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MINUTES OF THs STAFF MEETING
Psychology Department
April-May Meeting
The April-May, 1970 staff meeting of the Psychology Department met at 2:00
May 5, 1970 in EP104 with all members present.
Several special committees have been operating in the Psychology Department
for the past five months. The major committee was the graduate staff established
to produce a proposal for the doctoral degree in psychology.
At this meeting, the various points developed by the other departments in
their proposals were noted and suggestions were received for improving the
psychology proposal should it be asked to be more refined at a subsequent presen-
tation. Dr. Grossnickle noted that the proposal needed to be more explicit in
terms of the clinical-community aspect of the doctoral program. He pointed out,
with staff agreement, that this was a creative idea but that it did not receive
as strong attention as it should due to the way it was written up.
Mention was also made by several staff members that the program carried several
inconsistencies in terms of hours required and electives; Dr. Prewett pointed
out that all of these criticisms were well taken and that we would re-write the
proposal if the Graduate Council asked us to do so.
Dr. Prewett pointed out that several staff honors have accrued this spring. Dr.
Long has been elected to the American Psychological Association Executive Com-
mittee, Dr. Prewett has been elected President of the North Carolina Psychological
Association, and Dr. Grossnickle has been elected Regional Vice-President of
Psi Chi.
Dr. Martoccia noted that the comprehensive examination in psychology would be
given on Saturday, May 9.
Dr. Prewett announced that five scholarships worth $100 each would be awarded
this year by the psychology staff, by Psi Chi, and by the Scholarship Committee
at East Carolina. These students will be announced later as winners.
Dr. Prewett announced that 24 students had been accepted for graduate study for
next year in the Psychology Department,
The staff voted to extend an invitation to Dr. Dennis Roberts to become a new
staff member. If he should not accept the offer, Dr. Rufus Hughes of Johns
Hopkins was designated the first alternate.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
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"Clinton R. Prewett, Chairman
Department of Psychology
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