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September 2001, Volume 6, Issue 1

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Welcome to the PsychNotes Website!!

PsychNotes, a regular publication of the Psychology Department at Central Connecticut State University, is intended to inform members of the Psychology community (faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, alumni) about current happenings in the Department.

To keep up with the changes on this website, we've made it easy to use a free service called Mind-it, a free, Web-based software tool that automatically sends you an e-mail whenever a web page you've selected has been updated. The instructions for using Mind-it are at the end of this newsletter.

Greetings

As I begin my second of a 3-year term as chair of the Psychology Department, I would like to extend to faculty, students and staff a cordial welcome to the 2001-2002 Academic Year.  I am available in the chair’s office, Room 212-Marcus White Hall.  Phone: (860) 832-3108.

I have returned from Spain and am available for regular office hours.

Faculty News

Dr. William Disch joins us as a one-year Assistant Professor.  Drs. Adolfo Chavarro, William Sherman, and Robert Stowe are returning to the department. Drs. Disch and Sherman will share Room 203 in Marcus White.  Both Drs. Chavarro and Sherman will resume their full time teaching duties in the Spring 2002 Semester.

Dr. Laura Bowman has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, and Dr. Joanne DiPlacido to Associate Professor.  Dr. James Conway has been granted tenure.

In addition to our regular adjunct faculty, Dr. Susan Groll (Psy 112), and Mary Ann Winters (Psy 362) have returned to the department.  

Student/Faculty Events and Issues  

Student-Faculty Relations

The Student-Faculty Relations Committee will host a “Meet the Psychology Faculty” event on:

Wednesday, October 3
3:00-4:00 pm
Constitution Room, Memorial Hall
Food will be served

Psychology majors and minors and anyone interested in psychology are cordially invited.

Psychology Club

All Psychology majors are encouraged to join the Psychology Club.  The club’s first organizational meetings will be held Monday, Oct. 1, or Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Marcus White Living Room (you need only attend one of the meetings)  The Club meets several times each semester, and sponsors a number of events such as speakers and an annual trip to a psychology conference.  The President of the Psychology Club is Liz Ferriera (e-mail is Gidget1280@aol.com).  The Faculty Advisor to the club is Dr. James Conway (Marcus White 215, 832-3107, or conwayj@ccsu.edu).

Psi Chi

Psychology Majors are invited to join Psi Chi – The National Honor Society in Psychology.  The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage excellence in scholarship of the individual members, and to advance the science of psychology.  We have had a chapter of Psi Chi at CCSU for over 30 years.  The criteria for joining are:

·          Each candidate must have completed at least 12 semester hours in Psychology including Psychology 221 (Research Methods I)

·          The candidate must have an overall GPA of 3.25 and a GPA in Psychology courses of 3.5.

Dr. Horowitz is the advisor for the CCSU chapter of Psi Chi. For further information contact him:

Office:            Barnard 014
            Phone:            (860) 832-3119
            E-mail:            Horowitz@ccsu.edu
            Mail:  Psychology main office in Marcus White (second floor).

Francisco Donis, Chair
Psychology Department

Using Mind-it to keep current with PsychNotes

The instructions below will tell you how to set this service up for PsychNotes -- And remember, you only need to do this ONCE.  After you do, Mind-it will send an e-mail to notify you of updates to the site, and the e-mail message will contain a hyperlink you can click on to visit PsychNotes.

(1) Type in your e-mail address in the box below where it says "Enter email address".
(2) Click the "Mind-it" button and you will be taken to the Mind-it web site.
(3) You will be asked for a password; YOU DO NOT NEED TO GIVE THEM YOUR CCSU PASSWORD -- You should create your own password especially for Mind-it.  Then, just follow instructions (you don't need to do much more).
(4) Wait and your browser will automatically take you back to the PsychNotes web site.