $5 million, is funded through the general obligation bonds approved by Virginia voters in 1992.

by CNB