On Thursday, March 15, 2007, the faculty beat the students in the 4th Annual Faculty-Student Basketball Game; a fundraiser for Psi Chi Honor Society. The faculty jumped out to an early 12-6 lead, but a 20-4 run by the students had the faculty gasping for breath. Trailing by as many as ten points, the faculty clawed their way back into the game and tied the score at 38-38 with about a minute left to play. A last second alley oop pass and dunk shot cemented the faculty victory at 40-38. The faculty won this annual classic the first two years (2004 and 2005), and the students won in 2006.Playing for the faculty from the Psychology Department were Drs. Reginald Rackley, Richard Flicker, Rahsheda Perine and Billy Sibley. The faculty cheerleading squad included Psychology Department Chair Dr. Murelle Harrison.
Said one spectator wishing to remain anonymous, "Dem old professors really got game!" Another unidentified spectator was overheard on her cell phone calling 9-1-1 ... "send paramedics, send ambulances, the professors are beating up on the students so bad that there's more red [blood] on the basketball court than [ink] on our research papers." And finally, the faculty cheerleaders taunted the students with cheers like "Our pom poms may be really sagging, but you're the ones whose tails are dragging." Bottom line, a good time was had by all. And the students received a grade of "A" (for effort).
Monday, March 19, 2007
Faculty Lead Students 3-1 in Annual Battle on the Bluffs Basketball Series
Monday, March 12, 2007
Richard M. Flicker, Ph.D. Bio
flicker@premier.net
(225) 771-2990 (Phone)
(225) 771-2082 (FAX)
Monday, March 5, 2007
Murelle G. Harrison, Ph.D. Bio
Murelle_harrison@subr.edu
317 Blanks Hall
(225) 771-2990 (Phone)
(225) 771-2082 (FAX)
Education: B.S. Southern University, M.A. Michigan State University, Ph.D. LSU
Dr. Harrison is a licensed Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and usually teaching the course in I/O in the Fall semester and Interpersonal Communication in the Spring semester. Dr. Harrison’s research interest for the past 25 years has been substance abuse prevention. Dr. Harrison has been funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The field of prevention is evolving into a profession and Dr. Harrison teaches a Prevention Specialist course online during the Fall semester. Due to the relationship between HIV/AIDS and substance use, Dr. Harrison’s research interest has extended to include HIV/AIDS. She has served as the co-principal investigator along with Dr. Duncan on a project for the second year that focuses HIV/AIDS Awareness and Testing. Dr. Harrison received supplemental funding from NIDA to collect epidemiological data from families in South Africa that has resulted in a mission project. She travels to the rural Limpopo Province annually to provide technical and humanitarian support for Kokona Dikgale Primary School. Due to her interest in HIV/AIDS, Dr. Harrison has also mentored two students from Brazil and, in turn, had a psychology student to study in Brazil in summer 2006. The Brazilian project is a collaboration between three universities in Brazil and three in the United States (LSU, Southern University, and the University of Minnesota).
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Career Day for Psychology Majors
Government agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations which regularly hire psychology majors are given an opportunity to set up booths to market their services and recruit our students. So too are representatives from colleges and universities offering relevant graduate programs for students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in the field. And past graduates also attend to share their experiences and advise students.
Psi Chi Honor Society
A national honor society for psychology majors established on Southern University and A & M campus. The purpose of Psi Chi is to provide psychology students who have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 with an environment that will encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship relative to the field of psychology.
Advisor: Dr. Reginald Rackley
Read more!Psychology Club
The Psychology Club was founded by students and faculty to further the study of psychology beyond classroom instruction: to regard psychology as an integral part of their academic life, and to form a base from which each student can associate with those persons who are dedicated to the learning of psychology. Educational guidance is offered in areas such as tutoring in psychology courses, GRE preparatory courses, and review for the Department of Psychology Comprehensives, and career/professional development. We also are a social group and plan many of the Department’s events such as the Senior Rose Reception, a semester event honoring the Psychology Department’s graduating seniors.
Advisors: Dr. Rahsheda D. Perine & Dr. Billy T. Sibley
Read more!Welcome to the Department of Psychology Blog!
Welcome to the Department of Psychology, the home of approximately 300 majors and thousands of alumni from our inception in the late 1950's. The Department of Psychology has a rich history dating to Dr. Goins, the first chair and followed by Dr. E.E. Johnson, Dr. C Waddell, Dr. A.B. Johnson, Dr. Cecil Duncan, Dr. Ross Evans, and currently, Dr. Murelle G. Harrison. Psychology was recognized as a science on our campus under the leadership of Dr. E.E. Johnson who was instrumental in securing space for experimental and physiological laboratories, equipment, and funds for student development. In the Consent Decree agreement of the early 1980s, Dr. A. B. Johnson added an undergraduate and graduate degree programs in rehabilitation. We became the Department of Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs with 17 faculty members and almost 500 students. These programs remained a part of the Department until Fall 2003. The faculty’s diversity in psychological training, schools they attended, and research interests attests to the comprehensiveness of our academic program.
Cognizant of employment challenges for bachelor level psychology graduates and that many graduates are not interested in advanced degrees, the Department developed a substance abuse option that does not require any additional credits for graduation. The substance abuse counseling certification board mandates 30 credits in human services courses with 12 credits being substance abuse. Our majors can take these 12 credits as part of the 15 credits required for psychology majors. Furthermore, we have developed working relationships with local substance abuse clinics that offer our students opportunities to begin fulfilling the 4,000 clinic hours required by the certification board and can simultaneously receive Field Experience credit.
We are a “customer friendly” department; recognizing that our “raison d’etre” or “reason for being” is to meet the needs of our students. An advisor is immediately identified for each student who transfers to the Department. A plan for graduation is written and maintained in the advisor’s office. Majors are encouraged to meet regularly with advisors. Departmental convocations are held in the Fall and Spring semesters to keep majors abreast of graduation requirements, available supplemental activities, and important dates for University deadlines as well as departmental services. Students are strongly encouraged to become involved in the Psychology Club, Psi Chi, Self Help/Self Care, research activities, and other activities pertinent to their life goals. Emails are intermittently sent to majors to remind them of upcoming events. A “Senior Rose” reception is held in the fall and spring semesters to recognize all graduating seniors. Career Day is held annually each spring to provide networking opportunities for Field Experience, employment, summer research programs, and graduate school. Our 16-unit computer laboratory is available daily for students’ use. The aim is to give students the foundation that will form the trajectory of their lives.
We invite you to peruse our blog and become better acquainted with us. For more information, please feel free to contact me at murelle_harrison@cxs.subr.edu.
Murelle G. Harrison
