In the mIddle of It all

“My acadeMics are very iMportant to Me, but it’s not the only thing that helps Me grow as a person here. i find that i’M influenced just as Much by the leadership here, the people, the professors — the chaplain and chapel services. the lord is here on this caMpus and he’s working in a lot of different ways.”

At Roberts Wesleyan College, you will be surrounded with opportunities for academic, personal and spiritual growth. Whether you’re participating in a mission trip to Costa Rica, gaining valuable experience through an internship with Xerox, Eastman Kodak or any of the hundreds of businesses located in Rochester, leading worship during Chapel or conducting undergraduate research in collaboration with your professor, you’ll find wide-ranging opportunities to develop your Christian character at Roberts.

As a student at Roberts, you will find yourself in the middle of: a bustling campus (with more than 50 student clubs and organizations), an opportunity-rich city, a supportive faith community, heated debates, extensive academic options (with more than 50 academic programs), intense athletic competition (choose from 14 men’s and women’s varsity athletic teams), inspirational chapel services, a tight-knit residential community. In short, you will find yourself in the middle of it all.

In these pages, you’ll hear from Roberts Wesleyan students who are seizing the opportunities they find all around them. Theirs are the voices from the middle of it all.

we asked our students to capture images that define their daily lives on roberts’ campus. you’ll find these photographs throughout the book, all of which offer a view from the middle of it all.

What does it mean to be in the middle of it all at Roberts Wesleyan College?

—dave levesque ’12, double major in music and religion and philosophy

An embarrassed penguin, a sunburned zebra and the little book that can be found in the middle of this book.

Whats black and WhIte and red all over?

,

a vIeW from the mIddle of It all

Roberts Wesleyan graduates are making the world a better place.

yes, roberts wesleyan grads are working as doctors, lawyers, Ministers, professors, writers, teachers, nurses, Musicians and business executives. soMe of theM are rich; soMe of theM are faMous. but Most iMportantly, all roberts wesleyan graduates have been equipped to live out their lives in consideration of others, with sharp Minds to Meet the world’s Most difficult challenges and big hearts for service to Meet the needs of the world. in short, roberts wesleyan graduates are Making the world a better place. what could be a greater Measure of success?

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“In reflecting on my time spent at Roberts, the values expressed in the school’s mission statement truly come alive for me. The core principles of scholarship, spiritual formation and service have definitely been key areas of development and growth that have helped to shape me into the person I am today.”

—Jacqueline Brenon ’08, math and psychology

a vIeW from the mIddle of It all

success at roberts

Eighty-eight percent of 2008 Roberts grads were employed within seven months of graduation; 91 percent of those graduates were working in their fields of study.

Twenty-nine percent of 2008 Roberts grads enrolled in advanced degree programs.

Roberts’ nursing grads have a 100 percent passage rate on the National Council of Licensure Exam.

Roberts’ teacher education graduates have earned a 90 percent passage rate on teacher licensing exams over the last six years (compared to the state average of 74 percent).

In recent years, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics graduates have enjoyed an 89 percent acceptance rate to graduate and professional schools.

“IhavepeoplethatItaught10yearsagothatImeetwithoften.It’sveryrewardingtobeanongoingpartofwhatGod’sdoingintheirlives.”

—Dr.CaseyDavis,chair,professorofNewTestamentstudies it’s true: the professors at Roberts are

brilliant. In fact, two-thirds of Roberts Wesleyan faculty members hold the highest degrees in their respective fields and many routinely publish original scholarship. They will challenge you intellectually and engage you in conversations that will help illuminate the most difficult of concepts.

But you’ll quickly find that your professors at Roberts are more than just talented scholars. They will serve as your mentors and your research partners. They might accompany you on an international mission trip, or invite you into their homes for dinner or spend their office hours helping you work through a project, a troublesome sentence or a challenging piece of music.

The close relationships you form with professors at Roberts will ensure that you receive a rich education defined by a depth of interaction not possible at a larger institution (our student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1). As a result, you will graduate with the critical thinking skills and meaningful learning experiences that employers and graduate schools seek.

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“after a few classes with dr. dwyer, i caMe to realize that i’d never been More confused in My life. but by the end of his class, i didn’t know that i could know so Much about a single verse or a single word.”

