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ACADEMICS
Botany prepares students for variety of careers
By THERESA ANN WILLIAMS
‘ Co-Editor
For any individuals who have a con
siderable interest in the outdoors and
plants, they should examine the prospect
of botany as a major.
The Botany Department offers the
undergradate degrees of Bachelor of Arts
and Bachelor of Science to students with
an interest in plants and plant processes.
Students majoring in Botany acquire a
background to understand the diversity of
plants, the variety of forms, their
metabolism, principles of inheritance,
developmental and biochemical pro
cesses. Courses are offered that provide
insight into the nature of these processes
from the molecular to the ecosystem
level. The economic uses of plants as well
as their influcence upon the earth's en
vironment are taught. Training in Botany
prepares students for a variety of careers:
in teaching; positions in government agen
cies (United States Departments of
Agriculture; Health, Education and
Welfare: and Interior; Environmental
Protection Agency; National Institutes of
Health); or in scientific research and its
practical applications in food or fiber pro
duction. medicine, pharmaceuticals and
drugs, plant pathology, horticulture and
forestr>\ The degree programs in Botany
also can provide a liberal education,
directed toward an appreciation of the
nature, complexity, and beauty of plants.
Dr. Tom Scott, chairman of the botany
department stated that one of the major
strengths of the department was “its
breadth — the fact that it covered many
areas. The botany department interacts
with many disciplines.
There are presently 30-40 undergraduate
botany majors and 40 graduate majors.
Botany 10 and Botany 11 are basically
the first two courses in the botany cur
riculum. Botany 10 (Plants and Life) is
basically for non-science majors, and
Botany 11 (General Botany) is basically
for majors but is also open to all
undergraduates regardless of their field of
study.
Dr. William Koch, a professor in the
botany department for 20 years, teaches
the Botany 10 course.
Willie, as he prefers to be called by his
students, describes his class as “an experi
ment in personalizing mass education.”
He does this by dividing his large lecture
groups into smaller groups of eight
students or less. Each student within each
group forms a friendly and working rela
tionship with the other members. During
the semester, each person in the group is
able to be a teacher to the other members.
By teaching each other, Willie stresses
that the students are helping each other
learn.
One idea Willie attempts to get across is
to get his students to compromise. He feels
that students should be willing to com
promise while working in groups. By doing
so, they become more tolerant of other in
dividuals and their differences.
Three qualities which Willie states are
the goals of liberal arts majors are self-
identification, self-discovery, and self-
motivation. These qualities Willie hopes
his students can attain from his course.
Willie has in many of his classes kept a
photo of each of his students. He explains
that he wants to get to know everybody.
He prefers that his students call him
Willie because he likes to come down from
the authorative position and be on the
same communication level with his
students.
Dr. Scott in his approach to his Botany 11
students attempts to get all of his students
interested in the course. He hopes to
achieve this by dividing his class into two
groups. One group will consist of those
students with a great interest in botany,
while the other group will consist of those
students who feel they can’t accomplish
much in the class or who feel they have no
interest in the class.
By setting up these two groups and work
ing with each group individually. Dr. Scott
hopes to stimulate an interest in botany
and to make it more appealing to students.
Both instructors admit that botany is
looser than most majors. Students are able
to select either an A.B. degree or a B.S.
degree in botany. Some students may
receive a degree throuh interdisciplinary
studies.
The requirements for the B.A. degree
are: Botany 11 or Biology 21-21L, Botany
51, 53 and 54. Four additional Botany cor
ses must be taken which may be chosen to
complement the student’s special interest
in Botany. Allied course requirements
are: Chemistry 11-llL, and 21-211.
(organic chemistry is recommended and
is a prerequisite to some Botany courses);
and either Physics 24 and 25 or Geology 41
and 42. Students intending to continue to
graduate school are encouraged to take
more chemistry and to have two years of a
foreign language. They are encouraged to
conduct a research investigation on .some
botanical problem.
The B.S. degree is designed to provide a
more directed and comprehensive pro
gram for students who mtend to pursue a
professional career in botany. The re
quirements for this degree are: a foreign
language — French, (Jerman or Russian
(3, 4, and 21, or 1, 2, 3, 4) plus Mathematics
31 and one other Mathematics. Botany U
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FALL GROUP
PROGRAMS
Eoch semester the University Counseling Center offers o nomoer ot group progroms. Most will
meet weekly for t-2 hours. For some the storting dote is md.coted for others you must coM the
UCC to find out the time. If you wont to sign up for a group please coll the UCC number (933 217b)
and indicate which one(s) you ore interested in or bring or mail the opplication blank to the UCC,
Nosh Holl 032 A UNC Chapel Hill, NC 27514 You will be given further details about the rneeting
place. To participate m some of the groups, you must first moke an appointment to see the leoder
which you should do os soon os possible. If the starting time indicated here ,s impossible for you
call us anyway and ask to be put on a waiting list since additional groups may start later in the
semester if enough people express interest.
1 ASSERT YOURSELF
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY WEEKEND WORKSHOP
This $efT»e$ler the CounseUng Center continues o
reseorch study involving troined counselor theropists
m the Dufhom-Chopel HiM oreo Their speciolties m
dude fresh opprooches to sociol eose and selt
esteenn, Emphosis will olso be ploced on leorning to
express feelings needs end opinions without putting
down yourself or others All doy Soturdoy ond o half
doy Sundoy, Dotes to be orronged. It interested coll
933 2175 or come by the Counseling Center ond osk
for o descriptive pocket.
