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Expanding the Fiesta
March 30, 2017
During the week of April 3 - 6, two award-winning Native American authors will visit Roanoke to discuss and read from their work. Other events will include a poetry recital, a theatrical performance, panel discussions and lectures.
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Roanoke students earn a record five Fulbrights
March 30, 2017
Roanoke College students have earned a record number of Fulbright awards this year. Five students, all women, learned this month that they would be doing research and studying in Austria, Spain, Mexico, Germany and Scotland with the prestigious Fulbright program.
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Come Home for Alumni Weekend
March 27, 2017
See you soon, Maroons! Register today for Alumni Weekend. Roanoke College marks its 175th anniversary in 2017 and alumni from all over are planning to return home to campus to help celebrate this milestone anniversary. Many events are planned throughout the weekend and it's all capped off by a fantastic fireworks show on Saturday night.
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Scott is Roanoke’s first Fulbright to Europe
March 24, 2017
Savannah Scott '17 has accepted a Fulbright study/research award to study at the University of Technology of Vienna, Austria. Scott, who is from Huntington, N.Y., is a member of the Honors Program and a biology major, with minors in chemistry and French. She will be studying water quality in Austria from October 2017 to June 2018.
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Eight Roanoke students are living and studying in Yucatan, Mexico, for the College's first semester abroad course.
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Film event to uncover the truth about lies
March 16, 2017
The Academic Integrity Council at Roanoke is sponsoring a film viewing and discussion of the importance of academic integrity both inside and outside the classroom. The film is "Dishonesty: The Truth About Lies."
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Pam Pierce '72 founded Silver Bullet Productions, a nonprofit educational film company in New Mexico. She will speak and show one of her award-winning documentary films on March 15 at Roanoke College as part of Women's Forum.
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Sentiment concerning the Virginia real estate market remains strong in the Commonwealth.
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The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment is down since a record high in August. Sentiment is below the national February value. Republicans and Democrats remain divided, particularly about the future health of the economy.
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Preservation group lauds Clay Street House, Bank Building restoration
February 24, 2017
Restoration work at the Clay Street House is expected to be complete this year.