Department of Psychology
1. Psychology Colloquium - Dissecting Narcissistic Personality
2. Psychology Colloquium - Prevention of Aggression and Victimization in Middle School
3. Psy 3206: Health Psychology - Online this Summer
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Psi Chi/Psychology Student Organization
4. Psi Chi Graduates: Purchase Honor Chords ASAP
5. Psychology Club / Psi Chi Meeting!
6. Apply to be an officer for Psi Chi
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PISA - Psychology International Student Association
7. PISA is Recruiting 2015-2016 Officers! Great Leadership Experience!
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Events
8. Fifth Annual Collaborative Healthcare Event
9. AMCAS Information Sessions
10. How to Negotiate Your Starting Salary: Inside Tips and Mythbuster Edition
11. Mental Health Awareness Day
12. What’s Next? Job Search Strategies for Graduating Seniors & Recent Alumni
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Research
13. Submit your Article to the Journal of Interpersonal Relations
14. Mentoring Conference: New Perspectives in Mentoring
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Scholarships
15. National Scholarship Info Sessions for Sophomores!
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Courses
16. Soc 4511: Sociology of Youth: Transition to Adulthood
17. This Summer - LS 5100 Women's Leadership Journey
18. Graduate & Professional School: Success Strategies Course
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Jobs/Internship Opportunities
19. The Emily Program Recruitment Event
20. Summer & Fall Internships with Project for Pride in Living
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April 21, 2015
The Psych Scoop is sent to all Psychology Undergraduate students and alumni every Tuesdaythroughout the academic school year. Share your news with psyadvis@umn.edu!
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Department of Psychology
1. Psychology Colloquium - Dissecting Narcissistic Personality
Dr. Zlatan Krizan from Iowa State University is the invited speaker for Department of Psychology’s Colloquium Series on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm in N219 Elliott Hall, “Dissecting Narcissistic Personality”. Narcissism continues to fascinate psychologists, clinicians, and lay people alike. Despite this construct’s century-long history, intense disagreement about the nature, function, and origin of narcissistic personality stubbornly persists. Moreover, disagreements often reflect distinct empirical and theoretical approaches taken by scholars from clinical, personality, or social psychology. In order to provide a synthetic account of narcissistic personality and reconcile divergent views, the talk introduces the Narcissism Spectrum Model and a supporting program of research. The model provides an integrative account of narcissistic traits, their inter-relationships, and their functional distinctions. In addition, the talk illustrates the utility of the model in contextualizing narcissism measures, integrating prior theoretical views, and linking narcissism to related personality dysfunction (i.e., psychopathy, borderline). On the whole, the model offers a promising integration of empirical data on narcissistic personality from various sub-disciplines of psychology.
2. Psychology Colloquium - Prevention of Aggression and Victimization in Middle School
The Counseling Psychology Area of the Department of Psychology will be hosting Dr. Dorothy Espelage University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She will be speaking as part of the Department of Psychology Spring Colloquium Series, this Thursday, April 23rd from 2:00-3:00pm in N219 Elliott Hall. Her talk is titled “Prevention of Aggression and Victimization in Middle School: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Results of a three-year randomized clinical trial of Second Step: Student Success Through Prevention (SS-SSTP) Middle School Program (Committee for Children, 2008) on reducing multiple forms of aggression and victimization are presented. Thirty-six schools in Illinois and Kansas implemented the program over a three-year period. Teachers implemented 41 lessons of the 6-8th grade curriculum that focused on social emotional learning skills, including empathy, bully prevention, and problem-solving skills. All 6 graders (n = 3658) in intervention and control conditions completed self-report measures assessing verbal/relational bullying, aggression, homophobic name-calling and sexual violence victimization and perpetration at three waves. Multilevel analyses revealed significant intervention by state effects for two of the seven outcomes. Students in Illinois intervention schools were 56% less likely to self-report homophobic name-calling victimization and were 39% less likely to report sexual violence perpetration than students in control schools. Results suggest that SS-SSTP holds promise as an efficacious prevention program to reduce homophobic name-calling and sexual violence in adolescent youth. Also, indirect treatment effects were found for all outcomes through reductions in self-reported delinquency. Discussion will focus on real-world issues that arise when implementing interventions to scale.
3. Psy 3206: Health Psychology - Online this Summer
If you are interested in taking an online course in your Psychology major this summer, then check outPsy 3206: Health Psychology. This summer will be the first time that the department offers an online version of this course. Psy 3206 fulfills an Area B: Clinical, Personality & Social Area requirement for the Psychology Major (BA or BS).
