SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2006

Psi Chi Workshop: "How to Get Into Graduate School"
9:00-10:20 am, Hospitality Center Ballroom
Participants: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Psi Chi Eastern Regional Vice-President); Joan Cannon, University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Tara Kuther, Western Connecticut State University)

This session will explore ways that students can improve their chances of gaining admission to graduate programs by creating better application packages. Topics will include: selecting compatible graduate programs, getting strong letters of recommendation, writing terrific personal statements, capitalizing on student strengths, and avoiding common errors that weaken applications.

Psi Chi Exchange
1:30-2:20 pm, Robert Frost Hall, 3rd Floor (331-332)
Coordinators: Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Psi Chi Chapter and Betsy Gunzelmann, SNHU Psi Chi Faculty Advisor

Join other Psi Chi and Psychology Club members for an informal exchange of chapter activities.

Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker: "What Makes Departments Great?"
2:30-3:20 pm, Hospitality Center Ballroom
Speaker: Jane Halonen, University of West Florida
Chair: Vincent Prohaska, Lehman College, CUNY (Psi Chi National President-Elect)

In an era of increased pressures on departments to be accountable to institutional mission and responsive to quality initiatives, many psychology faculty have discovered a paucity of information to help them establish evidence about their effectiveness. The purpose of this session will be to describe some collaborative research efforts to fill that void as well as facilitate departmental goal-setting and claims for distinguished performance.

Dr. Halonen won the Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Psychological Foundation for excellence in teaching and contributions to the academic psychology community. She has published four psychology textbooks as well as other teaching materials. Her innovative e-book, The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the 21st Century, coedited with Stephen F. Davis, is online at http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/faces/index_faces.php.

Psi Chi Reception & Awards Ceremony
3:30-4:20 pm, Robert Frost Hall, Foyer and Wings
Copresenters: Vincent Prohaska, Lehman College, CUNY, and Susan Krauss Whitbourne, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Join us for refreshments and recognition for those who have demonstrated excellence through NEPA 2006! Psi Chi student members presenting at NEPA will receive a certificate from Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

 

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