Psychology Colloquium Series
The psychology department holds a regular colloquium series featuring distinguished scholars and practitioners in the field. You may wish to join in the weekly or biweekly research groups that discuss a wide range of research topics, from developmental psychopathology to feminist psychology and personality and clinical research.
Annual Brain Fair
The neuroscience program holds a "Brain Fair" each year (pictured at left) with students introducing local school children to the wonders of the brain and brain research through hands-on activities.
Psi Chi National Honor Society
You'll have the opportunity to join Psi Chi, the National Honor Society of Psychology. Psi Chi also publishes student research in the .
What can you do with a psychology major?
Many of our majors are accepted into top psychology graduate programs. Others establish careers in business, education, law, human service, non-profits, medicine and other health-related fields. Whatever your future path, the psychology major helps to develop some of the most important competencies of a liberal arts education - such as openness to new ideas, the ability to view issues from multiple perspectives, the ability to organize and evaluate data, effective problem solving and strong communication skills.