When Kay Lee was a successful investment banker in Hong Kong from 1983 to 2003, she never imagined that she would one day found an orphanage in Fengcheng City, China. Today she is known as “Mama” to 30 children who have been orphaned, abandoned, or handicapped.
Despite the riches and glamour of the investment world, Kay found herself seeking a deeper meaning in life. As she became a person of deep faith, she found a calling to serve the gravely underserved. In 2000, she set up a charity foundation, sold her investment companies, and invested the proceeds in an orphanage.
Reflecting upon the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’d like to express my gratitude to our vital and resilient Palo Alto University community. I am inspired daily by our richly diverse community, commitment to service, and the outstanding work by our students, faculty and alumni to improve lives throughout our community and around the world.
Every year the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) presents one award honoring an outstanding, innovative, or unique counselor education program in the western region. A second award is given honoring excellence in leadership of an officer, committee person, or other leader or major contributor to the WACES professional association.
PAU Distinguished Professor Ricardo F. Muñoz Receives “2018 Outstanding Mentor Award” in Washington D.C. Ceremony
PAU Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology Ricardo F. Muñoz was honored by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) with the “2018 Outstanding Mentor Award” today during a ceremony in Washington D.C. ABCT is the leading society for cognitive behavioral therapy research and practice in America and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016.
Her job may not be the typical career trajectory for a psychologist, but PAU alumna Tamara Mischel, Ph.D., wouldn’t have it any other way. Mischel is the Associate Warden at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin (FCI Dublin), a prison in Dublin, California that houses over a thousand female inmates. Armed with a Ph.D.
Vidya Bharat is in her final year in the Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at PAU, a journey that started when her son was a professional chess player and struggling with the ups and downs of his wins and losses. She is currently completing her internship at Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) in Mountain View, an organization that provides children with alternatives to self-destructive behavior. At CHAC, Vidya works with children and families through providing counseling services along with conducting neuropsychological assessments.
The following keynote address was delivered by Dr. Snow at the Palo Alto City Veterans Day Recognition Event on Nov. 5, 2018.
A story about Dr. Snow’s speech appears in Palo Alto Online
This past week, we witnessed the tragedy that results from hate and intolerance. A violent act of anti-Semitic hatred in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue resulted in the death of 11 innocent people and the wounding of several others. This is being reported as the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history. We are keeping the victims, their families, first responders, our PAU family, and the larger Jewish communities in our thoughts.
Kimberly F. Balsam, Ph.D., chair of PAU Department of Psychology and professor, announced the appointment of faculty to leadership positions within the department.