—steve fisher ’11, religion and philosophy

Inarecentstudyofstudentsatisfaction,RobertsWesleyanscoredespeciallyhighcomparedtothenationalaveragein“InstructionalEffectiveness,”whichisdeterminedbystudent/facultyrelationships,thequalityofclassroominstructionandtheknowledgeofthefaculty.

a vIeW from the mIddle of It all

“i take seriously My goal to challenge My students. we’re here to see theM succeed. we’re not going to lower the standards.”

—dr. daniel barta, associate professor of music theory and composition

undergraduate programs of study

Musicperformance-piano(M)Musicperformance-Voice(M)Nursing(M)pharmacy(withUniversity

atBuffalo)(M)philosophy(m)physicalEducation(M)physics(M,m)psychology(M,m)Religion/philosophy(M)SecondaryEducation

(AdolescenceEducation)(M)Spanish(M,m)SpecialEducationandChildhood

Education(ElementaryEducation)(M)

SocialWelfare(m)SocialWork(3-yearprogram)SocialWork(4-yearprogram)Sociology(m)Theater(m)Time-BasedMedia(M)VisualArtEducation(Art

Education)(M)Women’sStudies(m)

M=Major,m=minor

pre-professional programs

pre-Denistrypre-Lawpre-Medicinepre-physicalTherapypre-VeterinaryMedicine3-2Engineering3-4pharmacy

other areas of preparation

LibraryScienceMedicalTechnology

degrees offered

BachelorofArtsBachelorofScienceDoctorofMinistry*MasterofArtsin:

TheologicalStudies*TransformationalLeadership*

MasterofDivinity*MasterofEducationMasterofSciencein:

HealthAdministrationNursingEducation

NursingLeadershipandAdministration

SchoolCounseling Schoolpsychology StrategicLeadership StrategicMarketingMasterofSocialWork

* Degrees are granted by Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Accounting(m)AccountingandInformation

Management(AIM)(M)AdolescenceEducation-

Biology(M)AdolescenceEducation-

Chemistry(M)AdolescenceEducation-

English(M)AdolescenceEducation-

Mathematics(M)AdolescenceEducation-

physics(M)AdolescenceEducation-

SocialStudies(M)AdolescenceEducation-

Spanish(M)ArtEducation(VisualArt

Education)(M)Art-GraphicDesign(M)Art-StudioArt(M,m)BiblicalStudies(M,m)Biochemistry(M)Biology(M,m)Biologywithconcentrationin

MedicalTechnology(M)BusinessAdministration(M,m)Chemistry(M,m)ChildhoodEducation

andSpecialEducation(ElementaryEducation)(M)

Communication(M,m)ComprehensiveScience(M,m)Comprehensive

SocialStudies(M,m)ComputerScience(M,m)ContemporaryMinistries(M)CriminalJustice(M,m)Cross-DisciplinaryStudies(M)EarlyChildhoodandSpecial

Education(M)EconomicCrime

Investigation(M)ElementaryEducation

(ChildhoodEducationandSpecialEducation)(M)

Engineering(withRIT,RpIorClarkson)(M)

English(M,m)ForensicScience(M)History(M,m)Humanities(M)InformationSystems

Management(M,m)InternationalBusiness(M)Jazz(m)LiberalArts(M)ManagementandSocial

Entrepreneurship(M,m)Marketing(M,m)Mathematics(M,m)Ministry(m)Music(M,m)MusicEducation(M)Musicperformance-

Instrument(M)

At Roberts, the intellectual standards are high, the work is difficult and the rewards are real. Whether you’re debating Man’s Search for Meaning with a classmate, conducting research on the effects of UV radiation on live tissue cultures or composing an original piece of music, you will be challenged to grow as an intellectual.

Roberts offers you the best of both worlds—an intimate and lively learning community and more than 50 programs of study from which to choose (including innovative majors like Economic Crime Investigation, an interdisciplinary major that blends courses from criminal justice, accounting and computer science to prepare students to meet the rise of white collar crime in America). As a result, you will benefit from close attention from professors and a wide range of academic options. What’s more, because Roberts is a Christian college, you will find a Christ-centered approach to scholarship across all of our academic programs. Talk about the perfect academic environment.

