The Spotlight. (None) 1980-201?, December 01, 1981, Image 9

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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. _