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Pa S e 9 Spelman Spotlight December 1981
Departmental Opportunities
Sociology
Department
The Sociology Department
offers an internship in course
number 435 to all juniors and
seniors majoring in sociology.
Students will receive six credits
toward their major. Students
would be required to work
approximately twenty hours per
week in various fields of
sociology. The placement of the
student in agencies varies from a
local level to a federal level.
Students have been placed with
juveniles courts, family and
children services, the Regional
Planning Department and HUD.
Students are asked to keep
constant contact with the faculty
advisor to insure all guidelines
are being followed correctly.
The students are given the
opportunity to observe the peo
ple in various organizations and
learn all about sociology from a
practical standpoint. Dr. Lefever,
Chairman of the Sociology
Department, says that, “In
ternships are not the same as
having a job, because the intern
is a student and a worker.”
Psychology
University
Of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska -
Lincoln offers a joint degree; a
P.H.D. in Psychology from UN -
L’s School of Psychology, and a
Law Degree, the Juris Doctor
from UN-L's College of Law.
This program provides insights
into the legal process as well as
the human mind. The program
takes from five to six years to
complete. The P.H.D. program
specializes in the following
areas: general - experimental,
social personality, and com
munity clinical. The program is
part of UN-L Law - Psychology
Graduate Programs.
For more information, write:
Richard A. Dienstbier
Acting Director Law - Psychology
Program
209 Burnett Hall
University Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588 - 0308
Texas University
Texas Tech University offers a
M.A. and a P.H.D. in Experimen
tal Psychology. The program is
designed to involve students
with research and methodology
from the beginning of graduate
training. The main areas of
specialization are: Developmen
tal Psychology (Child Develop
ment, Adult Development and
Aging, Development Psy-
chbiology), Engineering Psy
chology (Human Factors), Lear
ning (Cognitive Processes,
Animal Behavior, Human
Memory), and Physiological
Psychology.
Degrees in Clinical, Counsel
ing and Rehabilitative counsel
ing are also available. Deadline:
March 1, 1982.
For more information write:
Admissions Committee
Graduate Program in Ex
perimental Psych.
P.O. 410
Lubbock, Texas 79409
Natural Sciences
Physics
The American Physcial Society
sponsors an Industrial Summer
Intern Program. This program
provides opportunity for physics
students to spend time in an
industrial environment. It is
open to seniors only. It covers
the months of June through
August. The student participates
actively in projects in the host
laboratory. It is a highly com
petitive program.
For more information write:
Dr. David Kraft
Program Administrator-ISIP
The American Physical Society
335 E. 45 St.
New York, N.Y. 10017
212-692-7341
Emory Graduate
Program
Emory University offers a
graduate program which leads to
the degrees of M.A. and P.H.D.
in Philosophy. The program
provides the student with
systematic knowledge of basic
issues in philosophy which are
presented in their historical
development.
The doctoral degree
emphasizes: Western
Philosophy, Greek Philosophy,
Renaissance and Modern
Philosophy; American
Philosophy; Nineteenth and
Graduate Study
On behalf of Graduate Study
Opportunities, Georgia Tech
offers a masters program which
leads to theMasters of Science in
Health Systems for professional
careers as Health Systems
Analysts or Health Systems
Planners.
To qualify,the student needsa
bachelors degree from an ac
credited college or unilversity,
preferably a science major, a
high GPA, a year of calculus and
an interest in health systems.
The program is aimed toward
improving the delivery of health
career services through the
Twentieth Century Continental
Philosophy; Metapysics and
Epistemology; Aesthetics and
the Philosophy of Art and
Literature; Ethics and
Philosophy.
The deadline for the program
is February 15, 1982.
Also offered are Woodruff
Fellowships from which seven
fellows are selected to study for
three years receiving a stipend of
7,500 a year. The deadline for this
is also February 1982.
For more information write:
Dean of Graduate School
Emory University
Atlanta, Ga. 30322
application of systems, science,
and management engineering. It
emphasizes systematic planning,
engineering design, and scien
tific management. A large
percentage of alumni who have
successfully completed this
program have quickly moved
into positions in hospitals, con
sulting firms, and government
agencies. The demand exceeds
the supply in this field, so jobs
are plentiful.
For more information write:
Dr. Harold E. Smallery
School of Health Systems
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Ga. 30332
Minority Fellowship
Programs
The Committee on In
stitutional Cooperation has es
tablished a fellowships program
designed to increase the
representation of members of
minority groups, among those
who hold doctorates in the social
sciences, humanities, natural
sciences, mathematics and
engineering.
Anyone desiring detailed in
formation about the fellowships
program should write to: CIC
Minorities Fellowships,
Kirkwood Hall III, Indiana Un
iversity, Bloomington, Indiana
47405.
Engineering
Students
Eight Atlanta University
Center Dual Degree Engineering
students spent this past summer
working for the Rocketdyne
Division of the Rockwell Inter
national Company, in California.
Rockwell International is the
prime contractor for the
development of the Space Shut
tle. The Rocketdyne Division
developed and produced the
reusable main engines deployed
in the maneuvering and landing
of the Shuttle.
The AUC students, Valerie
Rembert (Spelman); Clayton Bell
(Morehouse); Raymond Boykin
(Morehouse); Guy Ginn
(Morehouse); Marvin Ingram
(Morehouse); Carl E. Johnson
(Morehouse); Kenneth Thomp
son (Morehouse) and Willie
Wilson (Morris • Brown), were
involved in various aspects of the
Shuttle Engine development.
Three of the students were
involved in a project which
provided direct input into the
final design of the engines used
in the recent Space Shuttle
launch. All of the students were
involved in engineering - related
activities.
The students received their
summer jobs through their in
volvement in the Dual Degree
Summer Intern Program (SIP).
This past summer, over two
hundred (200) students were
employed through SIP.
Until February 1, 1982,
prospective applicants from out
side Indiana may call toll - free
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
EST for information or applica
tion forms. The number is (800)
457-4420. _