Departments Encourage Learning Through Observation and Research History & social Science C:li<i<I \\ '<lrpu lCl. ;:1 seni o r p ul ) li c ;:1clmini s 1rci 1i o 11 11121jor l rom ,\ ICll)cllllil. spcn1 th·e weeks work ing in Wcisl1ing1o n D .C:. l<lsI summer vvi1 l1 " lcgislc:lli\'C ClSs is t<mI unclc r ,\l <l l )am c:i 11 Sena1or 11owe ll I ld lin . w;.1rp ul <1 1w rl o n nec! suc l1 1asks <1s ty1)ing spccc l1es. compiling new hi lls . ;111<1 inwqm' ting clllcl J)rcscnting l ) ills 10 Ille sc n il IOr one o l lii s rnc:i ir 11(1sks W<lS to "inte rprc 1w lia IC\ 'Cr wz1s 0 11 tli e lloor ." l1e S<l i<I. It w ;:1s 21crcizy tirnc wKI tlwrc were m<my J)e 11e lit s. \\'orking a lo ngsiclc cong ressm e11 . w m pul a cxpc ri c 11cccl 1'1c d ay-10-c l<:1y p rocess o f <:1 ccomplis l1ing legis l<1 tio n. "Tl1e people w e re nice. l)ut every tl1ing w as always rast -J)acecl. " w arpul a s<1i<I. Tl1is environment crcci 1ecl oppo rtuni1ies fo r wmpula to m ake conncc1io ns. Besic les l)c ing <lble 10 sit in on tl1e l1c altl 1 c<lrc clc l)at es 2111<1 IIK' Whit cwcit e r lw<1rings . warrxi l<l w itnessecl ri o 1s and t11 e res ig nc11i o 11 o r Hoger /\ II m<ln . tile Undc rsecre tm y of 1l1e United s 1ci tes Tre;:i sury Depmtmen1 . ;-\no1lwr l1ig l1lig ll1 or warpul <:1·s in1 e rnsl1ip was 111a1l1c rne1111c1 11y peo1) le. "I got to mee1<1 101 of tile sen<l to rs . espec ially sena1o rs rrom 1\lalx irm1 ... lw s<l id. 1le c:i lso m e t suc l1 peopl e <lS tl1c mos t reccrnl y appo in1ec i .Suprem e Court Jus tice . .St even l3rycr . ancl as1ro n c:i ut .Jo ll11 Gl enn . "It OJX' nccl rny eyes 10I1ow Cong ress ;:111<1 Ille wl1o le govcnu11c n1 fit toge tl lCr ." llC sc:i icl. 1wcrn1sc o f exp eri ences lil.ze 'v\ '< 11'J )UI C1 ·s. tlK' l1is tor :-> rn1<1 soc i<l l sc ienc e c!cpmtrnent ins titut e< ! <1supe rv isccl in1 c r11s l1i1) 1l1 roug l1 w l1ic l1 s 1uclen1s c<:1n ob1 c:1in u11i \'crs i1 y crcc !i1lo r1'1e ir in1 c rns llips. 1\ ccorcling 10 Mark L:": lrocl. clirec to r o f 1l1c progr<im . 111;:111y s tu<len1s w ere working as in terns cluring tl1c summer Sinc e some were gaining crc cli1 fo r it c:is <111 inclcp enclrn1t s tucl y. the cl c partmc nt clcliclecl to crcrnc <m <iCi u<i l c l<iss 10 m ;:lke tlK' cx1x' ri c 11ccs m o re s truc1urecl. TIK' in1c rnshiJ) pro,·idc s s1uclen1s witll the oppo rtuni1y 10 g<1in practic C11 expe rience in a \ 'ariet y o r pul)li c sc11ings 011 go\'C' rllllle111. fecler<1I <111cl s tc11c !<_, , ·e ls . Bes ides wi tl1 <l ttorney s. tile 11HlSI p opulm pos i1i o ns lo r in1 erns arc in go\'ernmen1 -re la1c d profess1011~. Tl1i s yem marked 1he beginning of c l1angcs c:i ll o ve r campus . no 1 only in ti 1c c x1);:msion anc! revisions on ccimpus . lxil '"' illiin clc p c-1r1n1ents . The new inte rns ilil ) progrcim pro , ·iclec! oppo rtunities to ga in JX<lCiicci l expe ri ences in exc iting loca1io ns C1ncl op enecl up endless chC1 nne ls fo r knowl c clgc <m<I s kill . - Stcicey I 1c:1yw oocI Behauioral Sciences Dr . Kc nnc lll I 101)1))' cc:1me to H<ir<ling ill tl1e fall o l I D89 to ICC1Cl1 in 1he