Past Events

Spring 2025

February 20th	Bundles of Love Event
March 25th	Positive Psychology Faculty Panel
April 17th	Positive Psychology Student Presentations & 7C Symposium
May 8th	End of Year Celebration

Fall 2024

August 30, 2024	PsyDays Welcome Event
October 3, 2024	Positive Psychology Student Panel
November 17, 2024	DBOS Thanksgiving Potluck & Open Mic
November 21, 2024	PsyDays Speaker: Dr. Michael Streger (Hybrid Event)Talk followed by Q&A

Fall 2023

September 22, 2023	Positive PsyDays Soiree
November 15, 2023	Positive Media Event
November 19, 2023	DBOS Thanksgiving and Talent Show

Spring 2024

April 18, 2024	CGU Psychology Conference Co-Sponsor
May	End of Year Celebration

Spring 2023

February 7, 2023	A Call for Love
February 14, 2023	DPE Tuesday Talk featuring Saida Heshmati, PhD & Robert Klitgaard, PhD “On Romance and Intimacy”
February 25, 2023 POSTPONED	Family & Friends Field Day

Fall 2022

September 16, 2022	PsyDays Soiree
October 5, 2022	Panel: Rebecca Donaldson, Asia Henderson Moore, Jaymes Paolo Rombaoa, and Jessica Diaz “Positive Psychology in Action”
October 28, 2022	Spooky PsyDays
November 9, 2022	Rachel Vanderbilt, PhD “The Importance of Creating Tangible Meaning from our Research: Public Scholarship on TikTok and Beyond”
November 18, 2022	DBOS Thanksgiving Potluck & Open Mic

Fall 2021


November 12, 2021	Christina Costa, PhD Candidate (University of Michigan Ann Arbor) “Neuro Narratives: An Autoethonographic Account of Resilience & Brain Cancer”

Spring 2022


April 6, 2022	Kate McCombs, PhD (Brock School of Business, Samford University) “Leadership, Well-being & Resilience During COVID-19”
March 23, 2022	Lauren Eales, Doctoral Candidate (University of Minnesota) “Family Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study”
February 28, 2022	Jesica Gall Myrick, PhD (Pennsylvania State University) “More Than a Meme: How Cat Videos and COVID Jokes Can Help Us Cope”

Spring 2021

April 23, 2021	Dr. Sophie Janicke-Bowles (Chapman University) “Positive Media Psychology“
April 16, 2021	Dr. Sará King (Oregon Health Science University) “The Social Science of Social Justice“
March 24, 2021	Dr. John Coffey (Yale Child Study Center; Sewanee: The University of the South) Positive Developmental Psychology Talk
March 8, 2021	Dr. Peter McGraw (Director, Humor Research Lab, University of Colorado, Boulder) Overview and Group Discussion on the Scientific Study of Humor
February 24, 2021	Dr. Tasha Straszewski (CGU Social Psychology Alumnus) Q&A Session with CGU Alumnus, Dr. Tasha Straszewski
February 19, 2021	Dr. Alan Page Fiske (Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, UCLA) “Kama Muta: The Wonderful Emotion You Don’t Know You Have“

Fall 2019

October 29, 2020	Dr. Katya Pogrebtsova (Unity Health Toronto) Positive Psydays Worker Wellbeing Lab Inauguration ft. a Keynote address on “Harnessing Appreciative Inquiry and Job Crafting for Belonging, Health, and Flourishing in the Workplace and Beyond“
October 9, 2020	Positive Connections at CGU Social Networking event between Positive Psychology students

Spring 2020

Tuesday, April 28, 2020	Panel of Applied Positive Psychologists from the University of Pennsylvania
Monday, April 6, 2020	Dr. Benjamin Houltberg (University of Southern California Marshall) “Redefining High Performance: Better people, better communities, better performance”
Thursday, March 5, 2020	Tina Shah Paikeday (Russel Reynolds Associates) “A Career Journey in Diversity and Inclusion”
Monday, February 24, 2020	Hunter Black (CGU Alumnus, People Science Team Lead at BetterUp) Positive Psychology Practitioner Talk

Fall 2019

Friday, December 2, 2019	Dr. Brianna Booth (Stanford University) “Positive Sexuality”
Tuesday, November 5, 2019	Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (CGU emeritus faculty) “The Future of Flow”
Tuesday, October 15, 2019	Dr. Dr. Anissa McNeil (CEO, Education Works Consulting Firm Inc.) “Advocacy in Youth Development”
Tuesday, October 1, 2019	Positive Psychology Faculty panel featuring: Dr. Stewart Donaldson, Dr. Kendall Cotton Bronk, Dr. Jason Siegel, Dr. Jeanne Nakamura, & Dr. Saeideh Heshmati

