Educational Centers

CENTER FOR CHURCH AND SOCIETY

The Roanoke College Center for Church and Society aims t 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.