l-3c l1m ·ior<l l Sc iences Department . I le soon clisco, ·crec l 1il<11 m<111y IJrig llt s tucle n1s wi11l l1ig l1 GP/\ 's w e re appl y ing to clocto rci l prog rams ancl no t lx' ing C1Clmitt ecl l)cc21use tl1cy l1<1cl no expe ri ence in C1<l \'c:incec! rcsem c l1 . so. ill til e fa ll o f 1 D90 . Ille 13Cha\' io rcil Sc iences Dcpmt11wn1 adclecl Cl selecti\ 'C C1 cl vc111cec.I rescm c l1 c l<lss 10 1l1c ir curri culuni. Tile c l;:1ss was clcs ignccl to l1e lp s tuclents cl c ve lo p o rig in c:1I rescmc l1 1opics_ 11 c-1 lso l1e lpcc ! 1!1e s tutl c n1 s cl c , ·e lo p 21 IX' ll e r uncle rs1<111cling o f ti 1c pr<lcti c<l l appli c<llio 11 o l s t<1tis ti cs <lncl rescm c l i. I lo l) IY:,· ins trunc< I l1is s1ucie111s 10 s ur11111ari ze. in writing. C1 \ 'c1rie1y o f researel 1m 1ic lcs. vcrl )<l l p rescn 1C11 ions o l rcscmcl1w e re also clc , ·c lo pc cl 10 presc n1 ell prol ess iomil m ee ting s . r\lt e r eC1c l1 s1udc nt selec1e<l a 101)iC. 1lw c lass c!iscussec! cc:icl1 propo sC11. conccn1rciting o n l1ow e<lch 1)roposc:1I co ltlcl Ix' impro\'ecl . 13y tl1e encl o r Sep1 eml)c r . tl1e s tuclent s h<l cl sulm1i1t ecl tlic ir pro1)os c:1l s 10 I to lJb y. Tilroug l1o u1 tl1e rno lltl1 o r o n o lx' r. s tuctc n1 s g211l1c rc cl cl211C1 . l1yp o 1l1es izecl rnKI sur\'eyecl. Tw o w eeks l )cforc tlie rc-111 sem est e r c ndc ci . CC1Cil s1uclc nt had complc tec ! Cl l)prox irm 11e ly 3 0 l)<lgcs o r rcsearc l1 . In c:1111ic ipa1io n o r poss il ) lc pulJlic<l tio n . I touby requirecl tile 1)apc rs 10 mec1 i \1 " 1\ s1 anclarcls ci ncl LX' j ournc1l -re<lcly . Wl1 <1 I m <lclc I lobl'))-"Sc lass L111iquc conipmc cl to 01l1cr psycl1o logy p rogmms w <1s tlirn tl1e s1uclc nt s w e re required 10 compl c 1e tlic ir rcsemcl1 1\ ccorc!ing to Dr. Jac k Tl1ornas. ciepanment c l1airrnan . wli c n s1uclc n1 s in a fi ve-s lCllCarea compc 1ecl <11Ille 1\rkansas S1a1e Sym1 )OSium last year . I lmcling s1uc!ents l1aci cornple1ecl St Cl iis ti cs to pro , ·c tl1e ir l1ypo tl1eses allcl 1l1e otl1e r s1uclents l1a<I no t. Kim Hmris. C1 senio r l)Sycho logy m <lj o r from t::sc incli clo. C<l lir .. SLtr\·cyecl s tuclent s to fine! out l1ow relig io us c1ffili<1tio n c:mcl in\'Ol\'C' n1ent in re lig io us <lCti \' iii cs <i lfec tect 1he ir \'i c w o r sui c ide. "1llacl clo ne ci J)upe r o n sui c iclC' i11 l1ig l1 scliool. " Harris S<l icl. .Sl1e sc:1icl 1lw acl\'ancccl res c-' c:irc l1 c lass w c:1s inte res ting i111ilat it was more like ;:m i11dc pcnclent stucly. "It w <ls 1101Cl busy vvork c luss ... s lic sa ict . "Tl1is c lass is going to lwlp me ge1 tl1ro ug l1 <1 rnC1si c r's progmm." I IOl)[)y onl y C' \CCCJ)t ec! 15 SIUCl t' lllS in tllC Class l)eCCIUSC' Of time cons 1ra in1s in ;:111cl o u1 o t tile c lassroom . ,\ cceptuncc wri s clc p en<ien1 o n s 1ucien1s· gmclcs in tl1c prerequis ite s 1;:11is tics C1ncl resea rch c lcisscs. O\'c rall Gl ' 1\ ;:mcl qL1<1lit y o r 111e ir w o rk in prc , ·io us c lasses. - Georg ia Choc11e JJw io / 11 l >c·c!wr. .luyn1it' Bc·n skin ull! 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