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story. It’s YOURYOUR Your Story sophomore junior senior randolphcollege 5m www.randolphcollege.edu LYNCHBURG, VA 1 ACADEMICS Liberal Arts 2 The Randolph Plan 3 Faculty 5 TAKE2 6 OPPORTUNITY Center for Student Research 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE American Culture Program 12 Study Abroad 13 Academic Services Center 14 Career Development Center 15 Internships 16 Performing Arts 18 Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 20 STUDENT EXPERIENCE Residence Halls 22 Dining 23 Honor Code 24 Social Justice and Service 25 Student Activities 26 Student Center 27 Traditions 28 About Lynchburg 30 Athletics 32 OUTCOMES Careers 34 How to Apply 36 Affordability and Value 37 Majors and Minors 38 It’s YOUR story. No one has the exact same musical tastes, hobbies, academic interests, favorite movies, career aspirations, and abilities to impact the world. This is your original story. We’ll help you create it. Randolph College specializes in providing the unique OPPORTUNITIES and INDIVIDUALIZED EXPERIENCES you need to succeed. 1 Be an informed and valuable citizen ACADEMICS of the world. Randolph is a CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY where a classic liberal arts education intersects with practical preparation for a rapidly changing world. We offer a broad array of disciplines that provide the ethical, cultural, and scientific context necessary to achieve your goals. Liberal arts graduates communicate effectively, think critically, solve problems, and work well with people who are not like them. Not coincidentally, those are the same attributes CEOs are most likely to say their employees need. 2 The Rand lph Plan. A CADEMICS The Randolph Plan is an individualized academic advising program THAT PUTS YOU IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. Think of it as a personal GPS for your educational journey. From day one, you will form a partnership with your faculty advisor. This professor will help you choose experiences outside the classroom—things like study abroad, service, research, clubs, and internships— that allow you to develop your interests and discover firsthand which classes willbest prepare you for your life and career. At Randolph, we give you the foundation you need to make an impact on the world. From choosing your first-year classes to deciding where to apply for jobs or graduate school, the Randolph Plan is all about getting you where you want to go. How you build on that is up to you. That means YOU are in charge of your future! 3 CLASS SIZES: LARGEST = 38 AVERAGE =10 ACADEMICS STUDENT/8:1 FACULTY RATIO FOR MOST #16 ACCESSIBLE PROFESSORS (The Princeton Review, 2021) 4 The relationships you form here with your professors ACADEMICS will last a lifetime. We know the world will expect a lot of you. So you’ll work hard. But don’t sweat it. OUR FACULTY AND STAFF WILL SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY. This isn’t a place where you’ll just do as you’re told, so get ready to think for yourself. At Randolph, students are rewarded for talking in class. And our professors love working side by side with students on research projects outside of class, too! Great student-faculty relationships are nothing new at small colleges, but there is a reason our faculty members consistently rank as some of the best in the nation. Though they are top scholars in their fields,their number one priority will always be you. Randolph professors do more than teach. They care. They guide. They applaud. And they inspire. Don’t be surprised when your class gets a dinner invitation from your professor! 5 Randolph’s innovative TAKE2 model is a better design for the way students learn and live—both in today’s world and tomorrow’s. ACADEMICS Two classes. Seven weeks. Repeat. The central idea of TAKE2 is built into its name: Randolph stu dents take two classes at a time for sev en-week sessions, instead of four or more courses per semester. We believe that by allowing students to focus on fewer classes at a time, TAKE2 improves learning and offers greater opportunities inside and outside the classroom. 6 And there are no classes on Wednesdays! TAKE2 BENEFITS: • Fosters a more intensive academic experience, allowing for a deeper understanding of material ACADEMICS • Provides more time for academic support • Allows students to take greater advantage of extracurricular opportunities (internships, performances, athletics, clubs, and more) This revolutionary approach to learning not only sets Randolph apart from other liberal arts colleges, it creates a distinctive college experience designed to better meet the needs of 21st-century students. 