1/27/15

Psych Scoop 1/27/15
The inside scoop on staying engaged and up-to-date with the Psychology Advisor!
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PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING
--1.Spring 2015 PSY 4993/5993 Research Contracts Must be Turned In By Monday
--2.$500-$600! Apply for a Spring 2015 Psych Engagement Award! Deadline Feb. 3rd
PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
--3.New Leadership Opportunities with Psychology Club/Psi Chi!
--4.T-Shirt Design Contest!
--5.Interested in joining Psi Chi?
EVENTS
--6.Identify & Translate your Experiences Abroad into Skills Employers Want
--7.Target Resume Critique Event for CLA Students
--8.May & Summer Study Abroad Expo
--9.Global Seminars—May Session 2015
RESEARCH
--10.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grants Available
--11.ADAPT Looking for Undergraduate Interns for Summer 2015
--12.Opportunity for Undergraduate Research Assistants
CAMPUS RESOURCES
--13.Check out the Golden Gopher Workshop Database
--14.Free Services for Students at MCAE!
ENGAGEMENT
--15.Become a Welcome Week Leader
--16.Psychology Judges Needed
--17.Mental Health Forum Task Force
--18.STLF Spring Break Pay It Forward Tours
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
--19.Behavioral Dimension
--20.Student Experience is Hiring
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PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING
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1.Spring 2015 PSY 4993/5993 Research Contracts Must be Turned In By Monday
Students participating in a PSY 4993/5993 experience during Spring 2015 MUST complete and turn in the Undergraduate Research Contract before the drop-add deadline at the end of the day on Monday, February 2nd. Students participating in CPSY 4994 experiences that would like to receive credit towards their Psychology Major, must also have a Psychology Undergraduate Research Contract signed before the end of the day Monday. Contracts after this date will require college approval in order to receive credit for your work in the lab for Spring 2015. For more information on the Undergraduate Research Contract and earning credit for assisting in a research lab, please visit our website.
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2.$500-$600! Apply for a Spring 2015 Psych Engagement Award! Deadline Feb 3rd
Are you participating in an internship here or abroad this spring? Or engaging in a learning opportunity that takes you outside of the classroom for a unique experience? The Department of Psychology's Donor Awards for Psychology Undergraduate Engagement are available to support you! The purpose of these awards is to encourage and support psychology majors who engage in learning experiences beyond the University campus and classroom environments (i.e. unpaid internships, volunteer experiences, study abroad containing a psych-related internship or research component, etc.). Up to two awards of $500 will be offered Spring 2015. A third candidate will be selected to receive the named Natalis Award of $600. The Spring 2015 application deadline is February 2, 2014. Notification Date: Feb. 12, 2014. For details about the awards and application materials, visit our webpage.
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PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT ORGANIZATION
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PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in Psi Chi/ Psychology Student Association activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
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3.New Leadership Opportunities with Psychology Club/Psi Chi!
Psychology Club/Psi Chi is looking to add new officers to start this semester!  We are seeking students to commit to leadership positions in multiple roles, including:secretary, treasurer and officer of recruitment.  If interested please fill out the following form by Monday, February 9th:  Psychology Club/Psi Chi Leadership Interest Application.  Please contact Psi Chi at psichi@umn.edu if you have any questions.
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4.T-Shirt Design Contest!
Design a t-shirt featuring fun graphics and a creative way to display the "Psychology Major", psychology related quotes/art.  Winning design will be featured on a Psychology t-shirt that will be made available for purchase for all students.  Winning designer will receive a prize!  Submit your artwork to psyadvis@umn.edu in the preferred file types: .ai or .epa or .eps. by Friday, February 13th.  Please include your name and email with your design.  Contact psichi@umn.edu for more information or questions.
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5.Interested in joining Psi Chi?
Applications for this semester will be due Friday, March 13th. Information on how to apply as well as a schedule of Psi Chi/Psychology Club events can be found online. You can also follow us on Twitter: @UMNpsichi and Facebook: UMN Psychology Club/Psi Chi
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EVENTS
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6.Identify & Translate your Experiences Abroad into Skills Employers WantWe know you've just returned from abroad; we'd like to help you connect your experiences abroad to your future career. Take advantage of this event and you'll: Learn to articulate your experiences abroad into skills employers want; Acquire tips, techniques and approaches that help you land the job or internship you want. This study abroad and career integration event will help you identify and communicate skills that illustrate your marketability.; and prepare for your next career steps, including the U of M Job and Internship Fair on Friday, February 20th. We will provide a sign-up sheet to schedule meetings for the weeks of February 9th and 16th to more fully process your time abroad in relation to career objectives. This event will take place on Friday, February 6th from 12:00-1:30pm in STSS 518/520. Mesa Pizza will be included. Sign Up Now!
