Southeastern Regional Fall 2009 Letter
Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors:
It is a great honor for me to be able to serve as your regional vice-president for another year. I find that the opportunities and challenges that come with the position are some of the most personally and professionally gratifying of my career. I welcome comments, suggestions, and questions that you may have as the year progresses. Never hesitate to contact me.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REMINDERS!
| Consider Attending SEPA: |
SEPA’s 56th Annual Convention on March 10–13, 2010, will be held, for the first time ever, in Chattanooga, TN. This is particularly fitting as Psi Chi celebrates its 80th birthday and we will meet in the city that is the home of Psi Chi’s Central Office! Information about Chattanooga can be found on SEPA‘s website at www.sepaonline.com and in its newsletter which is posted online. As always, you are invited to visit the Psi Chi Hospitality Suite, open from 8–4 on Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Psi Chi members, as well as faculty advisors, from all over the southeastern region and to gather lots of valuable Psi Chi information. I look forward to meeting you there. |
| PsiChi Panel Discussions @ SEPA: |
Attention undergraduates! Psi Chi will sponsor two important discussion hours on preparing for graduate school. One will address both long- and short-term preparation strategies. The other will address the application process. You don’t want to miss these presentations. Be sure to attend. |
PsiChi Distinguished Lecturer:
@ SEPA |
Dr. Beck “Skip” Hall, a professor at Appalachian State University since 1984, has graciously agreed to serve as our Psi Chi Distinguished Lecturer. His captivating presentation entitled “Finding Little Albert: Adventures in Our Journey to Watson’s Infant Laboratory,” is one you will not want to miss. Keep your SEPA calendar free for his exciting lecture to be delivered on Friday, March 12. Check your SEPA schedule for a specific time and location. |
| Advisors: |
I will host a lunch for PsiChi advisors at the SEPA Annual Convention. I will send an email to you at the end of January which will include more details of the upcoming event. |
| Apply for Psi Chi Grants & Awards: |
Psi Chi has grants to support original research for undergraduate and graduate student members, as well as for faculty. Please go to www.psichi.org/Awards/ |
| Eye on Psi Chi: |
You can share your chapter’s progress and success stories by submitting stories and pictures to the Eye on Psi Chi magazine. Please go to the chapter login at http://www.psichi.org/SignIn.aspx |
| Nominate: |
Do you have an exceptionally active chapter? Do you have an outstanding advisor? Complete an application for a Regional Chapter and/or Regional Faculty Advisor Award. Please go to http://www.psichi.org/awards/chptr_awards2.aspx for more information. |
| Publish: |
You can submit your work to the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. Please go to: http://www.psichi.org/pubs/journal/submissions.aspx |
| Contact: |
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any ideas, needs, suggestions, concerns, or questions. I can be reached at 321-433-7918 or by email at mlavooy@mail.ucf.edu. I look forward to hearing from you. |
Have a great year and I hope to see many of you at SEPA in March! Again, don’t hesitate to contact me with any information you wish to share or with questions you may have with regard to our region.
Sincerely,
Maria J. Lavooy, Ph.D.
Psi Chi Southeastern Regional Vice-President
The University of Central Florida—Cocoa
Cocoa, Florida 32922
Phone: 321-433-7918
Fax: 321-433-7912
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