University of Nebraska Kearney

Student Activities

1. Organizations and Activities: 

Click the following link to learn more about Psi Chi and the Psychology Club at UNK 

Psi Chi, Psychology Club 

By joining Psi Chi/Psychology Club you will have the opportunity to become better acquainted with fellow students and faculty members. You'll also learn more about the field of psychology including: careers in psychology, current happenings on both the local and national and international level, as well as specific areas of interest.

 2. Conference Activities 

Psychology students regularly travel to psychology conferences. At these conferences, students have the opportunity to interact with other students and professional from institutions across the country, present papers describing their own research and have fun.

Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention 

Nebraska Psychological Society (NPS) 

3. Department Activities 

The psychology faculty and students host this biennial event which draws high school juniors and seniors from all over the state of Nebraska to experience hands-on psychology demonstrations, experiments and interactions. The students and teachers enjoy learning about new findings in Psychology, and the UNK students and faculty enjoy interacting with the high school students.

Psychology High School Fair 

Opportunities for Research 

In recent years it has become apparent that students who have had involvement with research projects outside the classroom have increased their chances of getting into graduate school and/or have had an edge in various job opportunities. The psychology department has a number of opportunities to support students in pursuing research including:

Research apprentice - a student who assists a faculty member with his or her research for course credit. Students can receive up to 3 hours credit in PSY 399 by aiding a faculty member in this way.

Research assistant - a student who aids a faculty member with his or her research either on a voluntary basis or as a paid position. Faculty often have grants or other sources of funding to pay for student help in conducting research.

Grant-in-aid - Students conducting independent research may be eligible for various grants-in-aid. These are stipends used for operating expenses, equipment purchase, or other items needed to conduct research. The UNK Research Services Council has some grant money for this purpose and there are other sources which regularly fund undergraduate work. 

If you are interested in any of these research opportunities, you should contact the individual professor with whom you would like to work for more information.

Student reviewing research protocols in Mallorca, Spain where she conducted her research.