Faculty
Through Roanoke's faculty of approximately 100 full-time
members, the student can make fruitful contact with a whole
new world of learning and educational experiences. Over 90
percent of our faculty hold the earned doctorate or the
highest degree in their area of expertise. Faculty members
have published works on various subjects - French, statistics,
history, political science, physical sciences, biology, business
administration - and have been involved in such projects as
teaching astronauts to operate the Apollo Launch Escape
System, consulting with state and local governments, working
with area minority business people, developing a neural
network based tracking algorithm used in U.S. Navy aircraft,
and continuing dissertation research in various fields.
Close relationships between the faculty and students are
possible. An advisor is assigned to newly enrolled freshmen or
undeclared transfer students during the Summer preregistration
process. Students with a declared major are
assigned to faculty in their department.