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Late Breaking Stories~2003-2004

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June 2, 2004, Newport, RI : Amy Welch, Maureen Carlin, and Dr. Shelia O'Brien Quinn just returned from the American Psychological Society annual convention in Chicago where Amy and Maureen presented their research at a formal poster session(see details & links below). A great deal of interest was generated by their project and many professional psychologists came by to discuss their findings(see photo above). Additionally, Dr. Quinn, along with other advisors and members of Psi Chi were treated to dinner, an evening at Chicago's famous The Second City comedy club and a guided tour of Chicago's equally famous Shedd Aquarium. The evening at Second City included transportation in a private stretch limo AND good conversation with the prominent learning theorist, Albert Bandura who Dr. Quinn was able to schmooze with both at dinner and at the club after(see photo above).

May 10, 2004, Newport, RI : Psychology majors Amy Welch and Maureen Carlin have distinguished themselves and brought honor to the department in two ways this spring. First, they had their psychological research project accepted on the programs of two professional conventions this spring, viz., the Rhode Island Teachers of Psychology(RITOP) annual convention in Providence, RI earlier this year and the American Psychological Society convention to be held the end of May in Chicago(see below), and second, they were the recipient of RITOP'S award for Outstanding Student Research Poster this year. Furthermore, an abstract of their research and documentation of their accomplishment is now on line

at this official convention web site of the American Psychological Society bringing their accomplishment to an even wider audience. Maureen and Amy's research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn. We are very proud of Amy and Maureen for this stellar and most notable achievement. We know they will represent us well in Chicago.

May 3, 2004, Newport, RI : Psi Chi 2003-2004 Officers discharged their duties by conducting elections for officers for 2004-2005 following the induction ceremony for new members. New officers for the 2004-2005 academic year(left to right below)are: Ashley Jutras, Secretary, Marlena Giordano, Treasurer, Andrea Tuliano, Vice-President~Service, Gina Liguori, President, and Aida O'Brien, Vice-President~Research. Congratulations to them all as we wish them well for a productive and exciting year commencing in September, 2004.

May 3, 2004, Newport, RI :On April 27, 2004 the Fourth Annual Psi Chi Induction Ceremony for new members was held in the Pell Building Library for nineteen new honorees. The formal induction ceremony was conducted by Psi Chi officers Lindsey Taggart(President), Jennifer Cole(Vice-President), Ashley Jutras(Secretary), and Michelle Carme(Treasurer). Honor society advisors Drs. Martasian and O'Brien-Quinn also participated. A copy of the formal program hand-out including the names of the new members, order of events, and history of Psi Chi may be read and downloaded here [ Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader© plugin.]. From Left to Right: Cynthia de Oliveira, Jennifer Higgins, Marissa Ceurvels, Marlena Giordano, Jennifer Sousa, Katlyn Maguire, Heidi Whitney-Sarles, Cyndi Giordano, Miki Takashina, Yoshiko Kobori, Melissa Gibson, and Jennifer Fiasconaro. Psi Chi Class of 2004 Shelby Bernier Rizu Inoue Marissa A. Ceurvels Ellen M. Knapik Cynthia de Oliveira Yoshiko Kobori Jennifer M. Fiasconaro Sokhom May Melissa Ann Gibson Katelyn K. McGuire Cyndi Lauren Giordano Krista Anne Paduchowski Marlena Danielle Giordano Jennifer Sousa Kristen Leigh Gworek Miki Takashina Jennifer Anne Higgins Heidi Leigh Whitney-Sarles Brianna Hyman Chapter Web Site

April 29, 2004, Newport, RI : On April 28th, 2004 the Psychology Club and Psi Chi jointly hosted a picnic for students and faculty under the Wakehurst patio tent. Sandwiches were brought in from our local Panera Bread sandwich shop and students and faculty brought deserts. Students very graciously presented faculty with boxes of candy as an expression of their appreciation for all that the faculty has done for them over the year. Dr. Martasian presented club officers with gifts in recognition of their service to the department. And Dr. Quinn presented Maureen Carlin and Amy Welch with framed certificates recognizing that their research presentation at this year's RITOP convention received the Outstanding Student Research Poster of the Year Award(see above). A wonderful time was had by all.

