Student Involvement

The School Psychology Student Organization (SPSO) is a student-run organization that represents the needs of the graduate students, both master's and doctoral, in school psychology and is a liaison organization to the area faculty. All school psychology students are required to be members and are encouraged to participate in all sponsored activities. The organization seeks to increase awareness of the field of school psychology, increase communication and relationships among school psychology students and faculty at OSU, raise funds for professional events, sponsor a lecture series, and maintains a website.

In addition to the School Psychology Student Organization, students also participate in the functioning of the program through the Student Advisory Board which is a subcommittee of the Student Organization. Four students (one first year master's, one second year master's, and one doctoral) are chosen each year to represent the student bodies' concerns and ideas to the faculty. In addition to these three elected students, the president of the student association is also a member of the Student Advisory Board. These representatives are required to meet with the director once per quarter so that students are provided updates on new program information as well as provide feedback to the faculty regarding student concerns and ideas. Student representatives may also be asked to attend faculty meetings when deemed necessary. One specific function of the Student Advisory Board is to inform the entire student body of changes made to the program which are then documented in the Program Handbook. Students can provide feedback on any changes and the members of the Advisory Board share this feedback with the faculty. Although faculty make final decisions regarding the structure and operation of the program, student feedback will be seriously considered before changes are adopted. If a student does not uphold the responsibilities of the position, the faculty will reappoint another student to the position for that academic year.