Announcements

Announcements of interest to AB/ScB Psychology Concentrators are posted on this page in reverse chronological order.

9.10.14 Please note the following research opportunity:  

"Would you like to gain hands-on pediatric research experience by working directly with local teens and their parents? Rhode Island Hospital and Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center is seeking motivated research volunteers to help with a School-Based Health Services study. Gain valuable research experience by helping teens and parents from local schools complete health-related questionnaires on tablet computers. The position will require two afternoons per week. Volunteers will be needed for the fall and winter semesters. Your own transportation is needed. Ability to speak Spanish and/or Portuguese is helpful. Contact Rebecca Swenson, Ph.D., at (401) 793-8806 or rwenson@lifespan.org for more information about volunteer positions with Project SCREEN.”

3.18.14 As announced on Brown Morning Mail, an open house will be held today for students interested in the AB psychology concentration at 4:00 in the Dome Room (305 Metcalf). 

3.18.14 Please note the following announcement from the President's office:

 As you may have heard, President Paxson has made internships and related opportunities one of her top priorities. I'm pleased to provide an update on our progress and alert you to upcoming deadlines.  
  • Increased opportunities. Thanks to the leadership of a Presidential Advisory Council on Internships, led by Andrea Terzi Baum '83 P'15 P'18 and Genine Fidler '77 P'04 P'12, a pilot phase of outreach generated 76 new internship opportunities for the Brown Job and Internship Board (JIB).  In total, there are currently 555 internships open for applications on the JIB.
  • Increased funding.  Thanks to generous alumni donations, we are increasing the number of LINK awards for low-paid/unpaid internships by nearly 60%, to well over 200; and almost quadrupling the number of summer earnings waivers for LINK recipients on financial aid! (See application deadlines below.)  The amount of summer UTRAs will also increase to $3500 starting this year, and we are offering 270 summer awards, an increase of 50 from last year.
  • Increased alumni networking.  This summer, the Advisory Council, Alumni Relations, and the CareerLAB are teaming up to organize summer networking events in Providence, Boston, NYC, LA and San Francisco.
Upcoming deadlines:
If you are still unsure about your plans for the summer, I urge you to meet soon with one of the advisors in CareerLAB. Information about appointments and walk-in hours can be found on the CareerLAB website.

Stay tuned for more developments next academic year!

12.02.13 FYI:  "Please find enclosed a promotional brochure and announcement on the upcoming 2014 [Summer Research Initiative (SRI) at the University of Maryland, College Park]". This information can be found on our website at http://ter.ps/BSOSSRI. The application is available on our website through February 14th. ...These experiences often prove very valuable to their success at the graduate level."

10.28.13   FYI: Saint Joseph's University's master's program in experimental psychology is a full-time program designed to provide students with a solid grounding in the scientific study of psychology. All students in our program are assigned to a mentor and conduct an empirically based research thesis under his/her direction.  The program is having a virtual (online) open house on Tuesday, November 12th at 12:00 (noon). Information on how to attend the open house can be found at: http://www.psychology.sju.edu/ms.php
Complete details about our program are available at www.psychology.sju.edu and a brochure about our program is attached. Thank you for forwarding this information to your students. 

10.22.13 Please note that Jack Wright's office hours for AB advising will change to Mondays 1:00-3:00 starting October 28, 2013. 

10.17.13.  UNC Chapel Hill Diversifying Clinical Psychology Weekend. The UNC Diversifying Clinical Psychology Weekend is intended as an opportunity for talented ethnic/ racial minority undergraduates and recent college graduates invested in pursuing doctoral level training in clinical psychology to experience an intensive set of seminars and workshops on graduate school in clinical psychology. The program will include seminars, panel discussions, and workshops on the various components of a graduate school application (e.g., personal statement, vita) with the aim of assisting students in developing a competitive application. Students will have the opportunity to meet with UNC clinical psychology doctoral students and faculty in both formal (e.g., seminars) and informal settings and to get an introduction to the UNC program in clinical psychology as well as to graduate training in psychology more broadly. Travel, housing, and meals are provided for all attendees. For more information, please click here:  http://clinicalpsych.unc.edu/diversity/dcp/.  The application deadline is January 15, 2014.