April 23, 2004, Newport, RI : Jennifer Cole(2004)(below left), Vice President of Psi Chi and Lindsey Taggart(2005)(below right), Psi Chi President, pack books that were collected with the Psychology Club for the adolescent boys wilderness education program, Camp E-Hun-Tee, in western Rhode Island. This camp is part of the Eckerd Youth Alternatives group of schools for adolescents at risk. According to their web site, "The Eckerd Wilderness Educational System (EWES) provides behavioral treatment in an outdoor setting via 18 camps in seven states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Vermont. It combines a fully accredited educational component with group and individual counseling, adventure programs and relationship- and communication-building skills." Students live in tents, cook their own meals, and otherwise fend for themselves out-of-doors throughout the year. Since they live in a completely rustic setting without such simple diversions as television, they spend much of their free time reading. Psychology students collected about 100 books to donate to the Camp E-Hun-Tee library. They will deliver them personally this week.

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April 21, 2004, Newport, RI : On Tuesday, April 20th, the Psychology Club hosted a dinner for club members and faculty at Sardella's Italian Restaurant on Memorial Boulevard in Newport. A good time was had by all as can be seen by the well-cleaned plates on the table in the photo below.

April 14, 2004, Newport, RI : Several graduating psychology major seniors and one alumnus have learned of their acceptance to graduate schools recently. Eileen Carroll and Andrea Pelligrino have both been accepted by graduate programs at New York University. Eileen will pursue her master's degree in NYU's program in occupational therapy. Andrea will pursue graduate training in New York University's MSW program clinical social work. Alexandra White will enter Boston College's two-year 60 semester-hour masters/CAGS program in mental health counseling. "The 60 semester-hour Mental Health Counseling sequence of study reflects the professional standards recommended by the American Counseling Association and the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals[, the BC web site explains, and,] ...is designed to meet the pre-master educational requirements for licensing as a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts." [ Read more about the program here] And, Heather Kirby(2002) will be entering the program in developmental psychology at the University of Montana where she will be working with Dr. Kim Wallis. Congratulations to them all. [More details to follow].

April 14, 2004, Newport, RI : Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn, Psychology Assistant Professor, has learned recently that she has been invited to be a participant at the NSF Case Studies in Teaching Workshop which will take place at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York on May 17th - 21st, 2004. The organization's web site describes this event as follows: "Sponsored by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science with support from the National Science Foundation, this five-day workshop focuses on training undergraduate college science faculty to teach with case studies, to write their own cases, and to assess their students’ learning with cases. The final two days of the workshop, participants teach a case before a student audience using a case they have developed during the workshop or one taken from our case study collection. Workshop participants are expected to produce a case study within six months of the workshop for our national, peer-reviewed case collection." All of Dr. Quinn's expenses including housing, meals, and conference materials will be provided for her free as an NSF Grant. Congratulations, Dr. Quinn on being accepted to participate in this scholarly undertaking and representing our department and university.

March 24, 2004, Newport, RI : Brian Becker(2002) and his fiancé Kiyoko Koganie(2003), both of whom are in graduate school at Fuller Theological Seminary in California, returned to campus this week during their spring break. Brian is pursuing his doctorate in clinical psychology, Kiyoko her masters in marriage and family counseling. Brian visited Dr. Sheila Quinn's Abnormal Psychology class today to talk about what students need to do to prepare for graduate school, how to go about applying, how to select a school, and what sorts of extra-curricular activities engaged in while an undergraduate can enhance a person's chances for admission. Following his class meeting, Brian and Kiyoko joined Dr. Arthur Frankel, Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn, and Dr. Anthony A. Walsh for lunch in Miley Hall as guests of the department.

March 21, 2004, Newport, RI : The Fall, 2003 Dean's List Awards Ceremony was held in the Rodgers Recreation Center on Saturday, March 20, 2003. The Psychology Department was honored to be represented on the program by the presence of 20 psychology majors AND by one major, Matthew Dussault, who was one of only three students selected from all undergraduates to address the award recipients and their families as part of the formal program. The complete text of Matt's remarks may be read here [Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader©.].
Majors receiving the Dean's List Award were: Michelle Carme, Deanna D'Amato, Bryce DuBois, Matthew Dussault, Jennifer Fiasconaro, Marlena Giordano, Kate Grenci, Kristen Gworek, Kate Harris, Brianna Hyman, Angela Jepson, Ashley Jutras, Shannon Moran, Jennifer Negron, Aida O'Brien, Jennifer Sousa, Lindsey Taggart, Elizabeth Tontini, Andrea Tuliano, and Alexandra White. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ALL FOR A JOB WELL DONE!

