President:  TBA
Co-Chairs for Social Events: 
TBA
Chair for Service Events: 
TBA

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SPRING 2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DATE: EVENT: DETAILS:
Feb. 8-9 Organizational
Position nominations due by Monday, Feb. 8 at noon.

E-mail ballot to be distributed Monday, Feb. 8 by 6 PM

Voting concludes by Tuesday, Feb. 9 at midnight.

Election of 2010 Psychology Kingdom Officers

The positions of President, Chair of Social Events, and Chair of Service Events.  Here is a description of the job duties for each position:

  • PRESIDENT - Responsibilities include working with Dr. Pittman and the chairpersons for social events and service events to coordinate the planning and implementation of events.

  • CHAIRPERSON FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - Responsibilities include planning and coordinating social events during the year including delegating specific events to other members.   Typically, you will work with Dr. Pittman to plan 2 social event per semester.

  • CHAIRPERSON FOR SERVICE EVENTS - Responsibilities include planning and coordinating social events during the year including delegating specific events to other members.   In the Spring, you are responsible for organizing the Terrier Play Day booth and an event during Brain Awareness week.  In the Fall, you are responsible for organizing the Halloween Carnival booth.

 E-mail Dr. Pittman to be placed on the ballot for a position.

February 9
Tuesday
5:30-6:30 PM
Neuroscience Lab
RMSC 228
Social
8th Annual Faculty Chili
Cook-Off
SOME LIKE IT HOT!  Faculty Chili Cook-Off

Join the psychology department for the 8th annual faculty chili cook off competition.  The psychology faculty will be cooking up their best pot of chili and YOU will be the JUDGE!  That's right, you get the chance to grade your professor's culinary skills.  We will serve up bowls of chili along with side dishes and drinks.  Drop by anytime to taste and vote.  We will count / announce the vote at 6:30 PM!

February 16
Tuesday
11 AM
RMSC 326
Academic
Invited Speaker
Dr. Francis J. Keefe
Coping with Disease-Related Pain:
Current State of the Science

Dr. Keefe is a world authority on the experience of pain and pain management especially the psychological treatment of pain.  Over the past 30 years, he has been one of the most important researchers on how people cope with persistent pain.  Dr. Keefe is the author of well over 250 scientific articles focusing on the experience of a wide variety of disease related pain.  He is an important innovator on the development of psychological treatment approaches to persistent pain.  Dr. Keefe is currently a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, department of anethesiology, and the department of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and is also a professor in the department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences at Duke University. 

Join us for a special luncheon with Dr. Keefe in the neuroscience lab (RMSC228) following his presentation..

February 23
Tuesday
7 PM
RMSC121
Social
Active Minds presents:
THIN the Movie
THIN the Movie
This 1hr HBO documentary tells the story of four women suffering from anorexia and bulimia in South Florida.  Healthy snacks and food will be served and a discussion of eating disorders will follow the film showing.

View a promo video clip of the movie THIN. 

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE ACTIVE MINDS STUDENT ORGANIZATION.

Tuesday, March 23
6 -8 PM
RMSC 228
Social
Study Break
Midterm Week Study Break
Take a study break and come to the neuroscience laboratory for food, drinks, and cookies.  Remember your brain needs lots of glucose and oxygen to encode those memories!
March 26
Friday
8AM-1PM
Milliken & Company Campus
Academic
SC Upstate Research Symposium
The Sixth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium

It is rare that you have the opportunity to attend a local research conference.  Take advantage of this opportunity to come support your fellow students and psychology faculty as they present their research!

The Sixth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium will be held on Friday March 26, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Milliken & Company in Spartanburg. Lunch, printed symposium proceedings, and other materials will be provided. This FREE Symposium series provides a forum for faculty, students, and community representatives throughout the Upstate to interact with each other, to share information and expertise, and to nurture future research collaborations.

The program will feature presentations, posters, and tutorials contributed by faculty and students from numerous disciplines at USC UpstateConverse College, Wofford CollegePresbyterian CollegeLimestone College, Sherman CollegeWinthrop UniversitySpartanburg Community College, Lander UniversitySpartanburg Methodist College, and Southern Wesleyan University. The Best Student Presentation, Poster, and Paper will be recognized with the student scholars receiving award certificates and prizes. 

This event is free but you must register online prior to the event. 

TBA Social & Academic
TBA

Event TBA

E-mail with suggestions for an academic or social event!

April 9
Friday
Noon - 2 PM
AAAS room
Burwell
Academic
Invited Speaker
Dr. Kate Flory
ADHD and Risky Behaviors During
Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Dr. Flory’s primary research focuses on the development of substance use in youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She is currently examining why adolescents with ADHD are at greater risk for cigarette smoking than their non-ADHD peers. In particular, she is interested in the interplay between cognitive (e.g., impulsivity, poor decision-making skills) and social (e.g., peer and family relationships) factors and their influence on the smoking attitudes and behavior of adolescents with ADHD. She is also working on developing and testing a smoking prevention program designed for middle school-aged adolescents with ADHD.

Dr. Flory received her B.A. in Psychology from Duke University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky. She completed a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA.

Join us for a special luncheon with Dr. Flory in the AAAS room prior to her presentation at 12:30 PM.

TBA
Saturday
11 AM - 2 PM
Lawn of Old Main
Service
Terrier Play Day
The Psychology Kingdom is Sponsoring a Booth for Terrier Play Day:  The RAT RACE HUMAN MAZE is back!

Sign up to volunteer for a 30 minute slot!  The sign-up sheet is on the psychology kingdom bulletin board in the psychology office suite.  Come help the Psychology Kingdom make Terrier Play Day a success for the children of Spartanburg.
Contact TBA to volunteer to help plan and organize this event..

May 2
Sunday
1 PM
Picnic area between the soccer stadium and baseball field
Social
Tailgate Party at the Wofford vs. Elon Baseball Game
Take me out to the ball game
PIZZA PARTY TAILGATE!

Free pizza, chips, sodas, and fun.  Find us in parking lot at the baseball stadium.  Come cheer for the Terriers as they take on Elon!  We will have the pizza party tailgate beginning at 1 PM so come join us for lunch at the start of the game. 

May 4
Tuesday
11 AM
Steps of Old Main
Social
Terrio Golf Cart Race

4th Annual Terrio Golf Cart Race

The Psychology Kingdom will sponsor an entry in the annual running of the golf carts in the Wofford College TERRIO Race.  The only sanctioned golf cart race on-campus, this is an event to experience.  Each department / organization decorates their golf cart entry in a theme appropriate for their group. 

Contact TBA if you have an idea for our psychology golf cart theme or if you want to help decorate and / or race!

May 14
Friday
2 PM
Olin Theater
Academic
Student Research Presentations
Student Research Colloquium
Students will present research projects conducted during the spring semester.  Come support your senior psychology majors and learn about the different options you have available for conducting your senior research thesis. 

Click here for a list of the Student Presentations!

May 14
Friday
6 PM - until?
Pittman Residence
Social
End of the Year Cook Out honoring our senior psychology majors.
Come to the Pittman Residence for a Cook Out honoring our SENIORS!
We will be serving dinner, drinks, and desserts.  There will be plenty of room for throwing baseballs, footballs, Frisbees, and just hanging out.  Come relax before exams and say farewell to our senior students. Click here for a map and directions to the Pittman residence.
May 16
Sunday
6 -8 PM
RMSC 228
Social
Study Break
Exam Week Study Break
Take a study break and come to the neuroscience laboratory for food, drinks, and cookies.  Remember your brain needs lots of glucose and oxygen to encode those memories!

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