New Graduate School and
Professional Career Information Available
For those students interested in post-graduate education or professional
study, the Counseling Center (W-117) maintains a vast resource library of
continually updated guides to graduate study and professional education.
Spending some time with these resources could save you valuable time and money
as you consider programs to which you want to apply. On the shelves for students
to borrow for periods of up to two weeks are:
1) The Prelaw Handbook-1980-82, An Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law
Schools with GPA and LSAT Profiles of Recently Admitted Classes;
2) 1980 Director of Programs in Public Affairs and Administration, A Survey
Report of Member Institutions of NASPAA;
3) Guide to Graduate Study in Political Science-1980, 9th Edition, published by
the American Political Science Association;
4) 1981-82 Guide to Graduate Management Education, Published by the
Graduate Management Admission Council;
5) Graduate Study in Psychology, 1982-83, Published by the APA;
€) Graduate Programs and Admissions Manual, 1981-83*, Published by the
Leaduate Record Examination Board Council of Graduate Schools in the United
Sbates. This four-volume manual contains information on programs in Agricul-
Lure, Biological Sciences, Psychology, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Arts
and Humanities, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering, Social
Sciences and Education;
7) Summary Information on Master of Social Work Programs*, published by
the Council on Social Work Education;
Capitol Campus students who pre- in order to receive their schedule print
registered for Winter Term 1982 may outs. In an effort to minimize the risk of
pick up their schedule printouts until loss of printouts and lack of ample time
December 2, 1981 in the Records Office in which to review and/or revise same,
during regular business hours, M-Th, and to further promote the student/ad
-8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 visor relationship; printouts will only be
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. distributed to the person who presents a
Students are reminded that they valid university I.D. card and whose
must present their university I.D. card name appears thereon.
Corpus Digest News Service
School seniors in 1979-80 scored lower than --
last year on Scholastic Aptitude Tests, accor- verbal and 466 in mathematics. This is down
ding to the College Board. three points for verbal and one point for math
from last year. The scores are not dropping as
This decline in SAT scores continues a
rapidly now as they did in the early 19705.
17-year trend. The board warned that the data
should not be interpreted as a measure of the The 2 1 / 2 -hour multiple choice exam was
created in 1941 on a scale of 200-to-800
quality of the graduates or the schools.
However, the continuing decline in the points, with the average score expected to be
500. A student's score today is said to be com
scores has worried educators, parents and
students plus it has added fuel for critics of the parable to the same score thirty years ago.
school system. The highest average score was in 1963 when
students averaged 478 in verbal and 502 in
The approximately 1 million collegebound
math.
A Scheduled Announcement
SAT scores down
seniors who took the exam averaged 424 in
Monday, November 23, 1981
Counseling Center News
8) Counselor Preparation, 1980: Programs Personnel and Trends*, by J.W.
Hollis and R.A. Wantz. This volume contains admissions and descriptive
information on graduate programs in agency, gerontological, marriage and family,
mental health, rehabilitation, and school counseling as well as counseling
psychology;
9) Allied Health Education Directory/7th Edition, published by the Committee
on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. This volume contains information
on approved programs in such fields as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy,
Respiratory Therapy, in addition to a wide range of pre-baccalaureate medical
technological specialty training programs;
10) Health Services Administration Education, published by the Association of
University Programs in Health Administration.
*These references are available for in-office use only
In addition to these guides, the Counseling Center contains a library of nearly
2,500 annually-updated catalogues from graduate and professional schools,
available on a loan basis. Added to this collection are some more specialized
references such as The Psychology Major: Training and Employment Strategies
and Career Opportunities for Psychologists: Expanding and Emerging Areas
both edited by P.J. Woods, for the American Psychological Association, as well as
pamphlets and special issues of professional journals dealing with industrial
psychology and psychology as a health care profession.
These materials are but a few, and only representative of a wide range of
educational and career guides on the shelves. In the next edition of the Counseling
Center News" we will be focusing in on some of the more specific career
decision-making resources available in the Center.
An appointment to use these resources is not necessary, unless you care to
speak to a counselor. You need only stop by the Center and either Joanne
Meinsler, the Center secretary, or one of the Counselors will help you find the
information you are seeking. It's as simple as that!
Clubbin'
DELTA TAU KAPPA
The topic of Delta Tau Kappa's last
meeting, held on Nov. 10, was "Ritual
istic Insults Among Adolescents." Dr.
Simon Bronner, a newcomer to the
faculty in the American Studies Pro
gram, presented his thoughts about
insults and their contribution to the
social and psychological development of
individuals, and how insults vary across
the country. This accompanied an in
formal and totally "intoxicating" discus
sion.
Psi Chi, the National Psychology
Honorary at University Park, is spon
soring a conference for undergraduate
A Message
From The President
It was the consensus at our November 2 meeting thet the Student
Government Association is very impressed by the club-sponsored activities on
campus. Two of the clubs complimented for their successful efforts to improve the
social life on weekends here on campus were the Meade Heights Board of
Governors and the Resident Student Council.
On the weekend of October 16, the Autumn Buzz was held and it seemed to be
a big success. Two weeks later, the MHBOG and XGl's sponsored a Halloween
Bazaar. This also seemed to be a success, since everyone dressed up in his
Halloween best! To those of you who went home on those weekends, you missed a
great time. But, there are more events being planned, so don't miss them. The
Student Government Association encourages you to attend these events.
Congratulations go to the following Junior Senators, who were the winners of
the election on October 29: Glenn Ziegler, Business Administration; Joyce Lai,
Engineering; Thomas Halley, Mathematical Science; Sherry Reese, Social,
Behavioral Sciences & Education; Diane Buhay, Senator-at-Large; and Christine
Trainer, Senator-at-Large.
There are still a few positions open for interested students. Please drop a note
in my mailbox in W-110 if you are interested.
Do you have a suggestion? SGA now has e suggestion box in W-110. Feel free
to stop by and place your ideas in the box.
Around
students attending Pennsylvania
colleges and universities. Any student
who has recently completed--or will have
completed by March--a psychological
research paper entailing some form of
data collection and analysis is welcome
to submit their work. We would like to
see Capitol represented at this confer
ence, as well as the conference at
Gettysburg which was announced in the
last issue of the C.C. Reader.
For more information concerning
these conferences or about Delta Tau
Kappa, contact any officer: Kevin Fred
erick, president (944-3694); Jeff Davis,
vice-president (566-8416); Kathy Lamb,
vice-president (944-0714); Grace Dicken
sheets, treasurer (737-6350); or Justina
Pitts, secretary (948-7968).
Roberta Bronson
President, Student Government Association
C.C. Reader