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  • Alyssa Bostrom’s Post-Undergrad Activities

    Alyssa Bostrom Rebuilding Together

    Alyssa Bostrom, a 2013 Roanoke graduate, has been up to quite a bit since she embarked on her life after Roanoke! The following is her description of these numerous activities:

    “I completed 2 AmeriCorps terms with Rebuilding Together Roanoke as a Project Specialist. Rebuilding Together is a national non-profit that provides critical home repairs to low-income homeowners for free. This past year I received the AmeriCorps Member of the Year award from Rebuilding Together for the the 2 terms of service I completed during 2013 and 2014. As of January 2015 I moved to the Denver area in order to pursue a Masters in Christian Leadership with a concentration in the Outdoor at the Denver Seminary. My career goal is to stay in non-profit management and ideally work for an organization that promotes Youth Development and Leadership Development through hands on and service learning. While going to school I am working at OpenWorld Learning a non-profit in Denver that partners with Denver Public Schools and provides an after school program for at risk/low-income elementary and middle school kids.The focus is computer and technology skills. This program along with most of the partnering schools have a bi-lingual English/Spanish curriculum so I am using my BA in Spanish in order to aid in the facilitation of the program and support children who do not speak English as their first language.”

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  • Career Services Workshops for January

    Every semester the Office of Career Services (located in the Fowler House, to the right of Fintel library) offers workshops throughout the semester that mainly deal with internships, job searching, and grad school practice exams. Do you need help writing a résumé? Are you unsure what LinkedIn is? Visit these workshops! The Career Services staff are there to help!

    Below are the events going on in January.

    January
    19              5:30 – 7:00          Résumé Writing – Coming to Life on Paper (bring laptop!)

    22              12:00 – 1:00       LinkedIn – A Powerful Networking/Job & Internship Search Tool (bring laptop!)

    26              5:30 – 7:00          Networking & Internships – Who Knows You, & How Can They Help

    28              4:00 – 5:30          Etiquette in the Workplace (West 210)

  • Jess Gladfelter Publishes Two Articles During HSSI Internship

    See the articles here: https://churchexecutive.com/archives/web-exclusive-when-their-problems-become-your-problems and here:

  • Jessica Gladfelter completes prestigious internship at Homeland Security

    Jessica (Jess) Gladfelter received a competitive internship at the Homeland Security Studies & Analysis Institute this past summer. She learned a great deal and even published a few commercial articles (see forthcoming blog entries). Way to go, Jess!

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  • Kati Webb Now Kati Main! Congrats!!

    Katherine (Kati) Webb married Robert Main on October 4, 2014 in a beautiful ceremony. The two now reside in Texas. Congrats and may your lives be full of health, love, and happiness!

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  • The Psychology Department Mourns The Passing of Alum, Courtney King

    “Courtney was a ray of sunshine, but don’t let that fool you, she had a feisty side! Her bright smile, beautiful personality, and kind heart will forever remain in our hearts. Courtney fought some hard battles during her short time on this earth, but she was not a complainer. If anything, she took care of others! After finishing her BA in Psych at RC, she completed her Masters at Liberty. Courtney loved her friends, her sorority sisters,  and of course, her family. To know her was to love her. We are thankful that we had the opportunity to interact with such a wonderful person. May we all take inspiration from Courtney.” ~Dr. Denise Friedman, Department Chair

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    Courtney (right) pictured with one of her sorority sisters, Molly (left).

  • T-Shirt Slogan Contest

    The psychology department is soliciting ideas for a departmental t-shirt slogan. Please submit your ideas to Ellen Dyer by 12/1 at noon. We hope to vote during exam week. The person who submits the winning slogan will receive a free t-shirt and Amazon gift card!

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  • APS is in the Big Apple this Year! (May 21-24)

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    Find out more here: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/convention/call-for-submissions#.VGlqp_nF9oN. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dr. Denise Friedman. We are currently organizing travel and accommodations to try and make costs manageable. Travel grants are available for most students!

  • Carolyn Miesen Thrives at JMU

    Check out her profile: https://www.psyc.jmu.edu/psycsciences/people/meisen.html.

  • LinkedIn Forum: How to get started

    November 18th 12:00-1:00pm—Psychology Computer Lab (513 Life Science)

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    The Psychology Department recommends that all majors should have a LinkedIn account. Want to know more about this professional/career social networking site? This talk will help you get a page set up and give you some tips to help make your site attractive to future employers.