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FoRMoREINFoRMATIoNABoUTTHEACADEMICpRoGRAMS

AVAILABLEATRoBERTSWESLEyANCoLLEGE,VISIT

www.roberts.edu/acadeMics/MajorsandprograMs.

b. thoMas golisano library

The43,000-square-footB.ThomasGolisanoLibraryhasservedasthesettingforall-nightstudysessions,thousandsof“aha!”momentsandevena150-student,25-team,midnightgameofClue.Itholds132,000books,33computersand3,500journalsubscriptions.Inotherwords:enougheducationalresourcestofeedeventhemostvoraciousintellectualappetite.ontopofthat,it’sLEEDcertified,meaningthatitmeetstherecognizedstandardforbuildingsustainability—the“goldstandard”for“green”buildings.DuringyourtimeatRoberts,thiswillbeyourhomeawayfromhome.Goodthingit’ssoawesome.

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“the ultiMate goal is to create christ-like people.”

—jonathan bratt, chaplain

As a student at Roberts, you’ll join an inclusive faith community that will both support you in your faith journey and also challenge you to think deeply about what it means to be a Christian. Jon Poag, resident director of Miner Hall, sees the spiritual and personal development of students as his greatest responsibility. “When students deal with these questions of faith and come into touch with so many new concepts outside of the umbrella of their parents’ faith, the amount of questions that arise are almost insurmountable. One of my main responsibilities is to help students develop during this time.” No matter where you turn, you will find support for the most important walk in your life: your walk with Christ.

Participate in Men’s or women’s small-group bible study and gain a better understanding of

scripture while building faith-based friendships

that will last a lifetime.

Attend chapel and participate in a dynamic

spiritual community that explores the mysteries

of God’s creation through drama, music, tradi-

tional worship services and panel discussions.

Serve as a worship leader for foot of the cross, a student-run worship service held

every Sunday night and attended by an

average of 75 students.

Join and he Made Me, a student

organization that celebrates the

diversity of cultures and ethnicities within

the Christian community at Roberts.

there are so Many ways to grow in your faith at roberts:

Glorify God and share your talents at

the same time by getting involved with

drama Ministry or dance Ministry.

Attend urban plunge in Grand Rapids,

Michigan, and visit nine different urban

ministries throughout the city.

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“Missionstripsalwaysseemtorefocusyourpriorities—knowingthatwearecreatedformorethanacademicsandsuccessfulcareers.Godcreatedusforagreaterpurpose:reachingouttothosewhoneedChristandthehopeHebrings.”

—EricWolbert’09,psychology

Meeting the needs of the world, froM rochester to guateMalaYou’ll be hard pressed to find any facet of the Roberts experience that doesn’t involve service. Students in Free Enterprise (a professional development organization for business students) alone leads seven mission trips each year, with 10 to 12 students participating in each trip; our varsity athletic teams routinely embark on pre-season missions trips to serve and minister; and Roberts’ Ballroom Dancing student organization even has a service component. From setting aside a Saturday to serve at a local soup kitchen to dedicating a week to an international missions trip, you’ll find a wide range of avenues through which to share your servant’s heart with the world.

In 2010, Roberts’ Students in Free Enterprise team took first place at the Regional Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, and advanced to compete at the National Exposition in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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a vIeW from the mIddle of It all

“the people of panaMa touched My life in so Many ways, and i was able to learn a lot froM theM. what iMpressed Me the Most was their ability to give. we were there to give what we could to theM, but in the end they gave us so Much More.” —katelin lagreca ’11, coMMunication

interested in

international

service?

Help rebuild churches in Panama, serve at an AIDS center in Rotan or teach English in a high school in Rwanda.

passionate about

giving back within

your borders?

Help rebuild Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina through Habitat for Humanity.

want to stay even

closer to hoMe?

Make a difference in the lives of Rochester citizens by volunteering at the Rochester Family Mission, Rochester Youth Outreach or by serving through In Jesus’ Name, a “street ministry” that feeds, clothes and builds relationships with the homeless of Rochester.

“if all roberts students could study abroad, that would be My dreaM. students coMe back so Much More self-assured and, acadeMically, their perception of the world is so Much broader.”

