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Thursday, April 11,1985/The Battalion/Page 5 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• All You Can Eat - Daily Specials 4-10 p.m. Sunday Pancakes Mon. Tues. Wed. Spaghetti Thurs. Fri. Shrimp Saturday ~ Special Steak Dinner $1.99 $1.99 $4.99 $4.99 AH You Can Eat All You Can Eat All You Can Eat Complete At • INTERNATIONAL HOUSE of PANCAKES® RESTAURANT 103 N. College Skaggs Center Professors say field trips give view of ‘real world’ By SUSAN MCDONALD Reporter The words “Field trip” usually Conjure up visions of elementary stu dents going to the zoo. However, Fields trips now have iecome a prevalent part of a college education. Professors agree, that field trips give students a chance to jee the real world and get knowl edge they can’t receive in class. Many professors even schedule equired Field trips in their sylla buses. Dr. Arnold LeUnes, an associate professor of psychology here, re quires his students to go on at least one of four Field trips scheduled during the semester. LeUnes takes is students to the Travis State chool, the Austin State Hospital, Ihe Giddings State School and a pic- ■ L^l^ ©lie for the people at the Brehnam I DlC f State School. LeUnes said he sees a deFmite hange in students’ attitudes toward mentally retarded people after the „ trips. They also increase student awareness about mental health is sues, he said. 1 “You can talk about it until you’re blue in the face,” LeUnes said. “But the students don’t know until they’ve een it. A picture is worth a thou- ■ ™and words.” v, loiiMiig pi-| LeUnes said he makes his field ii, sai( i ie J Pri|trips mandatory because many stu- anticipated * dc ; us wou | d n ' t participate if the inly. I here is 4 L,. weren - t Th £ is because stu- lo by FRANK rs designed for viser nations YCE ELSIR porter \ are now being at- >e part men tofStii r anticipated sum in head resides! viser positions. my positions atm ie said, rent resident lial get first priorit yone interested!! head resident# • still is un h anyone can ment of Studeii refer that a| ous residence fill igh not necessai- M), as well as ai with students air! •adership expen- l council, Ptomei ; involve adminiti programming! 'iplinary acM 'all residence hall e said. 1 st meet the mini I t ratio and classr j lions, she said. applicants muitj m GPR of ml graduate student!; stra responsibl| ions for resi riimum GPR oil st a sophomott said. resident advis- idents receive! :aid head resi a free room !»• duties involved, ted in applying can pick up an 2 Central Area nge; the North -1 Lounge; thf Office; or tht in the Trigon. : or all applita- 5 p.m. “These are not excuses,” he said. “Now that they are part of course re quirements, I have almost a 100 per cent turnout.” Other professors use field trips as extra credit, such as Dr. John Giar- dino, an associate professor of geog raphy. Giardino makes several Field trips each year to Colorado and New Mexico as well as Junction and Gal veston. “Field trips are classrooms on wheels,” Giardino said. “They give students a first-hand look at and ex perience with phenomena in the world.” Giardino said field trips also are important because they help break down barriers between the professor and the students. “They (the students) see that pro fessors eat and smile and laugh .. . he said. “We’re not just someone who comes in and lectures for a few hours each week.” The trips also give students the opportunity to get to know each other which increases classroom co operation and creates a friendlier at mosphere. Six marriages have resulted from people meeting on his field trips, Giardino said. _ Besides those scheduled for a class, clubs also sponsor trips. Dr. Gary Schugart, dean of the College of Business Administration and the Accounting Society sponsor, takes students to either Dallas or dents are either too busy or they Houston to visit accounting firms. | don’t want to know about mentally The trip is open to juniors in the or- retarded people. ganization. “The purpose of the trip is educa tional,” Schugart said. “A large por tion of juniors (accounting majors) doesn’t even know what accountants do.” Also, it is important for students to see the physical atmosphere and surroundings he will work in, Schu gart said. “The students find out more about what accountants do in a weekend than a professor could lec ture about in weeks,” he said. The Marketing Society, spon sored by Dr. Larry Gresham and Dr. Alan Bush, both assistant marketing professors, takes trips to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio to tour companies such as Zales, Neiman Marcus, Joske’s and Sanger Harris. “Students get a good picture of what these firms do,” Bush said. “They get a real world perspective of what goes on and see different job opportunities. This is something you can’t get in a classroom.” Besides seeing job differences, Gresham said field trips are benefi cial because they give students the opportunity to see classroom ideas and marketing strategies put to use in real-world settings. Gresham said field trips are also good public relations for the Univer sity. “People have a stereotype of Ag gies that is no longer of value,” Gre sham said. “Neiman-Marcus was shocked when our group was 80 per cent to 90 percent female. They were expecting a bunch of men in uniforms.” Senior Weekend '85 April 26 & 27 Sr. Bash Fri. 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