Psychology Club

Psychology Club Thursday, October 27th, 2011 5:00-6:00pm LSU  Past Events o Kavita Ramdas o Resume Workshop o Dr. Phil o Brown Bag Series Speaker Takesia Sturgis . We pay them to come . Make an effort to go because we are paying for this, you should get use from it  Registration Information o Student Information and dues needed to be considered an active member o Increasing attendance . Drawing for CSUDH fleece jacket from the bookstore . Drawing for candy because it is Halloween . Make sure you are active because the club is for you  Elections o Open positions . Philanthropist- In charge of setting up community service events. . Fundraising Coordinator- We are a self-funded group, so if there are things we’d like to do, we need money to do so. . Publicist- Publicize club, make and post fliers.  Officer elected- Franny o Duration of positions . Duration is from when you are elected to when you would like to quit or graduate.  Research scholarship changing to just a general school scholarship for a Psychology major o Provide a scholarship for a student who is a Psychology major o General School Scholarship as opposed to Research Scholarship because there are not enough Psychology students involved in research o Open to all Psychology majors o Total scholarship amount- $300.00 with proof of receipts (bookstore, parking pass, tuition, etc.) Students using money toward research conferences must have receipts of hotel, flights, etc. o Possible requirements: Psychology Major, Overall 2.5 GPA, Upper Division 3.0 GPA, 1 letter of recommendation from a CSUDH faculty member, and a personal statement o Anyone can apply, but if you apply, you cannot be on the judging panel.  Psychology Club Banner o Agreed to order this- $54 cost, takes two days  Research and graduate school o Approach professors, e-mail them or go to office hours, they are friendly and want to help you o You do not want to be left without any preparation for graduate school in your senior year. Think ahead- find what schools you are interested in applying to and look over their admission statistics and professor’s research interests.  Update on T-shirts o Members who have not turned in size request: Order will be submitted tonight! ANY LATE REQUEST FOR T-SHIRTS WILL be $15+ o Dates to wear shirts- 11/10, 11/17, 12/1 as well as any club events, fundraisers, etc. o Remember when wearing your shirts, you are representing our club as a whole.  Account Funds o $300 donation from Dr. Phil for use in scholarship we are providing o Also interested in banner- costs $54 dollars and we would be able to use it during events and in front of Loker Student Union  Break up into groups for 20 minutes . Scholarship  Scholarship Application  Scholarship due date?  Date for announcing winner?  Panel of judges?  Can cabinet members apply? (Beginning of spring?) o Fundraising . One fundraising event . Bake sale  Have a list of main staples and delegate who brings what  Have every psych club member commit to bringing something  Incorporate a bake sale into other fundraising events  Bake sale/yard sale, bake sale/car wash? o Recommend keeping these ideas separate . Mexican food themed fundraiser  Tacos and tamalaes . For fundraising we must have a sign-up sheet, several members involved, concrete times . Decided on the bake sale o Community Service . One community service event . Individual community service ideas  Toberman Center in San Pedro . Group community service ideas  Cabrillo beach clean-up (2 hours on a Saturday)  YMCA  Toy drive for Christmas or food drive- Leave bins around campus, set up a booth one day o Must be HIGHLY publicized and promoted o Psychology Club Bulletin Board Design . Want a schedule of students who will update this board regularly  Share Group Ideas o Decide who will be in charge of each project as well as what team members will be helping by providing a list of names/emails. I will ask that you check in/update me on what progress you have made in the weeks to come.  Close meeting. o Next meeting NOVEMBER 17th 5-6pm  Upcoming events: o November 17th from 4-5pm. Breaking the Silence: A Workshop in Domestic Violence. This workshop addresses the widespread issue of domestic violence. It covers the different types of abuse, healthy relationships, recognizing the signs of abuse, how to get help, the effects of domestic violence on victims, including children and teen dating violence. Let me know if you need more information. o November 18th 12 noon-1:00 pm LSU John Travers, Director, Wellness Center Mental Health America of Los Angeles. "Motivational Interviewing" o Dec 2nd 12 noon-1:00 LSU Dr. Dara Zafran - title to be determined o Dec 9TH 12 noon-1:00 LSU Alexis D. Kulick, Ph.D., ABPP/CN - title to be determined o Meeting in December- something to think about, there will be a vote next meeting o Any last thoughts, ideas, questions?