Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison - Columns Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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20 Biology Depa rtment Griffo, J., Chairman Breuchaud, J. Carlson, J. Elsasser, R. Glenny, F. Irish, M. Midlidge, F. Ward, W. The Biology curriculum is designed for the stu- dent who plans to attend a graduate school and for the pre-professional student who wishes to prepare for admission to a school of medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy or veterinary medicine. Just this past year, two students in the Biology Department were accepted by Temple Dental Dr. Carlson Dr. James GriEo-Chairman School after three years at FDU. This is an indi- cation of the thorough training that Biology maiors receive; the courses offered are many and encom- pass all of the important Fields usually required by graduate schools. Among these courses are: Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Bacteriology, Vertebrate Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Para- sitology, and Microtechnique.

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Psychology Depa rTmenT Delagarza, C., Chairman Bishop, R. Johnson, E. Crowell, A. Marshall, G. Damianopoulos, G. STrauss, P. HimmelwrighT, V. Teiirian, E. HorowiTz, S. Weisbach, H. Youngberg, C. In The complex world of Today, There is The ever-increasing demand for Trained psychologisTs and for psychological services. The Psychology DeparTmenT aT Madison has geared iTself To meeT Those needs. The psychology sTudenT is Trained in Techniques and procedures aimed aT The solving of problems. An experimenTal psychology labo- raTory is now in operaTion on campus. iTs funcTion has a dual purpose: Teaching and research. Al- Though H is quiTe new, The TaciliTies of The lab are already being used for experimenTs exploring various faceTs of human behavior, and in The near Dr. Crowell Dr. C. O. Delagarza-Chairman TuTure, facilities for experimenTaTion lower animals will be incorporaTed. Psychology Honors has proved To be a mark of disTincTion To FDU graduaTes. This program, which is by inviTaTion only, provides for sTudy on a close insTrucTor-sTudenT basis. To compIeTe The diversified curricula, The deparTmenT makes wide use of insTrucTional films, class demonsTraTions, programmed Tesz, field Trips and guesT speakers. The DeparTmenT of Psychology seeks To Teach and To learn; iT Thereby conTinues To provide understanding and perspecTive of man and The lower forms. involving Dr. Damianopoulos 19

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Department of Mathematics and Physics LipschuTz, M., Chairman BachmuTh, S. Chandler, B. Gabbe, J. GilberT, N. Siagas, J. Taylor, T. Wood, E. Dr. MarTin LipschuTz, Chairman, has been in- sTrumenTal in expanding The program To include areas of sTudy ThaT prepare The sTudenTs for The modern problems in science and in The nuclear age per se. Some of The challenging courses offered in boTh deparTmenTs are: Comprehensive MaThemaTics, DiFferenTial and lnTegral Calculus, CompuTer Technology, VecTor Analysis, AsTro- physics, ElecTromagneTic Theory, Nuclear Reactor Physics and QuanTum Mechanics and ATomic Physics. Dr. Chandler .'.. Dr. Martin lipschutzeChairman To major in eiTher one of These Two fields- MaThemaTics and Physicserequires more Than iusT being able To add and subTracT. For indeed, boTh deparTmenTs offer a comprehensive yeT rewarding curriculum To The undergraduaTes aT FDU. Any preconceived notion on The parT of a sTudenT ThaT becoming a nuclear physicisT or maThemaTician is an easy Task comes To a fasT and somewhaT shock- ing realizaTion-iT isn'T easy. Dr. Taylor 21