THE PSYCH-OUT
Newsletter of the California State University, Bakersfield Department of Psychology
Volume 20, No. 2 February 1997
Deadlines and Events
February 3 - 14
Advising for Continuing Students
February 6
Orientation and Advising for New Students in DDH D114 & D116 at 7:30 p.m.
February 10 - 21
Early Telephone Registration for Continuing Students
February 17
Washington's Birthday - Regular Classes scheduled
February 23
Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Conference, CSUB
February 24
Last day to drop a class for a serious and compelling reason. After this date, you must obtain a signature from the Department Chair.
March 3 - 7
SOCI Week
March 17
Last Day of Classes
March 19 - 22
Final Exams
March 24
Grades Due
March 25 - 30
Spring Break
March 25 - 28
Second Phase Registration for those who did not register early or did not pay fees by March 7, 1997.
April 1
First Day of Classes
April 1 - 8
Late Registration
April 11
Last day to apply for June Commencement
April 18
Application Deadline for Master's program
ADVISING
Please see a Psychology faculty advisor prior to registering for Spring quarter classes. Your advisor will help you select the best courses for your career goals. Advisors for undergraduate psychology students are Drs. Cohen, Deegan, Hartlep, Raupp, Rienzi, Sasaki, Suter, Vega, and Noel.
Sign up on the advising sheet outside a faculty member's office; these sheets will be posted during the advising period, February 3-14. Be sure to complete your advising session prior to the first day that you can register by phone. Phase I telephone registration is February 10-21.
ED SASAKI RETURNS TO THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Ed Sasaki returned to the Department in January 1997 after "being lost" for 10 years in the "ethereal environment" of academic administration. Some of you may have had a fleeting glimpse of his presence in a psychology class during the past 10 years, since he did manage to teach two classes a year for the Department. However, most of the time he was "flitting about" from meeting to meeting "doing whatever administrators do." While he managed to be successful in his two psychology classes each year, his greatest impact on students while "deaning" was probably due to several unique programs he managed to start for CSUB: Arts and Sciences Merit Scholars Programs ($5,000 scholarship for "merit" students majoring in an Arts and Sciences discipline), Student Research Scholars Program ($2,000 stipends to each of six students each year to complete a "major" research project under the mentorship of a faculty member), and
In This Issue
Once-in-a-While Classes Pgs. 2-3
A New -Look Major Pgs. 4-5
Vision Lab News Pgs. 5-6
WPA Convention Pg. 6
Graduate Corner Pg. 7
Psych Club/Psi Chi News Pgs. 8-9
Tentative '97-98 Course Schedule Pg. 9
Travel Support of Student Researchers (up to $250 support for travel of students to a professional meeting for presentation of an accepted paper). In addition, Ed developed a policy and procedure for the university regarding the review of all faculty and student research for the ethical treatment of human subjects involved in research, and he continues to be responsible for the operation of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the university.
Ed is actually an "old-timer" with the department. He joined the faculty at CSUB in 1972, and he served as the Department Chair from September 1974 to December 1986. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Stanford University in 1971, with a specialization in human perception and information processing. For a few years, Ed served as an expert witness on eyewitness identification issues for the Superior Court of the County of Kern. Ed has also been a human factors engineer for the U. S. Air Force and for a private aerospace company, a personnel psychologist for the U. S. Navy, and has been involved in organizational psychology as a teacher and as a consultant for several private industries and businesses. He has taught organizational psychology courses for the CSUB business program at China Lake since 1974.
His wife, Mae, received her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Psychology from CSUB. Mae continued on to earn her doctorate in "Human Services" Psychology, and she is currently a marriage and family therapist in private practice. In addition, Mae serves as the Executive Director/Administrator for Unicorn Garden, Inc., a non-profit corporation that operates two residential group homes for adolescent boys.
