Upcoming meetings

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Monday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 3 of the Psychology/Sociology Building. The group will examine the club's constitution and making plans for future events. If you are interested in helping out with National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, October 6, please contact Dr. Cotter.

The Alliance will meet on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4. The group will discuss gay marriage.

Writing Center opens Monday, September 12

The University Writing Center will open on Monday, September 12. It is located in Room 107 of the English Building. The operating hours are:

9 am to 7 pm Mondays through Thursdays
9 am to 3 pm on Fridays

The director of the Writing Center, Dr. Lauren DiPaula, says: "Please encourage your students to come see us at any time and at any phase of their writing. Please also tell them to bring a description of the assignment they are completing so that the tutors can appropriately assist them."

The main focus of the Writing Center is to help students with issues such as topic development and organization. Proofreading is NOT traditionally a main focus of the Writing Center.

Creative work sought for Sirocco

Sirocco is GSW's literary and arts magazine, published every spring. In addition to written and visual arts, musical submissions are also encouraged for inclusion on a companion CD. The theme of the 2012 edition is “Open the Doors of Perception.” Submissions of creative works in written, musical, and visual arts are sought for possible publication. The deadline this year is December 5, 2011. If you are interested in submitting works of written and/or visual arts, please contact Dr. Genie Bryan in the Department of English and Modern Languages. If you are interested in submitting music for the CD, please contact Dr. Mark Laughlin in the Department of Music.

Women's Studies Lecture Series

Please mark your calendars for the Women’s Studies Lecture Series on October 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the SSC. This will be an interesting panel focused on women and medicine. The speakers will be Dr. Elizabeth Kuipers, Dr. Bonnie Simmons, and Dr. Paula Martin.

Upcoming meetings

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Monday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1 of the Psychology/Sociology Building. Dr. Andrea Miller will discuss the internship program and application process. All are welcome.

Also, the Alliance will meet on Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4 of the Psychology/Sociology Building. All are welcome at this meeting as well.

Law School Advisor Contact

Dr. Brian Smith in the Department of History and Political Science is the coordinator of pre-law services and maintains an email list for students interested in going to law school. This email list is for sending out information relevant to pre-law students. If you are considering law school and would like to be added to this list, please contact Dr. Smith at Brian.Smith@gsw.edu.

Psychology graduate accepted

Robert Jones, a psychology graduate, has been accepted to Norwich University's Masters of Diplomacy and Terrorism Studies program. Congratulations Robert!