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Psychology Student, Diana Fries

Diana Fries

Psychology major, Diana Fries (BA 2007), is currently in the Forensic Psychology doctoral program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.  Diana is from Germany, a President’s Host, and graduated a semester ahead of schedule with approximately a 3.9 GPA (and 4.0 in her PSY courses).  Diana was a regular and visible participant in functions sponsored by the Psychology Program and Psychology Club.  A member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology, she was also an officer in HPU’s German Student Association.   

In 2007, Ms. Fries began accumulating valuable clinical and community experiences.  While spending the summer in Germany, she interned with a clinician, working with children, helping to implement the WISC-III and therapeutic treatments with a population with math, reading, and writing problems, as well as children with anxiety disorders including phobias.  In fall 2007, she was enrolled in our senior capstone Counseling and Community Practicum, volunteering many hours at the Community Assistance Center here in Honolulu.


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HPU Global Citizenship Symposium Tackles Climate Change

Nearly 200 Hawai‘i Pacific University students are expected to meet with leaders in the fight against global climate change at the semi-annual Global Citizenship Student Symposium. The event will take place at HPU’s windward Hawai‘i Loa campus from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20.

Event presenters include Stuart Scott, creator of Climate Corps (climatecorps.org) and founder of Energy Associates consulting firm, and documentary filmmaker Rob Kinslow. Both speakers have worked with former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore. They will present “The Climate Crisis,” the slide presentation at the core of the Academy Award-winning documentary film, “An Inconvenient Truth.” Following the presentation, students will separate into groups to develop and discuss action plans.

With more than 100 countries represented in its student population, HPU students will have the opportunity to voice their opinions and provide perspectives on their definitions of what it means to be a global citizen.

“This event is part of a series of activities that provide intellectual tools and opportunities that encourage students to develop a working concept of global citizenship that will shape the choices they make in their everyday lives, and, hopefully, into their working careers after HPU,” said Dr. Micheline Soong, event organizer and assistant professor of English at HPU.

In years past, the symposium has hosted hundreds of students on HPU’s windward Hawai‘i Loa campus to engage in in-depth discussions on globalization, global citizenship, and global leadership.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for students to get their voices heard,” said Dr. Jeffrey Philpott, vice president of Student Affairs at HPU. “With such a diverse student body, it seems natural for HPU to look at defining global citizenship, since many of our students are living it. We are exploring the concept of whether it is possible to both identify with one’s own culture and at the same time share a spirit of belonging in a larger global context.”

The concept behind the symposium is that, in spite of differences in background, life experience, value system, and culture, people do share the common thread of being human. Attendees will demonstrate the first step in beginning to create a working awareness of what it means to be a global citizen – to step outside of oneself momentarily and be attentive to what it can mean to be someone else who is different.

Please note, these events are open to HPU students, faculty, and staff only. Members of the media are encouraged to attend.
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