R-MC's Annual Research Day

Research Day activities included poster sessions, presentations, seminars and more.

On Friday, May 13, 2011, 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 projects. It also affords first-year students, all of whom participate in the First-Year Experience (FYE) program, the opportunity to create culminating projects that reflect their year-long, integrated academic experience. Research Day activities included poster sessions, presentations, seminars, video projects, drama presentations and more.

Some of the students involved in Research Day did 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 R-MC students in all disciplines. The initial gift for the program was made by Benjamin Schapiro ’64 and his wife Peggy, whose continued generosity provides students with the opportunity to conduct original research under the guidance of a faculty member.

SURF students are paid a stipend and many present their findings at academic and professional conferences both nationally and internationally. The SURF program is co-directed by Professors Serge Schreiner (chemistry) and Kelly Lambert (psychology).

Click on Research Day 2011 for a schedule of the day’s events.