August 25, 2016
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Chestnut Hill College Student Receives Award from the American Psychological Association
Philadelphia, PA- Rosalind Lucien, a student in the master’s program in psychology and Moore Township, Pa resident, was awarded fellowship support under the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) Fellowship. The MFP STAY fellowship is awarded through a federal grant to the American Psychological Association (APA).
“Receiving the MFP STAY Award is both an honor and a privilege,” says Lucien. “This award has further strengthened my resolve to help young people and their families maximize their full potential.”
“This is a very prestigious award and an incredible accomplishment at the master’s level of training,” says Cheryll Rothery, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., associate professor of psychology and chair of the Department of Professional Psychology.
The fellowship awards include a $6,000 stipend for one year, in addition to a variety of trainings, professional development, mentoring and support services. Rosalind is the first student at CHC to receive this notable award.
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About Chestnut Hill College
Celebrating more than 90 years of tradition and risk, Chestnut Hill College is a four-year coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition that offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master’s and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master’s universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since 1924, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life’s challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.
