April 18, 2001, Newport, RI : The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce the availability today of its psychology "team spirit" hat. This "way cool" headShots brand GAP style soft hat(at right) displays a stylized logo designed by Professor Walsh. It is intended to "read" psychology @SRU, a graphic depiction of the department's e-mail address which is psychology@salve.edu. The hats are available for purchase(at our cost) from Professor Martasian at $12 each. Click on the photo for a larger view or download the hat as wallpaper(save it to your Windows© directory) sized medium or large. In your Windows© control panel, choose Display, Background, choose your image(hat1-medium or hat1-large), select Center as your display option(lower right), and you've got it. Questions may be addressed to Professor Walsh.

Hat design embroidered by epic embroidery of Newport, RI, Robert Stepic, Salve graduate student, Account Executive.

April 12, 2001, Newport, RI : For the second time this year the Psychology Club has collected food, clothing, and needed educational items for a family affiliated with Lucy's Hearth Women's Shelter in Middletown. The large collection of items were gathered and delivered to an appreciative family at the shelter just prior to the Easter break.

March 20, 2001, Newport, RI : Professor Caroline Salvatore's History and Systemsclass was honored today with an unexpected visit from Edward Bradford Titchener, born in Chichester, England in 1867( he died in 1927, but that story is for another day). Titchener, reincarnated in the flesh by Professor Paula Martasian(at right), dazzled his audience with an account of his structuralist psychology tenets and reminded students that if they were genuinely interested in psychology they should stay put, but if they were interested in children or animals they should leave and join the education and biology departments or some other spurious discipline. Students engaged in a practice session employing his principle research method called introspection. Upon completing his lecture, and in true Titchenerian fashion, Titchener entertained no questions from his auditors and exited "stage right" immediately upon completing his closing comments. Click on the photo for a larger view and also check out two more shots here and here.

March 20, 2001, Newport, RI : Psychology Club President, Katie Manning, has just informed the Department that Brian Becker(2002) has been awarded a "grant" from the club to offset the costs of his attending the Eastern Psychological Association annual convention in Washington, D.C., April 20th to 22nd. Brian, who is a psychology major working on a research project he hopes to present at the EPA Convention in Boston, MA in the Spring, 2002, is attending this year's convention to "scope it out" so to speak, i.e., learn what he may be up against when putting his research presentation together, and in general to discover what a psychology convention is all about while meeting and talking to other undergraduate psychology majors like himself. We wish him a safe and instructive trip.

March 2, 2001, Newport, RI : Psi Epsilon Delta, the Department of Psychology honor society, held its annual dinner on Tuesday, February 27th at Sardella's Restaurant, Newport. Honor society members in attendance were Melissa L. Baird, Brian Borges, David M. Creedon, Jenna L. DeFrank, Natasha A. Fredericks, Matthew Jardine, Katharine E. Manning, Tracy L. Tremblay, Laura Valcourt, Pamela E. Warner de Montoya, Mary R. Welch, and entire faculty, Drs. Frankel, Martasian, Salvatore, Walsh, & Fr. Malone. There were 16 of us in all this year, the largest group ever. Click on the photos for a larger view and also check out one more shot here.

March 2, 2001, Newport, RI : Professor Walsh has announced that henceforth the MTH prerequisite for PSY 270, Statistical Methods in Behavioral Science has been changed to "...a C or better in MTH 115 or higher level MTH course." Students are still expected to demonstrate computer literacy either by taking ISS 101 or by verbal or written appeal to Professor Walsh directly.

February 22, 2001, Newport, RI : All students wishing to be a part of the group applying for the Psi Chi charter(see below) must have their application to Dr. Martasian by Monday, February 26th at the latest. You must also sign the petition by then. As was mentioned in the February 12th announcement, qualified students have been identified by the registrar and were contacted. If, however, you believe you qualify, contact Dr. Paula Martasian by February 22nd to see if she has your name already or if she needs to add it to our charter application group.