While on leave during the Fall term, he claims to have completed an "immense amount" of reading. . .what that means, we'll probably never know. In actuality, he was spending a lot of time "lounging" at a beach cottage in Arroyo Grande, which he and Mae have spent the last two years renovating. While "lounging around" at the beach, he managed to take up ocean kayaking, which fits with his other outdoor activities of hiking, camping, backpacking, cycling, running, etc.
You can expect to take a regular class from Ed, now that he is back. He will be regularly teaching Psychology 300, 302, 304, 404, 432, and 575. Ed is also considering the development of new courses in industrial and organizational psychology for the department.
ONCE-IN-A-WHILE CLASSES
This Spring quarter we offer an unusual number of special-interest 1- and 2-unit courses. These courses provide you with an opportunity to take a broader variety of courses than normally would be available within the typical 5-unit class structure. If you need an elective in psychology, you may combine three of these (300 level) courses to satisfy one of the elective requirements.
Note: Some of the 2-unit classes share the same time block, making it easier for you to fit two courses into your schedule. Two courses, Psyc 377.3 and 377.4, are offered in a weekend format.
Psyc 277 Psychology Research Colloquium
(1 Unit)
Dr. Jess Deegan, Instructor
This course offers a survey of faculty and student research in the Department of Psychology as well as related areas in a low stress, casual environment. Students will be exposed to the ideas and beliefs under investigation in many diverse areas of psychology. Presentations will be in short 50-minute periods involving lectures with questions highly encouraged from the students. Prior knowledge of the material is not necessary, but an understanding of research methodology is useful. Offered on a credit/no credit basis only. (Wednesdays only, 11:00-11:50 a.m.)
PSY 377.1 People and Other Animals
(2 Units)
Dr. Carol Raupp, Instructor
We will examine peoples' attitudes toward other animal species and the current psychological research describing our differing relationships with companion animals, animals used for food, animals used in research, sports, or entertainment, and so-called "wild" animals. Concepts such as speciesism, dominion versus connection paradigms, animals as family members or friends, violence against animals, and psychotherapy using animals will be covered.
The course will be offered for a grade. It is open to students from all majors who want to explore their attitudes toward and relationships with other animal species. Contrasting behaviors, e. g. hunting versus animal rights activism, will be examined from psychological perspectives. Students should gain an awareness of the possible inconsistencies in peoples' attitudes and behaviors (including their own) as different types of relationships are covered. The current trend to use animals as co-therapists will be described. (Monday and Friday 11-11:50 a.m.)
Psychology 377.2 Applied Sport Psychology
(2 Units)
Richard Noel, Instructor
This course is particularly for anyone involved in athletics whether as a participant, a coach, or even as an interested observer. We will review some of the most important theories in sport psychology prior to developing skills in the application of sport psychology principles to athletics. Topics include the roles of sport psychologists, theories of sport psychology, and specific psychological skills training approaches such as arousal regulation, imagery, self-confidence, goal setting, and concentration. The course should provide students with a better understanding of the link between psychology and athletic performance, and introduce students to techniques of improving performance. Some background in psychology is helpful but not essential. The instructor combines a background in athletics with psychology. He has coached the men's tennis team at CSUB, participated in numerous local and national tennis tournaments, conducted research in sport psychology, and taught a variety of workshops in sport psychology applications. (Thursdays only, 8:45 - 10:25 a.m.)
