Dear Fellow Psi Chi Members, Chapter Officers, and Faculty Advisors:

I would like to begin by introducing myself to all of you.  My name is Maria Lavooy and I have been appointed to serve as the Southeastern Regional Vice President (VP) of Psi Chi until June 2008.   I have been a Psi Chi member since 1978 and, over the years, have served as a chapter installation officer, a faculty advisor, and as a member of the Southeastern Regional VP’s steering committee.  My affiliations with Psi Chi have always been gratifying, to say the least, so I am very happy, and proud, to be able to serve as a regional VP. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REMINDERS!

Consider attending SEPA:	SEPA will meet from March 6-9, 2008 for the first time ever in Charlotte, N.C., at the beautiful Charlotte Westin Hotel. As always, you are invited to visit the Psi Chi Hospitality Suite where you can meet fellow Psi Chi members, as well as faculty advisors from all over the southeastern region, and find lots of valuable Psi Chi information.  I look forward to meeting you.
PsiChi Panel Discussions @ SEPA	Attention undergraduates! PsiChi will sponsor two important discussion hours on preparing for graduate school. One will address both long and short term preparation strategies. The other will address the application process. You don’t want to miss these presentations. Be sure to attend.
Advisors:	ΩI will host a lunch for PsiChi advisors at the SEPA convention. Look for an e-mail from me in February.
Apply for Psi Chi Grants & Awards:	PsiChi has grants to support original research for undergraduate and graduate student members, as well as for faculty. Please go to:  www.psichi.org/awards/
Eye on Psi Chi:	You can share your chapter’s progress and success stories by submitting stories and pictures to the Eye on Psi Chi magazine. Please go to www.psichi.org/chapters/reports_oa.asp
Nominate:	Do you have an exceptionally active chapter?  Do you have an outstanding advisor?  Complete an application for a Regional Chapter and/or Regional Faculty Advisor Award. Please go to www.psichi.com/awards/home.asp for more information.
Publish:	You can submit your work to the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research.  Please go to: www.psichi.org/pubs/journal/submissions.asp
Contact:	Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any ideas, needs, suggestions, concerns, or questions. I can be reached at 321.433-7918 or by e-mail at mlavooy@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. I look forward to hearing from you.

    
Have a great year and I hope to meet many of you at SEPA in March.  Again, don’t hesitate to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Maria J. Lavooy, Ph.D.
Psi Chi Southeastern Regional Vice President
The University of Central Florida – Cocoa Campus
Cocoa, Florida  32922
Phone:    321.433.7918
Fax:     321.433-7912
Email:    mlavooy@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu