Programming Committee The purpose of the SERD Programming Committee is to coordinate SERD-sponsored activities and programming at APA-related related to ethnic and racial diversity. The committee focuses on professional development for: (1)  academic faculty, (2)  clinical professionals, and (3)  counseling psychology students. The committee includes: Rachel L. Navarro, Assistant Professor, Teacher's College - Columbia University Bryan Kim, an Associate Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara  Earlise C. Ward, a Licensed Psychologist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison  Call for Student Proposal Reviewers Please contact the SERD Programming Committee at serd6@mail.com to become a reviewer for the student proposals by 24 March 2005. Both SERD Members and Student Affiliates are invited to participate as reviewers. Each member reviews approximately 5 to 6 proposals and will be provided a standard evaluation form. Thur, 3/24:   Confirm commitments from reviewers Mon, 3/28:   Submission Deadline for Student Proposals; Process  proposals (e.g., remove names) Mon, 4/4:     Distribute proposals to reviewers Mon, 4/18:  Deadline for reviews to be returned to the Program Committee Call for Student Proposals  for 2006 APA Conference in New Orleans, LA The Section for Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Division 17 announces a call for papers for the SERD student poster presentation at the 2006 APA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA  The poster presentation will be held during a Division 17 Social Hour in conjunction with the Division 17 sections’ student poster session. Students are welcome to submit proposals that relate to SERD’s focus on advancing professional knowledge and awareness regarding ethnic and racial diversity issues. Proposals for poster presentations will be considered for inclusion in the program if they are received by 20 March 2006. For specific instructions on proposal submission, also see www.div17.org/sectionposter. ·         Submit a proposal cover sheet that includes the title of the presentation and author information, including names, highest educational degree, university affiliation and department, complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and membership status (e.g., APAGS, SERD student member). - ·         Submit a 1000-word proposal of the research project; submissions that exceed the word count will not be considered. The proposal should include a statement of the problem, literature review, research question(s)/purpose of the study, participants, procedure, instruments, results, and discussion/implications. Please do not identify names and affiliations of the author(s) in the summary to ensure an anonymous review. Please note that the first author must be a current student or a recent graduate (1 year maximum). ·         Please indicate accommodations needed for physical disabilities that would facilitate your participation. ·         Participants must adhere to APA’s principles of ethics with regard to avoiding sexism, racism, and so forth in presentations and proposals. Evaluation of the proposal  ·        Proposals will be evaluated by a SERD proposal review committee, comprised of SERD members and student affiliates.   ·         Proposal evaluations will be based on clarity of conceptualization, organization, comprehensiveness, significance of the study, and relevance to SERD's mission. Please submit proposals electronically as a Word attachment to serd6@mail.com and cc: amgloria@wisc.edu. The email subject line should read: "student poster proposal – SERD" All students are invited to submit a proposal!