Western Regional Fall 2011 Letter
Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors,
I hope your fall semester has begun smoothly and you are ready for an exciting academic year. While planning for upcoming chapter activities and events, I would like to remind you of recurring opportunities for Psi Chi members and to encourage you to take advantage of them. Psi Chi offers programs to assist you in building connections with one another across different institutions.
First, remember that there are numerous research and travel awards that are available each year from Psi Chi. Below is an abbreviated list of awards that are available for Psi Chi members, but please visit the website for a complete list (http://www.psichi.org/Awards/). Please apply for these awards and encourage your fellow members to apply for these awards as many go unfunded each year because there are not enough applicants.
The 2012 regional meeting of WPA will convene April 26-29, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency, in San Francisco/Burlingame, CA. The submission deadline for symposia, papers, or poster presentations is November 15, 2011, and can be submitted at http://www.westernpsych.org/convention/call.cfm
Each year at WPA, Psi Chi hosts a number of engaging, student focused sessions. We begin with a student poster session on Friday morning, April 27. Later that afternoon, Psi Chi’s Distinguished Lecture, Hall Beck, PhD, will speak about the 5–7 year search to identify James Watson’s Little Albert. On Saturday, Psi Chi offers sessions on graduate school and leadership. We conclude the convention with a chapter exchange and awards ceremony. Please plan to come to the exchange to enjoy some collegiality with Psi Chi members from across the region. Finalized schedules and distinguished lecturer information will be posted on the Psi Chi website under Conventions early this spring.
It is easy to stay active in the Psi Chi community all year. The Central Office now has a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/PsiChiCentralOffice). If your chapter has one, it can be a great resource for meeting other Psi Chi and Psi Beta chapters in your geographic area. Consider having a chapter exchange with a nearby school or collaborating on a research project with members from other schools. If planning events with a Psi Beta chapter, consider applying for a Collaboration Grant due on January 20 to help fund the event. Psi Chi is an international community, take advantage of that diversity.
I hope to see you at WPA this year. Please contact me in the meantime, if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Jon Grahe, PhD
Psi Chi Western Regional Vice-President
Department of Psychology
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma WA 98447
(253) 535-7394
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