February 12, 2001, Newport, RI : The Department of Psychology is applying for a chapter charter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. To qualify for membership, undergraduates must be in the upper 35% of their class, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in psychology and overall, must have completed 9 credit hours in psychology and a minimum of three semesters of full-time college study. Qualified students have been identified by the registrar and will be contacted. If, however, you believe you qualify, contact Dr. Paula Martasian ASAP to see if she has your name already or if she needs to add it to our charter application group.

January 23, 2001, Newport, RI : Melissa L. Baird(2002) and Laura Valcourt(2002) were recently elected to membership in Psi Epsilon Delta, the Department of Psychology Honor Society. All current and past graduate members congratulate and welcome her into this distinguished fellowship.

January 8, 2001, Newport, RI : Dr. Paula Martasian recently returned from the 23rd annual NITOP~National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology conferenceheld in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida from January 3rd through 6th. This is her third time there and second time on the program. Dr. Martasian conducted a poster session on subject of "academic goal setting" at the conference.

December 25, 2000, Newport, RI : The psychology club once again contributed to the good works of a local charitable organization by collecting food, clothing, and toys for Lucy's Hearth. Several boxes brimming with gifts and food products were delivered in time for Christmas for a single mom and her 3 children.

October 30, 2000, Newport, RI : In preparation for the new university catalogue, the Psychology Department is reexamining admission requirements, course descriptions, prerequisites to courses, new course additions, and other matters related to our program. As a result of recent action, changes in the requirements to declare a major in psychology are being eased, i.e., made less restrictive. Freshman, for example, who have a C+ in PSY 100 mid-term and others who may have completed PSY 100(or another PSY course or courses) with a C+(or 2.3 average), may now declare their major with Dr. Walsh. Students no longer need to complete PSY 102 with a C+ average in combination with PSY 100 before declaring their major. The requirement which states that no grade less than a C in a PSY course may count toward the major and that a C+(2.3) average for graduation is required has also been modified. A C+(2.3) average is still required but students may offset a C- or D grade with higher grades as long as the GPA of 2.3 is maintained. However, no more than two D grades may count toward graduation with a Major in psychology. For the time being, PSY 102 will remain a requirement for majors; however, this requirement is currently(May, 2001) under review. Beginning in the Fall, 2001, all 200 level courses will require PSY 100 as a prerequisite(currently it is only "recommended"). PSY 260 will now be a required course in its own right and will no longer be paired with PSY 280. PSY 280, Abnormal Psychology, will no longer be required, will become PSY 380 in the new catalogue, and will require PSY 260, Theories of Personality, and two other PSY courses as prerequisites. Three hundred level courses will require 3 PSY courses as prerequisites, replacing the current prerequistes which are: PSY 102 and one other PSY course. Additional changes will be announced as they develop. If you have questions, contact Dr. Walsh at Extension 3120or via e-mail.

October 30, 2000, Newport, RI : Natasha A. Fredericks(2002) and Christina F. Paolillo(2001)(at left) were recently elected to membership in Psi Epsilon Delta, the Department of Psychology Honor Society. All current and past graduate members congratulate and welcome her into this distinguished fellowship.

October 10, 2000, Newport, RI : Holly Schulz(2002) was recently been elected to membership in Psi Epsilon Delta, the Department of Psychology Honor Society. All current and past graduate members congratulate and welcome her into this distinguished fellowship.

September 27, 2000, Newport, RI : Kate Manning(2002)(right, center) joins Tracy Tremblay(2001,right, right) and Pamela Warner de Montoya(2002,right, left) on the steps near O'Hare Academic Center to discuss the Psychology Club plans for the year and their recent election to membership in Psi Epsilon Delta, the Psychology Honor Society. All three have distinguished themselves among psychology majors by their academic as well as extracurricular accomplishments. Kate is President of the Psychology Club, Pam it's Treasurer, and Tracy the Minutes Secretary. Wednesday was a beautiful day for hanging around a bit and enjoying some late September Indian Summer sun. [aaw, 27-Sep-2000]

Click on the photo for a larger view. Digital photo by aaw.

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