Stress Out Carnival!

Hello Psi Chi members! 

Thanks to everyone who came to hear Dr. De Los Reyes speak last night, wasn't it helpful? If you have any questions or want to meet with him one on one, don't hesitate to set up an appointment. Contact him at: adlr@umd.edu

Anyway, the real point of this post is to announce the second annual STRESS OUT Carnival! This event is  hosted by Active Minds, a group on campus with the goal of eliminating the stigma of mental illness. The carnival will be held on McKeldin Mall and include activities like...

Playing with puppies 
Scream for Italian Ice
Make Your Own Stress Ball
Coloring Books
Painting
Tie-Dying (bring your own shirt or buy one of ours for $2)
AND MUCH MORE! 

For more information, check out the Facebook event page...
https://www.facebook.com/events/608764632485365/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Psi Chi will be helping to sponsor this event! This means that it is another opportunity for you to earn service credit with Psi Chi. The activitity that Psi Chi has chosen to volunteer with is PLAYING WITH PUPPIES. So basically, you get service hour credit by hanging out with cool people and cute puppies for a couple hours on the beautiful McKeldin Mall. 

To sign up for a volunteer slot, go here:
http://doodle.com/7g6k6ra8ghckfnu2

There are many empty slots left, please try to fill them up!

Thanks, everyone. Hope your semester is going well, only a few weeks left to go!!!

Next Chapter Meeting, Service Events

Chapter Meeting: How To Choose Grad Schools!

Dr. De Los Reyes will be hosing our next chapter meeting. He wll be presenting on how to choose graduate schools and graduate school mentors. Come with questions, or just come to listen! At this meeting Psi Chi will also be giving away free GRE sample tests for students to pick up and take home. When completed, students may bring back the test to us for scoring. At a later meeting, each of the students who turned in a test will be provided with one-on-one advising frmo a Princeton Review teacher/representor on how to improve scores based on their person performance on the test.

This is all FREE, and comes along with FREE PIZZA and soda at the meetings. Normally this kind of GRE practice would cost a good bit of money so please come take advantag of this opportunity!

When: Monday, 4/8, 6:00pm
Where: BPS1142


Service Event: Terp Service Day

We already posted about this, but we don't want you to forget!

Sign up for Terp Service Day!  The event will take place on April 20th and has a variety of locations that you can choose from to sign up for.

To participate, you must register.  Please visit this website for registration and more details about the event:
http://thestamp.umd.edu/student_involvement/lcsl/events/terp_service_days for more details
To receive service credit, please bring in the Terp Service Day memorabilia that will be awarded to you for participating to a Psi Chi chapter meeting.


Service Event: Children's National Medical Center Donation Drive


Psi Chi members, our March service event has been pushed to the first week of April.  You can fulfill your service requirement by donating an item to the Children’s National Medical Center donation drive, which will take place this Wednesday, April 3rd in BPS 1142 between 5:30 and 7:00 pm.  All donation items must be new.  Please visit the links below before deciding to donate.

Donation guidelines:
http://www.childrensnational.org/GetInvolved/DonatePatientFamilies/guidelines.aspx

Examples of types of donations CNMC is looking for:
http://www.childrensnational.org/GetInvolved/DonatePatientFamilies/wishlist.aspx

Your contribution will help boost the spirits and lower the agony of children undergoing difficult treatments for medical illnesses at CNMC!

Service Event: Terp Service Day!

Psi Chi members, do you want to participate in a service event that is active, inspirational, and will connect you with other service-minded terps?  Sign up for Terp Service Day!  The event will take place on April 20^th and has a variety of locations that you can choose from to sign up for.

To participate, you must register.  Please visit this website for registration and more details about the event:

http://thestamp.umd.edu/student_involvement/lcsl/events/terp_service_days for more details

To receive service credit, please bring in the Terp Service Day memorabilia that will be awarded to you for participating to a Psi Chi chapter meeting.

