UIW Psychology Student Organizations

This is the page for UIW Psyc Society, Psi Chi, and NAMI on Campus! Any student who is interested in psychology may join. are attended
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INFO ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING PSI CHI ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA), THE ACTIVITIES, AND THE OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES

UIW PSYC SOCIETY

Psych Society is the student organization for psychology majors/minors, and students interested in psychology. Psych Society offers psychology-based community service events for students, & promotes interaction between community, faculty and students. Typically

, students work in pairs to organize events (with the assistance of the officers and faculty advisor). Join UIW Psyc Society through OrgSync (on-line) and “like” this page! UIW PSI CHI INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Psi Chi is THE international honor society in psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of “encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.” Membership in this organization depends on academic achievement—check your UIW email box each semester for an invitation to join, or self-nominate (see criteria below). Eligibility
• Be enrolled as a UIW student (or EAP and CIW student)
• Have completed at least 24 credit hours overall, and at least 9 credit hours of psychology courses.
• Be a PSYC major or minor
• Have a psychology GPA that is at least 3.00
• Have an overall GPA that is in the top 35% of their class – this cutoff is posted and changes each semester! Each semester UIW Psi Chi sends invitations to eligible candidates via UIW email after we determine the semester’s top 35% in each of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. Because the GPA “cutoff” changes each semester, a student who qualifies for Psi Chi membership one semester may not necessarily qualify in the following semester SO it is to the candidate’s advantage to join when invited rather than delay joining until the following semester. Advantages
• LIFELONG membership—pay once and you’re done!
• Eligibility for travel grants
• Eligibility to publish in the Psi Chi journal
• Eligibility for Psi Chi service awards
• Exclusive service opportunities
• Opportunities for involvement with American Psychological Association’s Psi Chi program
• Wear the Psi Chi stole, medal, or cord at graduation (purchase on your own with your membership card obtained at induction or after payment of one-time dues)

Department of Psychology Student Organizations’ Usual Annual Activities

• Community service trips to work with people who have mental illness at:
o San Antonio State Hospital visits to work/play with residents
Fall Harvest Party
Thanksgiving Dinner
Valentine’s Day Dance
Easter Eggstravaganza
o Kerrville State Hospital, one of two forensic hospitals where people who are “not guilty by reason of insanity” are hospitalized (exclusive to Psi Chi members and organization officers in good standing)
• County/community meeting observations and opportunities for professional networking (exclusive to Psi Chi members and organization officers in good standing)
• Meet the Mission with Psi Chi faculty advisor
• Capitol Day—visit your policymakers in Austin! (every two years)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness fundraising walk
• Social gatherings and movie outings (Trips to the SA Zoo and local aquarium)
• Graduate School Preparation workshops—learn about how to best use your years at UIW to be most prepared for graduate school, and learn about the application process.
• Trunk or Treat at UIW
• Light the Way Board Competition at UIW
• NAMI Music Festival

OFFICERS' RESPONSIBILITIES for PSYC SOCIETY and PSI CHI OFFICERS (some officer duties are relevant only to Psi Chi officers)

(Time Commitment: 2-3 hrs per week on average or less. President must be able to serve the entire year;
must be a UIW student [and Psi Chi member, if running for Psi Chi officer]. All officers work with / are supported by the faculty advisor)

President
1. Organize at least one meeting each semester to set calendar and welcome students
2. Commmunicate with national Psi Chi when necessary
3. Head Psi Chi Induction Committee and participate in yearly induction
4. Delegate and follow up to ensure events are adequately planned and implemented
5. Ensure that Student Life trainings (risk management, etc.) Coordinate Officer Recruitment in April
7. Renew student organization through Student Life every April

Vice President
1. Post to Facebook event photos and a paragraph documenting each event, attendees (attendance sheet), and outcome OR delegates someone to do so.
3. Coordinate semester Psi Chi recruitment drives
a. distribute flyers to professors, & post
b. announce at PSYC 2310 classes
c. delegate emailing invitation to candidates, ensure this has been done

Treasurer
1. Process one-time Psi Chi membership dues (in January and April)
2. Keep Psi Chi candidates informed of…
a. Contact candidates via UIW email to obtain pending payment
a. Notify people of admission into society and Induction Ceremony date
b. Updates bulletin board with new member names after Induction
3. Assist VP with Psi Chi recruitment drives
4. Account for any additional fundraising, expenses, and monitors student organization funds account
5. Reimburse students for advisor-approved expenses from account. Secretary
1. Maintain the events calendar on bulletin board and Facebook
2. Coordinate events publicity (emailing to professors, getting approved flyers posted 10 days in advance of an event, updating OrgSync and page before and after the event). NAMI on Campus

This is our peer outreach and stigma-busting group at UIW. NoC hosts Candid Conversations each term and sponsors informational meetings, and support activities.

08/17/2021

URGENT NEED: Community service opportunity this SATURDAY Aug. 21, 8 am-1:30 pm; extra service hours for bringing along a friend!

If you'd like to get some community service hours, up to 8 hours (more if you bring a friend), we need your help this Saturday with a COVID vaccination clinic in Natalia TX. Natalia is a small rural town southwest of San Antonio, about 35 minutes from UIW.

The UIW-IFYC vaxambassadors are hosting the clinic and need A LOT of student volunteers to help!

8 volunteers
to bring and run outdoor/carnival games like ring toss, peg bowling, safe yard darts, ping pong in cups game, etc. We have a co****le, peg bowling, and a "kan jam" game, but we could use some others, too, and maybe seconds of the co****le or other bean bag game. We need at least 6 volunteers for this, but 8 wld be better!