9.18.13 The following announcement will appear in your Brown Morning Mail on 9.23.13.  

From:Jack C. Wright 
Jack_Wright@Brown.EDU
To groups:All Undergraduates
Subject:Psychology Concentration Information Session
Pub. Date:2013-09-23
Message Text:
An information session will be held for all undergraduates interested
in the AB or ScB Psychology Concentrations on Tuesday, Sept 24, from
4:00-5:00pm, in room 305, Metcalf (CLPS Department). Students unable to
attend the session may contact Jack_Wright@brown.edu (AB Psychology
Advisor) or Dima_Amso@brown.edu (ScB Psychology Advisor) for more
information.
Type:Event
Extended Info:
None

9.06.13  CLPS 1510 (Psychology of Hearing) has room for additional enrollment. The class meets MW 8:30-9:50.  The instructor will consider waiving prerequisites.

9.05.13 Materials used for the academic fair have been posted. 

8.29.13 The list of courses to be offered for the current academic year (2013-14) has been posted.  The list also identifies courses that count as seminars and/or labs. Please note that the Excel file must be downloaded to your desktop for viewing.  The 2013-14 offerings appear on the second page of the spreadsheet.
1.28.13 From the Psychology DUG: Want a study partner? Just add your
 email to the Google Doc under the appropriate class (feel free to 
add classes that's not on there too!), then contact other people who 
have signed up for the same class and form a study group!  The document is here. 

10.09.12 Prof. Amso will not hold office hours this week (10/11/2012).  

10.03.12 The 2012 version of the form for revising a previously approved transfer credit has been posted.

9.13.12: NOTE:  Prof. Wright's office hours have changed to Th 11:00-11:50, 1:00-1:50.

9.12.12 PLEASE NOTE:  The Departmental Undgergraduate Groups (DUGs) in CLPS will have a welcome-back meeting on Wednesday, September 17, at 4:30:6:00, in Metcalf.  Concentrators, graduate students, faculty, and anyone interested in the CLPS concentrations are welcome.  Posters will appear outside the main office, first floor, Metcalf with the room location. 

9.10.12 Page on transfer credit procedures updated.

9.03.12 Updated statement on transfer credits.

9.03.12 Honors page updated using materials from dedicated Honors page.

9.03.12 Added links to APA description of careers in Psychology.

9.03.12 Corrected formatting problem in list of current course offerings. 

9.03.12 Content of concentrations page updated with material from Focal Point. 

8.31.12 Links to ASK updated. 

8.30.12 Navigation bars updated. 

8.29.12 Updated Home page.

8.28.12 AB worksheet updated; list of approved seminars added. 

8.28.12 Links on Policies and Procedures, Concentration Planning, and Current Course Offerings pages updated.

8.28.12 Links to Registrar, CLPS Department, and other sites updated. 

2.14.12 Links to the Registrar's paper forms for filing changes in a concentration have been posted.  NOTE: these forms apply ONLY to students who originally filed using these paper forms.

11.30.11 APA is again sponsoring its Summer Science Fellowship program, hosted by the Psychology Department at George Mason University.  Please visit http://www.apa.org/science/resources/ssf/index.aspx for more information about the Summer Science Fellowship program.  


11.29.11 January Career Laboratory is a three-day career education and networking event taking place just before the beginning of spring semester (Jan. 19-22). This event is designed to give students an intensive opportunity to work with alumni and explore options for their lives after Brown - by helping them develop their skills, their networks, and their knowledge of career fields. More information is available at http://brown.edu/careerlab/janlab. 


11.21.11 Internship page added.

11.21.11 FAQs updated.

11.4.11 Media page created.  Link to NY Times article on why students change their academic plans.

11.2.11 List of seminars posted. 

11.2.11  Courses to be offered Semester 2, 2011-12, that count for the AB/ScB Concentrations in Psychology can be found here.  

10.18.11 AB Concentrators:  If you have submitted your online materials on the Registrar's ASK website, you should either have received an email from Prof. Wright (Jack_Wright@brown.edu) and/or your submission should have been approved by him (see ASK).  If you have submitted forms, but have not been contacted or approved, you should email Prof. Wright immediately.  See announcement below regarding approval deadlines.

10.28.11  As a reminder, tomorrow, October 28 by 5:00 pm, is the deadline by which concentration advisors must approve the concentration declarations you've received in ASK for 4th semester students. Fourth semester students who do not have an approved concentration on file will not be able to register for the 5th semester until a declaration has been submitted and approved by a concentration advisor. Students wishing to declare a second concentration must do so by the end of the pre-registration period in their 7th semester (November 13 by 5:00 pm).

10.28.11 Format of this page changed to simplify announcements.  All previous announcements appear below. -jcw.

9.12.11 ScB students:  Completed CLPS1980 forms are due to Prof. Amso by September 18.

9.09.11 We have posted new online concentration worksheets.

9.09.11  We have posted the current course offerings for 2011-2012.