School of Psychological Science

Winter Term Week #9

If you would like to schedule an advising appointment, please drop by or call the School of Psychological Science main office at 541-737-2311 to schedule an appointment. All Freshmen are advised in the College of Liberal Arts this year.  All Sophomores are advised by Birken Noesen and Juniors and Seniors are advised by Teri Duever.

Happenings in Psychology:

• It is with great pleasure that we announce Geoff Bloom as the Winter, 2013 recipient of the Psychology Scholars Award. Dr. Frank Bernieri nominated Geoff for the award in a glowing letter to the committee. His praise of Geoff included the following: "Geoff can keep up with me no matter how deep or complicated I go in to any subject matter. His main function in my lab has evolved in to one of being an intellectual consultant. He epitomizes what the term scholar suggests. Geoff doesn’t search for answers, he passionately (and I mean passionately) devours every relevant written thing on a given subject that he can get his hands on so that he can understand it."
• The School of Psychological Science is pleased to invite you to attend a talk by Dan Gilbert, a professor of Psychology at Harvard University and a bestselling author on the subject of happiness. Dr. Gilbert will speak at Oregon State University on Thursday, March 14. The free public lecture, which is designed to reach a non-specialist audience, is titled, “Happiness: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You.” It begins at 4:30 p.m. in room 130 of Peavy Hall on campus, located at 3100 Jefferson Way in Corvallis
• Psychology Upper Division Psychology Course Added for SPRING TERM - PSY 408(4 cr.) Research Methods Workshop:  PSY 408 (4 credits)- MTWR  9:00am - 9:50am (Moreland 130B) Description:   This course is a participation format research course that will require students to engage in a number of activities that commonly take place in investigations of Social-Cognitive Psychology. Students will be asked to complete a number of personality inventories and social judgment assessments and to engage in a series of guided meditations.   The results of these assessments will be discussed. Students will experience psychological research first-hand and in the process come to understand the relationship between psychological constructs and the operationalizations used to assess them. Deadline:   You must report to the first class meeting on time (9:00am, Monday, April 01, 2013 in Moreland Hall room 130B). Those who report to class late may be forced to drop this course. Note: Summary reports of the data collected from this class may be used for research purposes and written up for publication.
  • Requirements:
    • Attendance is mandatory. You must attend every class. And you must be on time!
    • Homework will be assigned
    • No graded tests. No graded exams. 
    • Grading is Pass/No Pass   
  • Restrictions:
    • Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are ALL eligible.
    • Course is limited to the first 21 students who register
    • Students who have already taken PSY401 cannot enroll in this class.
    • Students who have already taken Dr. McCullough/Edwards PSY499 "Psychology of Meditation" class cannot enroll in this class.
    • You must attend the first class. There are no exceptions to this.
    • You must get the permission of the instructor.
  • HOW TO REGISTER!
    • Pick up a "closed class/course registration waiver" form (yellow) from Dr. Edwards (Reed Lodge)
    • Hand it in to the Department office, at which point you will be able to register for it online. (4 credits)  

Here are some things you should remember for Winter Term:

• Dead Week: March 11-15 (NEXT WEEK)
• Finals Week: March 18-22

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Success Tips:

• The first phase of priority registration for Spring Term started last week.  During Phase 1, you can register for up to 16 credits.  YOU CANNOT WAITLIST DURING PHASE ONE! Remember you should see your advisor prior to priority registration.  You can learn your priority registration date and time by logging into Student Online Services, clicking the “registration” link and then clicking the “Check Your Registration Status” link. 
• Have you started studying for your finals yet?  This is a great time to start reviewing and preparing for upcoming exams!

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Upcoming Campus Events:

• Electron Microscope open house: Come see all the capabilities at the OSU Electron Microscope Facility Open House on Friday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Linus Pauling Science Center room 145.   Samples from the biological, materials science, chemistry and physics disciplines will be in the SEM and TEM microscopes.  Come see our new images of OSU research and chat with Electron Facility personnel about your research needs.
• Science Pub: Kathleen Dean Moore, OSU distinguished professor of philosophy, will discuss climate change as a moral crisis. Her presentation begins at 6 p.m., March 11 at the Old World Deli, 341 S.W. Second St. in Corvallis. It is free and open to the public.
• Self-regulation seminar: The Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning is holding a seminar and discussion on “The Importance of Self-Regulation for Learning” led by Megan McClelland.  This presentation will focus on the importance of self-regulation for learning and development throughout the lifespan. Tuesday March 12, 4 to 5 p.m. in Kidder 202, via Polycom to Cascades
• ·       The School of Psychological Science is pleased to invite you to attend a talk by Dan Gilbert, a professor of Psychology at Harvard University and a bestselling author on the subject of happiness. Dr. Gilbert will speak at Oregon State University on Thursday, March 14. The free public lecture, which is designed to reach a non-specialist audience, is titled, “Happiness: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You.” It begins at 4:30 p.m. in room 130 of Peavy Hall on campus, located at 3100 Jefferson Way in Corvallis.
• Ageism session: “Examining Ourselves: Uncovering Ageism & Adultism in Everyday Life,” an interactive, lunch and learn session exploring society’s construct to oppress and disempower our members who exist on both sides of the age continuum. Lunches are welcome! March 21, noon to 1:30 p.m., MU 206.   http://calendar.oregonstate.edu/event/73045/ Campus Cascade Hall 112, and streaming at live.oregonstate.edu

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Registration Dates for future terms:

Spring 2013

• Priority Registration: Phase 2 (Wait listing) – March 14 – April 07, 2013   

Have a GREAT Week!!