Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Advising Office

Thanks to a generous donation from the DeVito-Lipner family dating back to 2014, the department has a small fund available to support undergraduate research. Awards of up to $1500 (paid directly to the student as a stipend) are available to support any aspect of undergraduate research, including honors theses. Supported research activities may include (but are not limited to) student salaries, research equipment or software, research materials, scholarly materials (e.g. books), printing costs, participant compensation, conference registration, and travel. All funds must be spent over the course of the year. 

Application instructions for the 2024 fund awards can be found by clicking on the title at the top. Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 15, 2024.

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI) has engaged Westat Inc. to administer the 2024 Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness Survey to students on all University campuses. Students will have received an email link to complete the confidential survey; the survey period is open from Feb. 19 through March 20. Student voices provide the University with a sharper, clearer picture of the environment on our campuses and help the University to improve the ways that it responds to and prevents sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

OEDI asks for your cooperation in encouraging participation in the survey, reminding students that it is in progress, and/or pointing them to additional resources if they come to you with concerns.

Because these topics can be difficult or painful, OEDI is available at diversity@pitt.edu to discuss issues raised in this survey and during drop-in hours on Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., on the 18th floor of the Cathedral of Learning. Resources are also available at diversity.pitt.edu/prevention, and additional support can be accessed via the University Counseling Center or Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, both of which have 24/7 support lines.

The Office of Off-Campus Student Services is requesting that any students who attend the University of Pittsburgh and live in Oakland (whether on-campus housing or off-campus) please fill out this survey!

Survey Link: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eA64sSP62HtZ8xM

This is an important housing survey, which will let the university know the need for building more on-campus housing or whether to shift resources to off-campus housing. It aims to gauge the experiences of both on and off campus students and evaluate how students make their housing decisions.

We hope to have 1,000+ answers by spring break (3/8/2024) and ask that you fill this out before then! The survey is very brief and should only take a few minutes. Thank you.

For any questions, contact Anna Mackinnon at anna.mackinnon@pitt.edu or explore the website for any resources you may need.

The senior survey is a chance for graduating seniors to share their experience earning a bachelor's degree at Pitt with the University.

The survey will help campus administrators gain a fuller understanding of the undergraduate experience to provide the best programs and services possible to students.

Participation in the senior survey is entirely voluntary, and any identifiable information that is obtained in connection with the survey will remain confidential.

Contact Institutional Research with any questions or concerns. For more information about graduation, visit the Office of the Registrar.

Pitt undergraduates are invited to submit a title and abstract for the Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair to be held on Monday, April 8 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Connolly Ballroom, located in Alumni Hall, hosted by the Office of the Provost in collaboration with the TRIO McNair Scholars Program and the Student Success Hub. 

The Fair is open to all undergraduates, including those engaged in study within the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, STEM, and Health Sciences. While poster presentations are most common, projects presented in formats other than a poster will be considered, particularly those in PowerPoint format. Please indicate in your submission how the project will be displayed. All titles and abstracts are subject to review by the Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair organizers.  

*Abstracts must be submitted no later than March 15 using the following link: 
https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8GOUwMsGRuJjrKe

Please contact the Student Success Hub with any questions you may have (studentsuccess@pitt.edu)

2/12/2024          Summer term 2227 enrollment begins
3/8/2024            Deadline to submit final exam conflict form
3/8/2024            Deadline to submit monitored withdrawal form
3/8/2024            Last day to resign from all classes - partial refund
3/10-17/2024     Spring break for all students - no classes
3/25/2024          Fall term enrollment appointments begin
4/5/2024            Last day to withdraw from all classes

Visit the Announcement Archive page for additional information, dates, and dealines.

Welcome to our first Office of National Scholarships monthly newsletter. Our office supports all Pitt students and some recent alumni who are interested in seeking a nationally competitive award. We created this newsletter to increase awareness in the broader Pitt community about the variety of national and prestigious awards that exist. Learn more about different types of awards, hear from Pitt winners about their scholarship experience, learn best practices when applying for awards, hear directly from those involved in the application process, and share successes both large and small. If you are thinking about applying for a competitive fellowship, or not quite sure which award would be a good fit, come see us or connect with us on Handshake!

Conversations to Remember, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated towards combating loneliness and isolation felt by senior citizens. We are very interested in partnering with you to have your students volunteer with us to help these seniors. Our virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with residents of long-term care, assisted living, and memory care communities for virtual video visits. These residents have been suffering from isolation, and your students could really brighten their days just by speaking with them. We provide training to the students in the program about the best ways to interact with the seniors, as well as additional support throughout their service. Since these visits are virtual, your students can do it without any travel. This is both convenient, and allows more of the volunteers' time to be spent volunteering, rather than commuting to their volunteering location. We provide this program free of charge to seniors across the country, and have students from around the country as well. We would very much like to partner with you, and hope that your students would like to volunteer to help our seniors.

Typically, students volunteer 1-2 hours per week. Each call lasts up to one hour, based on the senior's attention span and mood on each day. We expect students to volunteer for approximately 16 weeks, so that they can build a friendship with the senior. This does not need to coincide with the start of a semester, as we have new seniors starting all the time, and train new volunteers weekly. The students are matched based on the times that they're available, with a senior who is available at the same time, and they will have a regular, weekly appointment for their visit. Students wishing for more visits or other opportunities that allow them to volunteer more hours can be accommodated with different ways to volunteer, such as assisting us with our social media, call support, or outreach.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you have about the program, or to look through our website, at https://conversationstoremember.org. Your students can register to volunteer by filling out a volunteer interest form on our website. If you'd like a flyer to tell your students about us, you can find one here.

The Clinical Research Department at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (located just outside of NYC) is seeking to hire a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator to start this Spring/Summer. This position would be ideal for a candidate interested in pursuing Clinical PhD or Medical School programs in the future, as it offers incredible research and clinical experience.  This RA position has a special focus on working with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, while also having the opportunity to work with patients with depression.

For more details visit: https://www.nki.rfmh.org/research/employment-training 

Undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Fall 2024 term and committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion are encouraged to apply for the APA SUPER Fellowship, which provides a $4,000 stipend to the student to conduct summer laboratory research and $1,000 to their faculty host. All areas of psych science are welcome!  Applications are due March 1, 2024 - apply here!

SUPER is just one of the awards and funding opportunities offered by APA’s Science Directorate. View all of them, including those for students and career researchers, at apa.org/science/awards.

Join us to learn more about the integrated multidisciplinary curriculum with coursework from SCI, GSPIA, and the School of Law.

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Pitt is excited to be offering a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS)--the first DC program at a public research-intensive university! Our full-time, eight-term program will focus on evidence-based spine care and real world, patient-based clinical experiences throughout your training.  Upon graduation, students will be uniquely qualified to work in an integrated clinical environment among a team of other health care professionals, all dedicated to improving patient outcomes.  Students can look forward to program updates, admissions information, our application open date and curriculum details on our website. Please contact our enrollment team with questions.