The Register, 1996-11-15

              the other hand are more open-minded to things that are beneficial to them the department of foreign languages developed summer study and travel abroad pro grams for north carolina a&t student participa tion this past summer the study abroad pro gram to costa rica was in connection with the universidad interamericana and took place from may to june students lived with selected costa rican families and attended classes on the cam pus of universidad interamericana in san jose costa rica the students who studied abroad had to go through an application process and be ac cepted grace loves teaching - so much so that she would rather work with students than adults adults are often set in their ways and their minds are hard to change she said students on i do not get angry she said i just say excuse me you left my name off of the memo along with additional new study and travel abroad programs to french speaking gabon af rica and to germany and faculty the students received no college credit for this program just cultural enrichment experience students benefited in many ways from this experience students who become immersed in a study or travel abroad program have a better un derstanding of who they are and how they fit into the global arena said dr nita dewberry chair person of department of foreign languages their foreign language skills improve-and the students acquire an appreciation of different cul tures as a result these students are more prepared to compete in the global marketplace and to func tion successfully in our multicultural society both of the programs were successful and had 22 participants who studied in costa rica these summer study and travel abroad pro grams are also scheduled for the summer of 1997 aggies travel to costa rica receive better understanding of culture to really study a language you need to go where it is spoken said dr merecedes guijarro-crouch program director if the uni versity wants to emphasize globalization we need to express going outside the border with language and being more serious about it the estimated cost of the program was 2,600 it included a costa rican guide a two day beach stay airplane ticket room and board uicr support services a&t tuition and admin istrative costs costa rica located in central america consists of rivers rain forests and volcanoes stu dents also had the opportunity to see a volcano on the pacific coast the department of foreign languages also organized a summer travel abroad program to paris rome and the riviera individuals who participated were pro fessionals from the community and a&t students the summer study abroad program al lowed these students to receive six credit hours for two spanish courses from the university and have a better understanding of another culture rap against the world a public forum on the influence of rap music come out and give us the real deal in your perspec to grow your career while gaining the experience students cultivate the minds of america's monday november 25th 7 p.m student union room 212-213 sponsored by network 90 and the triad black media professionals to get more information and a teach for america application call us reach us online or visit your career placement office through the math and science initiative you will have the opportunity to develop partnerships with people in the mathematical engineering and applied science communities you will also be able to pursue a summer internship between your first and second year of teaching be significantly impacted by your experiences in teach for america and any path you eventually decide to follow research graduate school class room teaching or corporate life—will make a difference you'll have the unique opportunity to benefit the students in america's urban and rural public schools by opening their eyes to the worlds of math and science but you'll also create some lasting rewards for yourself math and science grads who want to graduates is looking for standout of outstanding recent college teach for america the national teacher corps teachforamerica ganelle gracefully works amid all men staff by sylvia tabron staffwriter by keeno whitfield staffwriter math & science majors ganelle grace is the only female in north carolina a&t's industrial engineer ing department the closest thing grace has to a gripe is when memos are passed around to the offices of her department and her name is left off whether intentional or not she says the omission upsets her her position is strengthened she said by the fact that she is the only a&t faculty member who specializes in management systems engi neering thanks to that the competition among fellow faculty members that plagues many professors is not a factor with her she is treated fairly she says and has experienced very little sexism her students - male and female - look up to me as their role model she said her choice nonetheless she has been pleased with industrial engineering is the field that best suits her personality she says but it comes with a twist - very few women pursue this line of work and fewer still end up on college faculties somewhere along the way however she discovered that it was boring she turned to industrial engineering taking her master's degree from a&t and a ph.d from virginia tech dr grace a native of winston-salem came to a&t in december of 1993 she majored in political science as an undergraduate at unc chapel hill and envisioned herself becoming an attorney dr ganelle grant-moultry grace the only female faculty member in north carolina a&t's industrial engineering department has faced those questions and more are you the only woman in a workplace full of men - or vice versa could you handle the pressure of a situation like that yet keep a positive attitude i am friendly easy to get along with and ambitious she said i go out of my way to help anyone and i want my students to feel comfortable when they are with me the tough side of her however has a softer counterpart when asked to give one word that described her she gave three she meets the challenge head-on what some might view as stumbling blocks she said are there to make her stronger and will not deter her from anything that she wants to do or anybody that she wants to be with the motivation she said comes a certain amount of pressure having others look up to her creates the need to meet their expectations my example motivation i was intimidated by my advisors she said now that i am an advisor for the freshmen industrial engineering students i want them to be open enough to ask or tell me anything knowing that i want to be the best for my students is part of person to turn to playing that role for others thus has special significance what motivates her most grace said is knowing that her students look up to her and want her advice and encouragement in her own time as a student she said she had no such