Portland Alumni & Parents Event

Join us in Portland!
Thursday, March 19

We hope you can join us for this special event in Portland! Meet two extraordinary members of our psychology faculty, one of which was recently named 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, and mingle with fellow alumni and parents.

Event Details
Thursday, March 19
Grand Ballroom of The Governor Hotel
614 SW 11th Avenue, Portland
For directions, click here

6:00-7:00 p.m. - Reception

7:00-8:00 p.m. - Presentation
Associate Professors of Psychology,
Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell and
Brian Detweiler-Bedell on
Beauty and the Beast: How and when an
optimistic sense of control matters.

More on the Speakers

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Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell is the winner of the Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The CASE/Carnegie prize is the only national award for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.

brian Brian Detweiler-Bedell is a co-leader of the Behavioral Health and Social Psychology Lab and a recipient, along with Jerusha, of a three-year $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support and disseminate their team-based approach to undergraduate research.

Registration Information
The cost of this event is $10, which includes
hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
If you would like to attend, please complete
the online registration form or call 503.768.7950.
Online registration form: click here