Meeting Minutes - 10/01/07

Officers Present
President - Charles Michels III
Vice President - Ashley Andrew
Treasurer - Courtney Stufflebeam
Secretary - Leta Hanson
Psi Chi Liason - Amanda Harms
Communications Officer - Heather Walker

Items Discussed-


Psychology Club Meeting: October 1, 2007
Course of Action for meeting #2


Academic Advising and Career Services Presentation
Special thanks to:
-Amy Unruh
-Sara Frantum
A complete list of all services available can be found at the following websites:
http://www.uni.edu/advising/
http://www.uni.edu/careerservices/
This is a great resource for all students. They can help you gain experience, build a resume, design cover letters, practice and refine your interview techniques, find employment, and help with every step of the graduate school process.
If you are not sure about the future, AACS can help you find your interests, or explore different majors and minors. Perhaps you're not doing as well as you would like in class, or would like to get ahead of the game, AACS can help you achieve academic success as well.
What people don't tell you about the Graduate School Process

Special thanks to: Casey Otto
Power Point will be available soon

What to do with a Bachelors degree in Psychology
There isn't anything you can't do with a bachelor in psychology.
Review of website with several resources
Special Thanks to: Dr. Gilpin for compiling resources
http://www.uni.edu/gilpin/psyclubbaopps.html
This is a great list of resources that include everything from where UNI Graduates are now to what careers you can have with a bachelor degree in Psychology.

Psychology Club Fee
If you are planning on using Psychology Club on your resume, we request that you please pay the Psychology Club Fee of $5.00
This helps us purchase pizza for the meetings and sponsor other fun events.

T-shirts
We are still selling T-shirts. All sizes are still available and can be purchased for $15.00

Review of your Responses from last months meeting

How did you find out about Psych Club?
-Flyers on campus
11
-From Professor
27
-From Friend
5
-Web sight
4
-Email
5
-College Visit
4

What do you want to gain from this experience?
-More information about Psychology
-What opportunities are available?
-possible research possibilities
-meet people interested in same stuff
-learn about different fields within psychology
-Jobs that can be performed with a psychology degree
-gain knowledge about Grad schools
-gain knowledge about GRE
-What looks good on a Resume?
-to-do list to get into grad school
-general careers available in psychology
-How to get better involved in the community with psychology
-Psi Chi
-different options available after graduation
-What is happening to the job force for Psychologists?
-connecting to faculty for research
-find out about internships
-odd facts about unknown psychological fields (i.e. military psychology)
-Scholarship opportunities

What types of events would you like to go to?
-Bowling
9
-Movie night
24
-MHI
19
-Tours
10
-Roller skating
1
-Ice Skating
3
-Mini Golf
1
-Hockey Game
2
-4-square
1
-pizza party/food
2
-research in action
9
-visit job sights
11
-meal and talk to profs. Or expert in field
3
-games
2
-fun study night
1
-guest speaker
5
-volunteer
8

Social Event
Watch movie over in Sabin 102 after meeting
Silence of the Lambs
The One Who Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Conspiracy Theory
People in Attendance: 51