Another way to fulfill the Diversity Requirement in Psychology is through attending four (4) speaker presentations and/or wokshops and satisfactorily completing accompanying scholarly papers (see details below).
Diversity & Multiculturalism Speaker Series
Each year, 2-4 speakers will be invited to campus to present their work as part of the Speaker Series.
Most speaker presentations will be videotaped and archived at the SMCM Library (see Archived Speakers). Watching up to 4 speakers at the Library and completing accompanying scholarly papers will count towards fulfillment of the Speaker/Workshop option.
Diversity Workshop Series
Each semester Psychology Department faculty will offer 1 to 2 Diversity Workshops. The workshops will involve an intensive overview of the role that diversity has on psychological study by using specific case examples.
Details Regarding Accompanying Papers
A scholarly paper describing the role of multiculturalism and diversity in understanding behavior and mental processes must accompany each diversity experience (i.e., a total of 4 papers). Each paper must build upon the diversity experience, include 2 scholarly sources (e.g., journal article, primary source book), and be 3-5 pages in length.
The Diversity Requirement form and each paper must be turned into the Diversity Committee by the last day of classes of the semester in which the student wishes to fulfill the diversity requirement. The diversity committee will evaluate the papers to determine if the objectives of the diversity requirement were achieved. Papers that fail to satisfy the diversity requirement can be revised and re-evaluated if done so prior to the end of the Incomplete period of the following semester. Graduating seniors are encouraged to turn in their papers several weeks prior to this deadline to allow for revision and resubmission in the event that the papers fail to satisfy the requirement.