Fall graduates for 2017

Congratulations to the fall graduates! We wish you good luck in your careers and graduate school.

From left: Mary Siniard, Jerrett Irwin, Kendall Harrod, Abigail Stokes, Emily Crenshaw

Latonya Gordon and NiAsia Carter

Janice Dale, Keishundra Jackson, April Hall, Quint Crumpton, Jasmine Davis, Karla Schlumbrecht

Psychology/Sociology Club meeting on October 25

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Wednesday, October 25, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 245.  We will be participating in a guessing game of “Who am I?”. Students are encouraged to portray a famous psychologist or sociologist by dressing as their selected person, bringing in an object to represent their selected person, or describing their selected person so that the other participants can guess who they are.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Psychology/Sociology Club meeting on October 11

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Wednesday, October 11, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 245 of the Psychology/Sociology building.  We’ll be hosting a panel discussion with some of our newer faculty members, who will provide insight and information into things like their graduate school experience and what they like about their fields of study.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Psychology/Sociology Club meeting on September 20

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Wednesday, September 20, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 245.  We’ll be watching some interesting videos about personality and intelligence tests and discussing what these types of tests do well and don’t do so well.  Everyone is welcome to come.  

Psychology/Sociology Club meeting on September 6

The Psychology/Sociology Club will have its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, September 6, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 245.  This is primarily an organizational meeting to welcome new members and make plans for the coming year.  Everyone is welcome to come.  

Psi Chi Service Project

The Psi Chi honor society rounded up personal hygiene product donations for local charities. The project was a big success. Emily Gruman, Emily Crenshaw, and Hannah Clayton organized this effort.

Spring, 2017 graduation pictures

Congratulations to the Spring, 2017 graduates! We wish you the best of luck. 

Tim Cook, Brittany Walker, and Natalie Burgess

Hayleigh Hale, Sara Spurlock, and Casey Pottle

Megan Mills and Zemeria Moreland

Nkechi Ndubuisi and Alexus Newman

Casey Pottle, Jessica Ray, and Jordan Ross

Brittany Walker, Justin Wells, and Whitney Wilkes

Award Ceremony for Spring, 2017

Several members of the Psychology/Sociology Department received awards at the Spring Honors and Recognition Ceremony. Jamie Gesslein received the Excellence in Psychology Award and the Excellence in Achievement in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Award. Justin Wells received an African-American Male Initiative Award. Gary Fisk (Professor of Psychology) received the Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award. Ellen Cotter (Professor of Psychology) gave a moving "last lecture" speech about the importance of taking opportunities in life.

Crumpton Presents at an Undergraduate Conference

Undergraduate senior in psychology, Quint Crumpton, recently presented his poster, "Students' Perceptions of Free Online Textbooks" at the Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology (GURP) conference held at Kennesaw State University.  Dr. Judy Orton Grissett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was Mr. Crumpton's faculty sponsor.

Psych/Soc Club meeting on April 19

The Psychology/Sociology Club will have its final meeting of the school year on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 245.  We’ll be playing board games with a psychological theme.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Psych/Soc Club meeting on internships

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Wednesday, March 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 245.  We'll be talking about internships.  Dr. Grissett will cover some of the logistics behind registering for an internship and the course requirements for students, and some representatives from organizations such as the Perry Wellness Center and Methodist Home will be present as well to talk about internship opportunities available at their sites.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Psy/Soc Club Meeting on February 22

The Psychology/Sociology Club will meet on Wednesday, February 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 245.  We'll be discussing tips for being a successful Psychology/Sociology major, and some of what we talk about is likely to be useful for students in general regardless of major.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Vojtech and Grissett Publish Article

Gabrielle Vojtech, a recent psychology graduate, and Judy Grissett recently published "Student Perceptions of College Faculty Who Use OER" in The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.