March 19, 2004, Newport, RI :Maureen Carlin(2005) and Amy Welch(2004) have had their research poster accepted for the 16th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 27 ~ May 30, 2004. This is the second year in a row that psychology majors from Salve have been accepted on the program(read about last year's participants here). The abstract of their research reads: "Although previous research has shown men speak more than women, this study examining two popular television dramas did not confirm that result. Neither CSI: Crime Scene Investigation nor Six Feet Under showed the expected sex difference in total speaking time. Implications of this misrepresentation will be discussed." This research, conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sheila Quinn, has also been accepted on the program of the Rhode Island Teachers of Psychology (RITOP) annual convention to be held at Johnson and Wales University in Providence on April 23rd.
Congratulations Maureen and Amy! We are sure you will represent us all very well.

March 19, 2004, Newport, RI : Dr. Walsh has just heard from alumnus Melissa Baird(2003) who described some of her recent activities. She writes: "I am currently working as a senior residential counselor with CASCAP, Inc. I work at a program called Somerville Place, located in (where else) Somerville. I work in an eight person DMH funded group home with adults with various psychological diagnoses (mostly schizophrenics). My house is transitional housing and most of the residents here are pretty high functioning at baseline. I dispense medications and support the residents in their daily lives. I have "keypeople" who I work more directly with on various goals such as ADLs, money management, self-medication, vocational training, and anger management.

I have been working here for a little over a year now. It is a good job, however, I still keep my eyes out for job openings. I would like to work with children again. Through my job here I have discovered that I like working with children more than adults. I have also learned that I prefer a DMR population rather than DMH. I am currently looking for a job working with this type of population. Another area that I am interested in is research. I would like to get a research assistant position and increase my skills in that area. I also would like to go to graduate school. I miss school greatly." It certainly sounds to me as if Melissa is able to use her psychology background where she is working. We are proud of her accomplishments, of course, and wish her continued success. [aaw]

March 18, 2004, Newport, RI : Several faculty members in Psychology have received GRANTS of one sort or another recently in support of their professional activities. They include the following: Dr. Arthur Frankel has received a $500 GRANT from the Faculty Small Grants Committee to study how the media, through music videos, music CDs , and TV shows, affect people's views of others, particularly members of different minority groups. Assisting him in this research are psychology majors Allison Smith and Jennifer Sousa. The research is scheduled to begin this coming fall following approval from the University's Institutional Review Board. Dr. Paula J. Martasian received a $600 grant from the Salve Regina University Travel Committee to attend The 26th Annual Institute for the Teaching of Psychology(NITOP) in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida in early January. Dr. Martasian contributed to the program by doing a presentation in what is called a Participant Idea Exchange. In this forum psychology teachers from around the country share their ideas on the teaching of psychology. Dr. Martasian's presentation was entitled Dear Mom, Wundt is Pleasant But his Laboratory Smells. From March 4th to 7th this year Dr. Martasian traveled to The Association of American Colleges and Universities Conference(AAC&U) in Long Beach, California with Dr. Stephen Trainor, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Antonia Vouthounes, the universities First Year Experience/New Student Seminar Coordinator. The three presented a paper entitled Mobilizing Campus Resources for General Education Reform:A Problem Solving Approach. The paper described how the three developed and now run the university's First Year Experience/New Student Seminar program. Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn received a GRANT for $1000 from the Salve Regina University Small Grants Committee to conduct research on early New England mesmerists. She plans on traveling to research facilities in Maine this summer in pursuit of information for a paper on the topic. Dr. Quinn was also instrumental in obtaining a $400 GRANT from the national office of PSI CHI, the National Honor Society in Psychology. The GRANT will allow the Salve Regina Chapter of PSI CHI to be a co-sponsor of the April 23rd, 2004 annual convention of the Rhode Island Teachers of Psychology (RITOP). Dr. Anthony A. Walsh received a GRANT for $600 from the Salve Regina University Small Grants Committee which will enable him to create a web site and prepare other concrete published documentation containing the photographic images of, and history behind, the Johann Spurzheim collection of phrenological plaster heads, head casts, and death masks he photographed at Harvard Medical School during his graduate school years. These photographic images will be systematically digitized in order to make them available on line for interested parties. Dr. Walsh also recently received another $600 GRANT from the Salve Regina University Travel Committee to attend the Mid-Western Psychological Association Convention in Chicago, April 29th to May 2nd, 2004.

