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Seven Roles for SPS
The SPS has seven unique roles within the physics community:
- Encouraging undergraduate research experience as a teaching tool.
- Promoting science literacy and appreciation through physics outreach programs to grades K-12 and the general public.
- Through
SPS alumni and the members of Sigma Pi Sigma, the Society maintains the
only institutionalized structure the physics community has for
communicating with the "friends of physics" that exist throughout all
walks of life in society.
- The
SPS provides an effective signpost for educating the student on the
many career options, in addition to traditional physics, that come with
a degree in physics.
- The active SPS chapter is an especially effective student recruitment and retention tool for the physics department.
- The SPS is a gateway society to the other professional societies in physics.
- The
SPS provides training for leadership. Through SPS activities, students'
professional development, communication skills, leadership qualities,
and professional networking is enhanced in ways that cannot be realized
in course work alone.
The SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma are sponsored by the
American Institute of Physics
(AIP). The AIP is a "society of societies," with ten Member Societies, besides the SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma.
The only requirements for membership in the local SPS
chapter are an interest in physics and a small membership
fee. Stop by our office if you have any questions
about SPS or about joining SPS.
Contacting
SPS:spslist@umich.edu
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