2022-2023
BRIDGE Fall Welcome Picnic – October 8
Beginner’s Guide to Grad School Event – September 21 & 22
Psych Department Info Night – October 12
Sponsored Talk by Dr. Lori Hoggard: Every Move you Make, We’ll Be Watching You: An Examination of Police and Neighborhood Watch-Based Surveillance – November 11
Potluck Dinner – November 17
Panel for Admitted Students – March 2
Talk by Dr. Jasmine Mena: Taking the Decolonial Turn: Power, Critical Consciousness, and Psychology Education – March 14
Game Night Social – March 29
End of Year Celebration – April 28
2021-2022
End of Year Potluck – May 6th @5pm Tudek Park Pavilion 1
Bowling night – April 8th @8pm
Dinners for 4
Student Panel for Accepted Students – March 22nd @5pm
BRIDGE Fall Welcome Picnic – November 5th
Department Wide Recruitment Event – October 19th @5pm
Apple Picking! – October 23rd
2020-2021
Park hangout/Dog social
BRIDGE/GADI Scavenger hunt
Nutrition and Sleep Workshop – April
BRIDGE Virtual Escape Room – Friday, March 19 at 6:30 PM
BRIDGE hosted a virtual escape to wind down and to have some fun together virtually! This program was facilitated online via Zoom.
BRIDGE Virtual Picnic – Friday, November 13 at 5:30PM
We hosted the picnic over the platform Gathertown. The preferred browsers for the virtual meeting space is Chrome or Firefox.
2018-2019
Dr. Jasmine Mena: “Become (Black) Latinx: Implications of Latinx Cultural Socialization on Racial Identity Development and Well-being” – Thursday April 25, 2019
Jasmine A. Mena, PhD., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and an affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program at Bucknell University. Her research examines the influence of oppression on the mental and physical health of members of marginalized social groups.
In her talk “Becoming (Black) Latinx: Implications of Latinx Cultural Socialization on Racial Identity Development and Well-Being” Dr. Mena will present findings from her research, including Latinx college students’ perspectives on racial socialization and the influence of Latinx racial identity and discrimination on mental health. She hopes to develop and implement interventions to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable and underserved populations in the community and underrepresented students, faculty, and staff in higher education.
Sponsored by the Department of Psychology, BRIDGE Diversity Alliance and the Graduate Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion
Conversation Hour with Dr. Jasmine Mena – April 25, 2019
Join us for an informal discussion on navigating academia as a woman of color. Light refreshments/snacks will be provided!
Jasmine A. Mena, PhD., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and an affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program at Bucknell University. Her research examines the influence of oppression on the mental and physical health of members of marginalized social groups.
Questions that we may ask Dr. Mena include:
* What have been some of the unique challenges you have faced as a Latina in academia?
* Were any of these factors involved in your decision to accept your current position (or where you started)?
* How are the challenges different/same as those you might have experienced as a Latina in grad school?
* Given the family emphasis in Latino culture, how have you handled the work/life balance?
* You recently wrote/edited a book on integrating Multiculturalism and Intersectionality into Psychology. What can you tell us about the motivation behind this and how the above experiences have shaped or contributed to this book?
Ted Talk – Political Representation – November 10, 2018
Join BRIDGE for our first Ted Talk event of the 2018-2019 year. We will gather at Nathaniel’s apartment (address will be sent to those that are attending) to watch and discuss a few different Ted Talks on a topic. The official topic will be determined shortly and posted here but we are planning to focus on voting and political representation as the Midterms are THIS WEEK!
