Six Students Present at Ecology Conference

April 19, 2014

Six Roanoke College Students recently presented their research projects at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America Conference at the University of Maryland on March 29, 2014. The students who attended and presented at the conference were Steph Clements, Thomas Granger, Hannah Johnson, Teresha Santos, Lauren Strong, and Elsa Wieboldt and their faculty […]

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Roanoke College Junior Presents at Sociology Conference

April 17, 2014

Roanoke College junior Alex Berryman recently presented his research earlier this month at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. Alex’s research project was titled “Managing Transportation and Economic Volatility: What Can Policymakers Learn from Rural Low-income Families?” He also presented this project at the Research showcase in Fintel Library last Friday. Alex’s […]

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Come to the RC Alumni Weekend Showcase of Experiential Learning

April 9, 2014

Roanoke College invites you to the Alumni Weekend Showcase of Experiential Learning, which takes place on Thursday and Friday, April 10 & 11. Poster Presentations will be on the first floor of the library from 6-8pm. Students and faculty from all disciplines will be sharing their internships, service-learning projects, research and creative/artistic works on a […]

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Three Students Present at Sociology Conference

April 3, 2014

Three students recently presented their research projects at the Eastern Sociological Society Conference. Alex DeLaricheliere presented her project on “The Influence of the Media on HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes among College Students: 1980’s to Today,” Amelie Rives presented her project on “Victim Blaming and Slut Shaming, the Media’s Influence on Victims of Sexual Assault,” and […]

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Roanoke Students Present at Computer Science Conference

January 25, 2014

This past semester, several Computer Science students attended the annual conference of the Southeastern Region of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges at Furman University. The research of four students was accepted for the poster presentation at the undergraduate student research competition at the conference. Thomas Lux and Randall Pittman were two of the […]

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Joe Gutowski presents at VAHPERD Convention

January 18, 2014

Joe Gutowski recently had the opportunity this past November to present his research project at the VAHPERD convention. Joe was asked by Dr. Michael Maina if he would be interested in presenting his project that stemmed from a Team Sports activity class that Joe took with Dr. Julie Maina. Our assignment was to present and […]

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Meet the New Faculty: Dr. Justin Garrison in Public Affairs

January 18, 2014

Dr. Justin Garrison is an Assistant Professor of Public Affairs teaching Introduction to Political Science, American Political Theory, Western Political Theory, and American Political Institutions, as well as INQ courses at the 200 and 300 levels. Dr. Garrison has his Ph.D. and M.A. in Politics and his B.A. in History R/IAP and Russian Studies. His […]

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2014 Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology

January 18, 2014

The University of Washington (UW) in Seattle will be having the 2014 Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology. “This national program provides undergraduate participants with premiere research experiences with UW faculty mentors in the biomedical sciences, while receiving a generous stipend, housing, meal plan, transportation to and from the UW campus, and […]

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Adrian Gillem presents on Japanese Political Leadership Trends at the ISA Conference

December 3, 2013

Adrian Gillem recently travelled to the International Studies Association South Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC to present his research project, “Understanding Japanese Political Leadership Trends Post-World War II: Do the Leaders’ Personal Traits Matter?” For this project Adrian “analyzed the premierships of three of the longest serving Prime Ministers in post-World War II Japanese history; […]

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Sarah Barb presents on the Migration of Han Chinese into Historic Tibet at the Annual Mid-South Sociological Association Conference

December 3, 2013

Sarah Barb recently presented her research project, “Economic Development and Political Integration in China: The Migration of Han Chinese into Historic Tibet”, at the 39th Annual Mid-South Sociological Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This is Sarah’s first year doing research and this particular project is her Honor’s project. Sarah explains that this project is “about […]

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