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Aloha from
President Wright
with Chatt G. Wright |
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The best kind of education takes place in a community
in which knowledge is examined and actively applied. One such
learning community at HPU is the Psychology program in College
of Liberal Arts.
During the academic year, the Psychology program conducts a monthly
symposium series. Organized by professors Vincent Tsushima, Howard
Markowitz, and Brian Metcalf, the series features mental health
professionals who discuss a wide variety of topical psychological
issues such as workplace violence, eating disorders, cross-cultural
issues, stalking, dreams, and hypnosis. Each symposium regularly
attracts a large audience, from 80 to 100 HPU students and faculty
members and functions like a town meeting where members of the
psychology community share up-to-date information about the program,
hearing about student and faculty achievements, and sometimes
just enjoy conversations in an informal setting.
Another way the Psychology program shares information is through
its newsletter. Metcalf works with students and other faculty
to fill each newsletter with current information about the field
of psychology and important developments within the profession.
The Psychology Club at HPU has also been a driving force in building
and maintaining this learning community. Currently led by psychology
majors Stacy Lenze, Vanessa Andriotti, and Kim Nolan, the club
has held a variety of intellectual, service, and social events,
including some very successful picnics, “Movie Nights” with
post-show discussions, and service projects such as “Sunday
Night Dinner” for the Ronald McDonald House and a dance
for the developmentally disabled. The Club has also organized
and implemented the Peer Support Program supervised by Markowitz
and visiting professor Dr. Margaret Koven. This outreach program
offers interpersonal and academic support to all HPU students,
extending the Psychology program’s sense of community into
the greater University community.
On April 14, the Psychology program will hold its first-ever
Psychology Program Conference, a half-day event for current students
and alumni that will include sessions on topics such as “How
to Apply to Graduate School” and “What a Student
Needs to Know to Succeed as a Psychology Major.” The day
will culminate with a dinner acknowledging and honoring student
academic, service, and social achievements. The conference will
be a great example of an HPU learning community at its best. |
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