{"id":407,"date":"2016-04-27T22:09:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T22:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/psychcorner\/?p=407"},"modified":"2025-07-08T19:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:41:31","slug":"wabash-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/psychcorner\/2016\/04\/27\/wabash-proud\/","title":{"rendered":"#WabashProud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wabash.edu\/427\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-408\" title=\"#WabashProud 2016\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/psychcorner\/files\/2016\/04\/fb_cover3-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>To support our Psychology students simply select<br \/>\n<strong>Psych<\/strong>\u00a0when making your gift.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, let&#8217;s show that we are Wabash Proud! If you aren\u2019t already aware, Wabash is having another important day today and it would be great for you to join me in supporting the College.<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last year on 4.22, the Wabash nation made a lasting impact on the College by raising over $500,000 from more than 2,500 donors. This day provided phenomenal opportunities and experiences for Wabash students, inspiring a group of alumni to challenge us to do it again.<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/psychcorner\/files\/2016\/04\/Rains-Celebration-2016-small.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-411\" title=\"Rains Celebration 2016 small\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/psychcorner\/files\/2016\/04\/Rains-Celebration-2016-small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Rains &#8217;17 presenting at the Celebration of Student Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Psychology, your donations last year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helped send a recent graduate, Andy Walsh \u201914, to present his graduate research at a conference in Switzerland.<\/li>\n<li>Allowed us to send Adam Rains \u201917 to present the results of his summer research at a national neuroscience conference in Chicago.<\/li>\n<li>Purchased critical research materials for Max Gallivan \u201916, who has spent his senior year testing the effectiveness of new drug treatments for cognitive deficits in a rat model of diabetes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In total, donations from last year\u2019s Day of Giving have had an enormous impact on our current students and graduates, and we are very grateful for your support!<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are focusing on all of the reasons that we are #WabashProud, for our department, we are very proud of the work that our students accomplish. This year, we are raising funds to support two current students, Carson Powell \u201917 and Nigel Dao \u201918, who will be completing summer research internships this year. We are hoping to raise enough funds to send both men to the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in San Diego in November, and to support other research projects and professional development of our students. We think that this will be an excellent opportunity for both Carson and Nigel, hope you will consider donating to the Special Psychology Fund today to support them and other Psychology students.<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am asking you to show you are Wabash Proud by making a gift today. With your help, Wabash will receive over $170,000 in lead challenge gifts if 2,700 alumni, friends, and family give on 4.27. This money will be unlocked as we hit four benchmarks throughout the day.<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For every gift made to the Special Psychology Fund, the Psychology faculty will match $10 dollars up to $850!\u00a0 To support Wabash and our Psychology students, when making your gift at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wabash.edu\/427\">www.wabash.edu\/427<\/a>, simply select <strong>Psych<\/strong>\u00a0from the drop\u2010down menu.<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join me in showing you are Wabash Proud today!\u00a0 Support Wabash students and encourage others to do the same!<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Best wishes, and thank you again for your support,<span style=\"font-weight: 300\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neil Schmitzer-Torbert<br \/>\nDaniel F. 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