Psyc 377.3 Forensic Psychology
(2 Units)
Dr. Beth Rienzi, Instructor
This course will provide an overview of the connections between psychology and the law with a primary focus on psychopathology and criminal law. Coverage will include sanity at the time of the offense, competency to stand trial, witness credibility, criminal profiling, juvenile offenders, child custody, determination of dangerousness, and expert testimony. Issues of incarceration will include reactions to confinement, parole evaluations, treatment, and special programs. This course will be team taught by Dr. Beth Rienzi and Dr. Jeannette Sanders, both licensed clinical psychologists with forensic experience. Dr. Sanders completed a post-doctoral internship in forensic psychology which included training with the FBI. She is presently a forensic psychologist who has worked at California Men's Colony, Nevada Women's Correctional Center, and the US Center for Prisoners (Springfield, Missouri) and is a licensed clinical psychologist in Nevada and California. Dr. Sanders will also provide an overview of career possibilities in Forensic Psychology. Class will meet two Fridays (April 4 & May 9) from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and two Saturdays (April 5 & May 10) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Psyc 377.4 Introduction to Autism
(2 Units)
Danielle Bresee/Dr. Jess Deegan, Instructors
A brief introduction to autism to prepare students to work with autistic children as volunteers in classroom settings. Topics will include the etiology of autism and treatment approaches. The lecture component, taught by Danielle Bresee, will meet on Friday evening, April 11 from 6-9:30 p.m. and on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A required follow-up session will be on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Attendance at class meetings is mandatory. Concurrent enrollment through Human Corps is strongly encouraged, with the understanding that the lecture component must be completed before being placed as a volunteer in the classroom with autistic children. Prerequisite: one upper division course in psychology or consent of the instructor.
Psyc 477.1 Psychopharmacology
(2 Units)
Dr. Steve Suter, Instructor
An introduction to psychopharmacology will be offered by Dr. Suter for students with little or no biology or chemistry background. The prerequisite is junior standing or above. Psychopharmacology deals with the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs. Many CSUB students will eventually work with persons who are taking psychotherapeutic drugs or who abuse drugs such as alcohol or cocaine. Although psychologists do not prescribe psychotherapeutic drugs in California, there is movement in this direction. The course will introduce: (a) relevant central nervous system anatomy and function, (b) essentials of physiology, (c) the principles of drug action (absorption, distribution, termination, tolerance, dependence, safety, effectiveness), (d) psychoactive drug classification, (e) psychotherapeutics emphasizing drugs used to treat anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia, and (f) abused drugs (alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, psychedelics). (Tuesdays only, 8:45-10:25 a.m.)
Psyc 415 Developmental Psychopathology
(5 Units)
Dr. Steve Bacon, Instructor
This course examines psychological disorders in childhood and adolescence (e.g., hyperactivity, learning disabilities). Course material will include theory and research on developmental processes, causal factors, prevention, diagnosis, epidemiology and treatment. The course is most appropriate for students who are planning a career in clinical or other work with children. Prerequisite is Psychology 310 or 315. (Tuesday/Thursday 10:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.)
PSYC 477.2 Mental Health and Aging
(5 Units)
Dr. Ken Ishida, Instructor
Is there someone meaningful in your life who is sixty-five or older? Do you regularly come in contact with older adults? (Do you ever just feel old?) Thirteen thousand Americans turn 65 each day. One out of every eight Americans is older and by the year 2030 (when the baby boomers are retiring) one out of every five will be. Later adulthood can be a meaningful period of productivity, personal development, and reflection, but it can also be one of challenges to health, mind, and the spirit. Psyc 477, Mental Health and Aging, is a clinically oriented course that focuses on the opportunities and risks of growing older. Topics include diagnostic assessment and treatment of disorders such as depression and dementia. With the growing numbers of people entering later phases of life clinicians must be aware of their special needs, conditions, and opportunities. (Tuesday/Thursday 1-3:05 p.m.)
Psyc 575 History and Systems of Psychology
(5 Units)
Dr. Ed Sasaki, Instructor
Dr. Sasaki (see the article about Ed in this issue) teaches this important class on the historical background of psychology. Seniors and graduate students should take this class in order to better understand and appreciate the psychology of the present. You will study most of the major schools of psychological thought, such as psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, pragmatism, functionalism, eclecticism, and many other "isms." One highlight of the course is a "creative" product in which you present the historical development and contemporary influences of a concept, phenomenon, theory, or person in psychology. Prerequisite: 3 upper-division courses in Psychology. (Mon./Wed./Fri. 12:30-1:55 p.m.)
A NEW-LOOK MAJOR IN FALL 1997
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.A. IN PSYCHO-LOGY (IN EFFECT FOR THOSE GRADUATING UNDER THE 97-99 CATALOG.
