DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
THE WEEKLY MEMO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MEETINGS
(all meetings are held in H228 unless otherwise noted)

October 6, 2005 Undergraduate Committee
3:00 p.m.
October 13, 2005 Priorities & Procedures Committee
cancelled
October 20, 2005 Departmental Committee
3:30 p.m.
October 27, 2005 Graduate Committee
3:30 p.m.
November 3, 2005 Clinical Program
2:00 p.m.
November 3, 2005 Clinical Advisory Committee - Supervisors
3:00 p.m.
November 10, 2005 Priorities & Procedures Committee
3:30 p.m.
November 17, 2005 Departmental Committee
3:30 p.m.
November 24, 2005 Graduate Committee
3:30 p.m.
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
The Departmental Office will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2005 for Thanksgiving. Have a great long weekend!
ACCESS DOORS - FIRST FLOOR HUMPHREY
The access doors will be operational on the first floor of Humphrey Hall in the near future. These doors will be locked by 6:00 p.m. every day and locked all weekend.

The swipe cards that most members of the Department currently carry will be modified to include these doors so that you will have after hours access. If you do not have a swipe card, or if people in your lab do not have one and require after hours access, please contact Jill Moore with a list of names.

Please note that the north door entrance (off of Arch Street) will be locked between 4:00 and 4:30 Monday to Friday and that access will still be available through the other access points.

It is particularly important that the doors are not blocked open and that you do not let people in who are not authorized for access after 6:00 p.m. Research participants will have to wait in the lobby and be met there at the assigned time.

We hope to have everyone assigned access no later than the end of next week and at that time we will begin to have the doors automatically lock by 6:00 p.m. so that access is limited to the three classrooms and washrooms on the first floor of Humphrey Hall in the evenings.
CIHR: INTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Harry Botterell Foundation supports research in the neurological sciences up to $10,000. The Garfield Kelly Cardiovascular Research and Development Fund supports basic or clinical studies in cardiovascular function in health or disease up to $5,000. The Violet Powell Research Fund supports research in encephalitis up to $5,000.

Applications for these competitions should be submitted on the Faculty of Health Sciences application form to the Office of Research Services. Forms and terms are available from the Office of Research Services, Room 301, Fleming-Jemmett (74906) or at http://www.queensu.ca/vpr/sources/internal.html. Deadline for application is November 1, 2005.
CONFERENCE ROOM - HUMPHREY HALL
For security reasons, we ask that you ensure the doors are locked when leaving the Conference Room. If you do not have a KA key, please ask the staff in the Departmental Office to open the door for you.

PSYCHOLOGY CLINIC OPEN HOUSE
Drop-in between 2:00 to 5:30
184 Barrie Street
October 13, 2005
Cake cutting at 4:00
Please contact either Marjory Phillips, Clinic Director or Jesselyn Lennox for more information
533-6021 or psycclin@post.queensu.ca
DR. LARRY WOLFE, PH.D.
There will be a Memorial Service for Dr. Larry Wolfe, Ph.D. on October 12, 2005 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Wallace Room, John Deutsch Centre. All are welcome.
BROCKINGTON VISITORSHIP - ADVANCED NOTICE
Robert M. Sapolsky from Stanford University, Department of Biological Science will be coming to Queen's University on March 15 & 16, 2006. Details to follow at a later date.
QUEEN'S NATIONAL SCHOLAR CANDIDATE
David M. Ledgerwood, Ph.D. Queen's National Scholar candidate will be visiting here on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. Colloquium will be at 4:00 p.m. Title - TBA. Location - Humphrey Hall, Room 223. 
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
October 14, 2005
Speaker: Dr. Robert B. Cialdini, Arizona State University
Title: TBA
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Centre for Teaching and Learning invites you to submit nominations for the Queen's University Chairs in Teaching and Learning. To learn more about this exciting initiative, and to get nomination information: http://www.queensu.ca/ctl/scholarship/awards/chair.htm
CONVOCATION CEREMONIES 2005
Information regarding Convocation Ceremonies can be found at www.queensu.ca/secretariat/convocation/convocat.html
UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
A copy of the Results from the Exit Poll, 2004 is in the Departmental Office. You are welcome to stop by to review it.

