- Latest Event -

   MPA Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony 2007

   WHEN: 12:00pm, Sat 5/12
   WHERE: Marie Callenders
              19310 Business Center Dr., Northridge, CA   map
   COSTS: $5

   This has been a great year for MPA, and we would like to invite you all    to the celebration. We will be honoring your accomplishments as a    member and also as being part of the MPA family. Expect an afternoon    filled with all of the good stuff: fun, games, a raffle, and last but not    least a great time to hang out with students like you who want more    from your college experience!

   It's only $5 to attend. The menu will be as follows:
   - All luncheons include cornbread, and fountain drinks, iced tea or      coffee.
   - You will have a choice of...
     Lemon Chicken Luncheon, French Dip Sandwich with Fresh Coleslaw
     or Chicken Caesar Salad
   - It also includes your choice of... a slice of Apple, Chocolate Cream or      Lemon Meringue Pie.

   Hope to see everyone there! (PLEASE R.S.V.P through evite that our    activities director, Nina Lauharatanahirun, sent to all the current MPA    members)                     

   - Past Events -

    Nothing But Psych
    - WHEN: Mon 3/26 through Wed 3/29
    - WHERE: Various locations

    For more information, click here


    MPA Leadership Development Retreat
   "Spring Into Action"

   - WHEN:   Friday 3/30 through Monday 4/02 (4 days 3 nights)
   - WHERE: Catalina Island
   - COSTS: 
      $100 for Round trip fare and lodging
      $ 75 for members who has earned 20 Hours of Participation Points

   20 slots available!
   - Open to all members
   - Priority will be given to those interested in becoming an Executive      Board Director for 2007-2008 Academic year

   How to Apply:
   - Submit LDR application form

   Deadline: Monday, 03/19/07

download LDR application form (.pdf) >>
download LDR application form (.doc) >>

   The LDR application is also available in the MPA office (SH306C)


   Guest Speaker     

   WHEN : Thuesday 3/15  (5pm-6pm)
   WHO :   Dr. Cara Entz from Pacific Child and Family Associates
              - Psychotherapy and Behavior Intervention
              - She is currently hiring students who qualify
   WHERE: SH 320

   For those of you who are psychology majors or any other social    science majors, this is a great chance to learn more about career    opportunities in your field of study and possibly get hired!!!


   A little bit more about Dr. Entz... (Excerpted from Pacific Child and    Family Associates)

   Cara Entz, M.A., MFT began her career in autism at UCLA as an    undergraduate through studies with Dr. Ivar Lovaas. After her    graduation with a BA in Psychology, she co-led his Autism Project for    one year prior to entering graduate school. As a therapist, her    experience has included individual, family and group therapy in the    areas of depression, oppositional defiant disorder, severe emotional    disturbance, child abuse, and adjustment disorder.

   Ms. Entz was instrumental in the development of the first Deaf Foster    Care Program in the United States, as well as the creation and    implementation of an Intensive Treatment Foster Care program to    provide transition into family settings for more severely affected    children. She joined Pacific Child and Family Associates as a
   consultant in 1998, and became Clinical Director in 2002.

   Valentine's Day Bake Sale - 1 Participation Point

   -WHEN: Monday 2/12 & Tuesday 2/13  (10am-3pm)

   -WHERE: In front of Sierra Hall, area between SH and JR

   Please come help us set-up & clean-up = you'll earn 1 participation    point for every 15 minutes of your time. Sign-up sheets will be    available for you to sign on Monday @ 10 AM in the MPA office (SH    306). You will aslo earn 1 point for every 5 PACKAGED ITEMS you    bring (Maximum of 4 POINTS).

   Members, please don't forget to stop by our table to pick up your free    gift!! FOR MEMBERS ONLY!! (For those of you who cannot make it to    our bake sale hours - please stop by our membership drive table on    Wednesday 2/14 in SH 3rd Floor by the vending machines or our office    in SH 306 to pick up your free gift!)



   College Night @ LACMA - 4 Participation Points

   - WHEN: Thursday 02/08  (8pm - 10pm)
   - WHERE: LACMA Education Department
                 Los Angeles County Museum of Art
                 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036
 
   The exhibition, on view through March 4, 2007, was designed by    world-renowned artist John Baldessari. It explores the art of surrealist    artist René Magritte and his impact on U.S. and European artists.

   The reception is just for college students. Bring your friends, check    out the museum, and relax outside on LACMA’s central court.

   Free parking is available after 7 p.m. in the lot directly across from the    museum’s main entrance at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard & Spaulding    Avenue.

   LACMA is free after 5 p.m. and open to the public until 8 p.m. Feel
   free to stop by and check out the rest of the museum before the    reception.

   Reservations are not required.