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

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Psychology Depo rTmenT Dr. C. O. Delagarza, Chairman Dr. Areta Crowell Dr. Herbert Potash Mr. David Schiffman Dr. Ralph Vacchiano Dr. C. O. Delagarza, Chairman The Psychology DeparTmenT, chaired by Dr. Delagarza, offers a varieTy of courses in order To provide a solid background for The sTudenTs of psychology who wish To conTinue wiTh graduaTe work. Courses are also designed for educaTion and business majors. All courses are selecTed wiTh a criTical eye Toward specihc endeavors. An honors program is oFFered by The Psychology DeparTmenT, which like oTher honor programs on campus, is an inviTaTionaI procedure. STudenTs who show ouTsTanding achievemenT in psychology are inviTed To parTicipaTe. The program is conducTed on a TuTorial basis where The individual sTudenT meeTs wiTh The pro- Tessor. This year's evenTs of The Psychology DeparTmenT, under The organizaTion of The Psychology Club, included a speaker from GreysTone MenTal InsTiTuTion dis- cussing The possibiliTies OT volunTeer work. In December, a Film was sponsored by The club enTiTled, The World of The Schizophrenic. The major evenTs of The spring semesTer were a Trip To The Vineland lnsTiTuTion and a program for high school sTudenTs. 89

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88 Department of Mathematics and Physics Dr. Martin Lipschutz, Chairman Dr. Seymour Bachmuth Dr. Hussein Elkholy Mr. Philip FeldsTein Dr. Elizabeth Wood Dr. Martin Lipschutz, Chairman The DeparTmenT of MaTh and Physics aT Fairleigh Dickinson UniversiTy oHers a Liberal ArTs degree in eiTher MaTh or Physics. In addiTion To The courses in MaTh ThaT all Liberal ArTs sTudenTs are required To Take, many specialized and advanced courses are an esTablished parT of The curriculum. Indeed, even graduaTe courses are offered which advanced undergraduaTes can Take wiTh special permission. One of The unique aspecTs of our MaTh and Physics DeparTmenT is ThaT iT has iTs own scienTific library, from which sTudenTs are allowed To borrow books. The library is free and is freely used by Those sTudenTs majoring in eiTher MaTh or Physics. IT is noTeworThy To observe ThaT of Those sTudenTs who have graduaTed from The Madison Campus wiTh degrees in MaTh or Physics, over Three-fourThs of Them conTinue Their schooling, eiTher in graduaTe or in professional schools. Of Those noT conTinuing, The maioriTy have been employed in indusTry, working mainly in a compuTing program.

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Department of Social Sciences Mr. John Tinsley, Chairman Mr. lstvan B'Racz Mr. Winberg Chai Mr. John Fritz Dr. Curtis Forner Dr. Robert MarkoH: Mr. John Osborne, Jr. Mr. David Peterson Dr. Lois Pratt Dr. Kent Redmond Dr. Gene Weltflsh Mr. John Tinsley, Chairman The Social Sciences include such areas of study as History, Political Science, Economics, Government, Anthropology, and Sociology. Students who display superior knowledge in any of the areas of study in the Social Sciences are invited to participate in Honor Programs and permitted to do original work and research. There are various opportunities in the Social Sciences after graduation, most of which require graduate degrees. Anthropologists may consider college teaching in sociology or geography, as well as in anthropology. Other alternatives might be research or museum work, or consulting or writing. Economists may also teach college, do research work in various government agencies, encompassing areas such as fiscal economics, inter- national trade, statistics or intelligence. The realm of private industry offers econo- mists banks and other Financial institutions. Historians may become college teachers, archivists, editors of historical magazines or consultants to editors and publishers of materials for radio, T.V. and motion pictures. Students in the area of poltical science have such flelds as teaching, research and administrative or managerial positions to choose from for their lifetime career. Sociologists may also enter teaching, research or positions of administration. This year's events of the Social Science Department have included an Aus- tralian political scientist, sponsored by the History Club. The scientist, Herbert Bienstock, spoke on Career Opportunities in the Social Sciences. Events scheduled also included several sociology and anthropology Field trips. The Economic Honor Society was also instituted this year, and in the spring semester, a program was given for high school students.