Saybrook Events

Houston Jungian Lecture and Open House

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST, join an ongoing Jungian studies seminar and meet Saybrook faculty and students. The great psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that we must start with a deep understanding of ourselves if we want to make a lasting impact on our community and the world.

Honor your vocation and enrich your personal and professional life with a doctorate degree, master’s degree, or a professional certificate offered by Saybrook University’s highly original Jungian studies program. Held in partnership with The Jung Center of Houston, this innovative educational collaboration immerses students in the original thinking and writing of C.G. Jung, with a core focus on the twenty volumes of his Collected Works and contemporary Jungian and post Jungian scholarship, such as The Red Book.

Representatives from Saybrook University will be on hand to answer questions about admissions, financial aid, degree planning and beyond. To learn more and register, please RSVP HERE. 

Saybrook University Human Science and Organizational Systems Open House for Prospective Students

On Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM PST, join Saybrook Faculty to learn more about Human Science and Organizational Systems program offerings. Faculty will lead discussion on select topics prior to opening the floor to prospective student questions. Participants may attend in-person or via conference call. 

Unbound by limiting, rigid theories, Human Science applies a human-centered and interdisciplinary approach to explore the question; what does it mean to be human in the 21st century? Human Science (HS) is a discipline rooted in the European scholarly tradition of qualitative theory. HS programs investigate issues that intersect between art, science and philosophy to discover how individuals and societies can improve their condition.

Organizational Systems programs are designed for students that want to contribute to emerging social needs for transformative, innovative, sustainable organizational and social change. Our goal is to produce graduates who become leaders in sustainable organizational changes all over the world.

Admissions representatives will also be in attendance to answer any questions you may have. To learn more and register, please RSVP HERE.  

 

Financial assistance available for students to attend conference on psychology and war

IS WAR INEVITABLE? AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE

Psychology Making a Difference in Society Series

Bringing Together Psychoanalysts and Social Psychologists to Discuss Motivations for War.
 
Saturday February 25, 2012
Katie Murphy Amphitheater
Fashion Institute of Technology
7th Ave. at West 27th Street, Entrance D
New York City

The  theme of this conference is inspired by a correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.  In 1932 Einstein wrote to Freud and posed the question, Is war inevitable? (or more precisely “Is there any way of delivering mankind from the menace of war?”).  Freud’s response to Einstein was published under the title, “Why War?”  His answer was consistent with what was known at that time about human motivation and aggression.  Our examination of this topic continues to be as vital to address today as it was then. 

Psychology Open House for Prospective Students

On Tuesday, February 28th, 2012, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM PST, join us to learn more about our Psychology programs and engage in discussion with faculty members. Participants may attend the Open House on site or via conference call. 

The Graduate College of Psychology and Humanistic Studies is the world's premier center for humanistic scholarship and research. We invite you to learn more about our programs:

• MA with Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (MA-MFT)
• PhD Clinical Psychology
• MA and PhD Psychology
• Jungian Studies
• Creativity Studies
• Social Transformation

Saybrook is a unique university of student-engaged learning in a rigorous course of study. Our mission is to provide graduate education that evokes and guides transformational change in individuals, organizations, and communities toward a just, humane, and sustainable world. Our renowned faculty, alumni, and students are thought leaders in their fields.

At the Open House, Saybrook faculty will lead discussion on select topics and answer prospective student questions. To learn more and register, please RSVP HERE.  

Annual conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology

The Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association will take place March 29 - April 1, 2012. The theme of this year's conference is Person, Consciousness and Community: The Experiential Revolution in Humanistic, Existential, Constructivist and Transpersonal Theory and Practice.

The conference is hosted by Point Park University in Pittsburgh and the

Mind-Body Medicine Conference Call for Prospective Students

On Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, from 12:00 pm - 1:00pm PT, Dr. Donald Moss, Chair of Saybrook's Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine, will host a conference call to discuss unique MBM program opportunities. Developed in conjunction with James S. Gordon, Director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Saybrook offers the only fully accredited master's and PhD MBM degrees in the US.

Mind-body medicine (MBM) represents a new consensus view of health and wellness that combines mainstream western medicine with alternative practice; psychological health with nutritional and behavioral change.  Together, these perspectives create more effective treatments that lead to lasting health.

Dr. Moss, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Biofeedback Institute of America and is president of the American Psychological Association of Hypnosis, is an internationally sought after trainer on Mind-Body Medicine techniques to medical professionals. After providing conference call participants information about MBM programs, he will engage prospective students in an open question and answer session. To register for the event, please RSVP HERE!

