Accreditation and Affiliations

Roanoke College is accredited by the Commission on

Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

(1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097:

Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Bachelor of

Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Business

Administration degrees.

Roanoke is a member of the College Entrance Examination

Board, the National Commission on Accreditation, the

Association of American Colleges, and the Association of

Virginia Colleges. It is on the list of approved colleges of the

American Chemical Society and the American Association of

University Women.The Business Administration program is

accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools

and Programs.

LUTHERAN AFFILIATION (ELCA)

Roanoke is proud of its distinguished heritage as America's

second oldest Lutheran college. As an institution affiliated

with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),

Roanoke College believes that a sound religious program

must be an integral part of the total college life.

Never sectarian in its outlook, the College admits students of

any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and sex, to all

rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded

or made available to students at the College. It does not

discriminate against students, employees, or applicants on the

basis of race, color, gender, creed, religion, age, sexual

orientation, marital status, national or ethnic origin, disability,

veteran status, or political affiliation in administration of its

educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan

programs, and athletic and other school-administered

programs.

OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES

Since 1993, students and faculty of Roanoke College have

benefited from its membership in Oak Ridge Associated

Universities (ORAU). ORAU is a consortium of 86 colleges

and universities and a contractor for the U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge,Tennessee. ORAU

works with its member institutions to help their students and

faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the

country; to keep its members informed about opportunities

for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to

organize research alliances among its members.

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

(ORISE), the DOE facility that ORAU operates,

undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, as well as faculty

enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for study and

research. Students can participate in programs covering a

wide variety of disciplines including business, earth sciences,

epidemiology, engineering, physics, geological sciences,

pharmacology, ocean sciences, biomedical sciences, nuclear

chemistry, and mathematics. Appointment and program

length range from one month to four years. Many of these

programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of

under-represented minority students pursuing degrees in

science- and engineering-related disciplines.A comprehensive

listing of these programs and other opportunities, their

disciplines, and details on locations and benefits can be found

in the ORISE Catalog of Education and Training Programs,

which is available on the World-Wide Web at

http://www.orau.gov/orise/htm, or by calling either of the

contacts below.

ORAU's Office of Partnership Development seeks

opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU's

members, private industry, and major federal facilities.

Activities include faculty development programs, such as the

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, the

Visiting Industrial Scholars Program, and various services to

chief research officers.

For more information about ORAU and its programs,

contact ORAU Councilor, at 540-375-2203; contact Ms.

Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary, at 865-

576-3306; or visit the ORAU Home Page at

http://www.orau.org.