1. Represent APS on YOUR Campus!
2. Student Grant Competition
3. APSSC Mentorship Program
4. We Need Champions
5. Student Notebook Seeking Articles
6. Student Research Award
7. Be a Reviewer
8. Call for RiSE-UP Members
9. Be a RiSE-UP Reviewer
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1. Represent APS on YOUR Campus!
APSSC is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic, and creative members to serve as Campus Representatives for the 2007-2008 year. The Campus Representative program is designed to facilitate communication between APS and a network of contacts at as many colleges and universities as possible. The Campus Reps serve as the official APSSC representatives at their universities and are responsible for disseminating monthly newsletters and other information about APS programs and events to their psychology departments. Come join this fun group of students from all over Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the US! For more information, contact Michaela Bucchianeri at membership.volunteers@gmail.com.
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2. Student Grant Competition
You come up with the research idea - APSSC helps make it happen. The APS Student Grant Competition offers grants supporting both undergraduate and graduate psychological research. All APS student affiliates are eligible to submit a research proposal for consideration by a panel of fellow students. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2007. Interested applicants should contact the Graduate Advocate, Ewa Szymanska (grad.advocate@gmail.com), or visit the APSSC website for details.
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3. APSSC Mentorship Program!
Undergraduates, are you thinking about applying or in the process of applying to graduate school and have no idea where to begin? Join the APSSC Mentorship Program, a program that aims to set you up with a graduate student who has been through the whole process of applying and is eager to share their insider tips and tricks. Graduate students, are you ready to pay it forward and mentor an undergraduate who is ready to take the next step toward graduate school? If so, applications and more in depth information about the APSSC Mentorship Program can be found online at: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/mentor/. Any questions that still linger please feel free to contact Katie O'Neill at undergrad.advocate@gmail.com.
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4. We Need Champions
The Student Notebook is seeking nominations for Champions of Psychology. If there is anyone whom you admire — a teacher, researcher, mentor, or advisor — or has had a positive influence on you, nominate them to be profiled in the Observer as a Champion of Psychology. International nominations are encouraged. Contact Kelli Vaughn-Blount, Student Notebook Editor, at apsstded@gmail.com
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5. Student Notebook Seeking Articles
The APS Observer is seeking articles from graduate and undergraduate student affiliates. This is an excellent opportunity to publish your ideas and build your resume at the same time! The word count is 1,000 words or less. For more information, please contact Kelli Vaughn-Blount, Student Notebook Editor, at apsstded@gmail.com
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6. Student Research Award
When the time comes to submit your research to the next APS Conference in Chicago, do not miss an opportunity to win extra recognition for your work. Enter your presentation in the Student Research Competition by submitting up to three-pages describing your research to be reviewed by fellow students. Winners will present their research in symposium format at the conference in Chicago, and receive some money to help defray the cost of attending the conference. Go to the APSSC website or contact the Graduate Advocate, Ewa Szymanska (grad.advocate@gmail.com), for details.
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7. Be a Reviewer
If you would like to gain an insider's perspective on the academic peer review process, please let us know. The APSSC is currently looking for undergraduate and graduate students to serve as reviewers for the Student Grant Competition and/or the Student Research Award competition. For more information about reviewing for either or both competitions, visit http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/awards/reviewer.cfm or contact the Graduate Advocate, Ewa Szymanska (grad.advocate@gmail.com). You can sign up to be a reviewer online at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/awards/reviewer_info.cfm.
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8. Call for RiSE-UP Members
RiSE-UP (Research on Socially and Economically Underrepresented Populations) is proud to accept new members for the 2007-2008 year. RiSE-UP is a committee that works to enhance awareness of the need for research by and/or about underrepresented populations, and plugs members into a helpful network of like-minded student researchers. Interested students have the option of joining one or more of the following committees: Aging, Individuals with Disabilities, Ethnic Minorities, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Individuals, Women’s Issues, and Working Class Individuals. If you would like more information about joining RiSE-UP, please contact the RiSE-UP Coordinator, Shu-wen Wang, at riseup.coordinator@gmail.com or visit http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/riseup/.
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8. Be a RiSE-UP Reviewer
Interested in gaining valuable reviewer experience? The APSSC is looking for motivated student affiliates to serve as reviewers for the RiSE-UP Research Award competition. It is not a large time commitment and looks great on your vita! Reviewers will have the opportunity to review research submissions related to underrepresented populations. For more information about reviewing for the RiSE-UP Research Award competition, visit http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/awards/reviewer.cfm and fill out a reviewer form, or contact the RiSE-UP Coordinator, Shu-wen Wang, at riseup.coordinator@gmail.com. _____________________________________________________________________
How to Contact APSSC Executive Committee Members
If you would like to become more involved with APSSC activities, or if you have any questions/comments, please direct them to an officer listed below.
Lisa Hasel, President
lisa.hasel@gmail.com
Andrew Butler, Past-President
butler79@gmail.com
Lisa Fazio, Communications & Marketing Officer
lkfazio@gmail.com
Shu-wen Wang, RiSE-UP Coordinator
riseup.coordinator@gmail.com
Michaela Bucchianeri, Membership & Volunteers Officer
membership.volunteers@gmail.com
Kelli Vaughn-Blount, Student Notebook Editor
apsstded@gmail.com
Ewa Szymanska, Graduate Advocate
grad.advocate@gmail.com
Katie O’Neil, Undergraduate Advocate
undergrad.advocate@gmail.com
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