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Psi Chi/Psychology Club
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!
4. Psi Chi Graduates: Purchase Honor Chords ASAP
Psi Chi website . Make sure to order them as soon as possible to ensure they arrive before graduation!
5. Psychology Club / Psi Chi Meeting!
Come join the Psychology Club/Psi Chi for our lasting meeting of the semester this Thursday, April 23rd, from 5:30-6:30 in Elliott Hall room N391 for our De-stress Event! We will play games, have free pizza, and relax before finals begin!
6. Apply to be an Officer for Psi Chi
Apply now to be an officer in Psi Chi and Psychology Club! We are looking for a treasurer for fall of 2015. Apply here by tomorrow night, Wednesday the 22nd, at 8:00pm!
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PISA - Psychology Club
PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in PISA activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
7. PISA is Recruiting 2015-2016 Officers! Great Leadership Experience!
Are you thinking to meet more international psychology students ? Do you want to gain leadership experience? Well, the good news is PISA is currently recruiting new officers for the 2015-2016 academic year! Simply follow the link to fill in the application form. The deadline for the application isApril 30th (11:59 pm).
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Events
8. Fifth Annual Collaborative Healthcare Event
Come to the 5th Annual Collaborative Healthcare Event at the University of Minnesota on wednesday, April 29 from 6:30-9:00pm in Hubert H. Humphrey Center, Room 50B. This event, Sponsored by Interprofessional Pre-Health Students (IPPHS), focuses on bringing pre-health students together to discuss the roles that different healthcare providers play when caring for the health of their patients. This is an event for anyone interested in healthcare, no matter your future profession! At the event, students will hear from a keynote speaker and work through a complex case study. RSVP online, and check out the Facebook Event Page for more information.
9. AMCAS Information Sessions
Are you planning to apply to medical school (MD) this year, next year, or anytime in the future? Come and learn about the application system, AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service). Get information about the timeline for application, see screenshots from inside the system, and learn how you can prepare for this important step towards your career in medicine. Thursday, April 23 from12:30 - 1:30pm; Tuesday, April 28 from 3:00 - 4:00pm, or Tuesday, May 5 from 11:30am - 12:30pm. RSVP online. Details and RSVP link also found on the Health Careers Center Information Sessions web page.
10. How to Negotiate Your Starting Salary: Inside Tips and Mythbuster Edition
If you merely accept a job offer without negotiating your pay, you may be leaving money on the table. In fact, many employers expect candidates to negotiate and are surprised when people don’t even ask. Steve Helland brings 18 years of experience as a corporate lawyer negotiating on behalf of companies and will discuss in practical terms: why you should negotiate, how-to and guidelines for successful salary negotiations, common mistakes and a few horror stories, what the employer is thinking, and common myths and why they are false. This session is open to everyone but is aimed at job seekers who are less experienced with salary negotiations or are uncomfortable with these negotiations. Join us next week, April 28th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm in the 3M Auditorium, CSOM. The event is free, but registration is required! Find out more information and register online.
11. Mental Health Awareness Day
Stand Up to Stigma! Active Minds is hosting the 2015 Mental Health Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 29th from 10am to 2pm in Coffman Great Hall. Join us to check out the mental health resources on campus, pet some PAWS therapy animals, visit with student groups that care about mental health (like the event sponsor MSA), and grab some free cookies. The event will feature an empty chair display to represent the 1,100 college students lost to suicide every year in the US. There will be an opportunity to post notes of remembrance and encouragement on the chairs and to fill out a "I Stand Up to Mental Health Stigma Because..." sign for our de-stigmatizing campaign. From noon to 1pm we will have speakers and performers on stage to talk about mental health from different perspectives. Come join us to show your support and stand up to mental health stigma! For questions, emailaminds@umn.edu.
