Minnesota State University Moorhead President Edna Szymanski literally jumped for joy Tuesday. Szymanski was ecstatic to deliver news to faculty and staff during an all-university meeting that enrollment projections are up and fundraising last year was at a record high. Click headline to read more.
MSUM’s chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, inducted 14 new members on April 30. The following students have met criteria for general academic excellence, in addition to specific academic requirements in psychology: Breanne Anderson, Tiffany Bouwman, Kassondra Henschel, Ashley Hoeck, Megan Hoyer, Jamie Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Tyler Loos, Natasha Maw, Arkady Millard, Abby Nelson, Kelly Opp, Tiffany Richards, and Jennifer Wenner.
Lisa H. Stewart, Psychology/School Psychology, planned and presented a Tier 1 Strand at an RTI conference in Bloomington April 7 & 8. She coordinated a two-day strand focusing on Tier 1 (Core) implementation and evaluation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model in schools. She presented key sessions on the importance of high quality Tier 1, evaluation of Tier 1 programs, and problem solving at the Tier 1 level as part of the strand. Click headline to read more.
Gary Nickell, Psychology Department, had two chapters published in a new book titled Food processing: Methods, Techniques and Trends. The chapters, “Eliciting food production workers’ beliefs about factors that contribute to potential contamination” and “Food processing workers can be the first line of defense against intentional contamination,” were both co-authored with Verlin Hinsz from the Psychology Department at NDSU.
At the 2010 Minnesota School Psychology Association’s Mid-Winter Conference held January 21-22, Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Potter, Psychology, received the Ysseldyke B. P. Award. This award recognizes professionals whose principles, standards, and dedication have enhanced the field of School Psychology.