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7.Target Resume Critique Event for CLA StudentsNeed a fresh eye to review your resume? Could you benefit from having an employer enhance your resume? If so, then join the College of Liberal Arts and Target on February 12th (524 STSS) for a 15 minute appointment available between 9am - 4pm for an informal resume review. You don’t have to dress up in order to meet one-on-one with a Target representative to review, discuss, and brainstorm how to make your resume stand out. However, you must have a resume uploaded and approved in GoldPASS in order to register for this event. If you have not yet joined GoldPASS, go to http://goldpass.umn.edu to sign up today!  Sign up by February 9th via the ‘Interview on Campus’ section of GoldPASS (ID #3739)
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8.May & Summer Study Abroad Expo
The May & Summer Study Abroad Expo is coming up, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28 from 12:00-2:00pm in Walter Library Room 101. Representatives will be available to discuss options and answer questions about programs offered this May and summer. Pizza will be served at 12.
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9.Global Seminars—May Session 2015Apply for one of nine May Session Global Seminars. The priority deadline is February 1st, and the final deadline is March 1st. Check out the info session on Friday, February 13th at 3 p.m in the Science Teaching & Student Services.
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RESEARCH
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10.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grants AvailableThe Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides grants of up to $1,700 for undergraduate students either to carry out a project of the student's own design in close collaboration with a faculty sponsor or work with a faculty member on her/his scholarly or creative project. Thousands of students and faculty across the University have already discovered the benefits of these hands-on research opportunities in laboratories, studios, libraries, and field sites. Participating students have developed detailed knowledge of research methods while their faculty sponsors have gained the assistance of enthusiastic and capable students. To find out more about undergraduate research and the UROP program, visit urop.umn.edu. Application materials for UROP are available online. The application deadline for summer and fall 2014 projects is February 23, 2014. If you have questions about UROP, please contact Wendy Nicholson-Kotas at nicho421@umn.edu.
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11.ADAPT Looking for Undergraduate Interns for Summer 2015Are you searching for research experience on a federally-funded study to strengthen your training and expertise? Would you like to learn about parent-child relationships in families experiencing military deployment? Are you interested in observing parents interact with their school-aged children? Are you interested in observing parents interact with their school-aged children? Are you reliable, detail-oriented, and a team player? If you answered yes to these questions and are interested in learning about observational coding on the ADAPT (After Deployment: Adaptive Parenting Tools) project in summer 2014, contact Dr. Osnat Zamir at ozamir@umn.eduto learn more, or check out ADAPT online (http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/projects/adapt/default.asp). The work includes assessment of parenting behaviors and dyadic/triadic relationship interactions. The coding lab is located at the Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health (ITR) at the University of Minnesota.
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12.Multiple Summer Research OpportunitiesThe Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate education at CIC universities. The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities. By participating in SROP, you will gain valuable research experience on a CIC campus and enhance your qualifications for admission to graduate school: study in your field of choice; all-expenses paid plus stipend; housing and transportation included; top faculty-mentored research experience; enrichment workshops and opportunities, and participation in academic research conference. Get more information and complete program details on our website: www.cic.net/srop. Watch the "Applying to CIC SROP" video to get started! The first step in completing the CIC SROP application is to gain an overall understanding of the application process and guidelines. It is highly suggested that you read the SROP Application Guide before initiating your application.  Deadline: February 10, 2015
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13.Opportunity for Undergraduate Research Assistants
We are looking for responsible, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented students who can work in Dr. Ted Christ's research lab and help with data entry, item writing and development, organization, assessment development, and other lab activities related to School Psychology and reading and math assessment research during the fall semester. Credit and volunteer options are available. Please contact Jessie Kember by email (kembe007@umn.edu) if you are interested and attach a 1 page resume that includes information about your work and schooling experience, references, skills using Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel, etc.), SPSS, R and/or other statistical software.
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14.Summer Research Opportunity
The Carlson Child Development Lab offers undergraduate students the opportunity to gain valuable research experience and earn college credits while working with preschool and school-aged children in a laboratory setting. Current research topics include self-control, perspective-taking and pretend play. Our undergraduates are an integral part of our lab, and participate in all levels of our research. From offering suggestions for developing protocols to running sessions with children and families, research assistants are afforded every opportunity to pursue their own interests and apply their own skills within our lab. As a Carlson Lab RA, you will interact with some of the leading scientists in the field of child development,. You will also have the chance to contribute to presentations of our research at international conferences and be included in future publications. This is the perfect opportunity to develop important research skills and relationships while learning about children's social cognitive development. Schedules are highly flexible. Inquiries can be directed to childlab@umn.edu, or by submitting an application from our website.
