Psychology Club
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
5:00-6:15pm
LSU
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Introduction to Psychology Club and Information From Psi Chi
o Meet new and returning members
o Briefly describe reasons for joining, and what you hope to gain
 Popular responses
 Meet other psychology students
 Gain experience to help with graduate school
 Become involved at CSUDH
o Psi Chi
 Psi Chi- The national honors society in Psychology
 President of the CSUDH chapter is Mike Kersten
 Emphasis on research, scholarships, meeting faculty
 Applications due October 7th, 2011.
 Must have taken 3 upper-division Psychology courses at CSUDH,
with a cumulative GPA of 3.2, and a Psychology GPA of 3.5.
 Possible exceptions
 Applications available in Psychology office on 3rd floor of
SBS, or in SBS A-241B. You may also directly e-mail
Mike for an application at mike_kersten@yahoo.com
 Turn in the application to Jo Ann Uno in the Psychology
office.
Saybrook University information session
o Thoughts, Ideas, Interests, Critiques/Suggestions
 Attendance to events is highly recommended
 They are put on specifically for us, with our funds, to
benefit us! :]
Brown Bag Series
o Speeches made by those in the field of Psychology regarding their
work/experiences
o Next Brown Bag- October 7th, 2011
 Takesia Sturgis, Ph.D. (former CSUDH student)
 “Successful Parental Involvement with African American
Children in Therapy”
 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in Loker Student Union (LSU)
 Room listed day of event
 Updates emailed
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o Important Dates: November 18th, December 2nd, December 9th
 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, LSU
Dr. Phil and The Doctor’s Show
o These shows will donate $200 to the Psychology Club for attending!
o 40 people representing CSUDH must go, and must go on one date, at one
time
 The people going can be from the Psychology Club, friends/family
from the Psychology Club, Psychology majors, or other CSUDH
students.
o Tentative dates
 Dr. Phil- October 10th, October 25th, November 7th, or 11/16
 $200 provided
 The Doctors Show- October 6th, October 7th (afternoon or
morning), and October 14th (morning)
 RSVP
 RSVP via a sign-up list passed around during meetings, or
e-mail one of the cabinet members if you cannot attend the
meetings
 Dress code
 To be decided
 Carpool
 A charter bus will pick up students at CSUDH
 40 students must attend, all on the same date
 Donation of $200 will be given if 40 students attend
 Money will go in Psychology Club account. What for?
o Suggestions for the money
 Hoodies, sweatshirts to spread awareness
 Scholarships
 GRE/CV workshops
 There are morning and afternoon shows available
General Topics of Discussion
o Psychology Club Scholarship
 Amount to be decided by vote
 Criterion, Dates, Judging Committee, Paperwork
 Think about this for the next meeting. What is the
scholarship for? Who would it go to and why? How will we
judge this? How much will the scholarship be?
o Philanthropy
 NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walk
 Huntington Beach- October 1st, 2011
 Mental illness is a serious medical illness that
affects one in four families.
 NAMI's support and public education efforts are focused
on educating America about mental illness, offering
resources to those in need and insisting that mental illness
become a high national priority.
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Involvement in our community
 Feels great to give back, legitimizes club, looks good on a
resume
 Philanthropy ideas for Psychology Club- open to
suggestions! E-mail us of any community service you think
the club would like to participate in.
 Big Brothers/Sisters
 National program
 One on one time with children
 Quality time spent with your matched “little”
 Briefed about the child and matched with one
 Same gender
 Activities twice per month- biking, movies, etc.
 AFSP
 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
 National non-profit for understanding and preventing
suicide
 Foundation funds research, provides educational sessions
for professionals, educates the public, advocates for
legislation that impact suicide prevention, and provides
resources for survivors of suicide, those who have lost
loved ones to suicide, and those at risk of suicide.
 Walks are put on to generate donations and awareness
o “Out of the Darkness” Community Walks
o Teams with goal money
o Easy online donations
 Local walks on university campus- possibly host one at
CSUDH
 Operation Shoebox
 CSUDH
 Collect empty shoeboxes
 Decorate boxes and fill w/ toiletries for women on skid
row, shelters, etc.
o What do you want from Psychology Club?
 Talks from those with a PhD, PsyD
 Possibly CSUDH alumni
 Clinical experiences for undergraduates
 Field Trips to other schools (Campus tours)
 Possibly meet with professors from other Psychology
departments
 Workshops
 CV (Curriculum Vitae) Workshop
o Date to be determined
 Research Opportunities
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Updated information about research at CSUDH will be
posted
o Research goes on in a Psychology faculty member’s
lab. Their research interests and contact information
will be available.
 CV- have ready for professors when approaching them
about research
o Academic Resume
o GPA, relevant course info
o What you have done in school
o Templates to be posted on Psych Club website
o T-Shirts/Hoodies
 Pricing
 15-30 dollars
 Screenprinted or embroidered
 Design
 Black background with CSUDH colors for logo
 Logo
 CSUDH w/ Psych Logo
o Banner
 To be discussed
o Fundraising
 To benefit who? Organizations? Scholarships? Social events?
 Fundraising Ideas
 Paperwork
 Volunteers
Recruitment for our club
o Make class announcements
o Send out e-mails/flyers
Research opportunities
o Can be found at Psychology Club webpage:
http://www.nbs.csudh.edu/psychology/club/
Available Office Positions
Secretary, Webmaster, Philanthropist
o Job duties were discussed
o Interested students expressed interest
o Elections
 Secretary- Kelly Whaling
 Webmaster- Tristan Hahn
 Philanthropist- Open
 Fundraising Coordinator- Open
Closing Discussion
o Next meeting- October 27th, 2011 at 5:00pm in LSU
o Questions?
Presentation announcement
o Kavita Ramdas
o University Theater