Words of advice from Senior Psych Majors...

• My advice would be to do everything much earlier than you would anticipate.  You'll be so thankful to have it done and not be running around at the last minute.  -- 

Annie Dokken [Annie plans to attend grad school for School Counseling at Uof W - River Falls]
 
• My advice to upper classmen that would like to go onto graduate school is to get started looking the summer before your senior year starts. It takes A LOT of time to send for information and research different programs. I spent the whole summer continually reading program descriptions, and that still wasn't enough time.  Two books that  helped me tremendously were: 1. Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology.  (This book was the most helpful because in the back they had a HUGE list of programs throughout the U.S. and addresses of where to get info about the program)            2. Getting in: A Step-By- Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology  These two books, especially the first one, gave me an idea of where to start looking and how to figure out what I wanted in a school. I would recommend to anyone to purchase them if you are wanting to get your Psy.D. or Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology.  -- Kara Derner

[Kara will attend Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL to earn a Psy.D. in clinical psychology.
 
• I can't think of any good advice at the moment, but I can share my plans for next year... I have been accepted to the Dance /Movement Therapy program at Columbia College in Chicago.-- Whitney Rea

• I would tell the younger students to get involved in the field, research, or some other hands-on experience so they can figure out exactly what aspect of psychology interests them the most.  Another tip would be to take the GRE over the summer before you come back to school so that is out of the way.  It really isn't that bad either. -- Mike Henderson

• Explore the road less traveled, but be sure to enjoy the journey. -- Jaime Peterson  [Jaime future plans include working as a Therapeutic Specialist at Augustana Home in Minneapolis.]

• Congratulations to the new 2001-2002 Psi Chi Officers; Co-Presidents Julie Quello and Andrea Wentzel and Secretary Amanda Larson!! 
• On Tuesday, May 1, Psi Chi hosted Senior Advice Night in the Courtyard Cafe. Rachel Peterson, Karen Heidesch, Amanda Martin, Jessica Schultz, Maggie Happe, Nicole Henrich, Mike Henderson, and Jesse Hedge talked about their experiences at Gustavus, the application process for graduate school, their plans for their futures, and gave advice to other psychology majors on how to prepare for graduate school and careers in psychology. They were very helpful and answered a lot of questions people had about graduate schools and how to prepare while in college.

        --  Jenny Pratt

Summer Movie Extravaganza
In my little contribution to the movie industry, I have two goals this month: one being to tell you about a fantastic movie that I saw over Easter break, and the other to give a little preview to all the fantastic movies that I plan on attending in the three months that I have away from the pressures of school.  Summer is a popular time for movies; big box office hits come out every other week.  The Summer of 2001 will be no exception and it promises to bring many new stars to the screen and many old stars will have new exciting hits.

Bridget Jones's Diary
This wonderful show that I saw a couple weeks ago stars Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, and Colin Firth.  Zellweger's previous claims to fame include Jerry Maguire and Nurse Betty.  The adorable Hugh Grant had a couple big hits two summer's ago with Notting Hill and Mickey Blue Eyes, my personal favorites.  Colin Firth can be seen previously in The English Patient and Shakespeare in Love.  The story of Bridget Jones is absolutely amazing.  Bridget is an early thirties single woman looking for the love of her life, or at least a suitable boyfriend.  Her sexy boss, Hugh Grant, is a constant temptation.  While Mark Darcy (Firth) is everywhere she goes.  Zellweger really shows the quarks of being a single woman and the trials and tribulations that she goes through in her search to define her life.  I saw myself in this movie, and I am quite sure other women will see parts of themselves too.  I would never deem this as a chick flick, it is too hilarious for that, and men can hold their heads high when walking out of this one.

Here is a preview of the movies coming out this summer that I would recommend.  Summer is a big time for the box office and this year Hollywood is pulling out all the stops.  I hope there is a little something for everyone.