12. What’s Next? Job Search Strategies for Graduating Seniors & Recent Alumni
This webinar is for seniors who have pushed off their job search until after graduation, those who have been unsuccessful to date in on-campus interviewing, and those undecided about grad school.GradStaff's CEO Bob LaBombard will offer advice about what industries to look at and how to tailor previous experience to a variety of positions. He will be joined by Melissa Gurewitz, a GradStaff Account Manager, who will talk about her own job search and offer tips to those about to follow in her footsteps. The webinar will cover some of the following information: Identifying transferrable skills and career interests: Where you fit in the workplace; Demographic trends: How an aging workforce can impact your job search; Where the Jobs Are: Comparing Large vs. Small/Medium Employers; Target industries: Examples of industries that are hiring; 5 Entry-level career opportunities that you don’t know about: Some examples to get you started. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation, where attendees can get answers to any specific job search questions they have. This presentation will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd at 1:30pm Central time. Pre-registration* is required in order to reserve your spot – if you are unable to attend at the scheduled time, please register and information on viewing a recorded version of the webinar will be sent at the conclusion of the presentation for your convenience. The webinar will be replayed on our website within 48 hours of the live presentation. Email any questions to jschlaikjer@gradstaff.com.
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Research
13. Submit your Article to the Journal of Interpersonal Relations
The Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity (JIRIRI) is an international scientific psychology journal published annually with the goal of promoting creative and original ideas relating to identity, interpersonal relations and intergroup relations. The JIRIRI offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to experience the complete process of publication through a peer review system. Undergraduate students from any university are invited to submit their articles in French or English. Articles from students in other programs than psychology are also welcomed. Articles can have been co-written with a professor or a graduate student, but the undergraduate student must be the first author. No prior experience of publication is necessary for the submission of an article. Indeed, the JIRIRI team, mainly undergraduate students, provides guidance and support to the authors throughout the publication process in order to help them reach scientific standards.The peer review system for volume 9 of the JIRIRI (Winter 2016) will start the review process as soon as the article is submitted. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the review process, we suggest the articles be submitted before July 15th, 2015. Any undergrad or graduate students wishing to participate in the review process or submit an article can do so by contacting the Editor in Chief, Jérémie Dupuis, at the following address: jiriri@umontreal.ca. You may find a web copy of volume 8 online. For any additional information and to familiarize yourself with the submission procedure, please visit our website.
14. Mentoring Conference: New Perspectives in Mentoring
The Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico (UNM) is now seeking proposals for the 2015 mentoring conference: New Perspectives in Mentoring: A Quest for Leadership Excellence & Innovation. The theme focuses on new perspectives in mentoring, and how they can be used to foster strong leaders for the future generation. The 8th annual conference will be held on Tuesday, October 20 through Friday, October 23 at the Student Union Building (SUB) situated on UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque, NM. We invite faculty, staff and students of higher education, researchers, K-12 educators, community leaders, administrators, non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals to join us in a rich mix of conversation, networking opportunities, hands-on workshops, and engagement among scholars and professionals in the fields of mentoring, coaching, and leadership. We are particularly keen to receive proposals that are informative and relevant to the field of developmental relationships, those which are supported by theory and research, and which demonstrate ideas that are applicable to the conference theme. The term developmental relationship includes, but is not limited to: mentoring, coaching, networking, and sponsorship. Abstract proposal submission deadline is: Friday, May 15th, and the notification of submission acceptance is Friday May 29th. Go online for more information about this conference and submissions.
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Scholarships
15. National Scholarship Info Sessions for Sophomores!
There are many great scholarships that are available for college juniors, but in order to be prepared for the rigorous application process, it is best to start preparing at the end of sophomore year! If you are a sophomore and you are interested in learning more about competitive national and international scholarships that might be available to you, the National and The Office of National and International is hosting a session just for you! “What you need to know about what you want to do” will be hosted Monday, April 27, 4:30-5:30 in 240 Northrop to give you more information about the process for applying for competitive national scholarships. If you have questions, feel free to contact the Office of National and International Scholarships, 390 Northrop, natschol@umn.edu.
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Courses
IMPORTANT: Not all courses listed below are offered by the Department of Psychology, and you will need to meet with your college advisor to find out how they will fit into your academic program.
16. Soc 4511: Sociology of Youth: Transition to Adulthood
Explore the diverse lives of young people and how they are shaped by their social locations and by broad social structural and cultural contexts. This course will consider: Education & peer culture, intimate relationships and family formation, work & the labor market, developing financial independence, community engagement, political participation & experiences with the criminal justice system. This course will be taught Mon, Wed 11:15a – 12:30p by Jeylan Mortimer. View all Fall 2015 Sociology Courses on OneStop.
