University's Psi Chi Honor Society Named a Model Chapter

Pacific University's chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, is among just 40 out of 1,100 nationwide to be designated as a Model Chapter by the organization. 

Under the supervision and mentorship of Pacific's faculty, the university's Psi Chi chapter has accomplished many notable achievements over the past four years. Student members and faculty have:

  • Earned five research-related awards at the annual Western Psychological Association regional conference
  • Attended several local, regional and national conferences to present faculty-student collaborative works
  • Earned the 2014 Mamie Phipps Award for research on ethnic minority issues
  • Participated in the university's PRISM Summer Research program
  • Received three highly competitive summer research internships at Marquette University, Oregon Health & Science University and Temple University, and
  • Been accepted into master's degree programs for social work, zoology and psychology, and doctoral programs in clinical psychology and counseling psychology

"This recognition validates the great work we do towards creating research, service, and scholarship opportunities for our students in psychology that also benefits the greater campus and community," said assistant professor and chapter advisor Dawn Salgado. "We have amazing students and our faculty is really dedicated to their success."

Salgado said a plaque noting the university's Psi Chi as a model chapter will be hung in Carnegie Hall where the undergraduate psychology program resides. The chapter also received a monetary award from the national organization, and the chapter's model status makes it eligible for a more competitive award ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 beginning next year.

Thursday, July 9, 2015