A. Prerequisites (14 units):
1. Psychology 100. Explorations in Psychology
2. Psychology 200. Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychological Research
3. Psychology 290. Psychology as a Profession (2)
4. Psychology 291. Interpersonal & Group Process Skills (2)
B. Major Requirements (47 units):
1. Core Courses (10 units):
Psychology 300. Research Methods in Psychology
Psychology 490. Senior Seminar, or
Psychology 491. Senior Thesis
2. Minimum of three foundation courses. At least one course must be from Area "A" and one from Area "B." The third course may be from either Area "A" or "B" (15 units):
a. Area A
Psychology 301. Principles of Learning
Psychology 302. Sensation and Perception
Psychology 303. Biological Psychology
Psychology 304. Cognitive Psychology
b. Area B
Psychology 310. Child Psychology
Psychology 312. Social Psychology
Psychology 315. Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 316. Personality
3. Minimum of one laboratory experience from Area "A" above. Choose from
Psychology 301L, 302L, 303L, or 304L (2 units).
4. Minimum of one laboratory experience from Area "B" above. Choose from:
Psychology 310L, 312L, 315L, or 316L (2 units).
The major in Psychology will sport a new look beginning with the 1997-99 catalog. After extensive review of the curriculum, including feedback from numerous current and prior students, we have constructed a revised curriculum that we believe will enhance the training and preparation of psychology students. Only those students who graduate under the 1997-99 university catalog (which means those who begin their college in Fall 1997) will need to meet the new requirements. However, even current students may be influenced by the changes.
Some of the most important changes in the requirements for the major:
How do these changes affect you, a current student, you might ask?
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.A. IN PSYCHO-LOGY (IN EFFECT FOR THOSE GRADUATING UNDER THE 97-99 CATALOG.) Cont'd...
5. Minimum of three units of applications of psychology. Excess units in this category may be applied to the elective category, subject to the restrictions of Area "6." Psychology 395, Seminar in Applications of Psychology (1) and one or more of the following (3 units total):
a. Psychology 396. Human Corps (1)
Psychology 398. Peer Advising (1)
Psychology 481. Directed Research in Psychology (1-5)
Psychology 496. Fieldwork in Human Services Psychology (1-5)
Psychology 497. Cooperative Education (1-5)
Psychology 498. Directed Study in the Instruction of Psychology (1-5)
6. A minimum of three elective courses in Psychology (15 units) (up to 5 units may be any combination of lower division courses, courses requiring an individual study petition, and Human Corps).
C. Minor Requirements (20 units), selected from one of the following three options:
1. A minor consisting of at least 20 quarter units within a minor program designed by another discipline.
2. An interdisciplinary concentration or minor in one of the specially developed areas (see "Interdisciplinary Concentrations and Minors").
3. A special minor (see "Special Minors").
If you have questions about the revised major and its impact on you, please contact your advisor. Re-member, the requirements for the revised major ONLY apply to students who graduate using the 1997-99 catalog. Most current stu-dents will graduate under an earlier catalog.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
The CSUB Cooperative Education office is located in DDH CC208. Stop by and meet with the coordinator, Vicky Carlyle (664-2411). Vicky can help you find a position that will provide you with valuable work experience while also giving you the opportunity to earn academic credit. Remember that job and volunteer experiences help you to establish contacts and credentials that pay dividends when you enter the post-BA stage of your life.
HUMAN CORPS OPPORTUNITIES
A second way to gain valuable experience in areas related to psychology is to become involved with Human Corps. The office is next to Cooperative Education, DDH CC209 (664-3359), and the coordinator is Annette Malpiede. You can earn credit in Psyc 396 by working as a volunteer in a community agency. To receive credit you also must maintain a journal, write a brief paper about your experiences, and have your supervisor verify your hours. Psychology students may accumulate Human Corps units to satisfy one elective course requirement in the Psychology major. (One elective course may be Human Corps, Co-op, Lower Division, and/or courses by petition.)
