grants
Randolph receives Go Virginia funding for new major

When Randolph’s new robotics and mechatronics engineering program launches this coming semester, it will play an important role in Virginia’s economic growth.... READ MORE >>
Transformational Gift: Alumna creates endowed fund to help students transition to college life

The time Judy McBroom ’64 spent behind the Red Brick Wall was instrumental to the person she is today. “It was the foundation for the rest of my life,” said McBroom, who recently made a gift to the College to help create that same foundation for a new generation of students. “The emphasis on personal... READ MORE >>
Smith Hall projection system updated with help from GLCF grant

The 800-seat theatre is used for musical, dance, and theatrical performances, lectures, and concerts organized by Randolph faculty and students, in addition to community events.... READ MORE >>
Randolph computing programs receive grant to increase gender diversity

Randolph College’s computing programs have received a boost from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT).... READ MORE >>
Alumna's foundation awards $30,000 grant to support SUPER

Randolph College has been awarded $30,000 from the Barbara C. Noyes Charitable Foundation, Inc., to support the Annual Fund for Step Up to Physical Science and Engineering at Randolph (SUPER). Created in 2010, SUPER is a four-year program that provides scholarships to a select number of students each year. It includes academic services, tutoring, special... READ MORE >>
National Science Foundation awards nearly $1 million to Randolph's SUPER program for mental health, inclusion initiatives

This is the third time the College has received a grant from the NSF in support of SUPER. In 2013, Randolph was awarded a $600,000 grant that helped expand the program, followed in 2016 by $1 million that funded it through 2021.... READ MORE >>
A bugs life: Brian Smith ’20 works on beetle exhibits at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

This summer, biology major Brian Smith ’20 is working with some of the smallest specimens at one of the largest museums in the nation. Smith is an insect specimen curator at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. As part of the internship, he sorts, mounts, and images beetles and weevils in a... READ MORE >>
Randolph announces new STAR program for incoming students

Starting this summer, first-year students will have another opportunity to get a head start on college life and academics through the Summer Transition at Randolph (STAR) program. STAR is made possible thanks to a grant from The Endeavor Foundation, which encourages program development in support of the liberal arts. The STAR program is a free,... READ MORE >>
New grant will cover living costs for museum studies internships

A $25,000 grant from the Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson Foundation will support students interning museum work or related areas like history, art, or natural history as well as work that applies to the field like education, curation, fieldwork, or marketing.... READ MORE >>
Fighting Alzheimer’s: Randolph receives grant for Alzheimer’s patient monitoring research

Physics professor Katrin Schenk was awarded a new $43,563 grant from the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund (ARDRAF) to develop software that will help caregivers monitor Alzheimer’s patients and improve their caregiving.... READ MORE >>