Psychology

La Salle offers a wide variety of clubs to meet the needs of our student body. With over 120 clubs and organization our campus is buzzing with student activity.

Psychology majors may be interested in joining:

Psychology club

Psychology Club is a club that works to connect individuals who are interested in psychology. Meetings are held to discuss various opportunities and information about graduate school.

Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society

This is an honor society for students to recognize their excellence in psychology. Joining Psi Chi will allow psychology students many professional opportunities and information about graduate school and advances in the field of psychology.

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In 1979, La Salle University celebrated the 100^th anniversary of psychology by awarding honorary degrees to three prominent psychologists: Anne Anastasi, Frank Barron, and Neal Miller. That same year, Frank Barron, an internationally known expert on creativity and an alumnus of La Salle, delivered the first in a series of Grimes Lectures. The Grimes Lecture honors Brother Vincent Grimes, F.S.C., Ph.D., founder and first Chair of La Salle’s Psychology Department and founder of the Counseling Center at La Salle University.

Since then, the department has continued the tradition by inviting a prominent member in the field of psychology each year to deliver the lecture. Previous lecturers have included Arnold Lazarus, Stanley Milgram, Neal Miller, Howard Gardner, Laurence Steinberg, Susan Fiske, Sarah Pressman, Roy Baumeister, and others.

Prior to the lecture, undergraduate and graduate students exhibit their latest research in a poster session. Following the poster session, the department presents the Dondero Award, given in honor of Brother John P. Dondero, F.S.C., to an alumnus or alumna of one of La Salle’s Psychology Department programs. The recipient must be active in the field in which the science of psychology is applied, have a record of distinguished service in the field, actively promote opportunities for individuals to develop their full potential, and provide a role model to others in the field through his or her accomplishments. The presentation of the Dondero Award is followed by the Grimes Lecture.

The annual Showcase takes place each spring.

The Diversity Forum is a Psychology Department event that aims to increase awareness and share knowledge with regard to diversity of culture, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geographical location, physical and mental ability, nationality, age, and language through social science. The first Diversity Forum was held in 2011, and since then it has become an annual event held on La Salle’s Main Campus.

Attendance is free and open to the community. The evening begins with a poster session exhibiting students’ research that explores variables related to diversity. This poster session is followed by a guest speaker and/or panel. The evening concludes with a Poster Awards ceremony to honor exemplary student projects.