For more information on the president-elect, see the official press release from Randolph College, and view this video message from Bateman.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Bradley W. Bateman selected as 10th president of Randolph College
This morning, Randolph College announced that Dr. Bradley W. Bateman has been selected as the 10th president of the College.
For more information on the president-elect, see the official press release from Randolph College, and view this video message from Bateman.
For more information on the president-elect, see the official press release from Randolph College, and view this video message from Bateman.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
"Miss Representation" to be screened at Randolph
A popular documentary coming to Randolph College this weekend challenges viewers to consider media’s power to affects how society views women and girls view their futures.
The College will screen Miss Representation at 7 p.m. Sunday in Nichols Theatre, on the third floor of the Student Center. The 90-minute film documents how media’s portrayal of women has led to fewer women serving in prominent positions in politics and modern culture.
The event aims to encourage people to start “thinking about the language that we use to talk about women, especially about young women and their aspirations in society,” said Jennifer Gauthier, a Randolph communication studies professor.
Gauthier noted that the representation of women in the media has become a more widespread topic of discussion in recent times, but that the actual language being used to describe them is not given as much attention. The documentary will be followed by a panel discussion about language used in the media, featuring Dean of the College Carl Girelli, who has a Ph.D. in linguistics, and Pattie Wilson, an alumna who anchors Good Morning Virginia for WSET, a local ABC television affiliate.
Since its premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Miss Representation has been shown at numerous other film festivals, aired on television, and screened in schools worldwide. It features powerful interviews with women such as Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, and Gloria Steinem.
The screening is part of the Ruth Borker Gender Studies Film Series.
The College will screen Miss Representation at 7 p.m. Sunday in Nichols Theatre, on the third floor of the Student Center. The 90-minute film documents how media’s portrayal of women has led to fewer women serving in prominent positions in politics and modern culture.
The event aims to encourage people to start “thinking about the language that we use to talk about women, especially about young women and their aspirations in society,” said Jennifer Gauthier, a Randolph communication studies professor.
Gauthier noted that the representation of women in the media has become a more widespread topic of discussion in recent times, but that the actual language being used to describe them is not given as much attention. The documentary will be followed by a panel discussion about language used in the media, featuring Dean of the College Carl Girelli, who has a Ph.D. in linguistics, and Pattie Wilson, an alumna who anchors Good Morning Virginia for WSET, a local ABC television affiliate.
Since its premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Miss Representation has been shown at numerous other film festivals, aired on television, and screened in schools worldwide. It features powerful interviews with women such as Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, and Gloria Steinem.
The screening is part of the Ruth Borker Gender Studies Film Series.
Speaker describes how to prevent academic cheating
The best way to prevent academic cheating has nothing to do with ensuring students do not use their cell phones during tests or cleverly detecting plagiarism in a paper, Eric Anderman said at Randolph College Tuesday. Instead, cheating is best prevented when students value learning more than they value grades.
“Statistically, the student in the classroom where they’re just focused on the grade is much more likely to cheat,” said Anderman, one of the country’s foremost scholars on the subject of why people cheat. “If the take-home message is learning, you’re not going to have a lot of cheating in your class.”
Anderman spoke at Randolph to share insight gained from his years of research about cheating. Academic dishonesty is extremely common, he said, with 86 percent of high school students admitting to cheating at least once. That is a low estimate, Anderman said.
Students engage in cheating by sending text messages to notify friends of test content, making copies of tests using a smartphone, plagiarizing published articles, buying term papers, and even hiring others to take college readiness tests for them, he said. Meanwhile, some teachers have been caught cheating to garner higher standardized test scores for their schools.
Although students in some demographics are more likely to cheat than others, cheating crosses cultural, ethnic, economic, and religious lines. “Whether you do it and whether you think it’s right or wrong are not the same thing,” he said. “There are people who think cheating is wrong, who still do it.”
Anderman shared quotes from high school students who have been interviewed by him and his graduate students at The Ohio State University. Asked about their motivations for cheating, all cited extrinsic motivations: qualifying for a scholarship, getting admitted to a good college that would lead to high-paying jobs, and garnering grades that would please the students’ parents.
He said one way to decrease cheating is to focus more on intrinsic values such as mastery of a topic or the desire to learn more about it, and focus less on testing and grades. Students are less likely to cheat when they are given the opportunity to re-do assignments until they master the material, he said.
Another way to reduce cheating is to create a culture that discourages cheating. Honor codes help create that atmosphere, he said. “The evidence is pretty positive that they do work,” he said.
Anderman learned about Randolph’s honor code while touring the campus on Tuesday and while having dinner with Randolph College’s student judiciary committee, which administers the honor code. He praised Randolph’s honor code for how involved students are in it and how important it was to each student he met. “Honor codes communicate core values to students about the institutions, but in some institutions, people are not aware of them,” he said.
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| Randolph College's student judiciary committee met with Eric Anderman for dinner and a discussion about promoting academic honesty and integrity. |
Anderman spoke at Randolph to share insight gained from his years of research about cheating. Academic dishonesty is extremely common, he said, with 86 percent of high school students admitting to cheating at least once. That is a low estimate, Anderman said.
