Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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In 1980, fifty percent of the student body entered the job market. This is a dramatic change from the thirty percent just a few years ago. In order to meet this growing need for job hunting skills, the Lifework Planning Office has increased its efforts in career place- ment in collaboration with the S.G.A, and oth- er student groups on campus. The Office of Experiential Programs and Lifework Planning was begun by Ken Wood in 1973. The program has matured and ex- panded tremendously in the last six years thanks to the dedicaton and enthusiasm of both Ken and Suzie Summers, his secretary. CONCERNED ABOGT THE FUTURE, Leisa Lifer gets some lips during an interview with Ken Wood Hot only has the program grown but so has Ken in his alternative lifestyle. He tries to practice what he preaches and is thus pres- ently restoring an old house and experiment ing with a solar greenhouse and an organic garden, as well as just completing a book, in collaboration with two Davidson graduates, called Creatively Muddling Throught Life and Work . So, if you ' re looking for a change, a little direction in your life ... or just want some new ideas, go on down, talk with Ken . . . and be prepared to get excited about a lot of possi bilities you never knew came with the pack aged Davidson deal. •Lisa Sloan HEIPING THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED proves j rewarding experience tor junior John Rees Many stu dents arrange such internships in Charlotte through Kens office IN A GROUP SESSION Ken Wood points out a numtier of options to Aaron Rollins and others. Academics 29

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A World Of Opportunities A FAMILIAR POSE to many students is that in which Ken Wood provides leads regarding summer jobs, intern- ships, and career possibilities. We ' re interested in helping individual stu- dents to find kinds of experiences that will help them develop in ways they want to de- velop. Ah, another review, another paper . . . the food at the house was awful tonight and I lost my quarter in the drink machine . . . tired of it all? . . . Looking for a change? . . . The Expe- riential Programming and Lifework Planning Office is where you should head. Even if one isn ' t tired of it all but just wants to explore all the possibilities available in a Davidson edu cation . . . Ken Wood; located in the base- ment of the (Jnion, can help. Ken is involved in personal development as opposed to academic development. He runs a series of workshops in which students learn about themselves and what careers are best suited to their goals and personalities. Even if a student already has an idea of his career goals, Ken can help him check them out be- fore graduation rolls around. During the 1979- 80 school year, there were approximately thir- ty students on part-time internships in Char- lotte each term and roughly sixty students participated in various externships over the breaks. Other educational opportunities not neces- sarily career-related, but exposing the student to an environment and experience different from that found on the Davidson campus in- clude the Philadelphia Program, during which one spends two Davidson terms working in Philadelphia, the Kenya program which pro- vides the opportunity to teach at schools in Kenya for a year after graduation, and the National Institute of Health Program in Wash- ington, D.C., which offers research facilities and insight into medical research and testing techniques for a period over summer break. These learning exf eriences outside David- son have proven both very exciting and help- ful to many students. Senior Walter Pharr spoke of his externship in Chapel Hill as a tremendous opportunity to get the inside line on specific medical professions . Such insight is very helpful in planning after gradu- ation. The experiential office provides alternative learning to those who wish to remain at David- son, through seminars and weekend exper- iences. Seminars in 1980-81 included Chal- lenges in Communication , Challenges in Management , and Resume-writing and in- terviewing . Some of the weekend exper- iences include wilderness hikes with talks em- phasizing self-interpretation and career devel- opment, and a visiting trek to several rural health practicioners in one Appalachian area. DRESSED TO IMPRESS. John Butler conducts like a true Davidson gentleman in this interview through the experiential office. 28 STODENT LIFE d I

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JYA GERMANY: C,K. Nichols. Bob Doares, Stokes Pee- bles, Dan Barker, Marilyn Kaylor, Trudy Ortheil, Jerome Hay, Tandy Gilliland, Susan Roberts, Steve Nagy, Alan Zugschlag. 4 ' -¥