Educational Centers

CENTER FOR CHURCH AND SOCIETY

The Roanoke College Center for Church and Society aims

at bringing Christian religious and moral perspectives

particularly in their Lutheran interpretation - to bear on

contemporary challenges to church and world.To further this

goal, the Center encourages and supports interdisciplinary

studies, faculty seminars on-campus, and cross-cultural studies

off-campus, and sponsors lectures on contemporary issues as

well as continuing education programs for clergy and laity.

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH

The Center for Community Research assists faculty

members and students in conducting research projects in the

local community.These projects provide students with

valuable and practical first-hand experience in research

design, questionnaire construction, interviewing, computer

use, data analysis, and report writing.

In the past few years, students have conducted a statewide

survey during Virginia's 2001 campaign for Governor and a

community impact study of Roanoke College and statewide

surveys during the 2000 Virginia Senate and Presidential

Campaigns.