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CAMPUS RESOURCES
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15.Check out the Golden Gopher Workshop Database
The Golden Gopher Workshop Database is the home for many different workshops and information sessions on campus. Take a look! workshop.umn.edu.
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16.Free Services for Students at MCAE!
The Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (149 Appleby Hall) is a great resource on campus! They offer a series of workshops, including: Study Skills; The Unwritten Rules of the Job Search, Scholarship Essay Writing; Stress Management. They also provide Writing Support and Spanish Tutoring several days of the week. Spring tutoring hours will be posted in the next week or two on their website. Check it out!
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ENGAGEMENT
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17.Become a Welcome Week Leader
If you are looking for a unique opportunity to further develop your leadership skills please consider becoming a Welcome Week Leader.  As a Welcome Week Leader, you will have the fantastic opportunity to lead a group of first-year students in their transition from high school to the University of Minnesota during Welcome Week. Come learn more about this volunteer position at the contact tables in Coffman Memorial Union: Monday, February 2nd from 2:00-5:00 p.m; Wednesday, February 4th from 2:00-5:00 p.m.; Friday, February 6th from 10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, February 10th from 2:00-5:00 p.m.; Thursday, February 12th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.(Also visit us outside on the Coffman Front Plaza for hot chocolate from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m); or Friday, February 13th from 12:00-3:00 p.m. More information about the position and application can be found online (www.ofyp.umn.edu/wwl). The application deadline is Wednesday, February 18th. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call at 612-624-1979 or email us at wwl@umn.edu.
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18.Psychology Judges Needed
The State Science & Engineering Fair is looking for University Psychology students to judge Psychology Projects. Judges talk with students about their projects, provide feedback on their research methods, and score student projects. The students presenting projects are in grades 6-12, but undergraduate students are only allowed to judge the projects in grades 6-8. Judges have to be upper division (i.e. juniors or seniors), have done advanced coursework, and have 2+ years of research experience. If you are interested in volunteering, but don't meet the judging requirements, we'd love to have you in other areas! We need general volunteers to help with student project check-in, data entry, and other help in the back office. The competition takes place the weekend of March 20-22 in Bloomington and we need judges on all three days (but judges only have to sign up for one day). All of the details are online http://mnmas.org/science-engineering-fair/judges. Please contact Karlie Haeg (haegx032) if you have any questions.
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19.Mental Health Forum Task Force
The Provost's Committee has developed a task force called, Student Empowerment of the Mental Health Forum Task Force: Empowering Students (Enhancing mental health is a student educational, developmental and empowerment opportunity. Students must have the ability to improve mental health for themselves and their peers.) if you are interested, fill out the Doodle Poll (http://doodle.com/g9z8uh5t4mxr4yhv) as soon as possible.
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20.STLF Spring Break Pay It Forward Tours
What are you doing for Spring Break? Want to travel across the country while also making a difference in various communities? Then you should go on a STLF Pay It Forward Tour this Spring Break from March 13 to March 21. There will be 6 buses leaving from the U of M this year and traveling to 3 different destination city, Denver, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. The tours will give you the opportunity to travel to multiple cities in the country, to perform various kinds of service projects along the way, to build lasting friendships, and to engage in leadership. For more information about the tours or to sign up for a tour go to z.umn.edu/tour If you have questions about the tours contact stlf@umn.edu.
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JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.
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21.Behavioral Dimension
Behavioral Dimensions, a private company based out of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, provides services to children with autism and other disabilities. We are looking to hire for positions throughout the metro area. Part time and full time positions are available. Go online for more information.
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22.Student Experience is Hiring
Personal Care Assistants (PCA) work with young children and adolescents with physical or behavioral needs. Each experience is as unique as the client with whom you are placed and it is a great chance to gain hands on experience in a one-on one environment. We pride ourselves with the ability to offer students a schedule flexible to your classes. Examples of career-related experience per area of study: Physical & Occupational Therapy: Participate in ADLs, ROM, social interaction and sensory issues; Pre-med/Nursing: Education about the medical diagnosis and “patient” interaction; Psychology/Social Work: Social/community integration and exposure to a family unit with a child that has a disability or an elderly person in need of daily living assistance. We not only provide students with hands-on paid work experience, but also help them explore their career interests and develop career skills.  Our students are supervised by nurses and are required to set and reach career related goals while they are with us. All majors welcome to apply. We generally work with students involved in the helping professions such as health care, education, psychology, sociology, etc. The time commitment is at least 12-15 hours per week and a minimum commitment of two semesters (summer counts). Applicants must have a vehicle for transportation. Apply online at www.studentexperience.com
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