The Mummy Returns-Starring the original cast of The Mummy released in 1999 including Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, this movie has been much anticipated, by me.  It starts May 4th to start off the big summer blockbusters.
Moulin Rouge-A very theatrical movie starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, due out May 18, before the big Memorial Day rush.  The blurbs that I have seen look wonderful.  It is a different kind of movie, based off of the Broadway musical. 
Pearl Harbor-Being released very fittingly on Memorial Day, this movie has also been anticipated since last year.  Starring Ben Affleck (I Love Him!!), Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, and Cuba Gooding, Jr., this picture was produced by hot shot Jerry Bruckheimer and promises to be big.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence-This highly pet project of Steven Spielberg will come out on June 29.  It stars Haley Joel Osmet, the kid from the Sixth Sense.  This movie has a bunch of mystery surrounding it to this point, but will no doubt do well.
Jurassic Park III-Another sequel like The Mummy Returns, this movie promises to have different twists, and here Spielberg has been doing double time. JP III brings Sam Neill and Laura Dern who starred in the first dino flick.  It debuts in theaters on July 18.
America's Sweethearts-Julia Roberts stars as a secretary to a big Hollywood star, Catherine Zeta-Jones.  The biggest news around this show is the move of its debut to July 18 to compete with Jurassic Park III at the box office.  While it may be a gutsy move, Julia has a fresh Oscar in her hands and went up against Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with Notting Hill in 1999 and did extremely well. I don't think even the dinosaurs can knock the reigning queen of Hollywood off her throne.
American Pie II-Slatted for a late summer release, this movie brings back much of the original cast including Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, and of course Stifler.  Despite the big controversary surrounding the original, expect Pie II to be just as gross and just as funny.
Have a great Summer of 2001!!!!!!

Saturday, April 28 marked this year's annual Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference  at Hamline University. The event offered opportunities for students to share their research with others and learn about the projects of other students.  Students were also able to visit with professionals (and potential employers) who offered feedback on their work.  The projects that were presented covered a wide array of  topics.  Posters and papers presented by Gusties included the following: 

Posters:

• Amy Pfeffer --  "Intuition as a Factor in the Student's Choice of Psychology and Socialogy Majors"

• Emily Barts, Aaron Dickson, Ruth Robinson, Jonathan Stang, --"Perceiving Responsibility in Aggressive Situations"

• Sarah Moe, Laura Schultz -- "Message Framing and Athletic Performance:  Do Gain-Framed Messages, Regardless of Extrinsic or Intrinsic Reward, Promote Greater Improvement in Running Time than Loss-Framed Messages?"

• Amanda Larson -- "Phonological Complexity and Backward Masking"

• Eric Brandt, Joshua Rinas, Kristen Donley -- "The effects of Confidence Levels and Sexism in Job Applicant Ratings"

Anaya Mitra -- "Hemispheric Differences in the Processing of Famous and Non-Famous Proper Nouns"

• Sara Lindberg -- "Optimism, Health, and the Moderating Effects of Health Behaviors"

• Michael Henderson -- "Evaluating the Impact of Source Credibility on Eyewitness 

Memory"

• Corrie Plant, Jenny Brandenburg, Jacob Anderson -- "The Effect of Social Pressure on the Trait of Risk Taking"

• Colin Mullen, Samantha Magnuson, Kimberly Morri -- "Laterlized Effects of Smell Perception"

• Jaime Peterson -- "Pre-College Experiences as Predictors of College Adjustment"

• Jesse Hedge -- "Misremembering Forced Confabulations: The Relative Influence of Generation and Committment"

Seniors participating in honors projects this spring include Jesse Hedge, Karen Heidesch, Mike Henderson, Sara Lindberg, Jaime Peterson, Amy Pfeffer, Rachel Peterson, and Kristen Richter (Emil's March 2001 issue).

• Karen Heidesch, Sara Lindberg, Rachel

Peterson and Kristen Richter attended the Midwestern Psychological Assocation
Conference in Chicago, May 3-5.

Jess has been an editor and writer for the Hispanohiblante, a joint effort of the Spanish Club (of which she is a member) and the Spanish National Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi (of which she is the treasurer).   She has been involved with the Jr. Spanish Club, an after-school program that is set up for children of Latino origin and is based on the Latino culture and the Spanish language.   Jess has traveled several times to hispanic countries and admires their relaxed outlook on life.

Jess is also a member of ROTC program through MSUM.  She will be commissioned as a 2nd Lt on May 11.  She also played a leadership role at Gustavus in coordinating a recent event, "Take Back the Night".

She plans to attend the Minnesota State University Mankato Masters Program for Clinical Psych and then on to Ph. D. school. 

Congratulations, Jess, and thank you  for your leadership involvement while at Gustavus!
 

Department Resources Available
Several printed resources are available for you to browse in the department's resource center (SSC 26). You will find information about graduate schools and career paths. Graduate School bulletins are also available. See Lee for more information. 

Career Center Resources
Contemplating grad school?  Check out these reference books in the Career Center: 

• Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

• Gourman Report on Graduate Programs (Princeton Review)

Perfect Personal Statements and Graduate School Essays (Arco)

• The schedule of Psych classes for fall semester can be accessed at: