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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Psi Chi International Honor Society in psychology adds UNE Psi Chi Chapter

Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, announces the addition of the University of New England Psi Chi Chapter. 

The University of New England Psi Chi Chapter was installed on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Installation Officer Dr. Martha Arterberry from Colby College. The faculty sponsor of the new chapter is Dr. Linda L. Morrison. Charter members of the chapter include one faculty member, Dr. Michael A. Burman, and 40 student inductees: Alicia Agana, Rose Ashner, Christina Baker, Holly Jean Beaulac, Christina E. Best, Alyssa Bogacki, Brittany L. Campbell *, Cera Catron-Holmes *, Emily Coughlan *, Shawn Danner *, April Deemer, Scott Deschenes, Catherine Dunbar, Marisa Dzioba, Kassie Eafrati, Mary Fehlner, Tiffany Foster, Erica Gagnon, Courtney Gill, Brandon Hotham, Kristen F. Hussey, * Katelyn Kaulback, Alison Leopard, Katherine Lindquist, Katie Linscott, Kasey Little, Steven Lofton *, Annmarie Mandarakas, Jennifer Manzone, Megan McBurnie, Sarah McDonough, Ashley Moore, Kathryn Morin *, Brittany Morley, Cassandra North *, Amanda Nowicki *, Rachel Olinger, Christine Perazio, Kalyn Sullivan, Alyssa Yeager (*Denotes 2009 graduate of UNE)

Psi Chi was founded on September 4th, 1929 during the Ninth International Congress of Psychology held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The Honor Society's stated purpose it to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. Many of the Society's members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology , including several presidents of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS), numerous national and international award winners, and various other renowned research psychologists, authors, professors, and practitioners.

Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both the APA and APS. Psi Chi has grown over the past 80 years into one of the largest and most successful honor societies in the world with nearly 1100 chapters located at college and university campuses throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada, Ireland, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the Society, but also sponsor programs and activities which augment and enhance the regular curriculum, offer an outlet for service to the campus and the community at large, and provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter. 

The international organization bestows several regional and Society research awards, sponsors diverse programs at regional and national psychological association conventions (including lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and information exchanges), and publishes a journal of undergraduate student research. In addition, Psi Chi's Society service projects illustrate the Society's commitment to its mission of "student excellence, reflected in scholarly and professional growth within psychology and the ability to impact society positively."

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.