The Learning Event (Meet And Greet Hosted By UPA (Undergraduate Psychology Association)

The learning event I attended was the meet and greet hosted by UPA (undergraduate psychology association) e-board. The meet and greet was on Monday September 28th 2015 at approximately 6:30pm. This event took place in Heritage commons’ club house. The speakers of the event were this year’s 2015-2016 e-board officers and Advisor. Those speakers included our advisor Dr. Mitchell, The president, Vice president, Secretary, treasurer, historian, and Mr. Psychology, public relations, and CCO representative. This event was designed for the general body members of UPA to meet their officers and give us feedback on what they would like to see this year. In the meeting we were given really good ideas and suggestions for the betterment of the psychology department. The most interesting part of the meeting was being able to interact with the people in attendance and hearing their feedback. Another interesting part was hearing from our advisor Dr. Mitchell her advice helped not only the general members but the E-board as well. What I did not like about the event was the attendance and location. It was the whole team’s job to promote the event but the promotion started only a day before the scheduled event.

Example being, a student stated she wish she had a better relationship with her professors. The advice given to the student was to take some time to visit Knowles hall and meet her professors. Many of the psychology students rarely visit the psychology department because of its location. This event was beneficial to me because I was able to talk to my advisor about starting research. At my level in obtaining my undergraduate degree it is very critical that I start this process. Not only did I find about research opportunities, I was also able to ask about the correct way to find internships