Although the words of that song may seem maudlin, it cannot be denied that graduation is a rather special time in our lives. Many of the friends you have made here will last a lifetime. You may be interested in learning what might be that first step in that life away from Gustavus. If you click the highlighted words below, you can read about the post graduation plans of some of the senior psychology majors.

Wanted! Emil reporters and editors.

If you are reading this right now we want you. All of our reporters are graduating and we would like to recruit new people to help us put out Emil's Epilogue each month. No experience is necessary. Just a willingness to try to make Emil's as interesting and helpful to psych majors as it can be. Added benefit of working with Dr. Dick Martin and Brenda DeBlieck. If you have an interest or would like to know more, email Dick Martin.

Kari Lipke Receives Alexis Prize

The Gerhard T. Alexis Prize for Excellence in English Studies was named to honor Dr. Alexis following his retirement in 1983. Initial funding was given by department members to establish a small endowment. Students are recognized as the best example of a current student in English Studies. Nominees are established by reviewing GPA's, then selected by faculty for overall achievement. A small stipend has been awarded with this prize, given annually since 1984. This year's recipient is Kari Lipke, a double major in English and Psychology.

Jocelyn Bauer Named Academic Assistant

Jocelyn Bauer will be the Department's academic asistant for the Fall Semester of 1997. This special appointment comes with a stipend and varied responsiblities in the Department. Congratualations to Jocelyn.

In the last two years we have been privileged to have Dr. Jim Robinson teaching in the Department. He is a person who is very much appreciated by both faculty and students. Next year he will be taching at St Catherine's and we will truly miss him as a colleague but anticipate the friendships that have been established will continue. Jim, we wish you the best.

New Psychology Major

The faculty of the psychology department have passed a new psychology major which will require a larger number of courses to be taken to complete the major and will be more specific with regard to individual courses which must be taken. To see the complete description click here.

Midwestern Psychology Conference

Gustavus was represented at this regional conference of the American Psychological Association by Dr. Miri Goldstein, who presented a poster titled: "Degrees of independence: Assessing individual differences in the relationship between positive and negative affect within a single measurement period."

Michelle Ford, a '95 grad who is now attending graduate school at the University of Iowa, presented a paper titled: "The role of background knowledge in feature categorization and recognition."

Maren Henry presented a paper in the Psi Chi section , titled: "Empathy and the toleration of differing political attitudes."

Congratulations to all of them!

Looking for a Job?

The urls below are sites on the Web which may be of help to you in pursuing a career. I do not know how well they work but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who uses them. Dick Martin.

America's Job Bank
Jobtrack
Internet Career Center
Online Career Center
The Monsterboard
Career Mosaic
E-span
Career Mag
Fastweb(scholarships)

1. Get the GRE registration booklet from the Career Center before you leave campus in the spring.
2. Plan to take the GRE in October rather than December for two reasons: First, it takes 6 weeks to get your scores. If you are applying to graduate school you may not have your scores by the time the application deadline arrives. Second, remember the December exam is also the end of Fall semester. Without fail, the GRE tends to fall on a weekend right around Finals.
3. Buy GRE preparation guides. The top two recommended are: Kaplan's and The Princeton Review. If you have a computer, you might want to invest in a computer program/disk/CD that provides practice tests.
4. Begin building your vocabulary. Make flashcards of all the most frequently occurring GRE words (given in the guides). Review some words daily to keep the new vocabulary fresh in your mind.
5. Memorize basic mathematical equations that you may not have seen since high school algebra or geometry.
6. Practice Logic problems
7. **Do at least one (but more is recommended) timed practice test (including all three sections). This will help you to learn the art of "pacing" and to tolerate long periods of sitting.

One final note: If you are planning on applying to graduate school during the next year, start sending away for information from various schools.

Good Luck! Have a good summer

Korinne Cikanek and Carmen Westerberg.

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