Ithaca College

Barney Beins participated in two symposia at the 2005 convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC this past August.

One symposium featured the development of student writing skills. The symposium was entitled Developing the Craft of Student Writing. His presentation was “Students Writing Research Papers: A Process Approach.” The symposium also featured presenters from Moravian College and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.

The second symposium focused on the history of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association). The symposium was entitled From Division to Society–Historical Analysis of STP’s Evolution. His presentation was “STP: Roots in the Past, a View of the Future.” The co-presenters were colleagues from Furman University, James Madison University, and Georgia Southern University.

As part of his responsibility as past president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, he also chaired the session for the current presidential address.