2-4 volunteers and UIW cheer squad members
To hand out goody bags to vaccinated kids. We could totally use some UIW cheer squad members to show up at 11 am to help us with this and to cheer for kids who get vaccinated. If you know any of the squad members, please invite them to come with their uniforms and pom-poms. We could use anyone to blow party horns and rustle pom poms for these kids!

8 volunteers
We also need some bilingual English/Spanish volunteers and other volunteers to work with our trained ambassadors to accompany them on visits to households to let them know about the clinic. We need about 8 volunteers for this task. We'll meet at Natalia High School and split up into teams.

The clinic is this Saturday 8am -1:30 pm at Natalia High School, 900 block of Kearney St, Natalia, TX 78059. Go all the way to the end of Kearney and school is on your right.

Please text Dr. Felix-Ortiz at 210-895-4692 if you want to volunteer and what you want to do. When you text, pls send your name! Bring a friend for 4 additional hours per friend.

07/28/2021

URGENT NEED: Community service opportunity this SATURDAY July 31 and Aug. 21
Happy summer break!

If you'd like to get some community service hours, up to 8 hours per date, we need your help this Saturday with a vaccination clinic in Natalia TX. Natalia is a small rural town southwest of San Antonio, about 35 minutes from UIW.

The UIW-IFYC vaxambassadors are hosting the clinic and need A LOT of student volunteers to help!

8 volunteers

Bring and run outdoor/carnival games like ring toss, peg bowling, safe yard darts, ping pong in cups game, etc. We have a co****le, peg bowling, and a "kan jam" game, but we could use some others, too, and maybe seconds of the co****le or other bean bag game. We need at least 6 volunteers for this, but 8 wld be better!

2-4 volunteers and UIW cheer squad members

To hand out goody bags to vaccinated kids. We could totally use some UIW cheer squad members to show up at 11 am to help us with this and to cheer for kids who get vaccinated. If you know any of the squad members, please invite them to come with their uniforms and pom-poms. We could use anyone to blow party horns and rustle pom poms for these kids!

8 volunteers

We also need some bilingual volunteers and other volunteers to work with our trained ambassadors to accompany them on visits to households to let them know about the clinic. We need about 8 volunteers for this task. We'll meet at Natalia High School and split up into teams.

5 volunteers

to help guide people to the clinic. This means sitting at a corner in a folding chair holding a big sign that says "COVID vaccines are THIS WAY" with an arrow on the sign. We need our volunteers to make their own posters, bring a folding chair, water, and portable shade (e.g. clip on umbrella, beach umbrella, big hat, etc.) For this task, we need 5 volunteers.

The clinic is this Saturday 9-4 at Natalia High School, 905 Kearney St, Natalia, TX 78059.

Please text Dr. Felix-Ortiz at 210-364-9023 if you want to volunteer and what you want to do. When you text, pls send your name! If possible, we'd need you again for the second dose clinic on Aug 21.

06/28/2021

TONIGHT!!! Invite your friends...!

06/23/2021

PLEASE SHARE WITH STUDENTS AND ALUMS. STUDENTS FROM UTSA, TRINITY, and other local colleges are welcome!

University of the Incarnate Word’s Ettling Center for Civic Leadership, Department of Political Science, and Department of Psychology

present

Was Texas’ Senate Bill 7 about Voter Suppression or Voting Integrity? A Discussion and Movie

Join Dr. Metroka, Dr. Felix-Ortiz and others as we learn about Senate Bill 7 and its potential impact on voter registration and voting in Texas.

During the Zoom meeting, we will hear a brief presentation about and discuss the bill and watch “Supressed: The Fight to Vote,” a film about the issue.

Friday, Jun 28, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time

Zoom link:

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03/23/2021

Come hear about health psychology from my mentor, Dr. Myers!!!! Also, surprise visits from alumni : )

University of the Incarnate Word
Department of Psychology Colloquium
Register here: https://uiw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpceCvrj8vEt3SwdmyvXHiHOuuL0xhY0wI (free to the community)
Dr. Hector Myers of Vanderbilt School of Medicine presents
Testing a Culturally-Grounded Intervention for
HIV-Serodiscordant Couples: A Multisite Collaborative Trial -- Friday March 26, 9 am
and student presentations & alumni panel!

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02/23/2021

PSYC SOCIETY: Screening of the movie "Bedlam" with Q & A afterwards!
Time: Feb 24, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://uiw.zoom.us/j/95737026725?pwd=TWpUZ053SXpuWUtyU29Pa1RPOUU0Zz09
Meeting ID: 957 3702 6725
Passcode: 90337

02/23/2021

$10 professional headshots to use on your LinkedIn page--you get to choose from several shots and keep the digital file you prefer!!!

Professional Headshot Event Alumni & current students can register to take a professional headshot on our beautiful UIW campus.

02/09/2021

Email your interest in pledging to [email protected] of course, you can just make a simple donation of whatever you can afford...!

PLEDGE to donate $1,$2,$3, or $4/mos. this year to help us start a UIW PSYC fund for alumni invited to present their research! Email your pledge to [email protected]. Of course, we would accept a simple donation of whatever you can afford, too! Your name will go on the list of donors for the fund! Begin your involvement in philanthropy today...

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Website

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University Of The Incarnate Word Dept. Of Psychology
San Antonio, TX
78209