Note: Psi Chi’s service event for March got delayed and will be pushed to next week.  Look out for details about another service event shortly.

When: April 20th

Where: Varies, see event details.

Survey about Last Night's Meeting

Hi everyone! If you attended the meeting last night with Steve Young about internships, please fill out the survey below! It will help us and the department of psychology improve upon these types of presentations.

Thank you!

https://umd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cJjanKFx4GdUXbL

George Mason Internship Opportunities

Internship in DC this summer!

LIVE. LEARN. INTERN.
Summer 2013 in Washington, DC
6–9 Credits and guaranteed internship placement
Downtown DC Housing

All students earn transferable credit from George Mason University and are placed with an internship within their area of interest. Programs have different areas of focus including public policy, economics, international affairs, journalism, communications/public relations, business/government affairs, and nonprofit sector/community service.

Apply Online: www.DCinternships.org

 

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Don't forget about our chapter meeting this week!

Psychology academic adviser Steve Young will discuss internship opportunities and answer any questions that  you have.

When: Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00pm

Where: BPS1142

Free pizza and soda as usual!

Next Psi Chi Meeting!

Chapter Meeting!

Psychology academic adviser Steve Young will discuss internship opportunities.  Don't miss this!

When: Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00pm

Where: BPS1142

Free pizza and soda as usual! :)

Psychology Career Workshop!

Not sure of what careers are related to your Psychology major? Attend this workshop to learn about career pathways within and outside of traditional Psychology related fields!

 Sponsored by the University Career Center & The President's Promise.

When: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Where: Biology-Psychology Building, room 1232

Check here for RSVP and more details:

http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=3654

Summer Grants with March 1st Deadline

Hey Psi Chi!

If you are interested in getting grants for summer research opportunities, you are in luck! There are two summer research grants through psi chi that can provide you with the funds to complete successful research!

1) APS Summer Research Grant: Psi Chi will award 6 grants of $5,000 (a stipend of $3,500 to the Psi Chi student plus $1,500 to the sponsoring APS faculty member at the research institution)

2) CUR Summer Research Grant: Psi Chi will award 2 grants of $5,000 (a stipend of $3,500 to the Psi Chi student plus $1,500 to the sponsoring CUR faculty member at the research institution).

But hurry up- the deadline for these two grants is March 1st!
For more information, more grants, and to apply, visit: http://www.psichi.org/Awards/completelist_awards_13.aspx

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Bonus: Chance to win a 25$ gift card! 

This one isn't just for Psi Chi students, but we figured everyone likes amazon money...

As part of a consulting class for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, we’re conducting a survey regarding your experiences dining on and off campus.

The survey takes only 3 minutes to complete, and you will then be entered into a drawing to receive one of two $25 Amazon gift cards.

Please use the below link to access the survey. Hurry as this survey ends Wednesday, March 6^th. 

Survey Link:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FYpu1frNjjyzSIG0RaEsRqO5pywctDycjCaPIsAl8gM/viewform

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Make sure you guys are reading the Psychology Undergraduate Blog! MANY opportunities are posted there every day.

http://umdpsyc.blogspot.com/

Also, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2200476842/

https://twitter.com/psi_chi_umcp

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Psi Chi Discount on GRE Prep Course

Next week, a GRE preparation course begins on March 7th. It meets on Thursday evenings. There are still spots available for the class!!!!! If anyone is interested, you can use the Psi Chi membership discount code to save 10% on the course fee. 

The promotion / discount code is PSICHI10

http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/gre-test-preparation.aspx

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College Park, MD 20740

Conventions, Grants, and Scholarships

Psi Chi Terps, don't miss these opportunities!!

Conventions
These conventions will be here before you know it, so learn more about them and start making plans to attend now!

