The Lycoming College chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society
in psychology, inducted 15 new members on April 8.
Students
inducted included Meghan Cox, a junior psychology major from Belvidere, N.J.; Victoria
Goodwin, a sophomore psychology major from Pipersville; Timothy Guminski, a sophomore
psychology major from Ambler; Jacqueline Heaney, a junior psychology major from
Lusby, Md.; Meaghan Jones, a sophomore psychology major from Lansdowne; Laura
Miller, a junior criminal justice major from East Stroudsburg; Natalie Murphy,
a sophomore psychology major from Honesdale; Elizabeth Perez, a sophomore psychology
major from New City; Sarah Sipe, a sophomore art-generalist major from Lewistown;
Megan Sullivan, a junior English-literature major from Mullica Hill, N.J.; Brittany
Summers, a sophomore psychology major from Sheffield; Kerry Then, junior biology
major from Centennial, Colo.; Audrey Thomas, a sophomore psychology major from Curwensville;
and Briana Wingrove, a junior psychology major from Williamsport.
Membership
is open to undergraduate students who are majoring or minoring in psychology
and demonstrate high academic performance, according to Dr. Tina Norton,
assistant professor of psychology. Students belonging to Psi Chi have at
least a 3.00 grade point average and are expected to complete a service
learning project and several other academic-related activities. The society was
founded in 1929 with the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining
excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.
Lycoming
College is a four-year, residential liberal arts and sciences school dedicated
to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. Its rigorous academic
program, vibrant residential community and supportive faculty foster successful
student outcomes. Lycoming offers 36 academic majors and is recognized as a
Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1812 and located
near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one
of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation. For more information, visit www.lycoming.edu.