SPRING 2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Join the psychology department for the 6th 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!

E-mail ballot to be distributed Monday, Feb. 16 by 6 PM

Voting concludes by Tuesday, Feb. 17 at midnight.

Dr. Verhaeghen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia Tech specializing in cognition and brain science.  Most of his research centers around cognitive aging: What happens to people's minds as they grow older? His claim is that there are predictable lines along which people age, which he thinks are a function of at least two things: (a) whether the task is verbal or visuo-spatial, and (b) whether the task involves a high need for cognitive control in working memory or not.

Join us for a special luncheon with Dr. Paul Verhaeghen during which he will present some of his latest work examining the cognitive changes that occur as we age.

Podcast of Dr. Verhaeghen's talk

Video of Dr. Verhaeghen's talk (under Dr. Pittman's menu - available only on-campus intranet)

Free pizza, chips, sodas, and fun.  Find us in parking lot at the baseball stadium.  Come cheer for the Terriers as they take on Davidson in the SoCon home opener!  We will have the pizza party tailgate beginning at 6:30 PM so come join us for dinner at the start of the game. 

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 Fifth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium presented by USC Upstate will be held on Friday March 27, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the beautiful Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park in downtown Spartanburg. It will provide lunch, printed symposium proceedings, and other materials. 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 Upstate, Converse College, Wofford College, Presbyterian College, Limestone College, Sherman College, Winthrop University, Spartanburg Community College, Lander University, Spartanburg Methodist College, and Southern Wesleyan University.  

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

Dr. Mintzer is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Director of Geriatric Psychiatry and Fellowship Programs, and Co-Director of Alzheimer's Research & Clinical Programs in the neuroscience institute at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.  He is currently overseeing clinical trials of a promising vaccine treatment for Alzheimer's Disease.  Dr. Mintzer will discuss the science underlying the ongoing clinical trials.

Following Dr. Mintzer's talk, lunch will be provided in the neuroscience lab (RMSC228). 

3rd 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 Christian Jackson if you have an idea for our psychology golf cart theme or if you want to help decorate and / or race!

The Big 3-letter Word:  GRE!

Come enjoy lunch with the psychology kingdom as students share their experiences preparing and taking the GRE.  Don't be afraid, come learn the best strategies to excel on the graduate exam!

E-mail Brittney Getz if you want to contribute to the planning of this event!

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 Brittney Getz to volunteer to help plan and organize this event..

Dr. Reid's PSY104 Behavior Analysis class has spent the semester applying learning principles to train their rats to play one-on-one basketball in miniature basketball courts.  The last “Final Four” tournament gained international recognition, and films of the games are used in psychology classes around the world. You can see clips of the last tournament by clicking here: http://www.wofford.edu/psychology/content.aspx?id=4844

Come watch this year’s tournament as the final 4 rats battle it out on the court! You will not want to miss it!

Click here for a list of the Student Presentations!