Spring 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019	Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky (UC Riverside) “Recent Insights from the Science of Happiness”
Tuesday, April 23, 2019	Dr. Susan Charles (UC Irvine, Emotion Research Lab) “The Life Changing Moments for your Well-being are Happening Now”
Tuesday, March 26, 2019	Dr. Michael Steger (Colorado State University, Center for Meaning and Purpose) “The Positive Psychology of Meaning in Life”
Friday, February 22, 2019	Dr. Ronald Riggio (CMC) “Early Life Predictors of Adult Success”

Fall 2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018	Dr. Jeremy Hunter (Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University) “How to Not Lose Your Mind in Three Easy Steps—Managing Yourself Through Crazy Times.” (in collaboration with Org Talks, The Marketing Club of the Drucker-Ito School of Management, and the Office of Alumni Engagement)
Friday, November 30, 2018	Dr. Piercarlo Valdesolo (Claremont McKenna College) “Awe & Order”
Friday, October 26, 2018	Dr. Julie M. Albright (University of Southern California) “We are Coming Untethered: Health and Wellness in an Untethered World”
Friday, September 28, 2018	Student Panel with Dwight Tse, Cordele Glass, Kathryn Doiron, and Jason Beck

Spring 2018

Friday, April 20, 2018	Dr. Leah Weiss (Stanford University) “How We Work“
Thursday, April 5, 2018	Kevin Campbell (Talent Management Consultant and Executive Coach, Gallup) on working at Gallup and results of the Gallup State of the American Workplace survey
Friday, March 9, 2018	Dr. Howard Gardner (John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor, Harvard University) Question & Answer Session
Friday, January 19, 2018	Dr. Charles T. Hill (Whittier College) “What Matters in Intimate Relationships?“

Fall 2017

Friday, December 15, 2017	Semester’s End Rest & Recovery Event
Friday, November 17, 2017	Dr. Mary Gauvain (UC Riverside) “From Developmental Psychologist to Water Scientist and Back Again: The Role of Interdisciplinary Research in Developmental Science”
Friday, October 20, 2017	Dr. Loren Dyck (University of LaVerne) “Positive Emotions in the Workplace”
Friday, September 29, 2017	DBOS student speaker panel: Maria McManus, Jason Beck, Dana Wanzer, Nina Sabarre, Ajit Mann, and Dwight Tse

Spring 2017

Thursday, April 20, 2017	Dr. Kristin Neff (UT Austin) “Self-Compassion“
Thursday, March 9, 2017	Dr. Richard Lerner (Tufts University) “Character Development among Youth”
Monday, February 27, 2017	Alumni Panel Mike Warren (Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing) Katherine Buttitta (Boston Children’s Hospital), and Brenda Miranda (Child Trends)

Fall 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016	Dr. Barry Schwartz (UC Berkeley) “Satisficing, Maximizing, and the Paradox of Choice“
Monday, September 26, 2016	Positive Fridays Kick-off Event

Spring 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016	Final Celebration and MA Thesis Presentations
Tuesday, April 19, 2016	Positive Psychology Alumni Panel
Friday, February 26, 2016	Dr. Shelly Gable (UC Santa Barbara) “Good News! How Capitalizing on Positive Events Builds Personal and Interpersonal Resources ”
Friday, February 12, 2016	Dr. Sarah Pressman (UC Irvine) “The Role of Smiling in the Happiness-Health Connection ”

Fall 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015	Dr. Vicki Zakrzewski (Greater Good, UC Berkeley) “Positive Education“
Friday, October 30, 2015	Dr. Jane Dutton (University of Michigan) “Positive Identity Infusions: A Tool for Building Thriving and Engagement in Organizations”
Tuesday, October 13, 2015	Broaden & Beer Social Hour
Monday, October 12, 2015	Dr. Sophia Janicke (co-sponsored w/ DBOS) “Positive Media Psychology“
Friday, September 18, 2015	Positive Friday Kick-Off Event

