Sydney Vilardi, of Riverside, Inducted into Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology

Worcester, MA - Assumption's Department of Psychology has announced that Sydney Vilardi, of Riverside, has become a member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Vilardi, Class of 2021, was inducted into the honor society during the 2019-20 academic year.

"We are honored to induct some of the top psychology majors and minors at Assumption College into Psi Chi, including Sydney," said Assistant Professor of Psychology Leamarie Gordon, Ph.D., who is a co-advisor of the honor society along with Assistant Professor of Psychology Karen Lionello-DeNolf, Ph.D. "An invitation to join Psi Chi signifies that each inductee has not only exceeded academic requirements, but is also committed to the practice of compassionate service in the pursuit of helping others, which are core values shared by both an Assumption education and a career in psychology."

Psi Chi was founded with the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduates, of sophomore, junior, or senior academic standing, who major or minor in psychology. Inductees must have completed nine semester hours of psychology courses, rank in the top 35 percent of their class, and have a minimum grade point average of 3.25. Members of Psi Chi have the opportunity to submit scholarly articles to the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, apply for research grants, and attend and present at regional and national conferences.

For more information on Assumption, visit www.assumption.edu