Students engage in cheating by sending text messages to notify friends of test content, making copies of tests using a smartphone, plagiarizing published articles, buying term papers, and even hiring others to take college readiness tests for them, he said. Meanwhile, some teachers have been caught cheating to garner higher standardized test scores for their schools.
Although students in some demographics are more likely to cheat than others, cheating crosses cultural, ethnic, economic, and religious lines. “Whether you do it and whether you think it’s right or wrong are not the same thing,” he said. “There are people who think cheating is wrong, who still do it.”
He said one way to decrease cheating is to focus more on intrinsic values such as mastery of a topic or the desire to learn more about it, and focus less on testing and grades. Students are less likely to cheat when they are given the opportunity to re-do assignments until they master the material, he said.
Another way to reduce cheating is to create a culture that discourages cheating. Honor codes help create that atmosphere, he said. “The evidence is pretty positive that they do work,” he said.
Anderman learned about Randolph’s honor code while touring the campus on Tuesday and while having dinner with Randolph College’s student judiciary committee, which administers the honor code. He praised Randolph’s honor code for how involved students are in it and how important it was to each student he met. “Honor codes communicate core values to students about the institutions, but in some institutions, people are not aware of them,” he said.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Randolph students present at energy and sustainability conference
A recent statewide energy and sustainability conference included presentations by Randolph students that gave insight into ways to save energy.
Karin Warren, environmental studies professor and the Herzog Family Chair of Environmental Studies, took a group of students to the Virginia Commonwealth University Energy and Sustainability Conference. More than 600 students and professionals in fields related to energy, sustainability, and the environment were present. Randolph was the only liberal arts college with students giving presentations, Warren said.
Eller demonstrated this concept with a clay sculpture he made. The sculpture features the face of a native American and a village with homes and walls made of clay, honoring the fact that some native American villages made use of had a similar cooling and heating effect.
Ire Adeleye ’14 and Luisa Poveda ’13 presented a video about The Red Door, a student-run coffee shop that uses sustainable practices, serving fair-trade coffee and hot chocolate and encouraging customers to bring their own mugs.
Love at the Maier highlights life of Arthur B. Davies
One man, multiple lives. Perhaps not the traditional Valentine’s story, but this weekend the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College will host the 10th annual Love at the Maier event, focusing on the intriguing story of Arthur B. Davies. This two part program is traditionally held in February and focuses on love, what it means, and its relation to art, said Andrew Schaeffer ’14, president of Randolph’s student docent club F.R.A.M.E..
This year’s Love at the Maier is titled “The Loves of Arthur B. Davies,” and the plurality of “loves” is no mistake. Davies, the artist featured in the Maier’s current exhibition, is recognized not only for bringing European Modernism to America, but also for his uncanny private life with multiple loves revealed after his death.
On Friday, from 5:30 – 7 p.m., Randolph College students Stormy Clowdis ’13, Mariah Reed ’14, and Natalie Flores ’16, will give presentations about the women in Davies’ life and how they influenced his art. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. The event is free for Randolph College students, $5 for Museum members, and $10 for non-members.
The second part of the program will be geared towards families and held on Sunday from 2 – 4 p.m. The public and Randolph community may drop in and meet Mac Cosgrove-Davies, the great-grandson of the artist. Children ages 5 –15, with an adult, will have the opportunity to create “sun print” valentines with Cosgrove-Davies and Randolph students. Admission for the family program is $4 for Maier members and $5 for non-members. (Please note: The exhibition includes works that contain nudity.)
Volunteers are still needed for this event. If you are interested in participating, please contact Schaeffer (awschaeffer@randolphcollege.edu) or Martha Johnson (mjohnson@randolphcollege.edu).
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Student Center Renovation Update: February 5, 2013
Randolph's new Student Center opened to the Randolph community for the first time in 20 months on Monday, February 4, 2013. Hundreds of community members gathered together for the ribbon cutting and dedication. They were then able to explore the newly renovated facility. For more on the Student Center, please see: Student Center news release
To see the latest slideshow, please go to:
http://web.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter/slideshow/feb5/index.html
For comprehensive coverage, please go to: www.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter
To see the latest slideshow, please go to:
http://web.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter/slideshow/feb5/index.html
For comprehensive coverage, please go to: www.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter
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| Gravely-Hampson Commons is now a popular gathering spot for the community |
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| The new Skeller Dining Area seats 90-plus people. |
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| Work continues on the new Michels Plaza. |
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| The Bell Tower can be seen behind Randolph's new Student Center. |
Friday, February 1, 2013
Student Center Renovation Update: February 1, 2013
Randolph's $6 million Student Center renovation is in its final days. The ribbon cutting and grand opening is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. on Monday, February 4.
Check out the latest slideshow at: http://web.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter/slideshow/feb1/index.html
See comprehensive coverage at www.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter
Check out the latest slideshow at: http://web.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter/slideshow/feb1/index.html
See comprehensive coverage at www.randolphcollege.edu/studentcenter
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