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Campus hosts psychology conference
Kyle Seaney
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: News
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Southwest Baptist University Psychology professor Dr. Kevin Schriver called for Christian psychology in his address to the third annual Midwest Christian Psychology Conference Dec. 1 on the SBU Bolivar campus. This would mean creating psychology from the point of faith instead of molding psychology to our Christian worldview.
"Christian Psychology is certainly needed in this society, because it asks the questions about the total of human nature in light of God's relational and relevant truth for us, His creation," said Shriver.
The purpose of the conference is for students studying psychology and related fields to come together and share their ideas and research in a Christ-centered setting.
In previous years, the conference took place at John Brown University in Arkansas and Evangel University in Springfield.
About 100 students, professors and guests from SBU (Bolivar and Salem campuses), John Brown University, Evangel University, College of the Ozarks, University of Missouri-Rolla and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary attended the conference. Students had the opportunity to present about 22 different research projects in five separate oral sessions and one poster session.
These presentations ranged from intercultural dating to successful aging. The presentations were separated in the middle of the day with a time to talk to other students and look at the poster presentations, also made by students.
In a poster session, instead of presenting research findings before an audience, information about the research is placed on a poster board.
Conference attendees are able to discuss the presenters' research in a less formal atmosphere. One poster dealt with double standards presented in country music lyrics. Another poster related research on whether wider eyes were more attractive-they were.
For many students, it was their first time to present at a conference.
"I think it's great for students to have these kinds of experiences now because when they get out in the real world they will be less apprehensive about participating in the professional life," said Dr. Shelley Kilpatrick, assistant professor of Psychology.
"Presenting at this conference was a great experience to prepare for graduate school, said senior Sarah Hethmon. "There tends to be a lot of research [in graduate school] for Psychology majors. Because of my involvement in this conference, I am more prepared and a step ahead [of other students]."
Graduate schools such as Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and Missouri Baptist University also attended, hoping to recruit for the future of their programs.
The conference ended at 5 p.m. after closing remarks by Kilpatrick and a drawing for door prizes. One student in particular became ecstatic upon winning a cup, exclaiming that he could put ice in it.
"We were very pleased with the outcome of the conference. It was even better than last year," said Kilpatrick.
"Christian Psychology is certainly needed in this society, because it asks the questions about the total of human nature in light of God's relational and relevant truth for us, His creation," said Shriver.
The purpose of the conference is for students studying psychology and related fields to come together and share their ideas and research in a Christ-centered setting.
In previous years, the conference took place at John Brown University in Arkansas and Evangel University in Springfield.
About 100 students, professors and guests from SBU (Bolivar and Salem campuses), John Brown University, Evangel University, College of the Ozarks, University of Missouri-Rolla and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary attended the conference. Students had the opportunity to present about 22 different research projects in five separate oral sessions and one poster session.
These presentations ranged from intercultural dating to successful aging. The presentations were separated in the middle of the day with a time to talk to other students and look at the poster presentations, also made by students.
In a poster session, instead of presenting research findings before an audience, information about the research is placed on a poster board.
Conference attendees are able to discuss the presenters' research in a less formal atmosphere. One poster dealt with double standards presented in country music lyrics. Another poster related research on whether wider eyes were more attractive-they were.
For many students, it was their first time to present at a conference.
"I think it's great for students to have these kinds of experiences now because when they get out in the real world they will be less apprehensive about participating in the professional life," said Dr. Shelley Kilpatrick, assistant professor of Psychology.
"Presenting at this conference was a great experience to prepare for graduate school, said senior Sarah Hethmon. "There tends to be a lot of research [in graduate school] for Psychology majors. Because of my involvement in this conference, I am more prepared and a step ahead [of other students]."
Graduate schools such as Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and Missouri Baptist University also attended, hoping to recruit for the future of their programs.
The conference ended at 5 p.m. after closing remarks by Kilpatrick and a drawing for door prizes. One student in particular became ecstatic upon winning a cup, exclaiming that he could put ice in it.
"We were very pleased with the outcome of the conference. It was even better than last year," said Kilpatrick.
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