Psi Chi Eastern Regional Convention sponsored by EPA
-When: March 1–4
-Where: New York, NY (Marriot Marquis)
-Psi Chi Program: http://www.psichi.org/Conventions/default.aspx?con=10050
-Psi Chi EPA Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Linda Bartoshuk

Psi Chi Southeastern Regional Convention sponsored by SEPA
-When: March 13–16
-Where: Atlanta, GA (Omni/CNN Center)
-Psi Chi Program: http://www.psichi.org/Conventions/default.aspx?con=10051
-Psi Chi SEPA Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Melissa Reeves

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Submissions to the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research
Submissions to the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research are now OPEN. To better serve our members, the Psi Chi Journal has moved to a web based manuscript submission, tracking, and peer review software solution. Along with enhanced features to streamline the submission process, this system will allow members to login and check the status of their manuscript.

You will be asked to setup a new account the first time you login. Please visithttp://pcj.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex?form_type=display_smart_reg&j_id=417 to register today! 

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Grants
The March 1 deadline is fast approaching! Make sure to take advantage of these amazing opportunities to advance your research endeavors! Here is what we have available for you:
•Six $5,000 grants: APS Summer Research Grants
•Fourteen $5,000 grants: Summer Research Grants
•Two $5,000 grants: CUR Summer Research Grants
•Two $5,000 grants: SRCD Summer Research Grants
•Rocky Mountain Regional Travel Grants: March 8 Deadline

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Other Opportunities
The Free APA Speaker Network
Our 1,100 Psi Chi chapters are always seeking outstanding local speakers. The APA Speaker Network offers a free list of 225 speakers across the USA. This free resource is available to your chapter at http://rvelayo.com/Div52Announcements/Speakers.html.

APA Seeks Applicants for Graduate Student Public Interest Policy Internships for 2013–14
March 22 Application Deadline
APA’s Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) is seeking two graduate student interns for the 2013–14 academic year. Applications are due March 22, 2013. For more information on this internship opportunity, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/policy-grad.aspx

Psi Chi Meet the Speaker

Psi Chi members,

Psi Chi would like alert your chapter to an exciting, new opportunity for Psi Chi students to enjoy at the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Conference this March: Meet the Speaker sessions. Following two talks by the distinguished speakers, a limited number of interested students will attend a more intimate and informal session with a moderator to help them engage with the speaker. The idea is to give Psi Chi students an opportunity to ask questions in a less intimidating atmosphere as well as to learn more about these distinguished psychologists’ research interests, significant undergraduate and graduate experiences that drew them to the field, and gain advice on the development of a career in psychology.

To keep these sessions small, they will be "invitation only" and capped at 20 students per session. Therefore, we ask that chapters select no more than two Psi Chi students from their chapter to attend each session. However, to ensure that as many chapters as possible can participate, we may have to further limit participation to one session per chapter. The two available sessions are listed below.

1. Saturday, March 2, 10:30–11:50 a.m.
   Paul Rozin, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
   Meet the Speaker session: 12:00–1:20 p.m.
   “The Aesthetics of Temporal Sequence, and Ten Almost Consecutive Paper Rejections From Psychological Science”
   Description: First, a discussion of the criteria used for acceptance for publication in major journals, illustrated by 10 rejections of papers on which Dr. Rozin has been an author in recent years. Second, a discussion of the aesthetics of temporal sequence: how sequences of events like movements in a piece of music or dishes in a meal can be optimally ordered to have maximum impact on both experience and memory.
2. Saturday, March 2, 12:00–1:20 p.m.
   Saul Kassin, PhD (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Williams College, NY)
   Meet the Speaker session: 1:30–2:50 p.m.
   “Why Confession Trumps Innocence”
   Description: Several years ago, Kassin pioneered the scientific study of false confessions by developing a taxonomy that is universally accepted and laboratory interrogation paradigms that are used to assess why innocent people confess. He was awarded an APA presidential citation for his research on false confessions and is currently funded by the National Science Foundation.
   Saul Kassin is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Massachusetts Professor of Psychology at Williams College. He is an author of Social Psychology and several scholarly books, including: Confessions in the Courtroom, The Psychology of Evidence and Trial Procedure, and The American Jury on Trial. Kassin is Past President of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) and is senior author of the 2010 AP-LS White Paper entitled “Police-Induced Confessions: Risk Factors and Recommendations.” He lectures frequently; has testified in state, federal, and military courts; and has appeared as a media consultant for all major networks.

