Hi Folks:
Okay, I'm in begging mode now.. :)
Do you have an interest in Diversity issues? Evie Garcia is looking for Division 20 representatives to work on the small task force that was awarded an APA Interdivisional grant. It should be an interesting and challenging opportunity. Responsibilities include participating in conference calls (possibly monthly) and helping to write a report by September. See below for more information.
So, here is an opportunity where you can indeed serve Division 20. Please e-mail me back ASAP: charness@psy.fsu.edu
We would like to see two people represent us in this effort.
Neil
In response to our joint proposal, we received a $1500 Interdivisional Grant in January to accomplish the following objectives: 1. Development of a handbook on how Divisions can effectively operationalize the APA Task Force on Diversity’s Resolutions on Enhancing Diversity in APA 2. The handbook will include specific conflict resolution models The turn around time is pretty short, so we should get to work on this. I have pasted in the time line below. (1) Funds must be used within 12 months of the award. The funding 12 month period runs from January 2006 to December 2006. (2) A written report on the progress of your project must be submitted to the APA Division Services Office by April 28, 2006. We will submit a project update to the Board of Directors at its June 2006 meeting. (3) A final report on the project is required by September 4, 2006. Please notice the change in dates. A final report is needed before the CODAPAR Fall Consolidated Meeting September 29 October 1, so that the Committee can make its final report. If your project/event takes place after September, please submit your report soon after its completion. Please let me know times and days of the week that are usually good for you to participate on a conference call and I will set up our initial meeting. I'm thinking that our first meeting agenda will bet to: 1. Choose up to two representatives from each division to participate in meetings 2. Outline at least brief objectives 3. Develop a time line for the objectives 4. Make decisions about who wants to participate in which pieces. I was thinking we should meet every couple of weeks for 45 minutes to an hour to keep us on track. Here is the link to the Final Report of the APA Presidential Task Force on Enhancing Diversity which what we will be using as a spring board to develop a handbook that is specific to how divisions function (versus all of APA): http://www2.apa.org/pi/oema/diversity_tf_report.pdf Y. Evie Garcia, Ph.D. Associate Professor Educational Psychology Northern Arizona University 2715 N. 3rd Street, Suite 204 Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 728-9508 y.evie.garcia@nau.edu
Neil Charness, President Division 20 of American Psychological Association (Adult Development and Aging)
Psychology Department E-mail:charness@psy.fsu.edu Copeland Street Phone (offices):850-644-6686; 850-644-8571 Florida State University Fax: 850-644-7739 Tallahassee, FL. 32306-1270 WWW: http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/
