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September-October 2000, Volume 5, 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.
As
most of you know by now, this Fall Semester I – Dr. Frank Donis - began my
3-year term as chair of the Psychology Department. In this capacity I would like to extend to faculty, students
and staff, a belated welcome to the 2000-2001 Academic Year, and to promise to
do my best to serve the needs of the department and of our students.
I will be available to you in the chair’s office, Room 212-Marcus White
Hall. Phone: (860) 832-3108.
Two
of our full time faculty, Dr. Adolfo Chavarro and Dr. Robert Stowe Jr. are on
Sabbatical leave during the Fall Semester.
Dr. Chavarro will spend the semester teaching and doing research at the
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain, and Dr. Stowe will be engaged in several
research activities.
Dr.
James Conway and Dr. Laura Levine have been promoted to the rank of Associate
Professor. Dr. Levine has also
being granted tenure.
On
Wednesday, October 25, the Student-Faculty Relations Committee will host a
seminar on “How to get into Graduate School.”
A film that addresses issues relevant to all graduate or professional
programs will be shown. Several faculty members will be available to answer
questions about this process. This
event will be held in the Media Room 004 – Basement of Willard Hall – from
6:30 till approximately 8:00 p.m. This session may be of particular interest to
students graduating in the next two years.
A
reception for Graduate Students is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, from 5:00
till 7:30 p.m., in the Marcus White Lounge. This event will provide an
opportunity for faculty and graduate students to interact in a non-academic
setting. Refreshments and snacks
will be provided.
The
first colloquium will be held in Founder’s Hall on Friday, October 27, at
Noon. The speaker will be Daudi
Azibo, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Florida A & M University.
The title of the lecture is, “The Promise and Necessity for African
Psychology in a Multicultural World.” Faculty and students are invited.
Registration
Table for Psychology Majors (November 6th to the10th)
The
Psychology Department will have a Registration Table for Psychology Majors in
operation during the week of November 6th to the10th (from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), in the Alcove in front of the Marcus White Lounge
(second floor). This will help you
with registration for the Spring 2001 Semester. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisors prior to
coming to the Psychology Registration Table (ideally during the week of October
30-November 3).
We
encourage Psychology majors to join the Psychology Club.
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 Sam Scott (ssammie11@hotmail.com),
and nominees for Vice President and Treasurer are being sought.
The Faculty Advisor to the club is Dr. James Conway, Marcus White 215,
832-3107, or conwayj@ccsu.edu. The
first meeting of the Psychology Club will be held Wednesday, October 11, from
2-3 p.m. in Copernicus 2241.
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).
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(3) You will be asked for a password; YOU DO NOT NEED TO GIVE THEM YOUR CCSU
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