17. This Summer - LS 5100 Women's Leadership Journey
LS 5100 Women's Leadership Journey is a 3 credit course that will be offered this summer. Women's Leadership Journey is for achieving women who have experienced leadership or success and are ready to find new purpose and meaning through study and reflection. This course provides women a chance to look at themselves as whole people not just workers or leaders. It looks at the many aspects of women that make them into different kinds of leaders. New models of leadership are the result. The Leadership Journey course explores each participant's life across the spectrum of relationship, career, health, shadow and spirituality, and moves her to a deeper understanding of her authentic purpose and the next steps in her leadership journey. Class is online, but weekly participation is required May 26 - Aug 21 with the week of July 4th off. The course is mostly open to graduate students, although some Juniors and Seniors may be able to register as well. Permission numbers are available atccemls@umn.edu.
18. Graduate & Professional School: Success Strategies Course
CFAN 3301: Graduate & Professional School: Success Strategies for Preparation, Admission, and Beyond is a one-credit course that meets the first seven weeks of the semester at 11:15 A.M. - 01:10 P.M. on Tuesdays (09/08/2015 - 10/20/2015). The room is TBD, but will be on the Eastbank. Among other things, in the course students will: Explore and utilize U of M resources and opportunities that serve to make them strong candidates for various post-baccalaureate programs; Research graduate and professional school opportunities for fields in which they are interested; Learn to effectively highlight their characteristics, skills, and interests as they apply to graduate/professional school programs; Understand some of the unique challenges diverse students may experience in graduate/professional school environments. This course is particularly targeted for Junior students interested in applying to graduate and professional programs.
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Jobs/Internship Opportunities
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.
19. The Emily Program Recruitment Event
The Emily Program is growing. We are currently recruiting for caring and compassionate professionals to join our team and work at The Emily Program’s outpatient offices and residential facilities -- Anna Westin House (adult) and Anna Westin House- Adolescent and Young Adult. We are looking for exceptional people who share our passion for eating disorder care, advocacy, and innovation. If you are one of these exceptional people, we’d love to meet you on April 27. We are hiring: Eating Disorder Technicians, Registered Nurses, and Therapists. Learn more about all these jobs atemilyprogram.com. Connect with us today for an interview on April 27. Submit your cover letter, resume, and a note about which position you are interested in to Yia.her@emilyprogram.com. Once your materials are received, Yia will contact you to schedule an interview on April 27. Space is limited. Cost is Free!
20. Summer & Fall Internships with Project for Pride in Living
Project for Pride in Living is now accepting applications for summer (and two fall) internships. Positions are unpaid but offer great opportunities for training and hands-on experience in the fields of youth development, education, and human services. Internships posts can be found via the links below, and on Goldpass. Available positions include: Family Support Intern – Summer 2015 – MFIP Programs; Youth Development Internship – Summer 2015 (City Explorers – South Minneapolis/Whittier); Youth Development Internship – Summer 2015 (City Explorers – South Minneapolis/Phillips); Youth Development Internship – Summer 2015 (Roots n Reading – New Hope);Youth Development Internship – Summer 2015 (Roots n Reading – St. Paul); Family Support Intern – Fall 2015 – MFIP Programs, and Transitional Housing Assistant Intern – Fall 2015
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Department of Psychology
1. Psy 3206: Health Psychology - Online this Summer
2. Psychology Colloquium Series - Dr. Chris Chabris
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Psi Chi/Psychology Student Organization
3. Apply to be an Officer for Psi Chi
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Events
4. Free Upcoming Composer Conversation Series
5. What’s Next? Job Search Strategies for Graduating Seniors & Recent Alumni
6. Market Your International Experience Workshop
7. Animal/Human Connection: Roles of Service, Emotional Support, & Therapy Animals
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Research
8. Research Opportunity
9. Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Scholarships
10.Scholarship Opportunities for Black Students
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Learning Abroad
11. Psy & Research in Madrid this Summer – 3 Additional Spots!
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Courses
12. Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy (DNCE3334/5334)
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Jobs/Internship Opportunities
13. Paid Internship with National History Day
14. TRIO Upward Bound is Hiring Summer Positions
15. Entry Level Position with Behavioral Dimensions
16. Principal Accounts Specialist Position
17. Volunteer at Kenwood Therapy Center
18. Summer Internships with the Minnesota Literacy Council
19. On Campus Internship – Counseling Psychology
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April 14, 2015
The Psych Scoop is sent to all Psychology Undergraduate students and alumni every Tuesdaythroughout the academic school year. Share your news with psyadvis@umn.edu!
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