March 2011 Archives

The Student Government Association is looking for candidates for the upcoming spring elections.

Electronic Applications are due on April 18, 2011 and must be submitted to the sgaelection@my.easternct.edu email account by 5 p.m by word document. The qualifications to run for the various positions are listed below:

• Senator - must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
• Executive Board Member (with the exception of President) - been a member of the senate for one full semester and have left in good standing (meaning you were not impeached) OR served one full semester as President or Vice President of an on campus student organization that has been around for at least 2 years, have a cumulatve GPA of 2.5 or higher, and have 60 completed credits by the time of elections
• President - been a member of the senate for one full semester and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Senior Class Committee - President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Senior-at- Large (2 positions) - anyone interesting in running must be a Senior in Fall 2011, a full time student and have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.0 There are also 3 Junior-at-Large positions. Students interested in running must be a Junior in Fall 2011, a full time student and have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.0.

Nominations will be accepted on April 18, 2011 at the SGA meeting at 3 p.m. in Student Center 107.

The application and full guidelines are located on the Student Government Association web page under the "SGA Elections" tab.

Melissa Griffin (Public Relations), Kristi-Salters-Pedneault (Advisor), and Chelsea Arne (President)

Eastern Connecticut State University Psychology Club members, along with over 20 current Eastern students and 25 alumni attended the Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysts (CTABA) 7th Annual Conference in Cromwell, CT on March 4, 2011. Dr. Deirdre Fitzgerald was the conference Chairperson and chaired three sessions, while Dr. James Diller chaired two sessions. The Psychology Club advisor, Dr. Kristi Salters-Pedneault was an invited speaker who presented a session on behavioral learning interventions for anxiety. Many Eastern psychology students and psychology club members volunteered their help to coordinate the conference.

Eastern senior Leah Hanrahan won the student poster award for her honors thesis. In attendance were more than 200 professional behavior analysts, teachers of regular and special education, birth-to-three providers, scientists, psychologists, related professionals, and students. An impressive array of noted speakers presented research on autism interventions, anxiety, behavioral assessment, and effective educational practices.

The Student Center and Fitness Center will operate on the following schedule for Spring Break, 2011.