MPA 2008 –   PSI CHI EVENTS @ A GLANCE

THURSDAY MAY 1, 2008

 

REGISTER

Starting at 8:00 am

 

 -pre-registered (pick up badge and book)

-or to register $20 cash or check (made out to MPA)

Poster Session #1

9:00 – 9:50

 

 Moderator:  Kristine Kelly

Poster Session #2

10:00 – 10:50

 Moderator:  Karl Kelley

Poster Session #3

11:00 -11:50

 

 Moderator: Marjorie Gunnoe

Psi Chi Invited Speaker

12:30 – 1:30

Wabash Parlor

 

 

“I felt less because I was different…Now I’m proud for being Brown”: Embracing Cultural Diversity in Therapy

José Rubén Parra-Cardona

 Michigan State University

Moderator: Daniel Corts

 

Conversation Hour w/ Speaker

1:30-2:30 in PDR16

 

Moderator: Daniel Corts

Poster Session #4

3:00 – 4:00

 

 

 

Moderator: Teddi Deka

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008

 

 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  

3rd Floor in Salon 12

Faculty Advisor – Appreciation Continental Breakfast

(RSVP needed)

 

Psi Chi Symposium: "Finding Employment With an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology"

 

10:30 - 11:20 - Salon 7(holds 109)

 

Workforce readiness: What psychology graduates need to know about the job market

   Eric Landrum, Boise State University

 

Psychology Undergraduate Training and Skills for Careers

   Bettina Spencer, Saint Mary's College (IN)

 

 

Poster Session #AWARD WINNING POSTERS

10:00 – 11:30

Moderator:  Betsy L. Morgan

 Psi Chi Symposium: "Tips for Getting Into Graduate School"
 11:30 -12:30  - Salon 7

Types of Programs and Acceptance Rates.

  Daniel Corts, Augustana College (IL)


Applicant Characteristics Valued by Graduate Programs in Psychology.
  Drew Appleby, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Psi Chi Chapter Exchange:

"Ideas for Improving Your Chapter"
2:00- 3:00 pm

PDR 16

 

 

Moderator: Martha Zlokovich, Southeast Missouri State University (Psi Chi Past-President)
All Psi Chi officers and active members are invited to attend this session to share ideas about chapter vitality.

Reception

4 – 6 pm

Awards at 4:30

Crystal Room