What a great start to the year!
September 29, 2016
Roanoke's new year is off to a great start with lots of incredible happenings in September.
It's an election year so politics is a hot topic. Chelsea Clinton visited campus and shared the stage with Roanoke students to discuss the cost of education and Hillary Clinton's education plan. Author and columnist Ben Shapiro came to campus to speak to students for his talk titled "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings."
A distinguished panel of campus experts and local officials led Roanoke's celebration of Constitution Day.
The Beehive Collective, an activist artists group, spent the entire month on campus and worked with many classes and students on an art project.
Waka Flocka Flame held a concert in the Bast Center, and it was probably the biggest crowd since John Mayer or Kanye West visited the campus several years ago. Roanoke alumnus Adam Rutledge '04 returned to play for FOTQ.
Students also enjoyed the beauty of campus and Southwestern Virginia, with athletic events, paddleboarding on Claytor Lake and bubble soccer on the Back Quad.
What a great start to the year!
September 2016
Waka Flocka Flame puts on the biggest concert Roanoke has seen in years!
Waka Flocka Flame connects with student fans!
Chelsea Clinton comes to Roanoke College to speak to students about Hillary Clinton's education plan. Panelists from left to right: Ariana Bagherian ‘18, Chelsea Clinton, Myles Cooper, the President of Roanoke College Democrats, and Brieanah Gouveia ‘17.
Chelsea Clinton poses for a snapchat photo with Roanoke students. Follow us @roanokecollege for more updates throughout the year. Photographed from left to right: Victoria Driver '18, Roanoke student and Clinton campaign volunteer, Mary Cywinski ‘18, Chelsea Clinton, Elijah Wilhelm '19, WRKE radio, and Nolan Webb ‘17.
Students enjoy a fun game of bubble soccer on the back quad.
The perfect day for Outdoor Adventures to instruct SUP and kayaking on Claytor Lake.
A student displays the impressive skill of balancing on a paddleboard while mastering a yoga handstand. Outdoor Adventures hosts many excursions similar to this throughout the year.
Five panel speakers who led discussions concerning constitutional and political issues in celebration of Constitution Day. Panelists from left to right: Dr. C. William Hill, Jr., Gregory D. Habeeb (Virginia House of Delegates Member, 8th District), John Edwards (Virginia State Senator, 21st District), G. Michael Pace, Jr. (founder/CEO of the Center for Teaching The Rule of Law), and Anthony F. Troy (former Attorney General of Virginia).
Roanoke college alumnus, Adam Rutledge ‘04, performs for Friday on the Quad with his country band Rutledge.
Rooney gets the crowd excited for the first soccer tournament of the year in Kerr Stadium.
Students hard at work on the Beehive Collective Think Tank in Olin. The Beehive Collective continues until the end of September, discussing big ideas and productive collaborative images.
Author and New York Times conservative columnist Ben Shapiro visited Roanoke College to discuss freedom of speech on college campuses and other political issues facing today's college students.