Robert Paez, Carissa Hale, Alexandra Paez, Elyse Byrum, Anna Klauer, Stephanie Nelson (‘12), Aurora Alarcon Jessup Psychological Honors Society
It could be causation or correlation: the more a university grows, the larger the population becomes. Tis larger population leads to broader and deeper ways for students to come together. Te Jessup Psychological Honors Society (JPHS) is celebrating their one-year anniversary as the first Honors Society in the history of the university.
Te club was created by two psychology students who felt that Jessup would benefit from a deeper exposure to psychology and practice. Te group developed four primary objectives. To promote awareness of psychological issues and needs on campus; assist in the development and fostering of relationships between Jessup students and alumni; to advocate for the psychological needs of the greater student body; and support scholarship among Jessup students. Teir vision of an honors society was so new to the university that when they applied for honors status, student government had to adjust the application and acceptance process in order to approve them.
Te JPHS was accepted in Fall 2012. “We want to involve people who are focused on long term goals in psychology, job placement, and graduate school,” current president, Alexandra Paez said. “We also want to create a support system in our community.”
In an effort to meet their objective and reach the community, the club has held many different activities and events. Two of the most notable events are the development of “Hear Teir Stories,” a series of guest speakers that visit WJU to share personal stories regarding various psychological challenges that have touched their lives and a visit to the UC Davis MIND Institute last November.
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Faculty advisor, Ken Logan praised the JPHS: “[We] have a great core of dedicated students and student leaders who are ensuring the club remains true to the original objectives. Te club patiently awaits acceptance into Psi Chi, the International Psychological Honors Society. Psi Chi is one of the largest academic and psychological societies that stretch across the United States and Canada. Tere are over 600,000 lifetime members, including B.F. Skinner.
The club was created by two psychology students who felt that Jessup would benefit from a deeper exposure to psychology and practice.
Te club is open to current students and alumni. Te honors component opens doors for students and alumni to connect with thousands of scholars and professionals across the country. Members must maintain a 3.5 GPA and complete nine units of upper division psychology courses.
If you want to help, speak or be part of the Jessup Psychological Honors Society, contact JPHS President, Alexandra Paez at
apaez@jessup.edu.
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