All you psych students out there looking for an interesting opportunity to learn about a career, listen up. Gustavus has three wonderful options waiting just for you. You could do a career exploration over January term, or an internship or clinical practicum over fall or spring semester, or even over the summer. What are these things, you ask? The answers are available by appointment from the mind of Brian Koeneman, internship expert of the career center. Or, for your convenience, I have already done some of the work for you, and you can just keep reading. A career exploration is an option for sophomores, juniors, and seniors for a J-term credit. It typically involves shadowing a professional in the field of your choice for thirty-five to forty hours a week for the month of January. An internship is a more extended study, lasting three months of the year. Junior or senior status is required to be eligible for an internship. A clinical practicum is similar to an internship, but is specifically for students interested in working in a clinical setting, whereas internships are available in almost every area. Internships can take as few as ten hours per week or as many as forty. You can work locally and live on campus, or find one in the Cities or near your home and live off campus. Some positions are paid; some are not. It all depends on what you're looking for. One thing you can be sure of, though, thanks to the work of Mr. Koeneman, is that you will not be getting your boss coffee or delivering messages all day. All the internships offered to students are investigated beforehand to be sure the work is worthy of an intelligent GAC student. Some organizations students have worked with in the past include: American Red Cross, Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Council on Crime and Justice, Fraser Child and Family Center, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Tree Trust, and Woodbury Health Care Center. Just from the names of these organizations, you can see how diverse the opportunities for psych majors are. And the list certainly doesn't end there. Many other internships are on file in the career center, but if you have something specific in mind that isn't listed, Brian Koeneman will even work with you on a custom-made internship. Maybe you're not even sure you really want to be a psych major. No problem. You can choose an internship from a different area of study than your major to test out the waters somewhere else. (But for my money, psych is where it's at.) That's what internships are designed to help with. No matter where you go, you will learn new skills, be challenged, make meaningful connections with an organization that could be your future place of employment, obtain real world knowledge, and see what everyday life is like in the occupation of your choice. So, you're all ready to sign up? Here's what to do next:
Go to the career center (walk-in hours are from 2-3:30 daily), and look
through the internship files along the back wall. They're arranged generally
according to major and also by name, so it's easy to find what you're looking
for. Once you have an idea of what you're interested in doing, schedule
a meeting with Brian Koeneman to get the process going. You will need to
fill out a couple forms, probably type up a resume, and likely do an interview
with someone from the organization. (Never done one of these things? Don't
worry! That's what the career center is for. They can help you with any
part of this process.) And by the way, don't wait too long into the semester-
you need to do this by registration time! So, there is everything you need
to know to get started on an internship or career exploration. For a clinical
practicum, the method is similar, but pay a visit to Dr. Simpson down in
the psych department instead. She is equally wonderful and will help you
get started. Over half of all Gustavus students do some kind of internship,
career exploration, or practicum while they're here. It's an excellent
way to find out if what you want to do is really what you want to do.
So get going, get to the career center, and set up an appointment or two.
Heidi Lawson --staff writer
Encyclopedia of psychology:
APA's resources for psychology students:
Information about careers in psychology and
Great website about writing psychology papers apa style...