We hope your chapter members will be interested in this attending one of these events as a benefit to their membership in Psi Chi. If successful, we hope to expand these sessions at EPA in 2014.
To have your students participate in these Meet the Speaker sessions, please e-mail the following information as soon as possible to psychology.society@lehman.cuny.edu

1st Session Preference: ________________________________

Names and email addresses of members who will attend the talk and session:

1. Name:____________________________ email address: ______________________________
2. Name:____________________________ email address: ______________________________

2nd Session Preference: _______________________________

Names and email addresses of members who will attend the talk and session:

1. Name:____________________________ email address: ______________________________
2. Name:____________________________ email address: ______________________________

We will select participants based on a “first-come, first-served” basis and on session preference. Selected students will be notified of the exact location of the session.

We look forward to seeing you at EPA!

Vincent Prohaska, Lehman College, City University of New York
Fabiana DesRosiers, Dominican College

First Service Event - Blood Drive

Hey Psi Chi Terps!  The first service opportunity of the semester is quickly approaching.  On Tuesday, February 19th, 10:00am - 4:00pm, come to the Stamp atrium to donate blood to the American Red Cross.  Although walk-ins are accepted, you may also register in advance at the link below:

https://esiebelarecprod.redcrossblood.com/eevents_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=Login&SWECM=S&SWEHo=esiebelarecprod.redcrossblood.com

In order to get service credit, please submit your proof of donation at a Psi Chi board meeting or email a scanned copy to d.bukreyeva@gmail.com.

Next Meeting: UMD's New Master's in Clinical Psychology Program!

For our next meeting, Julia Felton, Ph.D will be speaking about the new Master's in Clinical Psychology program here at the University of Maryland. Julia Felton is the Director of this program.

The program is offered online with live lectures in the evenings and is designed for working professionals who desire advanced knowledge in clinical psychology to enter, advance, or expand their career options in the mental health field. Applications are now being accepted for the Fall, 2013 semester. No GRE or previous experience in psychology is required to apply to the program. 

For more information, attend our next meeting! Also, FREE PIZZA AND SODA as usual :-)

When: Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00pm
Where: BPS1142

For additional information, check out...

marylandclinicalpsychologymps.tumblr.com

or contact Dr. Felton
+1 301 405 7190
jfelton1@umd.edu 

Bost-Bacc Program for Psychology

Graduating soon, but not quite ready for graduate school?
This is the answer to your problems. I've seen this type of program for pre-med majors but this is the first I've seen it for Psychology. This program is meant improve your skills and qualifications in psychology. Upon completion, you will also receive a certificate. Read more below! Click to enlarge.

If you have ant questions, contact Roger A. Boothrody, Ph.D.
boothroy@usf.edu 
813-974-1915

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Scholarship Opportunity! Many applications are in the pool for this one, but it's easy so why not?

DegreeDirectory.org's Student Saver Scholarship contest will give one student $1,000 towards paying for his or her education. It's easy to enter. All you have to do is fill out our brief entry form and answer our scholarship question: Do you think your degree will be worth the cost? Why or why not?

You must submit your entry form by noon PST on Thursday, March 14 to be eligible. More information about the scholarship and how to apply is available here:

http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Student_Saver_Scholarship.html

Spring Semester Kickoff!

Spring 2013 Kickoff Meeting

Learn the semester's agenda, meet the Psi Chi board and other members of the group!

AND eat free pizza! You definitely don't want to miss this :-)

When: Tuesday, February 12th at 7:00pm
Where: BPS 1142

Welcome Back, Terps!

