Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia.
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22 Facts About Roanoke College
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Roanoke College enrolled its first international students in the late 19th century; the first Mexican student in 1876 and the first Japanese student in 1888.
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Roanoke College opened its first women's residence hall, Smith Hall, in 1941.
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Roanoke College has an active religious life program for students seeking that experience, but religion is not prominent; students are not required to attend religious services or to take classes in religion.
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Each year, Roanoke College accepts approximately 35 incoming freshmen and first-term sophomores to become members of the Honors Program.
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Roanoke College Seal was designed in 1964 by Professor Guy A Ritter.
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Roanoke College has a tenure-track faculty of 131 plus a variety of adjunct professors selected from the business, political, and other communities for their subject matter expertise.
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Roanoke College has over 100 student organizations that provide learning experiences outside the classroom.
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Student Government Association at Roanoke College exists to give students a voice in the administration.
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Roanoke College has recognized chapters of nine social and two service Greek organizations.
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Roanoke College added sororities for the first time in 1955; the three organizations, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma and Phi Mu, were housed in Bowman Hall for many years until they moved to Chesapeake Hall in 2006.
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Roanoke College has over 100 student organizations that provide many extracurricular opportunities other than Greek life.
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In 2013, Roanoke purchased two Main Street buildings: the Bank Building, located on the corner of College Avenue and Main Street across from West Hall, and the Old Salem Post Office, located on the corner of Main and Market Streets.
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Roanoke College had leased the bank building for several years preceding the purchase and will continue to use it for academic purposes.
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The post office building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the seventh building on the Roanoke College campus listed on the national register; it will be renovated for academic use.
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Roanoke College is particularly noted for the strength of its men's lacrosse program and women's track and field.
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Roanoke College teams have won two national championships: the 1972 NCAA Division II men's basketball championship and the 1978 Division II men's lacrosse championship.
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Roanoke College has won more conference championships than any other ODAC school in men's lacrosse with 18 titles and women's basketball with 13 titles.
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Roanoke and Hampden–Sydney College are tied for the most conference championships in men's basketball with both schools owning 10 titles each.
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Norfolk and Western Railway, now Norfolk Southern Corporation, has provided career opportunities for many Roanoke College alumni; the NWR was headquartered in Roanoke College until 1982 and is a major employer in western Virginia.
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Roanoke College has strong historic ties to the railway due in part to its alumni connections.
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