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Environmental Studies
Program Announced
CONTRIBUTION
At a recent meeting of
students and faculty interested
in Environmental Studies, there
was an expression of interest
from a surprisingly broad cross
section of the campus. While
biology majors predominated,
there was a sizeable contin
gent from geology, sociology,
chemistry, and even Spanish.
The academic aspects of the
program were reviewed by Don
Gibbon of the Geology Depart
ment. He emphasized that the
program did not comprise a
separate major, and that by
its very nature the subject was
cross-disciplinary.
"Anyone involved with trying
to promote change in an
environmental area, or anyone
working with public environ
mental problems, will soon see
the value of having solid found
ations in both the natural and
social sciences", said Gibbon.
"The local Sierra Club is deeply
committed to an effort to
influence local transpotation
planning, and this involves
consideration of energy costs
of transportation, impact of
highway construction on com
munity values, economic
factors ... an astonishing
array of important criteria."
The Guilford Environmental
Studies program consists of a
five-course sequence, the first
four taken in any order, the
fifth taken in the Senior year.
Respectfully submitted
AMIE WILLIAMS, Secretary
Community Senate
Sept. 22,1976
The meeting was opened
with a moment of silence. Roll
was called. John Boswell and
Christie Fletcher were absent.
Students running for
positions on the Student
Affairs Committee were given
an opportunity to make a brief
speech and were then voted
upon. The student repres
entatives to SAC are: Louise
Critz, Ken Field, Barrett Nnoka,
Anyone from any major can
take the sequence, which
includes Environmental
Geology, Ecosystems, Demo
graphy, and Law and Society;
the Senior course is Environ
mental Systems Planning, a
two-semester combination of
seminars on real-world environ
mental problems and a
thesis-type project. This is to
be offered in the fall of 1977.
Another important aspect of
the meeting was to exchange
information on jobs, intern
ships, and graduate school
opportunities. Many of those
at the meeting had had extra
ordinarily interesting
experiences during the summer,
ranging from work in national
forests in Utah and Vermont
to commercial fishery work in
Alaska. In addition, students
participating in the program had
had excellent experiences in
internships, ranging from
environmental law to writing
for the National Wildlife
Federation. Paul Zopf, Chair
man of the Sociology Depart
ment, commented that urban
planning internships can
sometimes be arranged with
the City of Greensboro; other
pre-professional opportunities
are also available with the
Bureau of Census.
One purpose of the meeting
was to share these experiences
and enthusiasms; perhaps even
Senate Minutes
Sherri Wall, and Matt Yeterian.
Students who were not
elected were urged to run for
other committees next week.
A fund request from the
Cliffhangers for S2OO was
approved.
John Richardson expressed
the concern of his constit
uents over the tennis backboard
for which SIOO was approp
riated last year. Jim Newlin
explained that building the
backboard was being delayed
until construction on the tennis
courts was completed. This is
more importantly, the program
is intended to act as a resource
for those students who would
like to do this sort of thing
but don't know how to go
about it. Those who have
had what they feel are
unusually satisfying summer
jobs that were related to
environmental concerns should
contact Don Gibbon and supply
him with a brief report telling
how they obtained the job,
what their contacts were,
addresses of agencies, and so
forth. He then can act as an
on-going reference aid for
other students.
The subject of graduate
schools was also discussed.
Don Gibbon suggested that
significant work experience is
likely to make a graduate pro
gram more worthwhile; thus,
going directly from Guilford to
graduate school is perhaps not
the best way to approach
career objectives in the field.
He would also, therefore, be
grateful for any information
students can share with the
E.S. Program about the expect
ations that various graduate
programs hold for their
applicants.
Those interested in the
program who did not make the
meeting can contact Don
Gibbon or sign up on the list
posted on his office door in
King 124.
planned to be completed next
spring. Members of the Senate
expressed concern over the
current plans for the tennis
and basketball court resurfacing
plans, and intend to approach
the Buildings and Grounds
Committee on the matter.
Senate passed the election
procedure by which they were
elected; and after some disc
ussion, agreed on the
attendance policy presented
last week (3 unexcused
absences per semester and the
Senator is replaced).
September 28,1976
Education Seminar
Rocks Philadelphia
Everyone who went on the
education seminar, the
Philadelphia Smorgasbord,
had a great time. Ask any
of the fifteen education majors
and two professors who were
in the "City of Brotherly Love"
from Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 and
they'll tell you about the
macaroni in the beds, seeing
the Liberty Bell, and appearing
on TV (not with Ford and
Carter). But they also learned
a lot about early childhood
education, the Board of
Education, and just about any
other aspect of education in
America that you care to
name.
The women stayed in the
140-year old Chaumounix
Mansion, an American Youth
Hostel on the grounds of
Fairmount Park. After an
all-day workshop on co-oper
ative education, the group
split up and spread out from
this base to learn about ed
ucation in one of America's
largest cities.
One of the first places
visited was the Durham
Learning Center. This is a
public alternative school
which pregnant 11 to 14 year
old girls can attend until their
babies are born. There is also
a preschool to fifth grade ed
ucation program which the
children of these mothers can
participate in, as well as
children referred there from
five school districts.
Registration
A voter registration drive
sponsored by the Greensboro
YWCA Public Affairs Commit
tee along with the Guilford
College Young Democrats will
continue tonight (Tuesday,
Sept. 28) until 10 p.m. in the
Urban Center lounge. Regis
tration will continue on
Wednesday, Sept. 29 in the
lobby of Founders Hall from
11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Of special interest to Guilford
College students will be the
availability of information
about absentee ballots and
that voting procedure.
The Philadelphia Board of
Education was another in
teresting place. There the
group talked to Eliot Alex
ander in the Office of In
formation Services. Mr.
Alexander mentioned that one
particular problem of the
School Board was their invol
vement in the political systems
in Philadelphia, often to the
detriment of the school
system.
Groups also visitedße
search for Better Schools, a
center which is interested in
developing a curriculum for
individualized instruction. The
Education Department of the
Museum of Natural Science
was another interesting place.
Most of the scheduled time,
however, was spent in public
and private schools of all
kinds, observing the different
ways classes are taught and
different kinds of students.
There is a vast variety of
schools in Philadelphia,
offering many kinds of
learning experiences.
When the week was finally
over, everyone gathered for a
wrap-up dinner with special
guests from the places they
had visited. Friday morning
they were on their way back
to Guilford College and the
regular schedule of classes,
eating in the cafeteria, and
sleeping in the 10 year old
dorms.