The Department of Behavioral Sciences Celebrates Graduating Seniors and Award Winners
The took time to celebrate their graduating seniors and department award winners. The first event was a faculty hosted dinner for the graduating Behavioral Sciences seniors. “Each graduating senior was hand delivered a printed invitation. We had six graduating seniors attend. The faculty each prepared a specialty dinner item. Kory Phelps made the appetizers (a homemade cheese ball and jalapeño dip. Richard Simon prepared two salads. Jim Bodle made chicken curry and rice. Tracy McDonough made a vegetarian lasagna. JW Carter made sausage chili. Pierre Rivolta made dessert crepes.
We had some great discussions about the students’ favorite MSJ moments and about their future plans.”
The second event was the department’s end-of-year party held on campus. Faculty and students gathered to celebrate the conclusion of the Spring 2025 semester, enjoyed snacks and refreshments, and recognize award and scholarship recipients. Read below for the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Senior Awards and 2025 Psychology Scholarship Winners.