Hi everyone! During this week's meeting we took a break from academic meetings and decided to do something fun so we watched an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The episode that we watched was called "Authority" from Season 9 Episode 17 and we chose this episode because this episode is inspired by the "Milgram Experiments" conducted by Stanley Milgram on obedience.

Hi everyone! This week instead of our normal Psi Chi meetings we had a pizza fundraiser in order to help us raise funds for WPA! 

Hi everyone! These are definitely very interesting and chaotic times that we are experiencing right now, but we hope you are all staying safe and healthy! Just because school has been officially been moved to virtual instruction, we are still going strong and we will continue having our meetings but they will just be over Zoom.

For this week's meeting we had 2019 alum, Shea Duarte talk about her experience at UC Davis' Psychology PhD Program. She gave us same great insight into the different programs that are offered at UC Davis, tips for getting prepared for grad school and more! So if you missed today's meeting then go ahead and go through the slides! 

Hello everyone and happy week 5! If you have any midterms this week we wish you the best of luck!

This week we went over some tips for how to become a better presenter whether it be for research presentations or classroom presentations. When it comes to presenting, confidence is always key but there are other factors that are important when it comes to presentations such as where you are standing, and the content you are presenting. Below we have some slides filled with all our tips and tricks for presenting and we hope y'all find this useful!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• ​Pizza Fundraiser
  • Date: Tuesday, March 3rd (tentative date)
  • we would be cancelling meeting that day so members can come out and help sell pizza!
• Painting the CPP Letters
  • Date: Saturday, March 14th 
  • Time: 11AM-3PM
• 2020-2021 E-Board Elections
  • Date: Tuesday, April 14th
  • More info will be given closer to the date!
• Apply for International Membership!
  • International membership is different from membership in the Psi Chi Cal Poly Pomona chapter. If you become an international member you would be joining the International Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi) which gives you access to many benefits such as scholarship opportunities, access to exclusive info, and ability to purchase graduation regalia.
    
  • For more information click on the link below!
  •  www.psichi.org/page/become_member#.XkyaSi2ZN0s 

Hello everyone and happy week 4! Hopefully everyone has had a great first few weeks of the semester. At this week's meeting we relaxed and played a game of Kahoot regarding a variety of trivia about psychology and more. The first place winner even won a Panda Express gift card! We hope to see you at next week's meeting!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The hiking social has been moved to Sunday, February 16 at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Trail. We will be meeting at 9:30 AM, and this social is also kid-friendly so feel free to bring others!
  

BRONCO BRAIN DAY & BRAIN DAY JR.

• Brain Day Jr.: March 17, 2020 (9am-2pm)
• Bronco Brain Day: March 24, 2020 (10am-3pm)
• You may choose to volunteer for both days or just one
• Volunteer on DAY OF
  • Assist on activities
  • Work with children from the Pomona Unified School District
  • Learn about brain and mental health from peers
  • Participate in community service
• Last year, we were able to arrange with professors for extra credit for the volunteers
• Member points for Psi Chi

WPA REGISTRATION & INFO

• Deadline to Register: March 31st
  • If you register after March 31st then registration will be $120
  • Link to Register
    • ​​https://www.xcdsystem.com/wpa/attendee/index.cfm?ID=L2GeA8R

​​CSU Pre-Doctoral Sally Casanova Program​

• The program was created by the UC's and CSU's in 1989 to diversify academia through providing financial and professional support for students who are interested in pursuing doctoral education. About 75 CSU students (undergraduate and graduate) are admitted each year. (74 this year)
• Places special emphasis on increasing more CSU students to attain a PhD program at a UC campus
• Work closely with a CSU faculty mentor to create and execute a plan that leads to applying to a PhD program
• In order to be eligible you must:
  • be a student at any of the 23 CSU campuses (except international students)
  • be an incoming junior, senior, or master level standing
  • be interested in obtaining a research oriented graduate degree (PhD)
  • have a faculty at your home campus that agreed to be your mentor

Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)

• Goal of program: increase the number of faculty with the qualifications, motivation, and skills needed to teach the diverse students of the CSU
• ​Prepares promising doctoral students for CSU faculty positions by providing financial support, mentorship by CSU faculty, and professional development and grant resources
  
• Who Can Apply?
  • New or continuing full-time doctoral students currently enrolled in accredited U.S. programs
    
  • Undergraduate and master’s level students in the application process to accredited doctoral programs in the U.S.
    
