News and Announcements
May 2012
Academic Advising Office Hours:
From April to September, drop-in advising hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and
2 to 4 p.m.
There are no advising hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. Undergraduate Advisor: Mrs. Tamara Ferguson, Sid Smith room 4014.
April 2012
Congratulations to one of our 4th-year Research Specialists, Man-On Tong, for winning the James Mark Baldwin Prize for best essay in PSY 409S (Research Specialist: Theoretical Foundations), for his essay entitled "Science, Religion, and the Role of Psychology in the Debate." Nice work Man-On!
There is a mistake in the new A&S calendar in the Psychology entry. Unfortunately, half of list of Group 2 courses is missing. They should be:
Group 2 (Courses relevant to Psychology offered outside the Psychology Department):
BIO130H1/150Y1/252Y1/270H1/271H1; COG250Y1 (formerly UNI250Y1); CSB332H1; ENG384Y1 (formerly ENG290Y1); HIS489H1; HMB200H1/220H1 (formeryl HMB204H1)/300H1/310H1/320H1/400Y1/420H1; JLS474H1; LIN100Y1/200H1; NEW232Y1/302Y1/303H1/332H1/333H1/336H1/339H1/433H1/438H1 (formerly NEW338H1); PCL475Y1; PHL240H1/243H1/319H1/340H1/383H1; POL313Y1; PSL300H1/301H1 (together formerly PSL302Y1)/440Y1/444Y1; RLG211Y1/301H1/302H1/421H1; RSM260H1/353H1; SOC363H1; WDW260H1/360H1/365H1; WGS372H1
Please note that as long as you have courses from this list, you can use them. We have alerted Arts & Science to this mistake and the online version should be corrected soon. However, the print version will not have this correction.
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Don't forget, we are now on Facebook! Follow us!
March 2012
UTEA Scholarships now announced! Please see here for more info.
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If you are thinking about applying to a Psychology Subject POSt (Program of Study) this spring or summer, please take note of the following information sessions being offered by the Department:
#1
What? Psychology Open House
When? Thursday March 22nd *and* Friday March 23rd
Time? 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where? Psychology Lounge, Sidney Smith Hall room 4043
Meet with advisors from the Dept. of Psychology and find out all the
information you need to apply to a Psychology Program.
(http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/open_house)
#2
What? General Intro to Psychology Program (hosted by the PSA)
When? Thursday March 29th
Time? 2 p.m.
Where? GB 303 (Galbraith Building), 35 St. George St.
Information session, given by academic advisors from the department on
program entry, courses and requirements.
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Please join us in congratulating our 2012 NSERC USRA winners:
Lev Tankelevitch
Yi Chen
Hira Aslam
William Kendall
January 2012
We are now on Facebook! Check us out: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Undergraduate-Psychology-University-of-Toronto-St-George-Campus/240854525990494
The summer 2012 NSERC USRAs have just been announced. Please check here for more details.
November 2011
PSY 490S has a new instructor: Dr. Eve DeRosa and PSY 492S also has a new instructor: Ms. Andree-Ann Cyr, a graduate student in our department. Dr. Kaori Takehara-Nishiuchi is going on maternity leave in January and will no longer be able to teach these two courses. Congratulations Dr. Takehara!
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Please see below the link for a new Undergraduate Research Award, brought to you, and administered, by the Faculty of Arts and Science.
If you have any questions about this award, this link provides an email address for the correct person to contact. Please note the due date for the first round of applications is November 28th, 2011.
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The due date for the fall online Research Specialist Applications has been extended to Thursday Nov. 17th.
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Psychology Students' Association (PSA) Mentorship Program
The Mentor Program is a very exciting initiative for this year! We are looking for caring 3rd and 4th year students who are willing to share their extensive knowledge and wisdom with 1st and 2nd year psychology
students. We believe that guidance provided by upper year students can be very valuable to younger students. As most of our initiatives, the secondary goal of this program is to build a stronger psychology student
community. We believe that this program will be beneficial for everyone involved. Mentors can help out their mentees with content material from classes, tell them about their own experiences in the psychology program,
as well as provide them with useful tips about university life. Subsequently, mentees will benefit from the valuable guidance and expertise from their mentors. Providing guidance builds character and allows one to experience a sense of responsibility. Furthermore it deepens your ability to care for and understand the needs of others. We sincerely hope that you consider joining our mentorship program.
For mentors:
To become a mentor please email psa.academic@gmail.com with the subject line: Mentorship Program – Mentor. Say what year you are in and what program — if specialist: what 2 seminar courses are you taking/planning to take, if major: 2 favorite 3/4th year class taking/taken what you are studying and why you are interested in mentoring.
For mentees:
To become a mentee please email psa.academic@gmail.com with the subject line: Mentorship Program – Mentee. Please tell us what year, which major you are in or want to be in -> minor/major/specialist/undecided, most interested in which 2 of the following: (developmental, social, personality, abnormal, learning & memory, cognitive, psychobiology)
October 2011
The second round of applications for the Research Specialist Program will be due Monday Oct. 31st by 5 p.m. If you applied in the first round this past June and were not accepted but invited to re-apply this fall, all you need to do is email the Undergraduate Advisor your intention to re-apply and any new supporting materials (if applicable). If you are a first-time applicant, please apply online by the due date. More info can be found here.
September 2011
Recipients of Scholarships/Awards in Psychology 2011
1. Linda Mamelak Undergraduate Award: Samantha Wylamanski
2. The McNab Scholarship in Psychology: Vlad Calina
3. The Dr. Horace O. Frosty Steer Award in Psychology: Fatima Jaffer
4. The George Mandler Research Fund: Lev Tankelevitch
5. The Psychology Graditude Scholarship: Andrew Brack
6. The Dept. of Psychology Student Award: Yuan-Heng Chang
7. The John Davidson Ketchum Memorial Scholarship: Jonathan Ding and Ioulia Pronina
8. The John Davidson Ketchum Memorial Bursary: Alexandr Milovanov
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PSA: General Introduction to Psychology Program
Date: Thur, Sep. 29th
When: 2-4pm
Where: BA1190
Are you enrolled in PSY100 this year? And are you thinking of pursuing psychology program here at U of T? Or are you thinking of switching your program to Psychology?
Then come to the PSA seminar: “General Introduction to Psychology Program” to find out more information! This bi-annual seminar will give students an overview of the psychology programs, admission requirements, as well as the subject PoST application process on ROSI.
*Refreshments will be served. And we will also explain about PSA and volunteer opportunities after the seminar for those who would be interested.
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Welcome back students and faculty! We hope you have a great academic year!
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SGS awards deadlines and details have been listed on our Scholarships and Awards page. Please visit here for more details.
August 2011
The OGS details and application deadline has just been announced. Please submit your application IN PERSON by Wednesday October 12th, 2011 to the Undergraduate Advisor in Sid Smith, room 4014. Click here for more application details.
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A new 400-level seminar has been added to the 2011-12 timetable (PSY 410S with Dr. Charles Helwig). Please see here for the full list of seminars.