Psy/Soc Department Photo

Here is the Psychology/Sociology Department for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Back row, from the left: Jamie MacLennan, LaVerne Worthy, Gary Fisk, Paul Shapiro, & Tom Johnson
Front row, from the left: Chuck Huffman, Andrea Miller, Ellen Cotter, & Linda Singleton

Bookstore information

The campus bookstore has sent out a request asking faculty and staff to tell their students to bring printouts of their class schedules with them when they come to the bookstore to buy books. The bookstore explains the rationale really well:

"This is the only way the Bookstore Staff can make absolutely sure the correct textbooks are selected. Some students think that telling us it is the red book with the stripe on it or it is the class that is taught by the tall man with the beard is enough for the Bookstore to help them find their book."

Another issue not mentioned is that there might be several sections of a class (e.g., PSYC 1101) taught by different instructors who use different books. If you don't know exactly which section you're in, you might buy the wrong book.

You see the problem here. Take your schedule to the bookstore.

Congratulations to the new Psychology/Sociology Club officers for the 2009-2010 academic year:

President: Charles "Jeff" Bryant
Vice President: Emanuel Stratton
Secretary: Michelle Chaney
Treasurer: Kristin Hollis

Graduation for Spring, 2009

Congratulations to all of the Spring, 2009 graduates! We wish you the best of luck in your careers.


Christian Dane received the Outstanding Student Award in Psychology. From left: Gary Fisk, Christian Dane, and Chuck Huffman.


Another picture of Christian Dane with the Outstanding Student Award.


Carla Taylor graduated magna cum laude. From left: Gary Fisk, Carla Taylor, Tom Johnson, and Paul Shapiro.

Psychology/Sociology Club Meetings

Thanks to everyone who came out last week to watch the movie! Hopefully we can do it again next semester.

Don't forget that our next meeting is Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5. Brad Ray, director of the CASA program, will speak at that meeting. Also, nominations for next year's officer positions will be taken. If you want to run for an officer position for next year, please come to the meeting.

On Friday, April 24, we will go to visit the Sleep Disorders Clinic in Albany. We will plan to meet there at 9:00 a.m. We will discuss carpooling arrangements at the April 22 meeting, or you can contact Christian or me beforehand if you have any questions.

Our last meeting of the year will be Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5. Our speaker will be Stephanie Wynn, a social worker for the Davita Dialysis Clinic. We will also have elections at this meeting.

Psychology/Sociology Club events

The Psychology/Sociology Club will not have its regularly scheduled meeting this week because of a scheduling conflict with our speaker. However, we will have still have our movie night on Wednesday, April 15 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 3. We are still not sure what we are going to watch -- the possibilities are endless!

We will have a meeting on Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5. Brad Ray, director of the CASA program, will speak at that meeting. Also, nominations for next year's officer positions will be taken at this meeting.

On Friday, April 24, we will go to visit the Sleep Disorders Clinic in Albany. We will plan to meet there at 9:00 a.m. We will discuss carpooling arrangements at the April 22 meeting, or you can contact Christian or me beforehand if you have any questions.

Our last meeting of the year will be Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5. Our speaker will be Stephanie Wynn, a social worker for the Davita Dialysis Clinic. We will also have elections at this meeting.

Participation in the BPRB Colloquium

Five psychology majors attended the Banks-Pierro-Rutland-Bellamy Social and Behavioral Sciences Colloquium at Fort Valley State University. Above: Daphne Rachals presented a poster on the Implicit Association Test.


From left: Taniesha Blake, Emanuel Stratton, Charles Bryant, and Michelle Chaney attended a paper presentation at the colloquium.