SOSIP ANNUAL REPORT                

It was a busy year for the Section of Students in Psychology (SOSIP).  We undertook a number of new initiatives and continued to work on improving our existing programmes.

The beginning of 1999 saw the launch of the student section's new website and listserv.  The website is a repository for section news and resources for students (financial employment, academic) while the listserv provides the section with an opportunity to disseminate and discuss information in a timely and efficient fashion.  We invite anyone who is interested to visit the site at http://sosip.tripod.com/.  

The beginning of 1999 also marked the launch of our first concurrent education workshop.  SOSIP coordinated a well-attended four-part Rorschach educational workshop for graduate students in Toronto.  Evaluations obtained from the participants indicated that the workshop had been very helpful and that most students would be interested in a future follow up workshop.  Special thanks are extended to Dr. Alan Bardikoff who led the workshop.  His interest and enthusiasm in the topic as well as an engaging and well organized approach was highly valued by all participants.  Additionally, his teaching style successfully stimulated a good learning experience for students despite various levels experience with the Rorschach.  SOSIP is hoping to continue the concurrent education workshops and is interested in helping graduate students outside of Toronto in similar efforts.

After a two hiatus, SOSIP once again ran the popular Thesis Contest.  We had three winners: Ms. Revital Ben-Knaz, Mr. Konstantine Zakzanis at the Masters level and Dr. Christina Brown at the Doctoral level.  The contest generated a lot of interest with 33 participants in the Masters and Doctoral categories and 11 psychologists from across Ontario who generously volunteered their time as judges.

Members of the student section continued to be involved in supporting and promoting the profession.  We continued to be involved in the Convention and this year we were also active in the organization of the Psychology in Everyday Life public education and participation event.  At the end of the year, students in the section were quite vocal on the matter of title and the College's RHPA submission.

Looking toward the future the section has spent a great deal of effort reviewing and reorganizing the mentorship programme, which we hope to relaunch in the near future

Stephen Biggs, Section President