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Upcoming Events
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Dec 059400 SW Discovery Way
Keiser University Car ShowSat, Nov 09Keiser University
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Nov 079400 SW Discovery Way
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Oct 039400 SW Discovery Way
Psychology Club Beach Clean UpSat, Sep 21Hobe Sound Beach
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Aug 089400 SW Discovery Way
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Jul 119400 SW Discovery Way
Keiser University Open HouseSat, Jun 229400 SW Discovery Way
Psychology Club MeetingThu, Jun 069400 SW Discovery Way
Past Events
Below, you will find the past adventures our club has embarked on, as well as details from the event.
Keiser University Open House
June 22, 2019
The Keiser University Psychology Club worked the Art-Based Stress Management Activities room at the Open House. President- Shital Darji, Vice President- Valarie Figueroa, and Secretary-Domenique Gatto worked together to provide the art activities, which included, rock and shell painting and Rorschach Inkblots. We provided families a relaxing and open environment to allow stress management to take place.
Treasure Coast High School: International Business Academy
April 11, 2019
On April 11th, 2019 Keiser University's Port St. Lucie campus invited a class of high school students who take part in their high school's International Business Academy to tour the campus. As a part of this tour, the Psychology Club gave personality tests to the students so they could see what their primary and secondary personalities are (between Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, and Beaver). After the personality tests, we had the students partake in a "shark tank" like pitch, where they were given 40 minutes and a collection of supplies to come up with an innovative idea and convincing pitch. The goal was to see just how creative they can be while working in a group of mixed personalities.
Keiser University Open House
March 23, 2019
The Keiser University Psychology Club ran two rooms filled with Art and Music- based Stress Management Activities. Andjela, President and Co-Founder, was in charge of the music activities room that included activities such as; Blackout and Mad Lib Lyrics (Dr. Blair Buckman), Drum Circle, and Rhythm Circle (Andjela Vulovic). Shital Darji, Vice President and Co-founder, put together the art activities room which included activities that were managed with the help of some outstanding Psychology Club members, such as; Rock and Shell painting (Shital Darji), Rorschach Inkblots (Ketura Hedden), Swipe Art (McKenna Wick), Affirmation Collages (Dr. Constance Crowley), and Stress Balls (Valarie Figueroa).
Hope Center for Autism Charter School
February 20th, 2019
On February 20th, 2019, the Keiser University's Psychology Club-Port Saint Lucie had the opportunity to go visit the Hope Center for Autism's -charter school. Here we had the chance to observe classrooms of different grade levels and see how their curriculum is guided by the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Their overall goal is to provide students with the (social and educational) skills needed to transition to a less restrictive classroom setting
Art-Based Stress Management Activities with High-Schoolers
February 14th, 2019
On February 14th, 2019, Keiser University's Port St Lucie campus invited 80 High School students from 4 local high schools to tour the university campus. As a part of this tour, the psychology club did 5 different art-based stress management activities with the students. The activities were DIY Rorschach inkblots (led by Treasurer Ketura Hedden and Historian Michelle Jeacoma), wellness rock painting (led by President Andjela Vulovic), affirmation collages (led by Vice President Shital Darji), swipe art (led by Secretary McKenna Wick and Valarie Figueroa) and DIY stress balls (led by Craig Beesting). We asked the students to complete pre/post surveys so that we could see if the activities made an impact on their mood. 74.6% of the students reported an overall better mood.
Magnus Research Consultants
January 21, 2019
Founded in 1993 by Melissa Piggot and David Fauss, Magnus Research Consultants is a company that focuses on providing psychology based services to attorneys. When we had the opportunity to speak to Melissa, she shared with us the different services Magnus has to offer. These services include: jury consultation, mock trials, mock arbitration, mock mediation, and witness preparation. Melissa, having a Ph.D in social psychology, was able to share with us different aspects of the job and how her degree aids her in fulfilling her duties. It was very interesting to see this aspect of forensic psychology.
Catch the Wave of Hope
January 15, 2019
Our guest speaker, Lynne Barletta, founded a local organization called "Catch the Wave of Hope". This organization is dedicated to abolishing human trafficking. Ms. Barletta spoke to us about her organization's mission, and how they are actively working on achieving it. Additionally, she shared some tragic stories with us and taught us how to look out for the signs of human trafficking. By the end of her speech, all of us had signed up to volunteer for the organization.
St. Lucie County Courthouse
January 14, 2019
Our Psychology students went on a field trip to the St. Lucie county courthouse. In the courthouse, we received a tour of the premises and were allowed to sit in on a few court cases. We spoke to a judge and deputy and got to put our knowledge of Forensic Psychology to the test.
State of Jobs Conference
October 25, 2018
The State of Jobs Conference is the nation's largest college and career exploration student conference. Andjela Vulovic, President, and Shital Darji, Vice President, were invited to this conference to represent Keiser University Port St Lucie Campus's Psychology Department. The goal of this conference was to allow high school students from local schools to explore various programs offered at local universities. Andjela and Shital met with over 250 high school students and shared what the field of psychology could offer them, as well as how Keiser University's program stands out from others.