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GSAPP Event Highlights
September 2009
Picnic Table The Annual Welcome First Year Students Picnic, was held on September 2nd. Faculty, staff and students started off the semester with good food and conversation.

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August 2009

Boyd-Franklin The American Psychological Association (APA) 117th Annual Convention was held on August 6th -9th. GSAPP faculty, alumni and students attended and participated in the convention which was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Faculty presenters included Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Linda Reddy and Judith Glassgold. Several GSAPP students and alumni also participated in the event.

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June 2009

SCRA The 12th Biennial Conference of the APA’s Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) was held from June 18-21, 2009. Rutgers University collaborated with Montclair State University, the host of this year’s conference. Two GSAPP alumni served as the SCRA Conference Co-Chairs and Logistics Coordinators: Dr. Milton Fuentes, (1998 Clinical) and Dr. Sandra Lewis (1984 Clinical). In addition, Dr. Cary Cherniss actively participated on the Local Planning Committee, while Dr. Maurice Elias, joint appointment faculty member, acted as Program Co-Chair.
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May 2009
Dean Messer The Commencement Ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. on Voorhees Mall. GSAPP held a Graduation Reception in the Life Sciences Bldg. Atrium in the morning.

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brunch GSAPP Alumni and Dean’s Office Celebration Brunch, was held on Sunday, May 3rd in the Life Sciences Bldg. Atrium, Busch Campus.

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April 2009
RU Day Rutgers Day was held April 25th. The event featured over 400 activities, including educational games, exhibits, demonstrations and activities hosted by the various departments within the University. GSAPP students and staff hosted a booth on Busch campus with many activities for children and adults alike.

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November 2008
Wilson at ABCT The annual conference for the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies was held in Orlando from November 13-16. The conference, which features presentations from internationally-renowned experts in cognitive and behavioral therapies, was attended by many GSAPP students and faculty.

GSAPP posters and presentations

October 2008
Bry The 22nd Annual Diversity Recruitment was held on Friday, October 24th, 2008 at the Graduate Student Lounge on College Avenue. This event allows prospective students to meet with current students and faculty to find out more about GSAPP's programs.

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The Annual GSAPP Cultural Conference, "Meeting the Needs of Multicultural Communities & 21st Century Families", was held on Friday, October 3rd at the Douglass Campus Center. This years keynote address was "Clinical Work with African American Men: Treating the Invisibility Syndrome",presented by Anderson J. Franklin, Ph.D. Other presentaions included: "Multicultural Supervision", presented by: Dwaine S.Campbell, Ph.D. and Anita McClean, Psy.D; "Motivational Interviewing with Latino Clients", presented by: Alejandro Interian, Ph.D.; "Balancing Career, Relationships, Life and Family", presented by: Jamilla Irons-Johnson, Psy.D., Jeffrey Ng, Psy.D., Janear Sewell, Psy.D., Linda Tam, Psy.D. and Mary Tung; "A School and Community-Based Counseling Model for Multistressed Adolescents and Their Families:", presented by: Norbert A. Wetzel, Th.D. and the Family Empowerment Staff of the Center for Family, Community & Social Justice, Inc, Princeton, NJ
September 2008
picnic The Anual GSAPP Picnic was held on September 3rd. in the courtyard next to GSAPP.

The event gives first year students a chance to meet informally with faculty, staff and current students.

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May 2008
graduation The Commencement Ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. on Voorhees Mall. GSAPP held a Graduation Reception in the Life Sciences Bldg. Atrium in the morning.

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