CLINICAL BROWN BAG SCHEDULE (held in Humphrey 132)
October 24, 2005
Speaker: Doug Rigsby - ACT Team, Frontenac Community Mental Health
Title: Mental Illness from the Perspective of the Client

November 7, 2005
Speaker: Robin Cameron
Title: Narrative Therapy as an Approach to Understanding Clients' Life Experiences

November 14, 2005
Speaker: Katharine Buell
Title: The Culture of Disability

November 28, 2005
Speaker: Dorothy Cotton
Title: Is he or isn't he? Even psychologists don't know for sure

December 5, 2005
Speaker: Caroline Pukall
Title: Vulvodynia
AGNES ETHERINGTON ART CENTRE
Open House for Students on Sunday October 2 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Start your year with ART! Drop in and enjoy tours, studio workshops, music and refreshments. Admission is free.
DEAN'S EQUIPMENT FUND COMPETITION
We have received official notice that the Dean's Equipment Fund Competition is accepting submissions from departments for "maintenance and acquisition of equipment to support teaching and office efficiency". The Dean has noted that these funds are available through the generosity of our graduates and through discretionary funds.

This is usually the first of two competitions, the second being the renovations and alterations competition.

Please have your submission, including rationale and quotes to Gail MacAllister no later than Friday, October 7, 2005. Should you require assistance with quotes please do not hesitate to contact Gail, Jill Moore or Steve Ferguson, depending on what you are requesting.
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR) will be launching a new program for faculty on Graduate Supervision. This program will include a variety of components such as introductory information sessions, workshops, interactive tools including case studies, print and online resources. At this point, they are soliciting ideas and directives from you as to topics or issues you think should be included in the program.

If you have comments or suggestions, please forward them to Denise Stockley (CTL) - stockley@post.queensu.ca or Brenda Bowser (SGSR) brouwerb@post.queensu.ca by October 14, 2005.
RESEARCH VOLUNTEER BULLETIN BOARD
This is a reminder that we have a designated space on the bulletin boards in the main lobby for researchers to advertise for participants (not for PSYC 100 credit). Please make sure you keep the information current.
PENSION PLAN ANNUAL FUND RATE
The investment return for the Queen's Pension Plan for the 12 months ending August 31, 2005 was 17.8866%. Assets at the end of August were approximately $1.25 billion. The return of 17.8866% will be reflected in the account balances and projected pensions of all plan members.

The Annual General Meeting for Plan Members will be held December 8 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Dunning Auditorium.
CONFERENCES
The 5th Annual Conference Mood and Anxiety Disorders, A comprehensive update of management and therapeutics will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre. [registration form].

Call for Papers and Announcement for the 21st Annual NAPN Conference: April 23, 24, 25, 2006 - NAPN 2006 will be held at the Sheraton Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. [details]
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SEMINARS/TALKS
Physiology Seminar: Tuan Bui will speak on The location of L-type Calcium channels on motoneurons: Combining electrophysiological data, theoretical analysis and computional methods on October 3, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. in 449 Botterell Hall.

Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series: David Bakhurst will speak on Pragmatism and Ethical Particularism on October 6, 2005 in 517 Watson Hall.

Centre for Neuroscience Studies: Dr. Robert Harrison, Ph.D., Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Physiology, University of Toronto, will speak on The Development and Plasticity of Frequency Representation in the Auditory System on October 12, 2005 from 4:00 - 5:00 in B143 Botterell Hall.

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JOB POSTINGS
The Graduate Department of Counseling at Sonoma State University is seeking an individual with experience as a family and/or community counselor and a commitment to teaching and supervision. Application deadline is December 16, 2005. [info].

The University of New Brunswick, Department of Psychology, Fredericton invites applications for two tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2006 in Social Psychology and Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science. [info].

The Department of Psychology of McGill University seeks applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Behavioral Neuroscience. Consideration of applicants will begin November 15, 2005. [info]

Brock University is seeking candidates for two positions (start date July 1, 2006):
2006-CHYS-01: Social Policy: Crime, Disorder and Diversity and
2006-CHYS-02: Multiculturalism and Globalization.
Descriptions may be found at: http://www.brocku.ca/childandyouthstudies/jobpostingsfaculty.html

The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto has openings in the following areas: 1 position in Social Psychology, 2 postions in Personality, Abnormal or Developmental Psychology and 1 position in Cognitive Psychology. [job1] [job2] [job3]


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