Nominations are being solicited for the E. Phillips Knox Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest teaching honors at Miami. It recognizes “creative, innovative, and engaging teaching methods at the undergraduate level.” We have many deserving colleagues doing some great things in the classroom that I hope you might consider. Nominations are due to CTE by October 15.
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CUR undergrad travel awards
The Psychology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (ORU) has travel awards up to $200 for regional or national conferences for your students. Faculty must be the ones to submit for the awards, and the students submit a report after the meeting. The deadline is October 15 (for conferences thru February). Note there will be another call with a February 15 deadline for spring meetings.
Regional undergrad research conference
IUPUC is hosting the Conference on Undergraduate Research in Psychology in Columbus, IN, November 15, 2017. The submission deadline is October 15, 2017, and registration deadline Nov. 1. This might be a nice opportunity if anyone has students from the area, needs an excuse to visit Bloomington, or even for graduate recruiting.
By the way, our own OUPRC will be upcoming in Columbus, OH (Ohio Dominican; April 28).
Apply for CFR grants, deadline Oct. 20
The major faculty research grant cycle is open, including summer research appointments, grad assistantships, and small grants. I would encourage everyone to consider these if you don’t already and are currently eligible (you may only receive one every four years). From the Faculty Senate Committee on Faculty Research, by way of OARS:
The Faculty Research Grants Program encourages proposals addressing new avenues of research and scholarship either for the investigator or for the institution, initiating new projects and pilot studies, or testing novel or transformative research/creative ideas. The deadline for applying for the CFR Program is 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 20, 2017. Awards generally are announced in December. All continuing tenure-eligible or tenured faculty are eligible.
In particular, there is an important update starting with this funding cycle:
In keeping with broader university-wide diversity and inclusion efforts, a portion of available funds will be reserved for research, scholarship, or creative activities in the areas of social justice, human rights, diversity, and inclusion. Proposals in these areas must address a scholarly question that will lead to testable objectives or measurable outcomes. Regular eligibility criteria and applications procedures, as outlined in the CFR Program Guidelines, apply.
Colloquium 10/20: Dustin Wygant
Julie Rubin and the Psychology Clinic are hosting the colloquium speaker on October 20, who will be involved with several additional events in conjunction with his visit; Julie writes:
We are excited to announce that Dr. Dustin Wygant, Director of Clinical Training at Eastern Kentucky University will be coming to spend the day with us on Friday, October 20, 2017. Dustin was in my undergraduate PSY 242 class here at Miami many years ago.
Dr. Wygant will be offering us an advanced workshop in the MMPI-2 RF, which he firmly believes is the future of the MMPI and talk to us about how it will eventually morph into the MMPI-3. He will give us a good introduction/overview of this Restructured Form of the MMPI-2, how to use it and understand the results and more specifically how it is used with individuals with personality disorders. This version of the MMPI-2 is currently in use in the VA system and we will be using it here in the Clinic.
This workshop will be open to our graduate students, clinical faculty, the Student Counseling Services staff and alums and will take place from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm location to be determined. CEUs will be available for the morning workshop and possibly colloquium. Please let us know if you are planning to attend.
Dr. Wygant will be available for lunch with graduate students and then at 1pm he will offer an opportunity to meet with undergraduates regarding his career as a forensic psychologist. Later in the day, at 3pm he will present at colloquium. He has titled his talk: The Psychopath Returns: From Cleckley to DSM-5.
Dr. Dustin Wygant is an Associate Professor of Psychology and is the Director of Clinical Training for the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Eastern Kentucky University. His research interests include the assessment and conceptualization of psychopathy, particularly in terms of the DSM-5 Section III trait model of personality disorders. He is also interested in the assessment of malingering of psychological symptoms in forensic psychological evaluations and the utility of psychological testing (primarily with the MMPI-2-RF) in forensic, correctional, and medical settings. Aside from his academic position, Dr. Wygant is a licensed clinical psychologist and regularly consults with attorneys and judges on forensic assessments for the court for issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and risk for violence.
BNS lab open house Saturday
To everyone, from Anna:
The Behavioral Neuroscience Labs are hosting an open house this Saturday during Family Weekend. We have invited our students to bring their family and friends to tour the labs and learn about our research.We are extending the invitation to all faculty, grad students, and staff, as many of you have previously expressed interest in seeing the labs.
So, if you’d like to come by anytime between 1:00 and 3:00 this Saturday, we would love to see you (and family and friends) there!
View the invitation here
Miami’s Diversity Symposium next week
The President and Provost invite all members of the Miami community to attend the diversity symposium on the Friday of fall break (Oct. 13). There is no departmental meeting or colloquium on that day to help accommodate this important event in our schedules. Ginger Wickline and Vaishali Raval will be involved as presenters, as well. From the sponsors:
The President, Provost, Office for Institutional Diversity, Center for Teaching Excellence, the Office of Global Initiatives and the College of Arts and Science invite all members of the Miami community to continue the discussion for the 2016-2017 Inclusion Series. This interactive one-day professional development program is designed to provide knowledge, develop skills and engender attitudes necessary to help create a more inclusive Miami. Aligned with Foundation Goal 2 of the Miami 2020 Plan, the Symposium is one step toward creating an even more culturally competent community where members move beyond boundaries to welcome, seek, and understand others from different backgrounds and perspectives.
Please see the website for more information. Note that registration closes this Friday (Oct. 6).
Save the date: CAS recognition football game
From the Dean’s office, a night to support Miami athletics in appreciation of our achievements:
The first one was such a hit that our friends in Intercollegiate Athletics have invited us back for more! We’re now planning the second annual “CAS Football Game,” to be held on Senior Night (the last home game of the year), Wednesday, November 15 against Eastern Michigan; kickoff will be at either 7:00 or 8:00pm.
Note that this is separate from the Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day for the game against Buffalo on October 15, for which you can purchase tickets at special prices, starting at just $10, by using promo code FACSTAFF17.
Career development/internship workshop for students
From the Dean’s office, sponsoring an in-person career workshop specifically for liberal arts majors:
This October CAS is partnering with Vocatio to help students identify and hopefully land great internship or job opportunities. Vocatio’s Career Hacks program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. for three weeks in October, culminating in a showcase to employers. Students will have an opportunity to find jobs that best fit them, increase their career-readiness, work one-on-one with potential employers, and land an internship or a job. This video can give you more of a feel for the program. Students who participated last year found it very helpful and many got internship/job offers, so please make your students award of this opportunity. The program is limited to 200 students. If they are interested they should sign up today or sooner than later.
Online professional development opportunities
Miami now has an institutional membership to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, which offers an impressive collection of resources for professional development. These are available to all Miami personnel including faculty at all levels, graduate students, and staff. Programming includes a slew of webinars, including multi-week short courses, on topics ranging from writing tips to “the art of saying no.” There is a 12-week Dissertation Success curriculum, discussion forums, and links to relevant events. You need to create an account using the link above in order to access the content.