Hope you had a great winter break and that your first few days of the semester have gone well. Psi Chi events will begin soon, but in the meantime....


Paid research opportunity!!

If you have 1 Black parent and 1 White parent, we invite you to volunteer to be a part of our research at The University of Maryland College Park.

Earn $10 in exchange for an hour of your time.

Your personal experience can help increase research on an understudied population.

Blood pressure and heart rate will be taken as part of the study.

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, please contact the following e-mail address: MFresearchstudy@gmail.com

 

If you're looking for other paid research, or just want to help out some studies, check out...

http://www.umd.edu/fyi/calendar

 http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com/

http://umlinguistics.sona-systems.com

  http://umsociology.sona-systems.com/

http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/elab/eLabPanel.htm

And make sure to keep an eye on flyers posted on the bulletin boards in the BioPsyc building!

Bonuses:

Looking for Real-Time Strategy Gamers for Paid Research

We are looking for Real-Time Strategy gamers to participate in a training study. Real-Time Strategy games include Starcraft, League of Legends, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer, etc. Gamers must play video games at least 5 hours per week. The study consists of one pre-training session lasting about an hour and a half, five training sessions lasting about an hour and then a post-training session also about an hour and half. You will be paid $8 an hour for the whole study. If you are interested in this study, please send an email to vgpstudy@gmail.com or call the Working Memory and Plasticity Lab at 301-405-8440.

Musicians and Non-Musicians Needed for Paid Research
Musicians and non-musicians are needed to participate in a study of the effect of musical training on cognitive functioning.  Musicians must have at least five years of formal musical training, non-musicians cannot have played any instrument during the past year, and cannot have played an instrument  in the past or have been in training for any period of time greater than 2 years.  All participants must be between the ages of 18-40, and be native speakers of English.  You will be compensated $10/hour for two 1.25 hour sessions. If you are interested in this study, please send an email to efmusicstudy@gmail.com or call the Working Memory and Plasticity Lab at 301-405-8440.

Gilman International Scholarship

Hello All! We here at Psi Chi hope that you had a wonderful New Years and any other holidays that you might have celebrated. If you are taking a winter class, good luck, and if not we hope you're having a nice, relaxing break!

Over break, you may also want to look into Psi Chi's scholarship and grant opportunities. Scholarships are a great way of paying off your education.

Allison Jean, a former Maryland student and Psi Chi member, has reached out and provided us with her experience earning the Gilman International Scholarship. This scholarship is for Pell Grant recipients / U.S. Citizens who are interested in studying abroad. This scholarship can amount up to 5000 dollars toward studying abroad.

Studying abroad is a great way of gaining skills and experiences that will help you in your future career.

Here is Allison's story...

“In Spring 2012, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in New Zealand! Without being awarded the Gilman International Scholarship I would not have been able to have this life-changing experience. One of the most rewarding parts to my time abroad was the service project I did for this scholarship. My service project consisted of working with schoolteachers and their classrooms on the cross-cultural based idea of the “Flat Stanley project”. Using the Flat Stanley project was a way to exchange cross-cultural information between an elementary classroom in Maryland and an elementary classroom in New Zealand. This service project gave me the opportunity to not only learn more about the New Zealand culture, but to  gain experience in working with children. As a psychology major, my main interest is child psychology, so this experience was perfect. This scholarship was wonderful because it allowed me creative freedom and the ability to focus my service project based on my interests. Thanks to the Gilman Scholarship I was able to have this opportunity.”

If you have any questions about Allison's experience or the scholarship in general, you can contact her at ajean04@gmail.com

The deadline to apply for summer and fall 2013 and academic year 2013-14 Gilman
Scholarships is March 5, 2013. This information will also be posted in the Scholarships and Grants section of our blog.

For more information:
Contact for University of Maryland: gilman@umd.edu
Scholarship Website: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

Thank you Allison for this very helpful information!