Welcome to the

Psychology Student Association!

Who are we?

• PSA is an academic and social club dedicated to providing our members the resources they need to succeed in the field of psychology as well as network and make friends with other people with similar goals!

What do we do?

• Provide information about and resources for:– Research– Graduate school– Careers in Psychology– Internships– Scholarships

• Create a psychology community through:– Socials – Volunteering events– Trips– Fundraising events

PSA Board 2013-2014• Hillary Patton– President

• Kristen Minami– Vice President

• Anneji Kim—Treasurer

• Melissa Tran—Secretary and Webmaster

• Vannesa Diaz—Fundraising Chair

• Christian Perez—Social Chair

• Jessica Alvarado—Community Service Chair

• Jesse Mitsuru Valenzuela– Publicity Chair

How to become a member:

• 2 different types of membership:

1). General Membership

2). Certified Membership

General Membership

Requirements:1). Application (available on the PSA website)2).$25 membership fee for the year (or $10 per quarter) Benefits:1). Access to exclusive content2). Kaplan Prep course discount3). Potential to win Kaplan Scholarship 4). PSA tote bag5). PSA custom button6). Graduation stole (for graduating members only)

Certified Membership

Requirements:1). Fulfill general membership requirements (app

and fee)2). Accumulate 20 points by the end of the year

*Points are obtained by attending meetings, fundraisers, and community service events

Benefits:1). All of the benefits of general membership2). PSA Certified Member Certificate3). Discount on graduation stole 4). End of the year banquet

Other ways to get involved with PSA:

1). Peer Mentorship Program

2). Committees

Our amazing website

http://clubs.uci.edu/psychsa/

Meetings this quarter:

• Week 1:Welcome! • Week 2: Psychology Feud • Week 3: Study Abroad for Psychology majors• Week 4: Guest Speaker: Dr. Parham• Week 5: No meeting—study for midterms!• Week 6: PSA Alumni Panel• Week 7: Kaplan workshop• Week 8: Social• Week 9: No meeting—Thanksgiving!

Events this quarter:

• Week 1: 10/2--UTC after-event• Week 2: 10/11—beach bonfire• Week 3: 10/15—Bakesale, 10/16—mentor/mentee bonding,

10/18--hike• Week 4: 10/23—bowling after-event, 10/26 Santa Monica

Daycation!!• Week 5: 10/28—Pumpkin decorating, 10/29 fundraiser, 10/31—

delivering Halloween pumpkins to HealthBridge• Week 6: 11/6—Mentor/Mentee debriefing, 11/7—operation

Christmas Child• Week 7: 11/13—Movie after-event, 11/15—BWW fundraiser• Week 8: 11/20 Thanksgiving social

Questions?