VISION LAB
Winter...the time of snow (not here) and blowing cold winds (okay, fog). Well, really the fact is that Winter is the time of putting final touches on projects to be presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Florida. And such is the life of research. Neil F. Sullivan, as quoted in the "Vignettes" of the journal Science (1996), states that "any experiment is spent 95% in the preparation and 5% in doing. If you analyze your day, the majority of it is taken up with essentially nonproductive activities." However, the reality is not really that bad.
On the Deegan side we have sent two abstracts off to ARVO. McQuillan (Holly J.), Jared (Mistie), and Deegan II (Jess F.) are hopefully presenting "Intermodulation Compo-nents created during the Presentation of Horizontal Stimuli Show Unusual Re-sponse Characteristics" or further investigations of the creations of brain responses when two stimuli are present. Likewise, the team of Eveland (Sharyn -- yes she still seems to be here), Jared (Mistie), Motherhead (Jamison J.) and Deegan II (Jess F.) hope to present "Ampli-tudes if 2nd Harmonic Responses are Larger for a Single Grating Stimulus than for the Same Stimulus Presented Simultaneously with a Second Grating" or why are the responses in the brain different in these two somewhat similar conditions. And hold on because Holly J. McQuillan is also preparing for her talk, a continuation of her award-winning SRC presentation last year, to be given at Cal Poly SLO in May. She will be joined by Jamison J. Motherhead, who will be rushing to use the animals that will soon be housed in the department, in an investigation of the possible use of UV light by rats. And do not forget to say hi to the newest member of the Deeganites, Jeff Craft as he tries to figure out what everyone is talking about in the lab. Hang in there Jeff...it will make sense (maybe) soon (er or later, probably later). Besides in Spring, after all the presentations, we can catch our breath and see what is next, except that there is still the work that continues in Santa Barbara....again ARVO will hopefully see the "Comparison of Macaque and Human Spectral Sensitivity: Is 'The Monkey' a Person" by Jacobs, G. H. And Deegan II, J. F. Jess just cannot seem to stay at home very long. And, in this same light a paper has been sent off to the ASP (American Society of Primatologists) to be presented in San Diego, "Photopigment Basis for Trichromatic Color Vision in Colobine Monkeys", Deegan, J. F. & Jacobs, G. H. How many monkeys can two people test. MANY MORE!
The Suter branch has also submitted an ARVO abstract co-authored by Drs. Suter and students Barbara Gragg, Jeanette Eckley, and Michele Brand. This paper deals with backward masking of visual stimuli, aka their continuing adventures with visual system brain responses to invisible stimuli. Is the brain amazing, or what? Spearheaded by Penelope and Michele, the group is wrapping up a major paper tieing together three years of work on visual subtypes of reading disabilities. The group's Visual Neuroscience article that appeared at the very end of 1996 containing a new model of binocular combination continues to generate reprint requests from vision researchers in exotic lands.
WPA CONVENTION
The Western Psychological Association Convention will be meeting at the Red Lion Hotel at the Seattle International Airport, April 24-27. As usual, CSUB will be well-represented. Faculty members in attendance include Mary Allen, Beth Rienzi, and Luis Vega.
Two student research teams who worked with Mary Allen will be presenting papers at the convention. Angie Goon, Shanna Teel, and Sharon Fuller will present "College Students' Attitudes Toward Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Sports," and Debra New, Robin Ackling, and Misty Johnson will present "The Effect of Locus of Control on Study Habits." Both Natalia Ventura and Kevin McNeill, who worked with Luis Vega and Beth Rienzi, will present their paper on "University Students' EAS Reported Guilt: Gender and Ethnic Differences."
Mary Allen also coordinates the Terman Teachers' Conference, an all-day celebration of teaching to be held on April 23, the day before the WPA convention begins. This year's Terman speakers are David Myers, Diane Halpern, Steve Franzoi, Jill Reich, and Pat Mattimore. Preregistration for the Terman conference is only $25. See Mary Allen if you have questions about the conference.
