Welcome to the Psychology Student Association!

Welcome to the

Psychology Student Association!

Who are we?• PSA is an academic and social club

dedicated to providing our members the resources they need to succeed in the field of psychology as well as network and make friends with other people with similar goals!

What do we do?• Provide information about and resources for:

– Research– Graduate school– Careers in Psychology– Internships– Scholarships

• Create a psychology community through:– Socials – Volunteering events– Trips– Fundraising events

PSA Board 2013-2014• Hillary Patton– President

• Kristen Minami– Vice President

• Anneji Kim—Treasurer

• Melissa Tran—Secretary and Webmaster

• Vannesa Diaz—Fundraising Chair

• Christian Perez—Social Chair

• Jessica Alvarado—Community Service Chair

• Jesse Mitsuru Valenzuela– Publicity Chair

How to become a member:

• 2 different types of membership:

1). General Membership

2). Certified Membership

General MembershipRequirements:1). Application (available on the PSA website)2).$20 for the next 2 quarters (or $10 per quarter) Benefits:1). Access to exclusive content2). Kaplan Prep course discount3). PSA tote bag4). PSA custom button5). Graduation stole (for graduating members only)

Certified Membership Requirements:1). Fulfill general membership requirements (app

and fee)2). Accumulate 20 points by the end of the year

*Points are obtained by attending meetings, fundraisers, and community service events

Benefits:1). All of the benefits of general membership2). PSA Certified Member Certificate3). Discount on graduation stole 4). End of the year banquet

Other ways to get involved with PSA:

1). Peer Mentorship Program

2). Committees

Our amazing websitehttp://clubs.uci.edu/psychsa/

Meetings this quarter:• Week 1:Welcome! • Week 2: How to get involved in research workshop • Week 3: Guest Speaker: Dr. Hoffman• Week 4: Kaplan Workshop• Week 5: No meeting—study for midterms!• Week 6: Guest Speaker: Cal State University of

Fullerton Rep• Week 7: Guest Speaker: Dr. Parham• Week 8: Resource Fair• Week 9: Social• Week 10: No meeting—study for finals!

Events this quarter:• Week 1: Friday—Board game night• Week 2: Thursday—Spam Musubi Fundraiser• Week 3: Wednesday—Karaoke night• Week 4: Friday—Blaze Pizza Fundraiser• Week 5: Friday—Sky High• Week 6:Thursday Week 6—Spam Musubi Fundraiser • Week 7: Movie Night!• Week 8: UCI Basketball Game and dinner• Week 9: Saturday—OC Heart Walk

Community Service Opportunities

• Clothing Drive

• OC Heart Walk-- Saturday March 8th

• Habitat for Humanity

• Hemopet

Questions?