Spring 2015

Thursday, June 4, 2015	Dr. Tim Kasser (Knox College) “Overview of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Aims in Life”
Friday, May 15, 2015	Student Speakers: Celebration and Presentation of Student Research “Rhonda Rodgers: Mental and Emotional Self-Management Outcomes of a Short-format Intervention” “Derrick McLean: A Different Kind of Passion”
Monday, April 13, 2015	Dr. Pam King (Fuller Theological Seminary) “Examining Spirituality in the Lives of Exemplars ”
Sunday, April 12, 2015	Kickball Event: Positive Peering Picnic and Kickball
Monday, February 23, 2015	Dr. Darcia Narvaez (University of Notre Dame) “Identifying Baselines for Human Flourishing and Development”
Friday, February 6, 2015	Positive Fridays and Org Talks Welcome New Professor: Dr. Jeff Yip (Boston University) “Developmental Networks: A Relational Perspective to being well and doing good”

Fall 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014	Study Break: Decorate Cookies and Relax Together
Friday, November 21, 2014	Dr. Sonja Lyumbomirsky (UC Riverside) Q&A session Regarding Happiness Research
Sunday, November 16, 2014	TGIPF! Nature Hike: Going Up Mount Baldy
Friday, November 7, 2014	Dr. Kim Cameron (Ross School of Business, University of Michigan) “Leadership’s positive impact on organizations and energizing the working environment“

Spring 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013	Petit Conference: Student Panel and Posters
Friday, April 12, 2013	Lisa Kamen director of“Where is your Heart”
Saturday, March 16, 2013	Tree Planting: Angeles Forest Restoration
Monday, March 4, 2013	Dr. Acacia Parks (Hiram College) “Positive Interventions”
Thursday, February 28, 2013	Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (CGU)

Fall 2012

Friday, December 7, 2012	Au Revoir, Fall Semester: A Final(s) Savoring Event
Friday, November 16, 2012	Drucker EVC Club Positive Psych and Entrepreneurship
Friday, October 19, 2012	Civic Engagement Panel

Fall 2011

Friday, December 2, 2011	Dr. Reed Larson (University of Illinois) “Beyond the Individual: Peer Interactions as a Forum of Positive Development” Dr. Larson is Former President of the Society for Research on Adolescence and is a lifespan scholar who has done influential work on adolescent daily life and development, the family, and aging, including both basic and applied research. His research, supported by NIH, NIMH, and NICHD, has been summarized in scores of articles in Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Applied Developmental Psychology, and the major adolescence journals, and books including Being Adolescent and Divergent Realities.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Dr. Reed Larson (University of Illinois)
“Beyond the Individual: Peer Interactions as a Forum of Positive Development”
Dr. Larson is Former President of the Society for Research on Adolescence and is a lifespan scholar who has done influential work on adolescent daily life and development, the family, and aging, including both basic and applied research. His research, supported by NIH, NIMH, and NICHD, has been summarized in scores of articles in Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Applied Developmental Psychology, and the major adolescence journals, and books including Being Adolescent and Divergent Realities.

Spring 2011

Friday, May 6, 2011	Poster Session
Friday, April 8, 2011	Positive Psychology Interest-Groups Event
Friday, February 25, 2011	Mashi Rahmani, PhD (CEO of MMC, Inc.) “Application of Positive Psychology in the Workplace“
Friday, February 11, 2011	Dr. Paul J. Zak (CGU) “Neuroeconomics Meets Positive Psychology”

Fall 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010	Dr. Shane J. Lopez (Gallup Organization; Resident Director of Clifton Strengths School) “The Economics of Wellbeing” Dr. Shane J. Lopez examines the measurement of wellbeing (youth and adult) as well as its economic implications. Dr. Lopez is Senior Scientist in Residence at the Gallup Organization and Resident Director of the Clifton Strengths School. He specializes in hope and strengths enhancement for students from preschool through college graduation, advocating a whole-school strengths model that also builds the strengths expertise of educators, parents, and youth development organizations. He was also architect of the Gallup Student Poll.
Friday, October 8, 2010	Dr. James Avey (Central Washington University) “Positive Psychological Capital”
Friday, September 10, 2010	Positive Friday Kickoff Event

Friday, November 19, 2010

Dr. Shane J. Lopez (Gallup Organization; Resident Director of Clifton Strengths School)
“The Economics of Wellbeing”
Dr. Shane J. Lopez examines the measurement of wellbeing (youth and adult) as well as its economic implications.

Dr. Lopez is Senior Scientist in Residence at the Gallup Organization and Resident Director of the Clifton Strengths School. He specializes in hope and strengths enhancement for students from preschool through college graduation, advocating a whole-school strengths model that also builds the strengths expertise of educators, parents, and youth development organizations. He was also architect of the Gallup Student Poll.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Dr. James Avey (Central Washington University)
“Positive Psychological Capital”

Friday, September 10, 2010

Positive Friday Kickoff Event