If you are going to the WPA and have not yet made your hotel reservations, call the hotel (1-800-REDLION) before all the rooms are gone.
PSI CHI AT THE WPA 1997
The Psi Chi Invited Speaker will be Sandra Lipsitz Bem, Professor of Psychology & Women's Studies at Cornell University, where she has been a faculty member for almost twenty years and where, at one time or another, she has also been Director of Women's Studies, Senior Sexual Harassment Counselor, and now Director of Graduate Studies in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies. For her work on gender, which has now spanned almost thirty years, she was awarded a Distinguished Scientific Award by the American Psychological Association in 1976 for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, a Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 1977, and the Young Scholar Award from the American Association of University Women in 1980. More recently, her book, The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality, was selected as the Best Book in Psychology by the Association of American Publishers for 1993, as the winner of the Annual Book Award by the Organization of Communication, Language, and Gender in 1994, and as a 1994 Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America. Dr. Bem's presentation entitled, "Androgyny Revisited - What and Where are its conceptual counterparts today?" will be at 12 noon on Friday, April 25th. Her presentation will be followed by a conversation hour in the Psi Chi Hospitality Suite. Come by and personally meet this interesting and famous psychologist.
Michelle Jackson and Beth Rienzi are working as co-chairs for the Psi Chi Program at the WPA in Seattle. They have planned to sponsor the following events:
April 25:
1. Psi Chi Invited Speaker: Sandra Bem 12-1 p.m. Immediately following Bem, Psi Chi Conversation Hour with Sandra Bem in Hospitality Suite.
2. Psi Chi Chapter Exchange 6:30-8:15 p.m.
3. Psi Chi Research Poster Session 6:30-8:15 p.m.
4. Psi Chi/Psi Beta Poster Feedback session for students 6:30-8:15 p.m.
5. Psi Chi Speaker Session 8:30-10 a.m.
April 26:
6. Psi Chi Symposium: Applying to and Succeeding in Graduate School at 1:30 p.m.
April 24, 25, & 26:
7. Psi Chi to host Hospitality Suite for WPA in Seattle
This will be an interesting and exciting conference. Attend if you possibly can. There are rumored to be some real deals on airline tickets from Alaska, United, and Southwest Air, as low as $69 each way if you order your ticket ahead. If you are interested in sharing a room, contact Luis Vega or Beth Rienzi soon.
1997 PSI CHI NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY COUNCIL MEETING
Beth Rienzi, National Vice President Western Region attended the 1997 Psi Chi National council Meeting in Dallas, Texas January 16-18. This meeting was devoted to financial planning for Psi Chi. The goal of the council is to honor and reward student success. Several important items were passed. Look for new research grants that Psi Chi students can apply probably for amounts up to $1000. Psi Chi Advisors will also have research grants to support their conference work with students. This also will be in the amount of $1000. Psi Chi Research awards of $150 each will be given to selected Psi Chi presenters at the following conferences: Western Psychological Association conference (12 awards), American Psychological Society (8 awards), and American Psychological Association (8 awards). Plan now for a strong research project that you can present at the 1998 conventions.
IS GRADUATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR YOU?
You need to file for graduation NO LATER than the beginning of the quarter you expect to graduate. BUT -- play it safe by applying for graduation in the quarter BEFORE you intend to graduate. If you expect to graduate in Spring 1997 you must file for graduation by April 11. You should file for graduation this quarter to be assured of meeting all graduation requirements.
What is "graduation check," you ask? It is the process which verifies that you have met all of the graduation requirements for your degree program. The Psychology Department prepares an official Concentration Outline listing all of your courses that satisfy the requirements for the major. We prepare this outline and send it along with the approval of the minor (or special minor or concentration) and your graduation application to the Evaluations office. Your evaluator then reviews your records to be sure you will have satisfied all of the graduation requirements by the time you expect to graduate.
