Writing Center

The following information comes from Dr. Brian Adler, Vice President for Academic Affairs:

The GSW Writing Center, located in Room 107 of the English Building, will be open this semester during the following hours:

Monday through Thursday 10 am - 7 pm
Friday 10 am - 2 pm

Beginning this semester, the Writing Center will be under the direction of Lydia Rogers, assistant professor of English. Tutors from various disciplines will be available to help students in any class. The emphasis of this tutorial work will fall on the writing process, with special attention to helping students get started with assignments, helping them imagine ways to develop content and structure for their writing, and with strategies for more effective editing and proofreading. Please remember that tutors do not "fix" student writing; instead, they provide support for writers as they move toward completion of a project. PLEASE NOTE: THE WRITING CENTER IS OPEN TO ALL GSW STUDENTS who are engaged in writing projects.

For more information, contact Lydia Rogers (phone: 2198; e-mail: lrogers@canes.gsw.edu).

Office hours for February 10 and 12

This week my office hours on February 10 and 12 will be a little cut short. On these dates we have job candidates coming in, and I need to go to their presentations. Therefore, I will be out of the office from roughly 9:30-10:30 on those two dates. I will be there for the remainder of the regularly scheduled time. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Graduating Seniors: It's time to order your cap and gown!

If you are a graduating senior and plan to march at the spring graduation ceremony, you must order your cap and gown soon. All orders for caps and gowns, graduation announcements, and accessories must be placed online by March 23, 2009. No orders will be taken directly from students in the Bookstore. Place your orders online here.

Students who do not order their cap and gown by March 23 will not be able to march at graduation. You do not have to order announcements or other accessories unless you want to.

If you are a member of Psi Chi and would like to order an honor cord to wear at graduation, please bring me your money no later than March 23 as well. The cords cost $14 including shipping. If you pay by check, please make the check out to Psi Chi (not to me!). You can see the Psi Chi honor cords here. If you wish to order something else, that's fine, but please add $2 per item to cover shipping costs.

Psychology/Sociology Club

The Psychology/Sociology Club will have its next meeting on Wednesday, January 28, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 3 of the Psychology/Sociology Building. All are welcome to come. We will discuss our plans for this semester, including any field trips, guest speakers, fundraisers, or other activities anyone can suggest. Also, the T-shirts are here! If you ordered a T-shirt last semester, you can pick one up at the meeting, and if you can't make the meeting I have them in my office. If you did not order a shirt last semester, we will probably have some extra ones to sell.

Chat for students interested in forensic and counseling psychology graduate programs

Once again, the nice folks at Marymount University in Virginia are hosting an online chat session to provide information about their graduate programs in Forensic and Counseling Psychology. The chat will be on Thursday, January 22, from 7-8 p.m. There is no charge, and all you need is a computer with an internet connection. To join the chat, go to the following website:

www.marymount.edu/admissions/grad/chat.html

Psychology/Sociology Club meeting

The Psychology/Sociology Club will have its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 3 of the Psychology/Sociology Building. Everyone is welcome to come.

Information for Psi Chi members

If you are a member of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, you may not know that the Psi Chi website has a lot of useful information about scholarship and other opportunities. For example, the latest edition of the Psi Chi Digest discusses two summer programs that may be of interest to psychology majors:

The APA Science Directorate Internship is a paid, 10-week summer program that allows students to gain experience in science administration by working at the American Psychological Association Science Directorate office in Washington, DC. The application deadline is January 15!

The APS Summer Research Grants program provides funding for undergraduate students to conduct research projects under supervision of members of the Association for Psychological Science. The application deadline is March 1.

If you are interested in either of these programs, please consider applying! Be aware, though, that some of these deadlines are coming up soon and the application process might take some planning.

Whether or not you're a Psi Chi member, you might find some useful information about graduate school, employment, or class-related issues in the magazine Eye on Psi Chi (link is to the current version). There is usually a copy of the most current version on the table in the hallway of the Psychology/Sociology building, but you can always go to the website and look at articles there if necessary.