Learning Firsthand
 | In the ClassroomOne of the best places you can learn firsthand is in the classroom. Your professors want for you to learn something by actually doing it, whether it be practical experience in labs, demonstrations, field trips, etc. | |
 | InternshipsMany students expand their knowledge and skill sets in the field of applied history through internship experiences off campus. | |
 | Intensive Learning TermIntensive Learning Term is approximately a three week period in May during which students can participate in a wide array of Intensive Learning opportunities, including travel courses as well as on-campus courses. | |
 | Study AbroadRoanoke College offers many study abroad programs that allow students to earn academic credit while outside the United States. | |
 | Undergraduate Research Assistants Program (URAP)URAP is a program unique to Roanoke College where students work as research assistants with a member of the Roanoke College faculty on an original research project of interest to both the URAP scholar and to the faculty mentor. | |
 | Summer Scholars ProgramThe Summer Scholars Program at Roanoke College is a grant program that enables qualified students to conduct intensive, independent research for eight to twelve weeks during the summer. | |
 | Student AssistantsStudents have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience on campus as a student assistant. There are many offices and departments across campus that hire students year round to assist them. | |
 | Independent StudyIndependent studies provide students with a practical application of their particular majors or more specialized study in a particular area. | |
 | Bondurant FundThe Bondurant Fund is a program that enables qualified chemistry students to conduct intensive, independent research during the summer. It offers a $2,500 stipend plus free housing for the summer. | |
 | Maroon PassportThe Maroon Passport is like a transcript for student activities outside the classroom. The program encourages students to participate in significant co-curricular activities in five designated areas that emphasize experiential learning. | |
 | Roanoke College Innovation ChallengeThis program brings together top students from Roanoke College and other area schools to come together to develop a comprehensive business plan for a new product innovation. |
Biochemistry Research Examines Cell Death
Student researchers are given full control of the experiment, with Addington monitoring from the sidelines.