How do you apply for graduation? Pick up the graduation application form from Admissions and Records or from the Psychology office. If necessary, consult with your advisor or with Barbara, the department secretary, before completing the form. Give the completed application to Barbara for review. She will let you know if she identifies any discrepancies. Then take your application to the Cashier's window to pay the $25 application fee and return your paid application to the Psychology Office. We then will send the necessary packet of information to the Evaluations office for their perusal.
Evaluations office will mail you a copy of your application indicating any remaining course(s) or other obligations needed to fulfill your graduation requirements.
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, ANY-ONE?
Well, not quite anyone. If you are an undergraduate, you may walk through this June's commencement ceremony only if you will graduate no later than Summer 1997. Naturally, you do not receive your diploma until after you complete all of the requirements. If you will not graduate until Fall 1997 you need to wait until the following June to walk through the commencement ceremonies.
Graduate students have a more restrictive requirement - they can only participate in commencement if they have completed all of their work for the degree before commencement.
Even though we sympathize with those who would like to walk through the ceremony that is closest to their time of graduation, campus policies do not allow you to do so except under the conditions stated above.
THE GRADUATE CORNER
Coordinator: Dr. Ken Ishida
This quarter the psychology faculty welcomes Teri McClanahan to the M.A. Community College Teaching track, Candace Dickson and Sharleen Zutta to the General option and Michael Bean, Pamella Conners, Felix Cruz, Sandy Medina, and Tena Provensal to the Marriage, Family, Child Counselor-oriented M.S track.
CSUB Psychology Graduate Study Fact Sheets on our M.A. (45-unit) and M.S. (90-unit) offerings and application forms are available in the Psychology Department office (DDH D107, Barbara Espinosa, secretary).
The deadline for applying for Fall 97 admission to our graduate program is April 18. Please note that the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required as part of the M.S. application, but it is necessary for the M.A. application. You should find out about testing dates now.
Committing yourself to graduate work is an important step. It may be useful to talk about local and off-campus options for graduate work. Feel free to talk with your advisor or to contact Dr. Ishida at 664-2375, DDH D123, ishidatk@academic.scubak.edu.
PSYCH CLUB
Advisor: Dr. Jess Deegan
Greetings fellow Psych-Os! I hope everyone had a nice holiday break. It's hard to believe how fast this quarter is whizzing by. We had a fairly successful Fall quarter, and I really appreciate everyone who took the time to help out. We couldn't do it without you. Our October car wash (brrrr) may have closed up a bit early, but we still made a decent profit for our scholarship fund. I even made $1 for myself just by accepting a dare to hose off Jamison Motherhead (don't tell her I would have done it for free).
In case you haven't heard yet, our meeting times have changed for this quarter. They are held on Wednesdays at 12:30 in the PC Library.
Who says we Psych students don't know how to have a good time? Whoever said that obviously wasn't at our Post-Halloween party. We had a terrific turnout and a great variety of costumes. With such characters as Psychic-Friend Man (Dr. Ishida) and Crazy Bald Electrode Man (Jeff Craft), it was a good thing Officer Dan Burke was there to keep the peace! Congratulations to Dr. Ishida who won a free T-shirt for best costume!
Speaking of T-Shirts...we are currently selling the 96/97 Psych Club T-shirt. These rare collector's items for only $12!!! They are black with purple graphics and we have sizes ranging from S to XXXL. These shirts will be on sale until February 7th. If you want one, tell your nearest officer or drop by Jess Deegan's office.
Our Fall Rummage Sale was also a big hit. A big thanks to Boo Deegan for providing us with plenty of items to rummage. The annual Spring Rummage Sale is right around the corner! An exact date has not been set yet, but it will be sometime in March or April. If you have anything you would like to donate, either drop it off in our box located in DDH across from the D hallway or contact me at 664-3340. Remember, proceeds from both sales help send students to conferences.