—gale lynch, global education coordinator

study abroad opportunities

Serve on medical mission trips to Haiti or Somalia. Experience full language immersion in China or Spain. Take a cross-cultural communication course in Japan. Whatever you do, engage the world beyond our borders through one (or two, or three) of our study abroad locations.

Australia

China Mexico

Indonesia

Middle East

Spain

Tanzania

Uganda

Oftentimes, the deepest and most transformative learning experiences occur outside of the classroom, when you’re directly applying your knowledge to real-world challenges. As a student at Roberts Wesleyan, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to do just that. For example, you might study diverse habitats in your ecology class and then take a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Or you might enroll in a course on the fundamentals of law enforcement and apply what you’ve learned through an internship with the Drug Enforcement Agency. Whether you’re studying abroad or participating in an internship, your experiential learning opportunities at Roberts are many.

“i audited a cross-cultural coMMunication course at osaka christian college in japan. we saw osaka, kyoto and hiroshiMa. it was an unforgettable experience. going to hiroshiMa was really iMportant. before that i’d never heard anything but the aMerican perspective. it gives you another view.”

—john rood ’11, adolescence education-chemistry

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England

Russia

Costa Rica

internship opportunities

Communication, criminal justice, business, accounting, marketing, nursing, psychology and social work students (to name just a few) are all required to participate in internships before they graduate. And they don’t just fetch coffee; they contribute to their work environments in meaningful ways. Here’s just a sample of where Roberts students have interned:

Arena MarketingBank of AmericaBob Wright Creative GroupCity of Rochester Police Department Dale Carnegie TrainingDepartment of Environmental

ConservationDrug Enforcement AdministrationErnst & Young

Frontier FieldHighland HospitalKodakLockheed MartinTotal Sports ExperienceUnited Way of Greater RochesterU.S. Marshals Office ViaHealthVolunteers of AmericaXerox

“My favorite part of being here is all of My friends. this has been the best part of My life. when i go hoMe in the suMMer, i wish i was back on caMpus.”

—cassady gardner ’12, physical education

FoRMoREINFoRMATIoNABoUT

STUDENTLIFEATRoBERTS,VISIT

www.roberts.edu/studentlife.

Your college years should be some of the best years of your life. You’ve certainly heard this before. But what do people mean when they say it? Sure, they’re talking about the excitement of intellectual discovery. But they’re really talking about the thrill of throwing yourself headlong into new experiences, forging lifelong friendships with a diverse range of people and pursuing your

passions. In other words, you make the best of the best years of your life when you put yourself in the middle of the action.

Whether you’re attending a barn party at your professor’s house, writing and performing your own sketch comedy for “Live”—what one student describes as a “Saturday Night Live-type variety show”—or attending Winter Formal, at Roberts, you’ll find plenty of ways to have fun.

Share your dramatic talents by taking the stage in a performance of Annie. Plan campus-wide events through the Student Activities Council. Help capture the Roberts community in images for The Chesbronian (our year-book). Serve as a mentor through R.E.A.C.H. In short, get involved and seize the day.

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a vIeW from the mIddle of It all

living at roberts

Choosefromsuite-styleresidencehallslikeDavisonHall,“TheQuads”(Anderson,o’Brien,UpdykeandMagill)ortownhouses,andjointhemorethan71percentofRobertsWesleyanstudentswholiveoncampus.Bewarned:TheboysinMinerHallarealwaysuptosomething...likeinvitingtheCollege’spresidentoverforanupscaledinner.presidentMartinreportsthat,afteracceptingtheofferandarrivingatMinerHall,hefoundaphotographofhimselfonthe“ManWall,”rightnexttoportraitsofRonaldReagan,AbrahamLincolnandBarackobama.

student clubs and activities

ActingonAIDSAmbassadorsThe Beacon(newspaper)CampusCrusadeforChristCelebrationofDiversityChamberSingersChapelChoirThe Chesbronian(yearbook)ChoraleClubEspañolCommunicationClubCriminalJusticeClubDanceMinistryDramaMinistryEcologyClubFootoftheCrossGospelChoirHabitatforHumanityInJesus’NameJazzEnsemblesMath&ScienceClubMissionTripsMusicalStageperformanceNursingClubNursingHomeMinistrypercussionEnsembleRobertsIconRWC-CommunityorchestraRWC-CommunityTheaterSignLanguageChoirSkiClubSocialWorkClubStudentAssociation ExecutiveCabinet InterclassCouncil Senate SocialLife StudentAssociationLeadershipTeamStudentEducationAssociationStudentsinFreeEnterpriseWindEnsembleWomen’sChoir

“last year we went on a Missions trip to brazil with the soccer teaM. both the teaM bonding that went on and also the spiritual coMponent of that trip were aMazing. it was really cool to have that experience. we realized that soccer could be used for More than ourselves. it could be used to glorify god and share hiM with others.”

