Key Allegheny Benefits
- Strong written communication skills, developed by research papers and
the Senior Project.
- Exposure to a variety of disciplines, theories and investigative methods-excellent
foundation for graduate school.
- Critical and analytical thinking skills.
Allegheny Distinctions
- Interdisciplinary program draws on resources of many college departments,
permitting flexibility in course selection to accommodate the needs and
interests of all students.
- Fully supported Senior Projects that prove to employers and graduate
schools the ability to complete a major original assignment.
- Students are actively involved in shaping and guiding the development
of the program.
- Individualized attention, close student-faculty relationships.
- Collaborative efforts with Women's Services, Athena House, and the Ophelia
Project reflect the conviction that concerns of women should be addressed
both in and out of the classroom.
Endorsements
- "Students in women's studies programs receive an enormous amount
of individual attention, far more than they would receive in an ordinary
major...The students also receive one or more integrative experiences during
their courses that give a special flavor to their work not always found
in more traditional subject areas." - Conclusions of a national study
of women's studies programs produced for the Council of Colleges of Arts
and Sciences
- "[Allegheny student interns] are responsible, reliable and very
interested in learning." - Women's Services, Inc.
Facilities Strengths
- Over 200 computers in 16 campus locations are specifically designated
for student use, enhancing teaching and learning in virtually every discipline.
All students have free access to the Internet, and all residence hall rooms
are wired for direct Internet connection.
- Pelletier Library has over 626,000 volumes and is a U.S. Government
and Pennsylvania State documents depository (containing over 190,000 documents).
Student Research and Special Projects
Every Alleghenian completes a Senior Project in the major
field-a significant piece of original work, designed by each student under
the guidance of a faculty advisor, that demonstrates to employers and graduate
schools the ability to complete a major assignment, to work independently,
to analyze and synthesize information, and to write and speak persuasively.
Some examples:
- "Conceptualizing the Margin: A Critique of Mainstream Development
Theory and Alternative Development Practice Through a Critical Analysis
of Rural Development Projects in Kerala, India"
- "Grace, Guts and the Pursuit of Gold: American Women Athletes and
their Involvement with the Olympic Movement from the 1970s to the Present "
- "Mannish Maidens and Hermaphroditic Spinsters: Pathologizing Lesbianism
in 20th - Century America"
- "Black Women and Hip Hop"
- "A History of Midwifery in the United States"
- "The Portrayal of Motherhood and Sexuality in Kate Chopin's The
Awakening"
- "Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer: Women Musicians,
Gender Sterotypes "