2 SPEECH ANXIETY
Designed for those who md public speoking (e g. m
o doss or before o group) on uncomfortoble ex
perience. It wiH focus on onxiety reduction (relojfolton
techniques) ond skill-building (e g speech orgonizo-
tion voice quolity ond posture) L£AD€R Dovid
McNoif. TIME Mondoys 7 00 9 00 pm storting
September 17th.
3 TIME MANAGEMENT
Are you o |uggler — trying to tmd time to go doss
study porticipote m octivities porty ond sleep‘s If so
you probobly need to improve your tjme monogement
skills. Leorn to set gods ond priorities, kick the time
obuse hob»t ond leorn about skills and resources that
con help you moke more effective use of your time In
vest two hours and your dividend will be greoter con
trol over your life lEAOERS Penny Rue ond Ruth Bern
stem TIME Group > Thursdoy September 20. 7:00
9 00 p.m. Group 2 Thursdoy October 25 7 00-9 00
p.m. Group 3 Thursdoy November 15. 7 00-9 00 p m
Pleose indicote which group you ore interested in.
4 LEADERSHIP SKILLS
This is o new workshop designed in o flexible mon-
ner so thot it con be odopted to o student group
oireody working together which would like to ir
crease its effectiveness or mdividuols interested in
developing their leadership potentiol Possible topics
will include gool setting decision moking leodership
style assessment, feedback role negotiation ond
others. Groups: Contoct Penny Rue (933-2175) or Ar
chie Copelond (966 3128) to orronge o consultotion
Individuols Coll the Counseling Center to indicate in
terest or watch Compus Colendor lor more informa
tion.
5 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Thi» group u designed to help individuols who hove
difficulty estoblishing ond mointoining relolion»hip«
with other* The workshop will tocu* on giving ond
receiving (eedbock jetting gools for behoviofo
change in social settings ond building interperionol
skills through sharing trusting ond risk toking Par
liciponts wiM be osked to moke o committment to por-
ticipote in all six sessions.
lEADER Tino Poge Beissinger Ph D TIME Tuesdoys.
2 00-4 00 p m. storting October 30th
6 ASSERTIVE JOB SEEKING
This group will use ossertion troming techniques to
help members develop effective job seeking skills. It
will involve group porttcipotion through role ploying
exercises and oudio visuol feedbock. Size of group
limited Priority given to students older thon
overoge. I.e oge 25 orul up- LEADERS Lois Filley ond
Jone Sponel. TIME 3 00-5.00 p m or^ Mondoys. Oc
tober 29 November 5 ond November 12,
University
Counseling
Center
7 COPING WITH STRESS
College moy be hazardous to your health. The
pressures of student life ore many and voried
grades and tests popers projects dating, friend
ships finances parents etc. How do you hondle
stress? What do you do to ollevote the pressure‘s Join
us in learning where stress comes from, how it works,
ond whot to do obout it. Topics will include internal
and external couses of stress techniques lor reducing
it, ond reloxotion training LEADERS Alice Lowler ond
Bob McDonald TIME Tuesdoys 3 30 5 00 p m., star
ting September 25th,
8 OK & STILL GROWING
An opportunity to develop and deepen feelings of
OK ness ond leorn to be close to others without gome
ploying Emphosis will be ploced on learning how to
use others for support ond emotional problem
solving Members will olso be able to deol with un
finished business from the post thot keeps them from
feeling good abut themselves and others. LEADERS
Bob McDonold and Jim Whiteside TIME Thursdays
3 30-5.00 p m.
9 CENTERING/VENTURING
A group designed to center ' in on your volues. in
terests, skills, ond life style preferences ond then
venture by learning to opply this knowledge
creotively to the world of work The group will also
explore university resources ond sources of mformo
tion obout |ob seeking. LEADER Penny Rue TIME
Tuesdoys, 7 00-10 00 p.m. on October 2 9 and 16
Please plon to ottend oil three sessions
10 WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?
This is o short progrom (2 sessions) designed to help
you identify your volues. interests ond skills or»d
leorn to combine them in o meaningful woy in choos
ing coreer posstbilties. LEADER: Penny Rue TIME
Group I: Tuesdoy ond Wednesdoy September 25 & 27
7 00-9 00 p m Group 2: Tuesdoy & Thursdoy, Octobe
30 ond November 1. 7 00 9 00 p m Pleose indicote
which group you ore interested in.
NASH HALL
933-2175
11 PRE CAREER EXPERIENCE
An introduction to the Pre career Experience Pro
grom (PEP) which helps students find internships,
summer jobs volunteer experiences ond other short
term work You con register to receive PEP. newslet
ter ond will leorn of the mony services available
Students should pick up o schedule of the times the
meeting is offered in the reception oreo of Nosh Holl
(on Pittsboro Street ocross from Corolino Inn porking
lot.) No sign up necessary LEADER Ruth Bernstein
12 BESIDES GROUPS . . .
The LJniversity Counseling Center also offes per
sonol and career counseling on an individual basis to
UNC students. The testing program ot the UCC pro
vides personolity ond career interest tests and the oc
cupotionol educotionol informotion librory offers ex
cellent resources on careers and graduate school pro
grams. The center is stoffed by professionol
counselors and counselor interns
UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER
FALL 1979 GROUP PROGRAMS
Please reserve spoce for mo in the following
group(s):
Name
Address Zip
Phone Year in school
Bring or moil to; Univesity Counseling Center
Nosh Holl, 032 A
Univ. ol North Carolina
Chapel Hill. N,C. 275'4