Dr. Allen D. Calvin served as President of Palo Alto University from 1984 to 2016. In 2009, the Board of Trustees voted to name the new campus of Palo Alto University the "Allen Calvin Campus."
Some common traumatic experiences include being in a serious accident, being physically or sexually assaulted, being in a disaster, or being in other threatening situations. Trauma can lead people to have a variety of difficulties.
Director: Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D., ABPP, ACT
Lab Chief: Krista Basile, MPH
The Gronowski Center is a psychology training clinic dedicated to providing compassionate counseling and psychotherapy services to adults, older adults, couples, adolescents, children, and families in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.
The clinic offers services on a sliding scale basis as a part of its community mission. Services are provided by doctoral level psychology students under the supervision of licensed psychologists.
Palo Alto University (PAU) seeks to serve the mental health community by empowering students, faculty, and staff to engage minds and improve minds in their local and global communities.
Many PAU current students and alumnus have served their communities with their skills and talents:
Global Advancement of Counseling Excellence (GACE) is a model initiative launched by Palo Alto University (PAU) to address the global need for highly trained mental health professionals.
Rooted in understanding of the foundations of human behavior, the GACE model provides students with the tools they need to work with their immediate community to meet the ever-growing need for mental health support and treatment.
Founder, Dr. William Froming
The Center for Excellence in Diversity Established in September 2010 as an umbrella organization at the University to initiate, promote, and coordinate activities pertinent to diversity. Diversity refers to heterogeneity of people in society based on many different characteristics. Although diversity can encompass many different characteristics, particular attention is paid to ethnic minority, LGBTQ, and gender issues.