with examples:
Megan Wittmier --staff writer
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Psi Chi welcomes Fall '01 new members: Jennifer Grabow * Sara A. Lorentz *Sarah Moe * Caroline Plant * Melissa Radniecki * Jessica Rye * Laura Schultz They join Dana Anderson * Laura Borning * Kathryn Carlson
* Emily Dale * Amanda Larson * Courtney Lovejoy * Julie
Quello *Jayne
APA
The Magical Possibilities Most of the movie reviews that I write for this newsletter are short bits and pieces about movies that I find interesting. This month I have decided to do a little something different. It has been suggested that this column present elements of the discipline of psychology. While I believe psychology relates to many films in lots of ways, it is never quite as obvious as when the film is based on some element of mental illness. For the most part, I think Hollywood does a really bad job of portraying persons with mental illness. Not only the actors themselves, but also the overall notion of what the diseases are and how people with them behave. The mentally ill are more often than not betrayed as crazy fools and looked at in a comedic fashion. To those of us who have had the opportunity to truly understand mental illness and what it can do to someone, this portrayal is not only a misrepresentation, but also a complete disregard to our line of interests. Fortunately, not all hope is lost. Like few films before it, K-PAX, starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges, brings new light to the representation of mental illness in movies. The storyline begins with a man who appears to come out of nowhere and claims to be a visitor from the planet K-PAX (Spacey). The course of the movie focuses on the search for the truth about this visitor. Is he really an alien or is he someone who is severely mentally ill? Enter the psychiatrist (Bridges) of a hospital for the mentally ill. While Spacey was brilliant in my opinion, the portrayal of his character was equally as good. The character was treated with respect. The role the psychiatrist played was extremely appropriate and sought to really determine the cause of this man's affliction. The patients in the hospital were also portrayed appropriately, but most importantly they were empowered by their affliction. The patients seek to find their cure, with a little help of course. The film shows the importance of empowerment in people with mental illness that they do have a choice and can receive the right kind of help. The thing that I want to send everyone away with is the importance that this movie has on many different aspect of mental illness. Its representation of the mentally ill will increase awareness in society and hopefully bring a new light to the world. Of course the supernatural elements to the show are completely fascinating and I am not about to give anything away, but to say that K-PAX is a magical portrayal of possibilities in this world.  Jenny Pratt
-- staff writer 
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[Emil's Epilogue will feature a new column, beginning with this issue, that will highlight a Gustavus student organization. This first article is written by Carla Kern, a psychology major and current member of APO] APO, anybody? Or, how about Zeta Epsilon (the Gustavus chapter of APO)? Either of these names might ring a bell as something that you've heard around campus. Well, APO stands for Alpha Phi Omega, which is a service fraternity here at GAC. APO started on December 16, 1925 by Frank Reed Horton at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. He envisioned that the fraternity would spread throughout the world to be a part of many College campuses. This vision of Frank Reed Horton has been fulfilled. There are chapters all over the world including the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines. So, you may be thinking, Carla, this is good and all, but what's your point? Well, let me tell you the good stuff about APO. There are three main aspects to APO: service, fellowship, and leadership. APO organizes service actives that include a variety of things from used CD sales to Tour de Cure to cleaning the Arb to playing bingo with the nursing home residents. There are also many fellowship events that are planned so that APO members can hang out together and get to know each other. APO is a great fraternity and organization that I am just beginning to get involved with this year. I am a pledge right now. Yes, you have to pledge to join, but it is nothing like pledging for a Greek Sorority or Fraternity. You are a pledge for one semester. This means that you go to one meeting per week and plan activities for fellowship and service events. You also get to do a variety of different fundraising things. It has been so much fun so far!! The question really ends up being, why would someone want to join APO? The reason I like it and have joined is because it is a lot of fun. I have had the opportunity to meet a variety of people and I know that this will be a continuing trend. I also really like APO because there are so many ways to get involved and serve the surrounding community including the GAC campus. There is also the benefit of learning about yourself because you work with a bunch of different people and you also get to plan the events yourself so you can be very creative! APO, it's a good thing.  Carla Kern
-- staff writer 
Jennifer Ackil -- Professor
Mark G. Kruger -- Professor
Stephanie Johnson -- Visiting Inst.
Richard Martin-- Professor
Clark Ohnesorge -- Visiting Assistant Professor
Timothy C. Robinson -- Professor
Richard Seely -- Adjunct Instructor
Barbara Simpson -- Professor
Nancy Walbeck-- Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Marie Walker -- Assistant Professor
Contemplating grad school? Check out these reference
books in the Career Center:
Merry Christmas everyone! |
| Emil Wants to Know: " What additional classes would you like to see the Psychology Department offer? |
"I'd be interested in a class based upon the Psychology of two year olds." |
"I think the department could offer a class in -- What to do with a Psychology Major!" |
Amanda Larson '02 "I think History of Psychology would have been interesting." |
Greg Nix '02 "Industrial Organization." |
December 12 -- Final Day of Classes December 13 -- Reading Day December 14-18 -- Final Examinantions December 18 -- Fall Semester Ends December 19 - January 6 -- Christmas Recess
January 7 - February 1 -- January Term January 2-10 -- Touring and Activity Period
February 11 -- Classes Convene February 22 -- Late Registration Deadline March 28 -- Final Exams for Half-Semester Courses March 29-April 7 -- Spring Break April 3 -- Mid-term Grades Due March 29-April 7 -- Easter Recess April 16-18 -- Fall Registration April 19 -- Course Withdrawal Deadline
May 1 -- MAYDAY! Conference May 4 -- Honors Day
May 22 -- Final Day of Classes May 23 -- Reading Day May 24-28 -- Final Examinations May 28 -- Spring Semester Ends June 2 -- Commencement
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