Sporns named Provost Professor

Professor and Associate Chair Olaf Sporns, along with three other professors, has been named Provost Professor by IU Bloomington Provost Karen Hanson and Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Tom Gieryn.

Provost Professors carry the title for the remainder of their Indiana University careers. Each receives a $2,500 award for each of their first three years with the title and a $5,000 grant to use for any project they choose.

Read the full story here.

Lecture hall construction begins

Remember sitting in a hard, wooden chair with a broken desk in PY 100? After the spring 2011 semester, this will never happen again for our students.

The Irving J. Saltzman Lecture Hall is currently being renovated. Early this week, workers began by removing all of the seats and desk trays from the room. Stay tuned to Facebook or Twitter to view photos of the construction throughout the summer. Leave us your comments on Facebook, or reply @IUPsych on Facebook to tell us your memories of teaching and learning in PY 100.

2011 Graduate Award Winners Named

Congratulations to the following students in our graduate programs, who have recently received awards:

NSF Recipients
Asaf Beasley
Lisa Byrge
Katie Van Loo

Estes Summer Research Award
George Kachergis

Heller Summer Research Award
Michael Endres

Kantor Graduate Award
Molly Erickson

Kato Summer Research Award
Ashley Waggoner Denton

McFall Summer Research Award
R. Joanne Jao

Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor
(Instructor of Record for course other than P211 Methods)
Tony Walker

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA)
Elizabeth Bendycki
Katie Van Loo

Outstanding P211 Associate Instructor (Fall 2010)
Elizabeth Wakefield

Saltzman Award
(to student who has completed the program)
Jackson Goodnight

Steinmetz Summer Research Award
Julia Li

Young Summer Research Award
Kathryn Macapagal, Robin Ballard, Isaac Petersen

Find out more about how to contribute to graduate student funding at psych.indiana.edu/giving.php.

Toast the class of 2011

We will be hosting our annual graduation party after the afternoon commencement ceremony, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, on the front lawn outside the Psychology Building (1101 E. 10th St.). All undergraduate and graduate students, their friends and families, and departmental faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Please note that this event will be outdoors. Be advised that if there is light rain on Saturday, May 7th the reception will continue as planned but if heavy rain moves into the area this event will be cancelled. Academic Apparel is not required.

Undergraduates honored at 2011 banquet

We would like to congratulate our many graduates on completing their degrees in psychology and neuroscience, along with our many honors recipients and other awardees. The following students received departmental awards at the 2010-11 J.R. Kantor Undergraduate Honors Banquet:

• Laura Englehardt: J.R. Kantor Prize in Psychology
• Yi Cai: J.R. Kantor Prize in Psychology
• Desiree Cossyleon: James Dinsmoor Excellence in Research Award
• Patrick Eddy: Excellence in Research Award
• Alexander Houston: Excellence in Research Award
• Katie O'Connor: Excellence in Research Award
• Nathaniel Herman Shannon IV: Excellence in Research Award
• Geoffrey R.O. Durso: Excellence in Research Award
• Hanna Stanton: Excellence in Research Award
• Ian Kaelble: Robert Weiskopf Award
• Amy Price: Robert Weiskopf Award
• Ann Bortner: Psi Chi Scholarship

Additionally, three students received scholarships from the College of Arts and Sciences:

• Erin Gould: Abel Scholarship
• Christopher Haskins: George H. & Ruth J. Asdel Scholarship
• Parth Patel: Malcom A. Kochert Scholarship