  • Individuals who have a strong desire to teach at the CSU level once receiving their doctorate!
• Why Should I Apply?
  
  • Subsidized educational loan of up to $30,000 with potential for loan cancellation
    
  • Loan cancellation: if employed in an instructional program at a CSU following completion of a doctoral program
    
  • Money for conference travel, research supplies, and more!
    
  • Hands on mentorship through your graduate studies by a CSU faculty member (doesn’t have to be CPP)  
    

Hi everyone and happy week 2! This week we had our 2017-2018 Psi Chi president, Sergio Maldonado Aguiniga, stop by to talk about his experience in the counseling psychology program at Purdue University as a second year Ph.D. student.
Why a Ph.D. in counseling psychology?
In his talk he mentioned that a few of the reasons he decided to choose the counseling psychology program at Purdue, instead of other programs, were the flexibility and the fact that it was fully funded which played a large role. He shared the difference between clinical psychology and counseling psychology. He described counseling psychology as "strength and optimal aspect + holistic approach, and also relating to the multicultural and social justice field" but mentioned that clinical psychology does not focus on these aspects as much. He decided to go with counseling psychology due to  his interest in the field of social justice after experiencing a personal tragedy.
What did Sergio feel prepared him? 
The McNair Scholar program was a large reason that he felt prepared due to the research opportunities that strengthened his skills and taught him new ones.
Psi Chi was another program that he felt prepared him because it provided accountability he needed to make sure he wasn't procrastinating. Psi Chi also provided him with a large support group and sense of community that kept him going. 
Prison Education Program and Reintegration Academy
He felt that this program prepared him as well because he was able to get hands-on experience dealing with social justice issues within the prison system. Social justice was a reason that he decided to pursue the counseling psychology program as well because that was something that he was very passionate about.
Justice Us for Youth
This is a nonprofit organization based in the city of Pomona that provides mentorships for "at risk" youth. He felt that this prepared him due to the hands-on aspect of it that provided him with valuable experience
Last Few Thoughts.
Sergio emphasized the fact that feeling "burnt out" is inevitable and you will either face it when you're in your last years of undergrad or during your next venture into higher education. He stated, "If you want to go to grad school, don't feel obligated to take on e-board positions in Psi Chi or any other club. When I was applying for grad schools, I didn't mention Psi Chi at all."
Another thing that he also talked about was to consider the type of environment and culture of each program. He said to look for how supportive they are, what their values are, and do they understand that sometimes life happens and you need a break, He talked about how when a family member was sick, he had to make the decision to choose between taking off a semester and being set back a year in order to come back home and take care of his family member, or just finish this semester and go back home as soon as it was done. Upon talking with advisors, he came to the decision that he would take the semester off because he values family and the university was supportive of his decision and he is also still receiving funding from them.

Hi everyone, and welcome back! Hopefully your break was restful and you're ready to take on spring semester!
At our first meeting back, we simply went over a few deadlines for WPA as well as just catching up with everyone. We also did an activity in order to find out who was in each psychology class in order for people to mingle with their classmates and have a friendly face in their class.

Some important deadlines:

• Spring Chapters Dues Deadline: February 25, 2020
• Deadline to Confirm Spot for WPA: January 31, 2020
• Early Registration Deadline for WPA: March 31, 2020
• Deadline to Apply for International Membership: March 24, 2020

WPA Information:

• Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco
  • ​​This is where the conference is held and where we will be staying
• Dates: April 30th, 2020 - May 3rd, 2020​

Costs:

• Registration Fee: $90 before March 31; $120 on the day of WPA
• Average Hotel Fee: $202.00
• Average Food Cost: $110.00 (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
• Average total cost for the trip: $402.00

Funding for WPA:

• Psi Chi will be trying their best in order to reimburse the registration fees for members who paid yearly dues
• WPA Travel Grant
• Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Travel Grant
• WPA Convention Student Scholarship
• CPP Admin Fund

Link to register for WPA: www.xcdsystem.com/wpa/attendee/index.cfm?ID=L2GeA8R

Hope everyone Is having a great semester! At this week's meeting we distressed from midterms and watched "Coraline" and colored some Halloween themed colouring pages! We hope you enjoyed this meeting and good luck on the rest of your finals.