Psi Chi Program at 2005 SEPA
Conference: Psi Chi Southeastern Regional Convention Program (2005)
Download a pdf copy of this program here.
As in past years, Psi Chi will sponsor a Hospitality Suite for members, advisors, students, and friends. The Psi Chi Hospitality Suite location is Fisk 1 of the hotel, and will be open on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Psi Chi is hosting a free luncheon for Psi Chi Faculty Advisors on Friday, April 8, at 11:30 a.m. at Jack's Bar-B-Que. See the program below for details; RSVP by April 1 to guarantee a spot.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005
Orientation: "Everything You Need to Know About Attending SEPA"
8:30 - 10:00 a.m., Lobby outside Grand Ballroom Center
Chair: Paula Miller, Psi Chi National Office (Psi Chi Executive Officer)
Participant: Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Loyola University New Orleans (Psi Chi National President, 2002-03)
Psi Chi/CEPO Undergraduate Research Program
8:30 - 10:15 a.m., Poster Rooms 1, 2, 3
Chairs: Lyn Boulter and Karen Horner, Catawba College
Psi Chi Speaker: "How to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond"
2:00 - 2:50 p.m., NCC 210 (NCC: Nashville Convention Center Adjacent to Hotel)
Speaker: Bill Buskist, Auburn University
Chair: Michael Newlin, University of Central Florida at Cocoa (Psi Chi Southeastern Vice-President)
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2005
Psi Chi/CEPO Undergraduate Research Program
8:30 - 10:15 a.m., Poster Rooms 1, 2, 3
Chairs: Lyn Boulter and Karen Horner, Catawba College
Psi Chi Panel Discussion: "Preparing for Graduate School I: Preparation Strategies"
9:00 - 9:50 a.m., NCC 210
Chair: Michael Newlin, University of Central Florida at Cocoa
Panelists: Peter Giordano, Belmont University (Psi Chi National President, 2001-02) and Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Loyola University
Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Appreciation Luncheon
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Jack's Bar-B-Que
All invited faculty advisors should meet in the hotel lobby at 11:15 a.m. to walk to Jack's Bar-B-Que restaurant (1 1/2 blocks from hotel). If attending, please RSVP your attendance by April 1 to Dr. Newlin at mnewlin@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.
Psi Chi/SEPA Invited Address: "The Perfection Obsession: Strategies for Understanding and Confronting our Culture's Dangerous Beauty Ideal"
3:00 - 3:50 p.m., Music City Ballroom
Speakers: Magali Amadei, International Fashion Supermodel and Claire Mysko, Girls Incorporated (Assistant Director of Communications)
Chair: Michael Newlin, University of Central Florida at Cocoa
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2005
Psi Chi Panel Discussion: "Preparing for Graduate School II: The Application Process"
10:00 - 10:50 a.m., NCC 210
Chair: Michael Newlin, University of Central Florida at Cocoa
Panelists: Lyn Boulter, Catawba College and Maria Lavooy, University of Central Florida-Cocoa Beach