The psych reps are a group of psychology students that organize and run various events related to the psychology department. These events include the Grad in Residence programs, the Fall Picnic, Senior Happy Hour, the Topher Bill Auction, and they also co-organize the Psi Chi symposium alongside Psi Chi.
The psych reps also hold major meetings, attend faculty meetings to keep the professors informed about what's going on with the students, as well as to get info from professors to answer student questions. They also organize student lunches to meet with any people who are being interviewed at the school to become possible professors. They also give valuable input from the student body to the psychology staff on topics such as "who to hire for an upcoming year" and "what classes to offer".
Students have to run to be elected as Psych reps by posting their information on the rep board outside of 205 and 206 towards the end of the Spring. There are always 4 reps and they are elected by the Psych majors.
Their largest project is the Topher Bill Auction, and they are in charge of getting Lee Hall rented, collecting donations and organizing them, taking care of the money, making sure the money goes towards the scholarship, taking pictures, making sure the word gets out about the auction, etc.
- Robert is a senior Psychology and English: Creative Writing double-major. He works as a lab aide, keeping Chandler's printers and computers (relatively) problem-free. Robert also serves on the E-Board of PRISM, has a fraternal twin brother who studies Japanese and Psycholinguistics at UVA, and cannot whistle.
- Kate is a junior at University of Mary Washington from Virginia Beach. She is a double major: business and psychology. She plans on going to grad school for industrial/organizational psychology. She was born on the first day of spring and so her favorite flower is a daffodil. Her hobbies include coaching Junior Olympic volleyball, reading historical fiction, and traveling!
- Clifton is a senior Psychology major. He is currently a Child Care Manager for the Spotsylvania YMCA. He has a strong passion for working with children. This past summer he went on a mission trip to South Dakota where he was able to mentor to youth of all different ages. In his spare time, he enjoys playing around on the piano, running, and spending time with his family. He is hoping to go to grad-school after graduation in May. His long term goal is becoming a Clinical Child Psychologist, getting married, and having two or three awesome Kids! :)
- Courtney is a junior here at UMW. She is one of the statistics tutors for the psychology department. She plans on going to grad school (not exactly sure for what) and wants to work with children. She is from Virginia Beach and, of course, loves going to the beach. Her hobbies include coaching a Junior Olympic volleyball team and watching Bravo.