Dear Psi Chi Faculty Advisors, Psi Chi Officers, and Psi Chi
Members,
Hope your Fall 2011 semester is moving along nicely. I wish
you an interesting and successful 2011-2012 academic year. I encourage you to
take advantage of important Psi Chi events and opportunities. Remember Psi Chi
provides you with many online opportunities and programs to assist you in
networking with one another across different colleges/universities.
I recommend your chapter consider cross programming for Psi
Chi events. I am available to consult with you for future planning if
necessary. I also encourage you to send me monthly announcements of important
psychology events your chapter may be hosting so I can share these with the Psi
Chi Eastern Regional Chapters.
Now to Psi Chi events and opportunities, October 28–29 the
New England Psychological Association will hold their annual conference at
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Go to http://nepa.cloverpad.org to learn more
about the conference and registration process. If you do attend, please attend
the Psi Chi programming and introduce yourself to me.
On Sunday, November 20, 2011, the 23rd Greater New York
Conference on Behavioral Research will be held at Touro Lander College for
Women. For more information, see website http://www.spssi.org/ny
The 2012 Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting
will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 1–4 at the Westin Hotel. Go
to http://www.easternpsychological.org
to learn more about this exciting meeting. Psi Chi has a strong presence at
this conference. Programs and workshops are being considered that will benefit
you greatly. I look forward to meeting there.
There are several research and travel awards that are
available annually from Psi Chi. Visit http://www.psichi.org/Awards/to
see a complete list. Below you will find an abbreviated list of awards that are
available for Psi Chi members. Please encourage your Psi Chi members to apply
for these programs. Unfortunately several of these awards go unfunded annually
because there are not enough applicants.
I encourage you to keep involved with the Psi Chi community
all year. Now Psi Chi's Central Office has a Facebook page. Please go to: http://www.facebook.com/PsiChiCentralOffice.
I strongly recommend that your chapter consider setting up a Facebook page as
it is a great resource for meeting other Psi Chi and Psi Beta chapters in your
geographic area. You may use Facebook to have a chapter exchange with a nearby
school or collaborate on a research project with Psi Chi members from other institutions.
If you plan events with a Psi Beta chapter, consider applying for a Collaboration
Grant due on January 20 to help fund the event. Importantly Psi Chi is an
international honor society of psychology. Our international chapter connections
for the eastern region are with the National University of Ireland, Galway and
the recently-approved chapter charter at American University in Cairo. How
great for you to connect with your peers in Egypt and Ireland.
I look forward to meeting you at NEPA, EPA, and other
professional meetings throughout the year. Please contact me with your concerns
and suggestions to strengthen Psi Chi in the Eastern Region and thus the entire
international Psi Chi community.
Warm Regards,
Mercedes A. McCormick, PhD
Psi Chi Eastern Vice-President (2011–13)
easternvp@psichi.org
Pace University, New York City
Pace University Chapter Advisor