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Ed'Rienna Thomas '12 presented her research,
China's One-Child Policy and the Status of Women |
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Becky Johnsen '10 presented her research, Ethics and Risk Management Among the Corporate Stakeholders in the Mortgage Crisis. |
On Friday, May 14, 2010, Randolph-Macon College held its annual Research Day. This outstanding program is a campus-wide event that represents the culmination of student research efforts, including senior and honors theses, as well as course and program projects.
For a slideshow of Research Day photos, click here.
Research Day also affords first-year students, all of whom participate in the college's
First-Year Experience (FYE) program, the opportunity to create meaningful culminating projects that reflect their year-long, integrated academic experience. Research Day activities include poster sessions, research presentations, seminars, video projects, drama presentations and more.
Some of the students involved in Research Day do so in conjunction with the college’s unique
Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. SURF was introduced in 1995 as an endowment to support scholarly undergraduate research by Randolph-Macon College students in all disciplines. The initial gift for the program was made by Benjamin Schapiro ’64 and his wife Peggy, whose continued generosity provides R-MC students with the opportunity to conduct original research under the guidance of a faculty member.
Students are paid a stipend and many present their findings at academic and professional conferences both nationally and internationally. This level of in-depth research is usually reserved for graduate students. SURF projects have helped set R-MC students apart when applying for graduate school and finding work in a chosen career field. The SURF program is co-directed by R-MC Professors Serge Schreiner (
chemistry) and Kelly Lambert
(
psychology).