2009 Stauffer Symposium on Applied Psychology

January 24, 2009
8:45 am – 6:45 pm
Claremont Graduate University

Positive Psychology emerged at the beginning of the new millennium as a movement within psychology aimed at enhancing human strengths and optimal human functioning. This emerging area of scholarship, scientific research, and application has inspired leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe to rethink the fundamental nature of how we live, work, and educate; of our health and well-being; of how to design and lead positive institutions; and how to develop positive public policies. The ideas contained in the initial work in positive psychology have spread far and wide across the disciplines to form a broader movement, sometimes referred to as the positive social and human sciences.

Claremont Graduate University is proud to announce that it will host a day-long event to celebrate the emerging positive social and human sciences, and to push their boundaries. Leaders and leading scholars from across the positive science landscape will gather in Claremont on Saturday, January 24, 2009 to discuss Applying the Science of Positive Psychology to Improve Society.

The Schedule

8:45-8:55 am Welcome Robert Klitgaard, President, Claremont Graduate University

8:55-9:25 am Introduction: Determining What Works in the Emerging Positive Human and Social Sciences Stewart Donaldson, Dean & Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University

including opening remarks via video by Martin Seligman, Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

9:25-10:25 am Happiness and Complete Wealth: Implications for Public Policy Edward Diener, Joseph R. Smiley Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois

10:25-10:55 am Using Positive Emotions to Enhance Human Flourishing Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

10:55-11:10 am
Morning Break

11:10 am-12:10 pm Why Character Matters Christopher Peterson, Professor of Psychology & Clinical Psychology Area Chair, University of Michigan Nansook Park, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Rhode Island

12:10-12:40 pm
Panel One: Stewart Donaldson (moderator), Edward Diener, Barbara Fredrickson, Christopher Peterson, and Nansook Park

12:40-1:50 pm
Lunch

1:50-2:20 pm How Positive Psychosocial Resources Enhance Health and Well-Being Shelley Taylor, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

2:20-2:50 pm Positive Psychology-Inspired Teaching in Public Schools Hans Henrik Knoop, Research Director, Universe Research Lab; Associate Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark

2:50-3:20 pm Contexts of Positive Development in Adulthood Jeanne Nakamura, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University

3:20-3:50 pm Seeing the Possibilities in Positive Identities and Organizations Jane Dutton, Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology, University of Michigan

3:50-4:10 pm
Afternoon Break

4:10-4:40 pm The Effects of Positive Leadership on Organizational Performance Kim Cameron, William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations, University of Michigan

4:40-5:10 pm The Discovery and Design of Positive Institutions: How Organizations Magnify High Human Strengths Outward into Our World David Cooperrider, Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Case Western Reserve University

5:10-5:40 pm The Mind and Evolution: The Future of Positive Psychology Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University

5:40-6:10 pm
Panel Two: Stewart Donaldson (moderator), Shelly Taylor, Hans Henrik Knoop, Jeanne Nakamura, Jane Dutton, Kim Cameron, David Cooperrider, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

6:10-6:45
Wine and Cheese Reception with the Speakers

Opportunities will be given for audience members to pose their own questions about how to use the science of positive psychology to benefit societies across the globe.

Registration

Students: $25
Professionals: $45
Ask about scholarships for undergraduates.

CGU has applied for continuing education units to be available for professional psychologists who attend this event. Please contact us for details.

Tickets are selling quickly for this event. Over 400 registrations have been processed already, and we expect to sell out in the near future.
Please reserve your seat now!

For more information:
Paul.Thomas@cgu.edu

Guests with special requirements are requested to inform us of their needs so we may best accommodate them.

Location, Directions, and Lodging

The event will be held at:
Garrison Theater, the Claremont Colleges
231 E. 10th St.
Claremont, CA 91711

Follow this link for information on how to reach Claremont, where to stay, and attractions in the local area.

Want to Know More About Positive Psychology?

We currently offer M.A. and Ph.D. programs with concentrations in Positive Psychology. Follow the link to read more.