Midwestern Regional Fall Letter (2009)
Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors,
Greetings and welcome to another exciting year for Psi Chi. Congratulations to our newly inducted members of Psi Chi and to the new chapters in the Midwestern region. I’m happy to be serving as your regional VP for my final year and delighted that Psi Chi is now an international honor society.
I invite you to visit a few websites as you think about this coming year.
· MIDWEST REGION WEBSITE - a website that includes links to award winning Psi Chi chapter websites as well as an ‘Ideas that Work’ site that has a lot of good ideas for chapters.
o http://www.uwlax.edu/psychology/PSICHIMPA.htm
· SOCIETY WEBITE. The society website is a wealth of information and is really “one stop browsing” for most of your questions regarding Psi Chi http://www.psichi.org/. The website has a new, user-friendly interface that will service your chapters more efficiently.
· SERVICE PROJECTS: I would also like to encourage you to become involved in one of Psi Chi's society service projects during the upcoming school year. Possible projects include local shelter involvement, food drives, and/or Habitat for Humanity. More details on these and other service options can be found at www.psichi.org/chapters/serviceprojects.aspx.
· FREE MONEY! Don’t forget that Psi Chi is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving students. The number of grants continues to grow and some are as widely utilized as we would like. Please visit www.psichi.org/awards for a detailed list of awards, grants, and deadlines.
· MPA. The Midwest is “famous” for having the largest undergraduate and graduate student research component associated with Psi Chi at a regional meeting – we had over 350 submissions last year. In addition, we had 24 research award winners http://www.psichi.org/regions/midwest/regresaward.aspx Our Psi Chi invited speaker this year is Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky who will speak on positive psychology.
o The deadline for MPA 2010 undergraduate and/or Psi Chi submissions is MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd at 5 pm CST. Remember that Psi Chi submission need to be submitted to a different address than the MPA address – although we use a very similar format. Send all submissions to
this email . All the info is at http://www.uwlax.edu/psychology/PSICHIMPA.htm and we have a “tips” link that is helpful. In addition, MPA has revamped their webpage and it is greatly improved http://www.midwesternpsych.org/.
NOTE: The submission now involve only two attachments and a 50-word abstract is only required for Psi Chi students who wish to be considered for a research award.
o ADVISORS: Psi Chi will host a continental breakfast for the advisors on Friday morning – we will keep you posted.
o We will have a reception for all Psi Chi students and all Psi Chi students will present as posters.
Hope this is helpful information to you and best wishes for a successful term.
Betsy L. Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Psi Chi Midwestern Regional Vice President
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-6885 FAX: 608-785-8046
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