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NSU Chapter of Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Inducts 28 New Members
More than 25 students were inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, at NSU. Many of the students, from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Psychological Studies, attended an induction ceremony on Mar. 26, to celebrate their outstanding achievement.
Twenty-eight students from NSU were inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, at a ceremony on Mar. 26. Of the students inducted, 24 are undergraduate psychology majors and minors from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, and four are graduate students from NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS).
Established in 1929, the invitation-only society promotes excellence in scholarship and advances the science of psychology. Eligible undergraduates have completed three semesters or five quarters of college courses, with nine semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology courses; rank in the top 35 percent of their class in general scholarship; and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) in both psychology classes and in cumulative grades. Eligible graduate students maintain a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate courses.
Joining the new members in celebration of their achievement were friends and family members, as well as Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Tom Fagan, Ph.D., director of the college’s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Weylin Sternglanz, Ph.D., Psi Chi faculty adviser and assistant professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The ceremony also included a keynote talk by John Lewis, Ph.D., professor and director of academic affairs for NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies.
New Psi Chi members include (from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences) Annalien Absolon, Lorena Cabrera, Karina Calderon, Kelly Dambra, Catherin de la Osa, Lauren Douma, Carlos Garcia, Samantha Harfenist, Diane Jablansky, Julie Kincaid, Christine Klopp, Cheryl LaFong, Julisa Lightbourn, Ashley Lofria, Vera Lopez, Lori Lundin, Maria Marcoulli, Brittany Regis, Christian Rodriguez, Keren Scott, Elizabeth Seminario, Linett Sierra, Eric Superczynski, and Katherine Yuen; (from CPS) Vanessa Andrade, Linda Burrell, Cheryl Checkers, and Adriana Gutierrez.
For more information about Psi Chi at NSU, visit www.nova.edu/~sterngla/psichi.html or contact faculty adviser Weylin Sternglanz, Ph.D., at (954) 262-8177.