Conference: Developing Global Citizens in Schools, Higher Education, and the Community

5th Annual Conflict Resolution Education summit takes place March 14 – 19, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio.

• Conference Planning Committee (.pdf)
• Keynote Speakers (.pdf)
• Pre-Conference Workshops, March 14 and 15, 2012 (.pdf)
• Conference Agenda (.doc)
• Conference Workshops Schedule (.pdf)
• Conference Workshop Descriptions (.pdf)
• Conference Costs (.doc)
• Registration Information (.doc)
• Hotel and Travel Information (.pdf)
• Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® (.pdf)

Conference Audience:  Those interested in CRE/SEL/PE, including policy makers, practitioners, researchers, educators, college and university faculty, staff, and students, K-12 educators, public health officials, prevention specialists, state, local, national, and international policy makers, and individuals who work with youth serving organizations.

Event Overview: The 5th International Conference on CRE is an opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and research on issues related to the development of infrastructure in CRE. Presentations will focus on innovations in the fields that are making broad impacts in local, state, national, and international communities.  Participants will exchange best practices, evaluation methodology, creation of policy implementation structures, consideration of obstacles to success, and new and innovative use of training, resources and technology. Conference participants will be drawn from the local, state, national, and international community.  College students and faculty are encouraged to attend and present their findings.  On-site events include a meeting of Ohio Colleges and University Network developing peace and conflict studies programs, March 15th, 6:30PM – 9:30PM, Association for Conflict Resolution Education Section meeting, and a capacity building seminar for U.S. Community Colleges developing peace and conflict studies programs in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace.

Saybrook Conference Sessions Open To Prospective Students This January

Join us at an upcoming conference session to engage in an integral part of the Saybrook experience. For 40 years Saybrook University has offered distance education for graduate students. Combining online and residential instruction, our programs foster close contact amongst faculty and learners while offering flexibility. A key component of Saybrook's learning model, residential conference sessions bring faculty and students together, spurring intellectual creativity, collaboration, and mentorship.

Prospective students may attend and observe two sessions at the SFO Westin Hotel in Millbrae, California:

Sunday, January 15, 2012 -- 9:15 am - 12:00 pm PST

Courses and Seminars:
Renewing the Encounter Between the Human Sciences, the Arts, and the Humanities
Introduction to Person-Centered Expressive Arts for Healing and Social Change
Buddhist Pathways to Health
Systems Practice: From Systems Thinking to Systems Being
Generative and Strategic Dialogue: Intro to ORG 7044
Trauma and Transformation: The “Human”

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- 9:15 am - 12:00 pm PST

Courses and Seminars:
Trauma and Transformation: Social Dimensions
Intermediate Training and Education in Hypnosis (5620)
Movement, Exercise, and Health
Researching Organizations and their Complexity: Exploring Methods That Support a Systems Approach to Change
City of San Francisco Initiative: A Collaborative Project Opportunity
Creativity and Writing: Beyond the Norm

Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with faculty and Admissions representatives. To learn more and register, please RSVP HERE!

13th Annual White Privilege Conference

In past years, members of the Saybrook community have been involved with the annual White Privilege Conference. All are invited to attend the upcoming event next March.

Intersectionality: Vision, Commitment,
and Sustainable Partnerships

March 28-31, 2012
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hosted by: New Mexico Equity and Social Justice Alliance

Speakers will include:

Heidi Beirich
Director of Research, Southern Poverty Law Center

Professor Kimberle Williams Crenshaw/AAPF
Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School

Jane K. Fernandes
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Mary Romero
Professor and Faculty Head of Justice Studies and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University

Please visit the WPC webiste for more information.

Mind-Body Medicine Open House Webcast

Meet with Mind-Body Medicine faculty and learn how mind-body medicine adopts a creative, evidence-based therapeutic use of interventions impacting our physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual lives. Ground your education in truly integrative healthcare, and empower yourself to transform lives.

• Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm PST
• RSVP: Please register here to attend
• Faculty in attendance:      
  • James Gordon, MD, Dean of the College of Mind-Body Medicine
  • Donald Moss, PhD, Chair of the College of Mind-Body Medicine
  • Lisa Mastain, PhD, Director of Mentoring of the College of Mind-Body Medicine
  • Dan Sterenchuk, Associate Dean of the College of Mind-body Medicine

The Graduate College of Mind-Body Medicine offers the only fully accredited Mind-Body Medicine degrees in the U.S. PhD students may Specialize their doctoral program in research, practice, or healthcare administration.

Applications are now being accepted for Spring 2012 and Fall 2012, and scholarships and financial aid are available.