Faculty Activities

Dr. Eric Bridges

• Appeared on  community radio (WRFG—89.3) on Tuesday Sept. 15; he discussed Coping and Thriving in today’s world.
• He also participated in a panel symposium for the Georgia chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education on Sept. 26th. The theme of this year’s symposium is “ A Commitment to “Change” Through Social Justice and Equity: Advancing the Work”

Dr. Deborah Deckner

• Spoke to Psi Chi  on Sept. 15.  The title of her talk will be "The Changing Face of Developmental Disabilities in America".

Dr. Sandy Harrison

• Made a 2 hour presentation on Group Dynamics to the Clayton County Grassroots Leadership Institute on Sept. 22
• Will be giving a presentation entitled "Cultural Diversity in Metro Atlanta: Going Beyond Black and White" at the Diversity and Multicultural Conference on the CSU campus Oct. 16.

Dr. Sam Maddox

• Was part of a panel of experts at the  Domestic Violence Awareness month address October 7.  Full details found here.

Dr. Mario Norman

• Is one of the co-chairs of the Faculty/Staff Drive at CSU this year.  See his writeup in the Laker Spotlight here.
• Will be presenting “The impact of privilege on diverse populations” at the inaugural Multicultural and Diversity Conference on Friday, October 16.

Dr. Celeste Walley-Jean

• Was a keynote speaker at “Love Right, Love Well” on Tuesday, Sept. 29th at Atlanta Metropolitan College. The program, “Love Right, Love Well” is designed to end dating violence and domestic abuse on college campuses and in our communities. The program is sponsored by the Break the Cycle and Every Step Counts organizations.
• Was part of a panel of experts at the  Domestic Violence Awareness month address October 7.  Full details found here.
• Will also be presenting “Debunking the myth of the ‘angry’, Black Woman” and co-presenting “ACE Diversity Roundtables at CSU: Findings and Futures” at Clayton State University’s inaugural Multicultural and Diversity Conference on Friday, Oct. 16th.

Psychology Faculty Road Trip!

On October 2, the Department of Psychology traveled to the lovely woods of Bent Tree in Jasper Georgia to participate in a daylong retreat, focusing on issues including program development.

Dr. David Myers to speak to students

On October 16, 2009 Dr. David Myers, Professor of Psychology at Hope College and author of several psychology textbooks will visit with one of our PSYC 1101 sections.