Department News
2006-07 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research
Dr. Randy Gordon getting his Chancellor's Research award from Vice Chancellor Vince Magnuson.
RANDALL GORDON, psychology professor, received the 2006-07 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research. The award ceremony was held Dec. 14, 2006. Professor Gordon presented his research award lecture, "Age Bias in Laboratory and Field Settings: A Meta-Analytic Investigation."
Psychology Department Organizes a Grief Workshop
A grief workshop sponsored by UMD Psychology, St. Luke's Foundation, St. Mary's Medical Center's Chaplaincy Department, St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Hospice and Palliative Care, St. Mary's Grief Support Center was held on December 11, 2006. Guest speaker Dr. Pauline Boss discussed "Loss, Trauma and Resilience: What to do with the pain of no closure?" and had interactive exercises for the 50+ professionals from various agencies in the community.
Program Review
In March 2006, the Department of Psychology and its major and minor programs were evaluated by a team of professors from three similar universities, who were experienced in psychology undergraduate program evaluations. The two day visit was preceded by an extensive self-study, authored by Professor Randy Gordon, that the evaluators previewed. Evaluators spoke to faculty, staff, administrators and students and then provided a written report. The report summarized the strengths of the program and areas in need of improvement regarding students' education along with indicating what support is necessary to continue to deliver a quality program. The psychology program currently has more than 500 majors and 400 minors.
4th Annual TPUP Conference
Twin Ports Undergraduate Psychology Conference
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Friday, April 28th, 2006
UMD PSYCHOLOGY CAREER FAIR
WHAT: Psychology Career Fair
WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
WHERE: UMD Ballroom
WHO: Anyone wanting to learn about careers in psychology
Are you:
--Wondering what you can do with your psychology degree?
--Uncertain of your options after you graduate?
--Contemplating whether or not you really need to go to graduate school?
--Confused about the differences between counselors, psychologists, and
social workers?
--Curious about the job-hunting process?
The UMD Psychology Club is sponsoring the annual Psychology Career Fair
that is open to all UMD, CSS and UWS students who are interested in
learning about careers in psychology. Over 20 professionals who are in
careers related to psychology will be on hand to share their
experiences, tell you what you really need to know about getting a job
in their field, and to answer YOUR questions. There will be ongoing
panel discussions by these professionals and they will also be
available to meet individually with any students wanting to learn about
their careers. Additionally, several local organizations will be
recruiting students for internships and/or jobs after graduation.
Here are some of the professions that will be represented:
School Psychology
School Counseling
School Social Work
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry
Counseling
Human services
Residential treatment
Human resources
I/O psychology
Higher education
Educational Experience
At the end of March, the students of Karen Marsh's Topics in Human Sexuality class toured St.Luke's Birthing Center and Obstetrical surgical unit as part of their study of pregnancy and childbirth. Shown here are instructor and some of the students in the surgical garb.
Psychology in the Community Presentations
This semester at UMD, psychology students from two classes will complete a total of about 5,000 hours of community service as part of a class project. Two sections of Dr. Karen Marsh’s General Psychology students were given the assignment of doing ten hours of service each by the end of the semester. In class, they completed volunteer application forms which were submitted to UMD’s Darland Connection. Students were placed in community organizations and schools throughout the Duluth-Superior area to complete their work.
The purpose of this assignment is to put students in a setting where they can apply what they have learned in class to the experience of community involvement. This project is a way for students to relate to the material. Students are graded on completion of required hours and the creation of a poster with a group of fellow students. Their posters are to include a summary of activities including a description of what they did and who they worked with as well as a section on how they apply their work to psychology.
On Monday, March 27th students will present these posters at poster sessions titled Psychology in the Community Presentations. These sessions take place at UMD in and around Bohannon Hall 90 and on the first floor of Bohannon Hall between the times of 12:00-12:50 and 2:00-2:50.
Psychology Club Meeting
Lara LaCaille will be presenting at the psychology club meeting on Tuesday, 3/21/06. The topic is on the various school/career paths available for students who are interested in professions related to counseling, therapy, and general "helping." The focus will be on discussing the differences between the various types of graduate school programs (clinical, counseling, school psychology, social work, nursing, psychiatry, etc) and aspects of each that need to be considered when choosing a career direction.
As always, the meeting is at 4pm Tuesday in the Garden Room. Students do not need to be members of the Psychology Club in order to attend.
Death of UMD Psychology Professor Emeritus
Kamal Gindy
With deepest regret we inform you of the death on March 7 of Assistant Professor Emeritus Kamal Gindy of the UMD Department of Psychology. During his 35-year tenure as a faculty member, before his retirement in 2001, Professor Gindy received many recognitions and awards for his outstanding mentoring of students, his leadership in advising student organizations, and his contributions to student academic advising. He was also very active in outreach to community organizations. In his honor, the Peer Advising Center, which Professor Gindy developed and supervised, will be named--the Kamal Gindy Peer Advising Center.
A Memorial Service for family, friends, colleagues, and students will be held at the UMD Tweed Museum of Art at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 11.
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