Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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One of Washington College ' s most well-known academic options continues to be the junior year at Manchester College, Oxford England (top left), but Bonnie Nelle Duncan, as a senior English major interning at Maryland Magazine (top right) and Senior Chemistry Major Leah Truitt, who, as a junior, interned at the Argonne Institute, found academic options of their own. Other lesser-known options include the Washington Semester at American University, Social Field Work, and Psychology Practicum. Dr. Michael Gold- stein, whose department sponsors the latter demonstrates a machine (left) that works on the same principle as the EKG or lie detector, proving some very exciting things in academics happen right on campus. Academic Options 13

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Academic options enliven curriculum For a liberal arts college of its size, Washington offers a surprising num- ber of academic options. A student may choose to major in one of twen- t y fields or set up an interdepartmen- tal major or conduct independent study. One can double major or mi- nor in an area. A junior or senior can take elective courses pass fail. One can avoid an entire area, say math- ematics, or science, (or choose your poison) in order to get through re- quired distribution. The possibilities seem almost limitless. In addition to these options, howev- er, Washington offers a whole range of off-campus options of which many students may not be aware. For in- stance, there is the JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD, which took Laura Fahs- bender and Shannon Crosby to Spain during the 79-80 school year. Other students have attended uni- versity programs in Germany, Italy, Vienna, and Moscow under the su- pervision of Washington College. WASHINGTON SEMESTER. The American University of Wash- ington, D.C. extends an invitation to juniors and first semester seniors to observe government in action through study with government offi- cials and exposures to governmental agencies. Todd Felter and A.J. Vil- lani experienced the Washington Se- mester this year. JUNIOR YEAR AT MANCHES- TER COLLEGE, OXFORD. By a special arrangement, Washington has the privilege of sending three ju- nior students each year to Manches- ter College, Oxford, England for the study of British history, English lit- erature, music, or philosophy and re- ligion. Cathy Conn and Ellen Beardsley will return from England for their senior year. MARYLAND GENERAL AS- SEMBLY INTERNSHIP. Admin- istered by both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House in Maryland, this internship allows juniors and seniors to gain first-hand knowledge of Maryland ' s political system while spending two days each week from January to mid-April working in a state legislator ' s office. This year Kathy Waye, Jay Young, Dan DeCarlo, Brian Siegel, Randy Watson, Nancy Gerling, Toby Townsend, and Duane Marshall par- ticipated in the program. PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM. Qualified students may spend a se- mester during the junior or senior year gaining practical experience at the Eastern Shore Mental Hospital in Cambridge. Last fall, Laura Polk worked with a team that included a psychiatrist, psychologist, a social worker, occupational therapist, nurs- ing staff, and ward personnel at Cambridge. Drama Apprenticeship. Drama ma- jors may participate in apprentice- ship programs with professional the- atre companies. Companies current- ly offering apprenticeships include Center Stage in Baltimore, and The Hartford Stage Company in Con- necticut. Teacher Preparation, Social Work. Qualified students may be placed by the Department of Education in ur- ban and local school systems as stu- dent teachers in order to become eli- gible for certification to teach grades 5 through 12. Similarly, the Sociology Department runs a pro- gram of placing students in areas where they can gain practical exper- ience while still enrolled at Washing- ton. In addition, the College administra- tion is receptive to several other in- ternship programs. (Nancy Wilson experienced a mathematics intern- ship this fall and Bonnie Nelle Dun- can worked at MARYLAND Mag- azine under the guidance of the Eng- lish Department.) Juniors and sen- iors may arrange intern programs with their major advisor. Who says a college education has to be dull?

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Primarily a learning institution Undeniably, Washington College has as its main function the education of undergraduates. The curriculum is designed to equip the student not only with a command of the facts of the individual courses but with a sense of self-motivation as well. Some courses demand the development of specific skills, such as Doug Hallam demonstrates at the keyboard of the IBM 1 130 (above). Others, more in the liberal arts tradition, merely, whet our appetite to learn more on our own, through experiment ation or research, about the things that interest us. 14 How We Learn