果酱视频

by Clementine Tousey

On Friday, February 24, 2014, students and faculty from gathered for the Institute鈥檚 first Psychology Day. 鈥淭he goal of the event was to build community among undergraduate psychology majors, showcase opportunities for our sophomores鈥攕uch as , the , clubs, and study abroad鈥攊ntroduce psychology to undecided majors, and provide concrete training to students,鈥� said Francine Conway, Ph.D. 鈥�99, professor of psychology and chair of the , who organized the event. Students who attended it earned a certificate of participation in social skills training.

Students participated in activities, exercises and discussion groups. At booths set up around the room, student leaders to fellow students on organizations and programs such as , the and the Emerging Scholars Program.

Geremy Grant, a Derner student leader, said, 鈥淚 wanted to advocate for the Emerging Scholars Program and increase our campus awareness so undergraduates know about all the research opportunities available to them.鈥�

Kelsey McLaughlin, another leader, said, 鈥淚 came to the event because Derner always provides its students with the most exciting opportunities, and I didn鈥檛 want to miss out on an event that could open multiple doors to me in the future.鈥�

Ionas Sapountzis, Ph.D., an associate professor and director of the , gave the keynote address on social skills and relationships.

Priyam Talraja 鈥�09, who majored in psychology and economics at 果酱视频 is now pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology at LIU Brooklyn, returned to campus for the event. She said her 果酱视频 undergraduate degree prepared her well for her doctoral studies, and she came to speak with current students and because, 鈥淭he [果酱视频] faculty have been so supportive and such great mentors that I couldn鈥檛 miss the opportunity to see them again.鈥