7 Typically, students using a common model schedule take four or five classes each week for an entire semester. Under TAKE2, Randolph students take two courses for seven-week sessions, with no classes on Wednesdays. This new way of scheduling provides an enhanced and more meaningful learning experience and offers greater opportunities inside and outside the classroom, allowing Randolph’s students to sharpen their focus, maintain a better work-life balance, and thrive within our supportive, student-centered learning environment. ACADEMICS THE COMMON MODEL TAKE2 MON TUES WED THURS FRI MON TUES WED THURS FRI Too many Two classes classes each session means not means more enough time time for to do all the the other things that important round out “stuff” like your college internships, experience. community service, jobs, and more! SAMPLE: WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE SAMPLE: WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE 8 Two classes. Seven weeks. Repeat. ACADEMICS Class 1 Class 3 Class 5 Class 7 Class 4 Class 6 Class 2 Class 8 FALL WINTER SPRING BREAK BREAK BREAK SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 7 WEEKS 7 WEEKS 7 WEEKS 7 WEEKS FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER 9 What you make of your Randolph education is up to you. OPPORTUNITY During these four years, we’ll give you opportunities to CUSTOMIZE your story as you grow into THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF. 10 Our CENTER FOR STUDENT RESEARCH helps you find many opportunities to explore the questions that matter to you. OPPORTUNITY THESE ARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS TO ADD TO YOUR PROFILE: A Summer Research Program where you will be paid to work side by side with a professor on an intensive eight-week project A campus-wide Symposium of Artists and Scholars where you can show off your research, artwork, and other passions A $2,000 RISE grant, which provides funding for a scholarly or creative endeavor of your choosing, anywhere in the world Travel to San Salvador to study aquatic life or create an app and sell it in Apple’s App Store. The possibilities are endless! 11 At Randolph, you can study the world here in America or abroad. In the AMERICAN CULTURE PROGRAM, students from a variety of disciplines engage in a semester-long course OPPORTUNITY of study focused on a unique, often-overlooked aspect of LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. Through lectures in the classroom, discussion with a series of guest speakers, and travel, you will examine American values, history, and contributions to the world. You will learn how Americans see themselves and their roles in the world today. This is a truly unique educational experience that you are unlikely to find anywhere else. It’s like study abroad at home! RECENT PROGRAMS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Struggle for Native Lands in the American West Perpetual Motion: Americans on the Go Reproductive Justice: The Politics of Eugenics 12 One of the best ways to learn about OPPORTUNITY the world is to EXPLORE IT. Opportunities for exploration and travel include programs ranging from two weeks to a full year. Our students can take advantage of study abroad opportunities across the globe, including Ireland, Australia, Spain, Japan, and Denmark. For those who want to travel during school breaks, Study Seminars offer the chance to explore a topic in-depth with professors in the classroom and then study the subject firsthand in the wider world. Go away! We mean it! OUR STUDENTS HAVE... Performed alongside professional musicians from around the world at the Varna International Music Academy in BULGARIA Studied alternative energy, climate change, and Viking culture in ICELAND Worked with internationally recognized conservators at the Archaeological Conservation Institute in ITALY Toured WWI and WWII museums, memorials, and battle sites in ENGLAND, BELGIUM, and FRANCE to study how and why war is remembered 13 Need help? Just ‘ASC.’ Sure, classes at Randolph are challenging. But don’t worry, THERE IS plenty of SUPPORT AVAILABLE. The Academic Services Center (ASC) offers tools and services designed to ensure your academic success. ASC offers free tutoring in any subject as well as interactive workshops in note-taking, exam prep, and time management to help you polish your study skills. OPPORTUNITY 14 Career Ready? OPPORTUNITY Absolutely. WE DON’T WAIT until you graduate to start building your résumé. Beginning your first year, our Career Development Center provides internship connections, résumé writing assistance, mock job interviews, and workshops in business etiquette, social media branding, and more. We even take professional headshots for your LinkedIn account. Through our nationally recognized RandolphConnect networking platform, Randolph works hand-in-hand with alumnae and alumni to help students find mentors in their chosen fields. Networking works! Our students have been offered jobs after meeting with alums during career immersion trips. 15 Test drive your career. Our internship program helps you get REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE that will make you that much more irresistible to employers. OPPORTUNITY Be forewarned—someone who doesn’t know better is probably going to ask, “ What will you do with a liberal arts degree?” HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN SAY: Assist in game day operations and work media events for an NFL team Take part in national judiciary hearings and policy briefings as a staffer for a U.S.

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