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Western Regional Spring Letter (2009)

Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors,

I hope you are having a great start to your Spring semester/quarters. I want to first start by welcoming 2 new chapters to the region: California State University, Channel Islands, and Concordia University in Portland. Secondly, I would like to thank all students and faculty advisors who submitted research poster abstracts to the Western Psychological Association Conference. We had a large number of really well crafted abstracts and are glad to have chosen 8 exceptional posters to be recipients of the Regional Research Award. Award recipients will be presented with a check for $300 (shared among the authors if there is more than one author) at the Chapter Exchange and Trivia Challenge held on Saturday (April 25, 2009) afternoon. Please come join us for the Psi Chi hosted events we have scheduled at the WPA conference, April 23-26, 2009 at the Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR (www.westernpsych.org).

The tentatively scheduled Psi Chi events are as follows:
 

All chapters are invited to attend the Psi Chi Chapter Exchange and Trivia Challenge to share their best practices in running a successful chapter and to win great prizes for their knowledge about Psi Chi. We will limit presentations from chapters to 10-15 minutes per chapter. Snacks will be provided and Poster Award Winners will be presented with their certificates and checks, so please be sure to attend.

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 that 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:

Do not forget that in order to automatically qualify for a model chapter (free $100 for your chapter), you will need to have done the following this past year:

• Submit an annual and a financial report by June 30. Reports should document involvement in at least 1 service project, chapter participation in regional or undergraduate research convention/conference, and participation in Psi Chi awards
• Submit Chapter Activities/Officer Reports by March 15
• Vote in national elections
• Conduct at least one induction during the year
• Have no outstanding debts with the National Office

The 2007-2008 model chapter winners from our Western Region included California State University, Fullerton, Hawaii Pacific University, University of La Verne, and Whittier College. I hope to see many more chapters from our region achieve model chapter status.

Finally, we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Psi Chi National Honor Society at Yale University on September 9, 2009, which is the anniversary of the day Psi Chi was founded at Yale. If you are in the Connecticut area, please contact Laurie Santos, the chapter advisor at: laurie.santos@yale.edu

I look forward to meeting many of you at the WPA convention. 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
1950 3rd Street
La Verne, CA 91750

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