'I Am Psyched!' Exhibit at SU April 28-May 10

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University hosts the national touring exhibit “I Am Psyched!” April 28-May 10, in the Pocomoke Room of the Guerrieri Student Union.

Created by the American Psychological Association’s Women’s Programs Office, in partnership with the University of Akron’s Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology and the Psychology’s Feminist Voices Oral History and Digital Archive Project, “I Am Psyched!” originated as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s “Museum Day Live!” event in 2016.

Exploring the historical and contemporary contributions of women of color to the field of  psychology, the multimedia installation is believed to be the first exhibit to engage all visitors — especially young women of color — to consider careers in the field and to explore how psychology benefits their everyday lives. The “I am Psyched!” National Tour at SU will focus specifically on the idea that the future of psychology is strengthened by the inclusion of diverse people and ideas.

The exhibit is open to the public, with guided tours, during the following times:

•    Monday, April 30, 3-7 p.m.

•    Wednesday, May 2, 11:30-3:30 p.m. (in connection with SU’s annual Multicultural Festival)

•    Thursday, May 3, 1-4 p.m.

•    Monday, May 7, 5-7 p.m.

•    Thursday, May 10, 1:30-5:30 p.m.

Special public events held in connection with the exhibit are in the Nanticoke Room of the Guerrieri Student Union unless otherwise noted. They include:

•    Monday, April 30, 4:30-6:30 p.m. – Opening reception with address by Dr. Shari Miles-Cohen, senior director of the American Psychological Association’s Women’s Program Office

•    Wednesday, May 2, 5:30 p.m. – SU psychology alumni panel discussion, Commons, Montgomery Room

•    Thursday, May 3, 1 p.m. – Address by SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach

•    Tuesday, May 8, 3:30 p.m. – Research lecture by Dr. Yuki Okubo of SU’s Psychology Department

•    Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 p.m. – Community psychology panel

•    Thursday, May 10, 3:30-5 p.m. – Closing reception, Guerrieri Student Union, Wicomico Room

Sponsored by the SU Psychology Department, admission is free. For more information call 410-543-6372 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.