Tuesday, October 25,1983/The Battalion/Page 3
Psychology department
offers doctoral program
by Charles P. Dungan
Battalion Reporter
■ Applications are being
accepted lor admission to a new
doctoral degree program in
psychology to be offered at
f|exas A&M beginning next
"'■par- Students may apply for the
d fall semester through March 15.
jfiH The program, which was
approved by the Coordinating
(jjPoard in April, is the culmina
tion of four years of planning by
the psychology department.
The department surveyed the
job market in Texas two and a
Idiall years ago to see if there was
a need for such a degree
Irogram.
H The program will be divided
into two degree tracks — indust
rial organization specialization
and clinical psychology speciali
zation. Students also may de
velop individualized programs
under the direction of the de
partment.
Dr. James B. Shaw, who will
head the industrial organization
side of the program, says only
two schools in Texas, The Uni
versity of Houston and Rice
University, offer industrial
organization programs.
Shaw added that the total
number of students trained in
the field nationwide is only 40 to
60 each year. That number
could be employed in Texas
alone each year according to the
department’s market studies.
Dr. Jeffrey M. Kern, who will
head the clinical specialization
area, said there is a demand for
psychologists in the smaller
urban centers in the United
States. Tor example, there are
no psychologists between the
Bryan-College Station area and
Houston.
The clinical program, Kern
said, will include an emphasis on
mental health administration.
Dr. William S. Rholes, the de
partment’s director of graduate
studies, said one of the program
goals is to strike a balance be
tween theoretical studies and
practical experience. The
psychology department wants
its doctoral candidates to be sci
entist-practitioners with both
practical experience and theore
tical grounding.
Part of the requirements for
the degree will be two years
practicum in Bryan-College Sta
tion.
All three professors said the
addition of the program will
allow the department to keep
graduate students here for a
much longer time to help in de
partmental research. Until now,
Rholes said, the faculty has
spent one and a half to two years
training the master’s students
only to have them leave at that
E oint. Doctoral candidates will
e around much longer and can
utilize skills learned in the de
partment.
Shaw said the development of
a doctoral program will be be
neficial to the department and
the community and a challenge
for the faculty.
New publication fund
honors former director
by Pat Allen
Battalion Reporter
A publication fund has
been established at the Texas
A&M Press in honor of its
founding director Frank H.
Wardlaw. Proceeds from the
fund will be used to publish a
series of books in Wardlaw’s
name.
Chester Kerr, director
emeritus of the Yale Universi
ty Press, is responsible for the
establishment of the fund.
Texas A&M Press director
Lloyd G. Lyman says Kerr be
gan the fund in recognition of
Wardlaw’s distinguished pub
lishing career at the Universi
ty of South Carolina, the Uni
versity of Texas and Texas
A&M. Wardlaw was director
of the Texas A&M Press from
1974 to 1978.
“We hope others will
appreciate Mr. Wardlaw’s
contributions and give money
for the fund,” Lyman said.
“We have collected about
$3,000 so far, but for the fund
to be effective we should have
at least $100,000.”
Lyman said the press hopes
to publish books with interest
income without having to use
any of the fund itself unless
necessary. The press is collect
ing funds through the Press
Advisory Council, he said.
“At this point, we’ve re
leased information to one
group of people, the Press
Advisory Council,” Lyman
said. “They are friends of the
University Press and also
probably some of the most
well-known Aggies and for
mer students. They are peo
ple like John Lindsey, Ed
Mosher, Mr. Heldenfels and
Mr. Sterling Evans. These are
the kinds of people we’ve told
about this.”
Editor in Chief Noel Par
sons said the press currently is
publishing at a rate of 30
books a year. About 150 to 200
manuscripts are sent to the
press for review vearlv.
“We want high quality,
that’s about it,” Parsons said.
“We publish scholarly works
on Texas heritage, art, folk
lore and sciences.”-
merican Humanics helps
repare service careers
x:
by Mitch Clendening
Battalion Reporter
■Through the American
Humanics program, Texas
A&M senior David Hemphill
and about 30 other students
have found a way to satisfy their
urge to work with and help
people.
■ American Humanics is a non
profit organization that pre
pares people for professional
careers in human service organi
zations such as the Boy Scouts of
America, the American Red
Cross and Junior Achievement.
I Hemphill is the president of the
' * ffexas A&M Humanics Student
Essociation.
"“■I “The main thing is, you’re
doing something that matters,”
Hemphill said of the program.
“You know there’s someone
who’s benefitting from what
"“’’you ve done.” Hemphill’s man
ner shows an enthusiastic belief
inithe program and its purpose,
cmf'-American Humanics was
organized more than 30 years
j, j ago when the late H.R. Bartle,
an executive officer of the Boy
Scouts of America, saw a need to
1, in Bin competent administrators
jtJidJfor many of the national volun-
^Jteer organizations. The prog
ram tries to accomplish this
through a series of college
P r courses, workshops, lectures
y s ®1ai|d internships.
■Students participating in the
program can pursue a bache-
II tor s degree in any discipline
f that will be of use to them in the
lithuman services fields. The stu-
."Md|nt also must take certain
courses required by the agency,
fe Depending on their level of
|,Jinvolvement, students attend
^ workshops and lectures. Prog
ram activities cover subjects such
as recruiting volunteers and giv-
1 ing presentations and speeches.
Seniors in the program are
eligible for the internship prog
ram. Participants are required
to spend a semester working for
a youth organization, and then
write a report about the experi
ence.
About 30 Texas A&M stu
dents are involved in the
program.
People in volunteer agency
positions usually set their own
working hours, and invariably
work too much, Hemphill said.
Trying to do too much can lead
to burnout after only a few
years. Part of the humanics
program involves teaching stu
dents how to avoid burnout, he
said, which then helps cut down
on the high turnover rate in this
type of profession.
Hemphill, a management ma
jor from Dallas, said the Amer
ican Humanics program here is
one of his reasons for attending
Texas A&M.
Reasons other than just per
sonal satisfaction prompted
Hemphill to join the organiza
tion, he said. Participation in the
program can be a plus when ap
plying for a job, even outside the
human services area, he said.
Employers usually recognize the
organization and the training it
involves. But, Hemphill said, the
real reward of the program is a
satisfaction from helping others.
In January, the Texas A&M
chapter will host the National
American Humanics Annual
Meeting in Dallas. The confer
ence will allow the various chap
ters to compare notes on train
ing and hear lectures by public
figures. Hemphill said the chap
ter is trying to get either H. Ross
Perot or Eddie Chiles to deliver
the keynote address.
American Humanics organi
zations exist on 15 other college
campuses nationwide. Unlike
the other programs, the Texas
A&M chapter, established in
1977, is not University-
sponsored. It is administered
through the College of Educa
tion, but receives no University
funds. It is funded through cor
porate and individual sources.
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