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Week of 25 April 2003· Vol. VI, No. 30
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The 1953 creation of BU’s chapter of Psi Chi, the national psychology honor society, did more than help the University’s top psych majors network professionally and serve their community: it helped validate the 15-year-old department. CAS Psychology Professor Emeritus Henry Weinberg (CAS’41,’42) served as the chapter’s faculty advisor from its inception until his retirement in 1990. “I remember students back then would say to me, ‘You’re giving us so much work; do you think we’re Harvard students?’ And I would say, ‘Yes, you might as well be.’ That was the faculty’s attitude -- we were very serious about building up our department. I’m so proud of how far it has come over the years.” BU’s Psi Chi chapter, whose formation was sponsored by the famous Harvard behaviorist and Psi Chi member B. F. Skinner, celebrated its 50th anniversary this month. Pictured with Weinberg and current advisor Kay Coleman, a CAS associate professor of psychology, are (from left) Ying Chih Lin (CAS’03), the chapter’s membership coordinator, Carla Silva (CAS’03), the current president, and Lauren Lisi (CAS’04), next year’s president. They are holding a commemorative plaque from the national organization. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky

The 1953 creation of BU’s chapter of Psi Chi, the national psychology honor society, did more than help the University’s top psych majors network professionally and serve their community: it helped validate the 15-year-old department. CAS Psychology Professor Emeritus Henry Weinberg (CAS’41,’42) served as the chapter’s faculty advisor from its inception until his retirement in 1990. “I remember students back then would say to me, ‘You’re giving us so much work; do you think we’re Harvard students?’ And I would say, ‘Yes, you might as well be.’ That was the faculty’s attitude -- we were very serious about building up our department. I’m so proud of how far it has come over the years.” BU’s Psi Chi chapter, whose formation was sponsored by the famous Harvard behaviorist and Psi Chi member B. F. Skinner, celebrated its 50th anniversary this month. Pictured with Weinberg and current advisor Kay Coleman, a CAS associate professor of psychology, are (from left) Ying Chih Lin (CAS’03), the chapter’s membership coordinator, Carla Silva (CAS’03), the current president, and Lauren Lisi (CAS’04), next year’s president. They are holding a commemorative plaque from the national organization. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky

       

25 April 2003
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