—bethany george ’10, elementary and special education

core values of roberts athletics

servant’s heart

We will be Christ-like. We will put other people’s needs ahead of our own.

excellence

We will be committed to do our jobs to the best of our abilities in all areas.

leadership

We will direct our teams and be held accountable for their actions.

integrity

We are committed to being moral, honest and trustworthy in our work.

Roberts Wesleyan student athletes are fierce competitors and astute scholars, courageous leaders and generous servants. They are champions on the field and off, developing their character and honing their leadership skills by competing at a high level across 14 intercollegiate men’s and women’s varsity teams. Roberts’ rich athletic heritage is built on the character of these men and women. You can join them.

As a student athlete at Roberts, you will realize that your athletic abilities can be used for much more than your own physical betterment. Your talents can be utilized to glorify God, to minister to others and to develop your own character. The friendships you forge with your teammates and coaches will help enrich your life for years to come. Oh, and you’ll also have a lot of fun along the way.

FoRMoREINFoRMATIoNABoUTATHLETICSATRoBERTS,visit www.roberts.edu/athletics.

roberts wesleyan aluMna takes

silver in beijing

JennStuczynski,a2004RobertsWesleyangraduateandfive-timeU.S.NationalpoleVaultChampionearnedasilvermedalfortheU.S.olympicTeamduringthe2008SummerolympicsinBeijing,China.DuringherfouryearsatRobertsWesleyan,Stuczynskigarnerednumerousawardsinbasketballandtrack.

varsity sports at rwc

Basketball(M,W)CrossCountry(M,W)Golf(M)IndoorTrackandField(M,W)outdoorTrackandField(M,W)Soccer(M,W)Tennis(M,W)Volleyball(W)

intraMural sports at rwc

BasketballDodgeballFlagFootballFloorHockeyRacquetball

SoccerUltimateFrisbeeVolleyballWaterpolo

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During a recent Chapel service, Jenn discussed both her faith journey and also her experiences in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with President Martin and the student body.

ninety-seven percent of

roberts wesleyan students

receive financial aid.

No wonder U.S. News & World Report has ranked Roberts in its “Top 20 Best Values” for institutions in the northern United States. Roberts makes every effort to render college affordable for students and families by offering generous financial aid awards through a combination of scholarships, loans, grants and work-study opportunities.

to learn more about the financial aid opportunities at roberts, visit www.roberts.edu/finaid.

2301WestsideDriveRochester,Ny14624-1997800.777.4RWC585.594.6400www.roberts.edu

roberts wesleyan at a glance

academics: More than 50 academic, professional and pre-professional programs

about the college: Founded in 1866 by B.T. Roberts, Roberts Wesleyan is an independent, coeducational, Christian liberal arts college committed to integrating a Christian worldview with academic study. Roberts Wesleyan College is a member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the Association of Free Methodist Educational Institutions.

location: Rochester, New York

students: 1,928 (1,388 undergraduate, 540 graduate), from more than 27 states and 18 countries

student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1

athletics: 14 men’s and women’s varsity sports compete in NAIA Division II and NCCAA

a visit that could change the

course of your life

ManyofthestudentsatRobertsknewthemomenttheysetfootoncampusthatthisiswheretheybelonged.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?TolearnaboutpreviewDays,ortoarrangeyourownpersonalizedvisittocampus,callourofficeofAdmissionsat800.777.4RWCorregisteronlineatwww.roberts.edu/visits.

Whileyou’rehere,youcansitinonclasses,meetwithyourfutureclassmatesandprofessors,andgetanswerstoquestionsrangingfromtheadmissionsprocesstofinancialaid.you’llbegladyoucametoseeus.