Western Regional Fall Letter (2009)
Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors,
Greetings and welcome back to another exciting year for Psi Chi. Congratulations to our newly inducted members of Psi Chi and to the new chapters in the Western region.
Also, congratulations to the award winners from the Western region this past year. Many qualified presentations were considered for Regional Research Awards at the regional meeting of the Western Psychological Association (WPA), which was held in the beautiful city of Portland, OR (April 23-26, 2009). The 8 award winners in the Western Region included (first authors listed in alphabetical order): Janae Ruth Deyoe, Christina M. Froese, Erika N. Garcia, Devon R. Gross, Nicole N. Holland, Cara Noel Holt, Jamie L. Kissee, and Tina D. Myers. Congratulations to all of you!
For the chapters that submitted applications for awards, I applaud your efforts and hope you continue to consider yourself, your chapter or your chapter leaders for these awards. For chapters who have yet to submit an application in past years or this year, know that Psi Chi has many awards that are not given out due to lack of applications. Remember this is FREE MONEY for you, your advisor, or your chapter! Encourage your chapter to apply for some of the following upcoming awards:
The Psi Chi Western Regional Research Awards have a deadline of November 15, coinciding with the WPA deadlines (more information below). Details on these awards are enclosed with this letter.
Also be thinking about the awards that have spring deadlines (Summer Research Grants, APS Summer Research Grants, FBI NCAVC Internship Grant, Kay Wilson Leadership Award), and a May 1 deadline (Guildford Undergraduate Research Awards, Allyn & Bacon Psychology Awards). Please visit www.psichi.org/awards for a detailed list of awards, grants, and deadlines.
The 2010 regional meeting of WPA will convene April 22-25, 2010 at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Make sure you obtain your passports in plenty of time, prior to leaving. Pre-registration for these events ends on March 15, 2010. The submission deadline for symposia, papers, or poster presentations is November 15, 2009, and can be submitted at www.westernpsych.org.
The sessions we expect to have are our student poster sessions on Friday morning (4/23), our invited speaker on social networking and psychology on Friday afternoon (4/23), faculty advisor breakfast on Saturday morning (4/24), our graduate panel on Saturday afternoon (4/24), and finally our chapter exchange session and trivia challenge. At WPA last year in Portland, we had a successful turnout for the chapter exchange and trivia challenge, where we presented poster research winners with their certificates and checks, and then had chapters share their best practices as a chapter. Finally, we had a fun game of trivia for cool Psi Chi prizes. We hope to see you at all of our events.
I look forward to meeting many of you at upcoming events. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning Psi Chi opportunities or events.
Sincerely,
Ngoc H. Bui, Ph.D.
Psi Chi Western Regional Vice-President
Department of Psychology
University of La Verne Telephone: (909) 593-3511 ext. 4099
1950 3rd Street Fax: (909) 392-2745
La Verne, CA 91750 Email: nbui@laverne.edu