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October1999, Volume 3, Issue 3
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, October 28. 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Social Hours. Connecticut Room of Memorial Hall.
Thursday, October 28. 7:00-8:30 pm. Exploring Caring, Nurturing and Intimacy.
Free workshop presented by the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc. at
the Mount Sinai Campus Auditorium, 500 Blue Hills Ave, Hartford, Advance
registration required (800-842-1501, ext 13).
Thursday, November 4. 5:00 pm. Psychology Club Meeting.
Marcus White Lounge (2nd floor of Marcus White). For more info, contact
Catherine Morrell, Psychology Club President, at CMORR5489@aol.com
or Dr.
Laura Levine (832-3109).
Wednesday, November 10, 5:00 - 6:30 pm. "How to Get into Graduate School."
Marcus White Lounge (2nd floor of Marcus White). A videotape presentation
followed by discussion and Q & A with faculty from the Psychology Department.
Friday, November 12. 12:00-1:30 pm. Founders Hall.
Dr. Paula McKinley will be presenting a colloquium entitled:
"Fatigue for Women with Chronic Illness is More Than Just a Medical
Problem: A Model Exploring Daily Lupus Symptoms, Sleep Patterns and
Depressive Mood." Dr. McKinley is a health psychologist who works at the
Weill
Medical College of Cornell University. This presentation is part of the Psychology
Colloquium Series and is hosted by Professors Laura Bowman, Joanne DiPlacido
and Charles Mate-Kole, who received a CSU-AAUP grant to sponsor these events.
Refreshments will be served.
Friday, December 3. 12:00-1:30 pm. Founders Hall.
Dr. Alison Karasz will be presenting a colloquium entitled:
"Secrecy as A Cultural Value: It's Impact on Women's Health Research in
a
Traditional Community." Dr. Karasz is a clinical health
psychologist who works at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This presentation is part of the Psychology
Colloquium Series and is hosted by Professors Laura Bowman, Joanne DiPlacido
and Charles Mate-Kole, who received a CSU-AAUP grant to sponsor these events.
Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, December 9. 2:00 pm. Psychology Club Meeting.
115 Barnard Hall. For more info, contact Catherine Morrell, Psychology
Club
President, at CMORR5489@aol.com or Dr.
Laura Levine (832-3109).
Important Registration Information
The Psychology department will be holding registration for Spring Semester 2000 from November 1-5. A registration table will be located in front of the Marcus White Lounge (2nd floor, Marcus White Hall) and will be staffed by Psychology Department faculty from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
We have discovered a few errors in the registration book:
Psy 440, Motivation, section 70 meets MW from 4:00-5:15, not MWF.
The prerequisites for both Psy 458, Human Neuropsychology,
and Psy 471,
Health Psychology, should be listed as Psy 330, Psy 450 or
permission of
instructor (there is no Psy 310).
Psychology Humor
Check out: http://users.erols.com/geary/psychology/right.htm for the new Dr. Katz (of ComedyCentral fame) comic strip. Perhaps if we call the Hartford Courant, they'll start to carry it.
Job Watch
From time to time, I receive notices about job openings and internships. I post all information I receive on the bulletin boards next to 213 Marcus White. See Issue 1 for information on 4 Clinical Research Assistants (3 flex-time, 1 full-time) being sought by New Britain General Hospital, Behavioral Health Research Unit.
Y2K Update
We will be inviting students and faculty from the other CSU campuses to participate in our Psychology Day celebration scheduled for Thursday, May 11. The day will include both scholarly and social events: a poster session where students can display information about research projects and internship experiences, guest speakers, our 27th Annual Honors Award program, the initiation of new members into Psi Chi, the national Psychology Honor society, as well as food, music and athletic events (faculty-student volleyball game???). We need to have students to help us organize this event. Please contact Dr. Laura Levine (832-3109), advisor to the Psychology Club, if you can assist.
Chair's Corner: Is there life beyond clinical psychology?
Most students originally come to psychology with their heart set on doing clinical work (that's what originally attracted me to the field). While this is certainly a fine career choice, the large number of people applying to graduate programs in clinical psychology make it a very competitive enterprise. At most top-notch clinical Ph.D. programs, the acceptance rate is under 10%! The acceptance rate at PsyD. programs is a little better (about 25%) but, be forewarned, these are very expensive programs and few have any form of financial assistance (assistantships, etc) to help defray the cost.
Students who feel it is their calling to "help others," should realize that there are a multitude of career paths within psychology (and outside of it!) that can lead to satisfying jobs that focus on helping others. Before you put all your eggs in the clinical psychology basket, explore some of the alternatives with your advisor.
I'm still looking for some student help in producing this web. If you'd like to see your name in print (as an editor), please contact me (Goldsteinm@ccsu.edu).
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