From: Jeff Proulx [jproulx@oregonstate.edu]
Dear Colleagues,
An important amendment to APA bylaws will be sent to the APA membership for approval on Nov. 1st. This bylaws amendment proposes to seat the representatives from the Ethnic Minority Associations (EMPAs) on the APA Council of Representatives. At the present time, one representative from each of the four associations (Asian American Psychological Association at http://www.aapaonline.org/, Association of Black Psychologists at http://www.abpsi.org/, National Latina/o Psychological Association at http://www.nlpa.ws/, and Society of Indian Psychologists at http://aiansip.org/) is granted "observer status" to attend the APA Council meetings; however they are not allowed to vote. The bylaws amendment would give each association the opportunity to elect a representative who would be granted full rights and responsibilities equivalent to all other representatives on APA Council, including voting rights.
If you are a member of APA, I ask that you vote IN FAVOR of the proposed by-laws change. You can find out more information at the following website http://empavote.com/.
Although I am a member of the APAGS Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, this message is sent from me and not APAGS-CEMA.
Jeffrey Proulx
National Academies Ford Fellow
American Psychological Association APAGS Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (APAGS-CEMA) American Psychological Association Div 20 Executive Committee Grad Rep National Science Foundation IGERT Associate McNair Scholar School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis OR
