CWU Psychology Club

Our mission is to provide members with opportunities to interact with each other and with psychology department faculty in order to stimulate interest in the different ideas, aspects, and fields in psychology. We want to foster campus involvement, and provide members with exciting educational activities, community service opportunities, networking opportunities through our meetings, events, and at the Western Psychological Association conference each spring. We strive to extend our membership beyond the psychology department to include students from other disciplines, such as social services, family studies, and law and justice. Welcome to CWU Psychology Club.

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Psychology Club Meetings

WEDNESDAYS. 5:30 PM
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
CWU MAIN CAMPUS

Club meetings are scheduled to last about 1 hour.

We try to cover club business quickly so that we can do something fun every meeting.

We may watch a movie, do an activity, or get to know each other better. Examples from past years include:

- Mental-Health Mindfulness during Midterms

- The Nightmare before Christmas Movie Night

- Paint a Pumpkin

- Holiday Gift Giving Wrapping Party

- Tutoring Night before Finals

- Friendship Speed-dating

- So you want to go to Grad School lecture

- Research Lectures by Invited Faculty

- Western Psychological Association Meeting

- Fund Raising for the Conference

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"In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection."

Carol Gilligan

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CLUB EVENTS and ACTIVITIES

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Walk Out of the Darkness

Oct 20, 2019

Fischer Pavilion

Walk to Prevent Suicide

On Oct 20th the Psychology Club will meet at 7:00 AM in the Psych Building parking lot to carpool to the Fischer Pavilion at the Seattle Center to join in the Community Walk Out of the Darkness. We joined thousands of other people touched by suicide in support of survivors, and in memory of victims.

What an awesome day!

This will be our 3rd Annual Day of Participation in the Walk!

Join us!

THE ZOMBIE TALK

Panel Discussion

with

Neuroscientist Dr. Ralf Greenwald

October 2019

Could Zombies really exist?

In the spirit of the Halloween season,

CWU neuroscientist and psychology professor Ralf Greenwald will discuss zombies and the brain. He uses examples of zombie behaviors and actions to explain neurobiological concepts. Dr. Greenwald will answer audience questions about death, zombies and the oddities of human brain.

The Psychology and Neurosciences clubs will be on hand to cater to every zombie student's need!

26th Annual Boo Central

Oct 31st, 2018

SURC Ballroom

5-7 PM

Ages Pre-K - 5th Grade

Safe Trick or Treat!

This is the 22nd year that the Psychology Club has sponsored a booth at Boo Central.

Dress up and come join the fun on Halloween night!

Remember, no scary costumes!

We don't want to terrify the little ones!

FRIENDSHIP SPEED DATING

AND

THE LOVE TALK

"Life is all about finding people who are your kind of crazy."

Winter Fun

In February we hold our annual Love Talk with Dr. Mary Radeke from Psychology and Dr. Duane Dowd from Family Studies. They will talk about how to find love and how to keep it alive.
We will also have our crazy, fun friendship speed dating event where you can meet lots of new people and make new friends!

FUNDRAISING

FALL 2019

We need ideas!

November is our big fund raising month for the Fall. We need members to come up with ideas for good fundraisers to help us get to WPA in San Francisco in April! Come to a meeting and help us brainstorm!

CWU ANNUAL HOLIDAY

GIFT GIVING PROJECT

DECEMBER 2019

Adopt a Child Project

Each year the Psychology Club adopts two children for the holidays. The Provost and President sponsor an anonymous gift giving project to ensure children of CWU students and staff will have a special holiday. We shop for each child (Dr. Williams matches our donation) and then we have a gift wrapping party!

100th Annual Western Psychological Association Convention

APRIL 30 - May 3, 2019

San Francisco, CA

Mark Your Calendars!

FIVE REASONS TO GO TO WPA!

Over thirty distinguished speakers
Meet students and professors from other colleges who share your interests.
Visit with representatives of graduate programs and see which schools have programs that might interest you!
Attend fun social events planned throughout the convention
See who is presenting their research from CWU. Cheer on our Wildcat faculty, graduate students, and their student research teams!

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"Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin."

IVAN PAVLOV

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YOUR CLUB OFFICERS 2019 - 2020

Get to Know Us

Larissa Escamilla-Ocanas

Psych Club & Psi Chi President

Hello! My name is Maddy Martin, and I’m the president of the CWU Psychology Club this year! I am a pre-med student, which consists of my Psychology major and a Philosophy and Biology minor, and I am hoping to attend medical school after graduating from CWU, where I will (hopefully!) settle down into a career pertaining to Psychiatry. I love working out: the recreation center is like a second home to me due to how frequently I am in the gym (if you would ever like a gym partner, I’m always willing to try and help!)

Elijah Mulu

Club Vice President

Hi there, my name is Elijah Mulu. I am currently a psychology major trying to pursue a career in school psychology or counseling. I enjoy riding my bike a lot, and I am a big fan of the TV show "The Office".

Jaidyn Alemazkour

Club Secretary

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Zachary Dowd

Club Treasurer

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Andrea Glinoga

Club Senator & SAS Representative