On January 18, Student Engagement hosted a free screening of the PBS POV documentary,  created by filmmaker Laurent Bécue-Renard.
After the film, attendees discussed the film with a panel of experts that included Carrie Nantais, PhD, who completed a predoctoral clinical internship at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, working with Veterans’ mental health in both PTSD and substance abuse and two current º£½ÇÂÒÂ× students who are also veterans, Kelly Frazee (PsyD 1) and Sharmane Brown (MA).
IDEA members hosted a day of service on January 21 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteers worked with staff from  in a variety of renovation and painting projects to benefit a family in need.
Other News:
IDEA began a donation drive for  in honor of National Sex Trafficking Awareness Month that ran from January 14-February 15.
Dr. Ann Smith presented a CE Workshop on domestic human sex trafficking on Saturday, January 26 on campus.
In Blogs:
Cynthia Ransley offered her suggestions for websites to check out in New Ideas for a New Year and a preview for the EPPP Preparation Workshop. We shared some thoughts on Why a PsyD? to encourage applicants to go ahead and apply. We highlighted Evan MacAdams (PsyD 2) and  Andrea Taylor (PsyD 3), this year’s Student Scholarship Winners.