Randolph-Macon College held its annual Research Day on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Research Day represented the culmination of student research efforts, including senior and honors theses, as well as course projects. Activities, held in various locations on campus, included poster sessions, presentations, seminars, video projects, and drama presentations. This daylong event engaged students with their peers and faculty and staff to discuss and share their findings.

Some of the students involved in Research Day did so in conjunction with the college’s Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. SURF was introduced in 1995 as an endowment to support scholarly undergraduate research by students in all disciplines. Students conduct 10 weeks of full-time, original research during the summer months, under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

The initial gift for the program was made by Benjamin Schapiro ’64 and his wife Peggy. SURF students are paid a stipend, and many present their findings at academic conferences both nationally and internationally.

The SURF program is co-directed by Serge Schreiner, the Dudley P. & Patricia C. Jackson Professor of Chemistry, and Art History Professor Evie Terrono.