1. Welcome to the Psychology Student Association!

2. Who are we? PSA is an academic and social club dedicated to providing our members the resources they need to succeed in the field of psychology as well as network and make friends with other people with similar goals!

3. What do we do? Provide information about and resources for: –Research –Graduate school –Careers in Psychology –Internships –Scholarships Create a psychology community through: –Socials –Volunteering events –Trips –Fundraising events

4. PSA Board 2013-2014 Hillary Patton– President Kristen Minami– Vice President Anneji Kim—Treasurer Melissa Tran—Secretary and Webmaster Vannesa Diaz—Fundraising Chair Christian Perez—Social Chair Jessica Alvarado—Community Service Chair Jesse Mitsuru Valenzuela– Publicity Chair

5. How to become a member: 2 different types of membership: 1). General Membership 2). Certified Membership

6. General Membership Requirements: 1). Application (available on the PSA website) 2).$20 for the next 2 quarters (or $10 per quarter) Benefits: 1). Access to exclusive content 2). Kaplan Prep course discount 3). PSA tote bag 4). PSA custom button 5). Graduation stole (for graduating members only)

7. Certified Membership Requirements: 1). Fulfill general membership requirements (app and fee) 2). Accumulate 20 points by the end of the year *Points are obtained by attending meetings, fundraisers, and community service events Benefits: 1). All of the benefits of general membership 2). PSA Certified Member Certificate 3). Discount on graduation stole 4). End of the year banquet

8. Other ways to get involved with PSA: 1). Peer Mentorship Program 2). Committees

9. Our amazing website http://clubs.uci.edu/psychsa/

10. Meetings this quarter: Week 1:Welcome! Week 2: How to get involved in research workshop Week 3: Guest Speaker: Dr. Hoffman Week 4: Kaplan Workshop Week 5: No meeting—study for midterms! Week 6: Guest Speaker: Cal State University of Fullerton Rep Week 7: Guest Speaker: Dr. Parham Week 8: Resource Fair Week 9: Social Week 10: No meeting—study for finals!

11. Events this quarter: Week 1: Friday—Board game night Week 2: Thursday—Spam Musubi Fundraiser Week 3: Wednesday—Karaoke night Week 4: Friday—Blaze Pizza Fundraiser Week 5: Friday—Sky High Week 6:Thursday Week 6—Spam Musubi Fundraiser Week 7: Movie Night! Week 8: UCI Basketball Game and dinner Week 9: Saturday—OC Heart Walk

12. Community Service Opportunities Clothing Drive OC Heart Walk-- Saturday March 8th Habitat for Humanity Hemopet

13. Questions?