Meghan Halbrook

Randolph begins 2023-24 academic year with Convocation

During the ceremony, Ott Rowlands offered congratulations to the senior class and a special welcome to the “mighty” Class of 2027, the College’s largest first-year class in a decade and its most diverse.... READ MORE >>

Randolph launches new Master of Arts in Coaching and Sport Leadership, the first of its kind in the ODAC

The Master of Arts in Coaching and Sport Leadership (MACSL) program is a one-year program that will be taught over five seven-week sessions, one in the summer and two each in the fall and spring. The first cohort begins this week. ... READ MORE >>

Randolph announces new coaching and sport leadership master’s program, computer science and mathematics major

Randolph College banner in front of Main Hall

Randolph College faculty recently approved two new academic programs—a master’s degree in coaching and sport leadership and a computer science and mathematics major. Both additions are highly sought academic programs that will allow Randolph to meet the needs of both current and future students.  Coaching and Sport Leadership Master’s Program The coaching and sport leadership... READ MORE >>

Women in Sports: Summer Research examines gender discrepancies in grad school, athletic careers

Sport and exercise studies professor Meghan Halbrook and Taylor Craft '20

As more females become referees and assistant coaches in the NFL, NBA, and other traditionally male-dominated organizations, it would appear that gender equity in sports is improving. However, Meghan Halbrook, a sport and exercise studies professor at Randolph, believes there is much more work to be done. This summer, she is teaming up with Taylor... READ MORE >>

Major Growth: Sport and exercise studies major with liberal arts approach sees marked growth

Kinesiology is one of sport and exercise studies professor Carolyn Sarson’s favorite classes to teach. She’s even been known to spontaneously break into song and dance, like in a class last fall when she performed The Supremes’s “Stop in the Name of Love” to demonstrate movement using the shoulder girdle and scapula. The class is... READ MORE >>

Halbrook brings sports psychology expertise to sport and exercise program

Meghan Halbrook

While she was in Lynchburg interviewing for a sport and exercise studies professor position, Meghan Halbrook stopped by the Lynchburg Humane Society. She told the staff there that if she got the job at Randolph, she would adopt a dog. Now just a few months later, she is settling into her new role and is... READ MORE >>