To celebrate 40 years of Engaging Minds and Improving Lives, Palo Alto University (PAU) will be hosting a variety of exciting events throughout 2015.
Bring friends and family- all are welcome to join the PAU success story.
Events open to the public will be held throughout the year to commemorate:
Thursday, January 15: Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award Celebration
Palo Alto University (PAU) is pleased to congratulate Raquel Newman, a long-time member of the PAU Board of Trustees, for receiving the Disinguished Volunteer Fundraiser Award at Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day, hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Silicon Valley Chapter on Friday, November 21.
Sixth year Palo Alto Univeristy (PAU) Ph.D. Clinical Psychology student Nick Grant is currently serving as a member of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Student Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APAGS-CSOGD). Nick also works with Dr. Peter Goldblum, Co-Director of the organization Center for LGBTQ Evidence-based Applied Research (CLEAR) as a Research Assistant.
Christopher Weaver, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Palo Alto University (PAU) and Director of PAU’s Forensic Psychology area of emphasis in the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program. Dr. Weaver has held research and clinical positions both pre- and postdoctoral at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University.
Palo Alto University (PAU) is delighted to announce the University been chosen as a recipient of the 2014 Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the second year in succession.
The HEED honor was awarded to PAU for setting national standards in Diversity Excellence. PAU was selected based on the
Jorge Wong, Ph.D., distinguished faculty member at Palo Alto University (PAU) has been elected as the California Psychological Association (CPA) President-Elect. On Dr. Wong’s appeal for the 2015 CPA election, he stated:
Palo Alto University (PAU) has announced that their November ‘Town and Gown’ event will focus on the troubling issue of sexual assault among young people.
As a committed leader within the community, PAU has been dealing with these pressing issues for young people in addition to cases of bullying, sexual assault and suicide- all highly prevalent. The upcoming ‘Town and Gown’ event will concentrate firmly on these key problems.
Source: Oxford University Press Academic Insights for the Thinking World (OUPblog)
Learn more about PAU Faculty, Peter Goldblum, Ph.D., M.P.H. and his work with Center for LGBTQ Evidence-Based Applied Research (CLEAR).
Palo Alto University (PAU) celebrated their new Psychology of Entrepreneurship certificate program launching in January 2015. This event, which took place on September 20, 2014, was hosted at the home of Palo Alto University’s trustee and his wife- Fred and Kathy Seddiqui. The event attracted over 100 Silicon Valley leaders. Honored guest and congressional candidate, Mr. Ro Khanna, also attended. He shared his views and enthusiasm about entrepreneurship with attendees.