February 25, 2004, Newport, RI :Alexandra White(2004), who was among several students from our department on the New England Psychology Association Fall, 2003 convention program last November in Salem, MA(see below), has just had her presence there acknowledged nationally by the national honor society in psychology, Psi Chi. The Winter, 2004 issue of the organizations news magazine, Eye on Psi Chi, includes a very nice photo of Alexandra with her poster in the write-up. The photo at the left is from the article. Click here to see the full photo which includes her poster in the background. The research she presented in her poster session was entitled An Experimental study on the Relationship Between False Memory and Education. We are all delighted that she personally, and our department by association, have been so honored.

February 11, 2004, Newport, RI : On February 11th, 2004, the Psychology Club held a fund raising "Bake Sale" in the O'Hare lobby. Baked items were donated by students and faculty. Also for sale were club shirts and our Psychology Department Official Hat. A raffle was also conducted with both hats and tee shirts serving as prizes.

December 10, 2003, Newport, RI :On Tuesday evening, December 9th, 2003, Psychology Department faculty and students gathered at Sardella's Italian Restaurant in Newport for good conversation and a great Italian meal. Joining the faculty for this annual event were AnneFay O'Neil(back row to the right of Dr. Frankel), Andrea Tuliano(red scarf), Danielle Darisse(front row to the right of Dr. Martasian), Gina Liguori(left of holly spray at right), Matt Dussault(above the holly spray at right), and Kristin Gworek(far right to the left of Dr. Quinn). The food was terrific, the laughs abundant, and a great time was had by all.

November 25, 2003, Newport, RI :Christina Nordstrom(2003) conatacted Dr. Walsh recently with an update on her current activities in graduate school at Springfield College in western Massachusetts. She wrote: "I ...[am currently attending] Springfield College ...[in] the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. I am going there to get my masters, and I love it. It is a great program and the teachers are wonderful. I am having so much fun in my classes and with my professors. My program has about 16 people and we are all friends. We go to my professors houses to hang out and discuss our research projects. It is a lot of work...I just e-mailed Dr. Martasian too, and told her how I have three research proposals, a literature review, and two other psych papers all due in three weeks. It is very overwhelming but I know it will be worth it in the end.

I'm living at home in Wilbraham with my parents, and I'm really enjoying it. I am also working at Providence Hospital in Holyoke as a mental health counselor on the Detox floor. I work there per diem, so I'm keeping busy." We are all delighted to learn that Christina is doing so well and, of course, wish her all the best as she continues her studies toward her master's degree. We are confident that she will do well representing our department and our university on the Springfield campus.

November 14, 2003, Newport, RI : The Psychology Club and The Administration of Justice Club co-sponsored two guest speakers this week. On Monday, November 10th, Special Agent Beverly Bartzer addressed club members about her work as Coordinator in the Boston Division for The National Center for the analysis of Violent Crime(NCAVC). Her organization combines investigative/operational support functions, research, and training in order to provide assistance to federal, state, local, and foreign law inforcement agencies investigating unusual, bizarre, or repetitive violent crimes. She received her career training at The FBI Academy in Quanitio, Virginia. On Thursday, November 13th, Dr. Thomas J. Guilmette, a forensic psychologist, was on campus to speak to club members. His specialty is the neurological aspects of forensics. Dr. Guilmette has served as an expert witness on several high profile crimes. He teaches at Providence College and is a member of the Department of Psychology there. He describes his teaching and research interests as including forensic psychology, clinical neuropsychology, traumatic brain injury, and neurobehavioral rehabilitation.

