Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Tell me your name and where you are from? I’m Shiya Gupta .I’m from New Delhi India. I’m a current junior at Penn, studying psychology. What are you studying? I’m studying psychology and consumer behavior. You are a junior or a senior? I’m a senior Tell me how did you end up coming to Penn? It’s an interesting story actually, my cousins came to Penn, before I was-like when I was 10, or something, and they will keep coming back over summer always telling stories about how it was out here,…

sexual assault of as many as eight underage boys on or near university property. Sandusky was indicted on 52 count counts of child molestation that spanned from 1994 to 2009. The school and football program were also alleged to have covered up the incident. An independent investigation commissioned by Penn State and conducted by former FBI director Louis Freeh stated that university president Graham Spanier, Joe Paterno, and university vice president Gary Schultz had been aware about…

(2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (SECOND SOURCE) 3. From Dr. Barry’s intro this semester: She has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Houston. She also has a Master’s in Psychology, and undergraduates in Biology and Psychology. She states that she has been teaching developmental courses for over 18 years, does research, publishes papers, and does other scholarly activities…

The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a 159 year old institution rich in history. With 24 campuses throughout the whole college, it is one of the largest universities in the United States. Not only does Penn state have marvelous academics, Penn State has the largest student run philanthropic organization, including a 46 hour dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer. With all included, PSU had one of the most famous college football teams in the…

Scandals occur regularly in college athletics.(( Ravi Lulla, 10 Worst Scandals in NCAA History, Bleacher Report (Sept. 28, 2011)) While some of the scandals are truly horrific and break society’s laws (see Jerry Sandusky), others on their face seem relatively minor.(( Jerry Sandusky’s Son Alleges Even Worse Abuse, USA Today (July 18, 2014), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/07/18/jerry-sandusky-son-matthew-alleges-even-worse-abuse/12823231/.)) These violations generally consist…

Motivation to Pursue Science: From the time that I was in the fourth grade, I knew the career path that I wanted to pursue. At a young age, I was inspired by roller coasters, so much in fact that I was often get scolded for doodling them in my notebooks during class time. I think that a lot of my inspiration had to do with my mother because I will never forget the morning that she woke me up to go to Hershey Park. My whole family was “playing hooky” that day and she had such excitement in her…

As the largest campus in the Penn State system, University Park is home to a diverse population of roughly 46,000 undergraduate students. It is located in the small, archetypal college town of State College where there are numerous eateries, however, many students choose to take advantage of the amenities available to them through the university directly (“Penn State Campuses…”). Approximately 13,700 students live on campus, and since first-year students are required to live on campus, it is…

In 1977, Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky established The Second Mile in State College, Pennsylvania. Sandusky was a former assistant football coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was a prominent community leader who founded the charity to help disadvantaged and troubled children. With this role, Sandusky was constantly in contact with young boys and young college men. This program progressed to a statewide charity whose honorary board members included Paterno and other sports figures. Sandusky was…

I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable. I felt like the one thing I had worked so hard to accomplish was once again taken away. Similar with The Pact when Sam…

Same Traits Different Outcomes in Leadership Leadership is a long researched, studied theme in Organisational Psychology. However, looking at the recent incidents that took various organisations to a huge failure, it is seen that leadership does not only have a bright side. These failures mostly show that destructive leadership is an important reason for them to happen (Thoroughgood, Padilla, Hunter & Tate, 2012). As Goldman (2009) indicates, organisations have started to assess potential…