Other events from last quarter included a night at the movies to see the latest Star Trek movie. Yes, Dr. Ishida showed up decked out in his star trek outfit complete with a tricoder and phaser. Team Neuroscience (led by Charlie Morrow) made a visit to a local elementary school for the Giving Away Science Project. Our Feed the Homeless Children project was by far one of our most successful efforts. Mason Hollingsworth made an excellent Santa (although a little on the slender side), while his wife Erin proved to be a natural photographer! Many thanks to all those who helped out and donated money for toys. We've even listed all your names on our homepage if you would like to visit it. We wrapped up the quarter with a festive Christmas party. We appreciate Dr. Vega letting us invade his home for this event.
The Christmas party also marked the brief return of past president Isabel Sumaya-Smith as she had just a few minutes to fly out from Texas to say hi! Jess Deegan underwent his metamorphisis into Grandpa Deegan. He is the proud grandparent of Sierra Catherine. Congratulations also go out to our treasurer Sandy and husband Dwayne who are the ecstatic parents of Michael Calvin Sanders. We would also like to welcome Kim Silliman aboard as our new Public Relations officer. She's responsible for those catchy posters and signs in the halls.
Well, you may be asking yourself...with so many exciting events last quarter, how can we possibly top that this quarter?? Well, we have a Baked Potato (thanks to Mike "potato man" Dulle) sale planned for February 6th in front of the Student Union. We're also tenatively planning a camping trip over Spring Break. We are working on a Psychology Club web page to keep people updated on current events. It's still under construction, but if you'd like to check it out, the address is: http://www.csubak.edu/home/stuinfo/life/ psych/welcome.htmlx. You can also get there from the Psych department page.
Holly McQuillan, A03604
PSI CHI
Advisor: Dr. Luis Vega
Greetings to you all! I hope the quarter has been going well for everyone, students and professors, of course. This quarter we hope to make Psi Chi more visible on campus by getting more of our members involved and having more fundraisers. We know how busy everyone is, but our goal is to raise plenty of money for WPA presenters at this year's conference in Seattle, Washington.
Speaking of conferences, Psi Chi is holding its 2nd Annual Behavioral Sciences Convention this quarter. The conference will take place here on campus on Sunday, February 23. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jean Phinney from Cal State Los Angeles and our faculty speaker will be Dr. Karen Hartlep. Students from behavioral science will present their research work, and a money prize will be awarded to the first-place winner. Everyone is encouraged to attend (refreshments will be served!!). (Note: There is no charge.)
Currently, Psi Chi is organizing a Valentine's Day fundraiser, where we will sell balloons, flowers, and grams. They can be purchased on Thursday, February 13 or you can place an order to be delivered to your favorite faculty member (or Psi Chi officer!) on Friday, February 14. This will give our members their first chance to begin working on their active status for the quarter. A quick reminder, active status is required for anyone requesting $$$ for WPA. Now after that bit of information, sign-up sheets can be found on Dr. Vega's door (DDH D111).
Our meetings this quarter are at 9:30 a.m. every second and fourth Tuesday. We know it's early, but we don't mind if you bring your pillow and Mr. Bear along.
Lastly, this quarter there have been a few changes in the Psi Chi executive board. The current officers are now as follows (with asterisks indicating changes):
President: Andrea S. Sierra*
Vice-President: Tricia Mohler
Secretary: Natalia Ventura*
Treasurer: William Mir
Publicity: David Nguyen
Fundraising: Open*
Historian: Laura Diaz*
Librarian: Tricia Mohler
Advisor: Luis Vega, Ph.D.
We welcome our new officers, Laura and Natalia and hope we don't scare anyone else off during this year!
For those of you who are not aware of it, Psi Chi sends out a weekly E-mail update about our meetings, fundraisers, events, and activities. If you would like to be included on our distribution list (you don't have to be a member), please let us know. You may E-mail Natalia (A01687), who sends out the weekly updates, myself (A01755), or Dr. Vega (lvega).
We would be glad to hear from you and we also look forward to seeing more of our members during our activities this quarter!
Andrea S. Sierra, A01755
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