November 10, 2003, Newport, RI :On Friday and Saturday, November 7th and 8th, seven Salve psychology majors and Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn traveled north to Salem State College in Salem, MA to attend and participate in the Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association. And, "participate" they did! Dr. Quinn was the senior author along with junior authors Kiyoko Koganei(2003), Jennifer Cole, and Sayaka Miyashita of a paper presented there entitled Does Changing Orthography Change the Stroop Effect for Numbers? [You better ask them if it does or does not.]

Alexandra White was on the program by herself at a "poster session" where she reported the results of her research in a project entitled An Experimental Study on the Relationship Between False Memory and Education. Alexandra's research was conducted at Salve under the guidance of Dr. Arthur Frankel. Mary Cordeau, Katelyn McGuire, Jennifer Sousa and Heidi Sarles(all members of the class of 2006) prepared and presented a poster entitled Grade Differences in the Accuracy of Response to the Stroop Word Test. Their poster, sponsored by Dr. Quinn, was based in part upon an earlier unpublished project which had involved several persons outside Salve in the local community with whom Dr. Quinn had become affiliated. Finally, and, if that were not enough, Dr. Quinn was re-elected to the steering committee of the New England Psychological Association AND appointed Chair of the University Liaisons Committee where she will be responsible for facilitating communication between the New England Psychological Association and its affiliated universities.

	October 31, 2003, 2003, Newport, RI : On Thursday evening, October 30th, the night before Halloween, Andrea Tuliano and Gina Liguori hosted a "pot luck" pasta party for their psychology major friends, faculty, and other friends. Featured on the menu was Gina's "signature" OLD WORLD authentic indisputably REAL home made Italian pasta "gravy." For those not in the know, real Italian families do not call that red tomato-based stuff you put over the pasta ...sauce... but instead, refer to it as "gravy." Well, Gina's "gravy" was to die for. Menu items included linguine with Italian sausages & "gravy," baked ziti, chicken cacciatore, fried mozzarella sticks, sauteed peppers, and good Italian bread. Desserts included special cookies made by Dr. Martasian, ice cream, Oreos, chocolate chip cookies, and (Yuck!) a surprise Jell-0 Brain made by Dr. Walsh, which, when dissected properly and topped with a dapple of Cool Whip was just the tastiest! Following dinner, the movie A Beautiful Mind was shown. A great time was had by all.
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October 30, 2003, Newport, RI : The Department was visited today by Marlene Garo, Summa cum laude graduate in psychology in the class of 1993. Marlene is presently living in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband, Roger Perkins who is a nuclear engineer working on federal government projects. Marlene is in the process of finishing her graduate education at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco where she is completing the Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) degree. Her dissertation will focus on the subject of fundamentalist flight from Christian faith and belief in God. Her plans are to finish her dissertation this year in time for being awarded her doctorate in 2004. We were delighted to have the chance to visit and catch up on her life since Salve and, of course, wish her well as she strives to complete her studies on schedule.

Laura(left), Gloria(right).

October 27, 2003, Newport, RI : On October 27th, 2003 Dr. Anthony Walsh received an e-mail from Laura Valcourt(2002) in which she included a photo of herself and Gloria Rakaczki(2000) taken on the Rhode Island College campus where they both are attending graduate school working for their master's degrees. Both Gloria and Laura were honor students while at Salve having been Dean's List regulars, graduating with honors when receiving their degrees, and being members of the department psychology honor society. Gloria is currently the Director of Admissions at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, MA. In her e-mail Laura wrote: "I hope everything is going well. Sorry it took so long for Gloria and I to send a picture. We are doing well. We are in the middle of two classes this semester, theories of personality and statistics. Well I must get back to my homework." We're glad to hear they are busy and enjoying their studies...and, of course, we all wish them well as they continue on.

October 27, 2003, Newport, RI : On Sunday, October 26th, 2003 the university held its first admissions open house for the year. Gina Liguori, Andrea Tuliano, and Matt Dussault represented psychology majors at this event and provided visiting parents and prospective students with their first-hand accounts of the psychology major experience at Salve. Dr. Walsh presented a Department Overview 1">Powerpoint Overview of the Department Program and answered questions. Fr. Malone addressed the attendees also by commenting on the department's personal approach to student advising and mentoring with a side bar description of his cross-cultural psychology course and its origins which are based in part on his fifteen years as a missionary in Africa and graduate training at Boston University.

October 24, 2003, Newport, RI : On Thursday, October 16th, the Salve Regina University Psychology Club painted pumpkins for Heatherwood Nursing Home. Halloween is a festive holiday that can help make the elderly feel young at heart. Donating the pumpkins was also a way to make someone's day a little brighter. More than 15 members of the club turned out to use their artistic abilities for a good cause. Read the full story by Andrea Tuliano(2005), Club President, here.

October 13, 2003, Newport, RI : On Thursday, October 9th, the combined Psychology Club and Psy Chi organization met in the new O'Hare Lecture Hall at 4:00PM for a meeting and guest speaker, Dr. Michael Murtagh, a prison psychologist and professor at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. His topic was psychology and the law. The meeting was conducted by the Psychology Club President, Andrea Tuliano while Recording Secretary, Gina Liguori, composed the minutes. Editor of the soon-to-be announced club newsletter, Matt Dussault, is present in this action shot as well. Vice-president Ashley Jutras and Treasurer Nancy Porter were also present. Subjects for discussion focused on several issues including whether or not to "do" a halloween room for an upcoming club competition, determining the best time for meetings, and plans for the off-campus October 30th "pasta, gravy, & a movie" festivity.

October 3, 2003, Newport, RI : On Friday, October 3, 2003, the Rhode Island Teachers of Psychology (aka RITOP) organization, at the invitation of Dr. Sheila O'Brien Quinn, held their Fall planning meeting at SRU for their Spring conference. Refreshments were provided by the Department of Psychology and by Psi Chi. Students who attended were Jennifer Cole, Ashley Jutras, Gina Liguori, Nancy Porter, and Lindsey Taggart. Andrea Tuliano, Psychology Club President, assisted with the arrangements for the refreshments.

October 3,2003, Newport, RI : On October 2, 2003 the Psychology Club and Psi Chi hosted guest speakers from The Groden Center in Providence, RI. The center's mission is "Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for persons with autism and other emotional and behavioral disabilities." Ms. Jessica Aillon & Ms. Pat LeVaseur who are members of the therapy staff at the center spoke on "Programming for children with Autism" to a group of about 50 students and their faculty advisors. Refreshments were served and all in attendance found the talk most informative. Opportunities for internships were explored with several interested students following the talk.

October 1, 2003, Newport, RI : Jennifer Negron, of Stratford, Connecticut received The Children's Hour Award for Outstanding Community Service recently following her second year with the literacy program. A psychology major, Jennifer completed her community service in 2002 but elected to continue with the Children's Hour as a reader and mentor, providing 14 additional hours of service during the past academic year. "Miss Negron is keenly interested and exceptionally gifted in her work with children," said the Program Coordinator, Jeanne Nicholson, in the full-text article viewable here, "...and has committed to a third year of participation returning ...[to] the Reading/ literacy Program at All Saints Academy." We in the department are very proud of Jennifer and her accomplishments in this program. She is, as Program Coordinator Nicholson wrote, "...a remarkable and warmly human young woman in serving the needs of young students."

September 26, 2003, Newport, RI : On September 25, 2003 the Psychology Club and Psi Chi co-sponsored a guest speaker, Dr. O. William Hilton, Director of Camp E-Hun-Tee, who spoke on a program he is involved in focused on rehabilitating delinquent adolescent boys, a kind of wilderness boot camp, located in Exeter, RI. Refreshments were served. About 50 students along with the department advisors attended and Dr. Hilton was "swamped" at the end with student expressions of interest in possible internships.

September 18, 2003, Newport, RI : The university held its annual Academic Convocation on Wednesday, September 17th. Junior psychology majors(and others) participated in a Junior Investiture ceremony involving their receipt of a Salve Regina University medallion on a blue ribbon cord ceremoniously "invested upon" them by Dr. Walsh, Department Chairman. Andrea Tuliano, the Psychology Club President for this year, was a recipient of a university "Regina Scholarship." The guest speaker this year was the Right Reverend Geralyn Wolf, the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Reverend Wolf addressed the assembly describing her experiences living as a homeless person in Providence focusing her attention on the inhuman ways that they are often treated.