Webpage
for
Professor Lakey
1973 2003
Vita: Lakey
M: 11am & 3-6pm TU: 5pm W: 11am & 3-5pm TH: nil F: 11am & 3pm
During Session
(SPRING 2008: Classes Start WED JAN 9, MLK Day Recess JAN 21, Spring Break MARCH 1-9, Easter Recess MARCH 21-23, Classes & Formal Office Hours End APRIL 28, Final Exams MAY 1-7, Commencement MAY 10)
122F Hyde Hall
Email:
lakey@evansville.edu
Telephone: 812-488-2531
CLASSES
World Cultures II: WC 120
Honors Introduction to Psychology: PSYC 121H
Statistics for Psychologists: PSYC 245
Sensation and Perception: PSYC 355
Senior Review and Thesis: PSYC 490
Congratulations to the
Psychology Class of 2008!
for
attaining the
96th Percentile Rank
Among All Universities
on the
ETS Major Field Test in Psychology
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Click UExplore and Summer Programs Elsewhere
EXAMPLE: Western
Kentucky University is accepting applications for its summer
research program for undergraduate psychology majors. For the 8-week
program, students will receive a $2,400 stipend, lodging, and a meal
allowance. Preference will be given to sophomores and juniors who have had
little or no prior research experience, but who have high levels of
achievement and who have the potential to succeed in graduate school. For
more information, please visit the following website:
http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~smutter/REUIndex.htm.
Google an
institution of interest and search the site for "summer undergraduate research"
CELL PHONES
(1) Add an "ICE" number ("In Case of Emergency") to your cell phone's Contacts list -- EMT and hospitals now routinely check cell phones for ICE entries.
(2) Practice sending Text Messages to a few
people -- both to their cell phone and to their email address -- still works
during natural disasters when phone systems are overloaded and you don't have
access to the web.
PC SECURITY
Recommendations
(*Not Recommended for Windows VISTA)
With access to the UE system, you're especially vulnerable to viruses and malicious access that can shut down your PC and sometimes the entire UE system. Protect your PC and all of us:
(1) BACK-UP: Periodically, backup your My Documents folder to a 1-2GB USB flash drive ($10-15) -- avoid agony and grief! *Also install the free HDD Health to monitor and warn of impending hard drive failure.
(2)
*ESTABLISH A GOOD SYSTEM RESTORE POINT:
If your PC is working, make an
"All-OK" system restore point that you can go back to if you encounter viruses
or other problems
(All Programs >
Accessories > System Tools >
(3) *UPDATE WINDOWS: From Internet Explorer: Click Tools > Windows Update --
check for and install all Custom updates -- set to auto updates.
Make sure “Automatic Update” is “on” (All Programs
> Accessories > System Tools >
(4)
ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM:
For an excellent free anti-virus program,
install
avast4.
Another highly rated free antivirus
program is AntiVir PersonalEdition 7.
(5) ANTI-SPYWARE PROGRAMS: For a good free anti-spyware program, install the new Microsoft Windows Defender (part of VISTA). Many also install the free Ad-Aware 2007 or Spybot-Search & Destroy as backup. Other popular free anti-malware programs are SpywareBlaster and the new ThreatFire AntiVirus. All are compatible with avast4, and with the exception of Ad-Aware, provide resident protection.
(6) *TWO-WAY FIREWALL: With Service Pack 2, Windows XP got an incoming firewall, but you still need an outgoing firewall to defend against ID theft: For a good both-way firewall, most recommend the free ZoneAlarm -- you will have to look for the free download -- and put up with occasional "updates" trying to sell upgrades or add-on-programs. (Windows Vista has a two-way firewall.)
(7) *TURN OFF ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHTS FOR INTERNET EXPLORER: For those who do a lot of risky surfing or music downloads: This recommendation requires a little effort, but Malware can install itself -- turn off your firewall, anti-virus, and anti-spyware programs -- only if you are running with Administrator rights enabled. For the last, simple, and effective line of defense, install the free DropMyRights.exe from the Microsoft Security Developer Center. It will automatically turn off Administrator rights while you're surfing the web, downloading music, or opening email attachments. You will have a second special "surfing" icon that does this (you need the old rights-enabled icon for Window updates).
Some Help: Click and Download the DropMyRights.msi file to your desktop, click and install the program in C:\DropMyRights. Right-click your desktop Internet Explorer icon (the big blue e), click Send To > Desktop (create shortcut). You will have a second IE icon to modify for safer use:
(1) Right-click the new icon, click Rename, and add (Non-Admin) after Internet Explorer.
(2) Again right-click the same icon, now click Properties, click the top Shortcut tab if needed:
(a) click in the Target: window, keep the current IE address but arrow back to the beginning and in front of it add C:\DropMyRights\DropMyRights.exe, space once, and (if missing) add " before the C:\..., then arrow through the IE address to add another " at the end (you want quotation marks around the IE address),
(b) click in the Start in: window, erase the address there, and type in C:\DropMyRights ,
(c) in the Run: window, switch (click the down arrow head) to Minimized,
(d) lastly, click the bottom OK button.
(3) Now when you start IE with this Non-Admin icon, you're protected. You'll use the Non-Admin icon for just about everything, but when you need to manually download updates or new beta versions, use the old unprotected IE icon. You can run both at the same time if your PC has enough memory.
(8) SPAM CONTROL: Use good judgment! If you don’t know the sender, just permanently delete it (Shift+Delete keys). Never Reply to spam. Never ever open a spam Attachment. Never click on a spam hyperlink. Never provide your social security number, birth date, or bank account number online. Use a credit card only with well-known vendors (Newegg, eCost, Amazon, Dell, Staples, etc.) that you have accessed directly (beware of common spelling errors that may lead to a phony look-alike site -- use your anti-phishing toolbar if running the older Windows IE6 or FireFox 1.5).
Spam Filters Help: All UE accounts now have a firewall Anti-Spam Filter to help control the problem. In addition, you can install the free SpamBayes filter on your PC: It works only when your PC's Microsoft Outlook is running [Do not Log Off you campus PC but instead Lock Computer (Ctrl+Alt+Delete > Lock Computer) to provide continuous spam filtering.]
Full Mail Box: If you allow spam and email to accumulate, it may fill up your disk space and shut down your account. Remember to (1) Delete files from your Inbox folder, (2) Delete files from you Sent Items folder, then (3) Delete files from your Deleted Items folder. (Your assigned disk space includes all of your folders, not just the Inbox folder.)
(9) IF YOU BECOME A VICTIM OF FRAUD: Click What to do if you're a victim of fraud? and follow the directions.
(10) TO PREVENT ID THIEVES FROM USING YOUR INFORMATION: Click Security Freeze State Information and follow the directions in your state's PDF file.
(11) "ERASE" OLD FILES INSTEAD OF "DELETE" OLD FILES: Think ahead, someday you'll trash your old PC but your hard drive can still be accessed to retrieve "deleted" files (it's really easy). To prevent this, install the free Eraser to actually "erase" those old files that contain sensitive information. [Otherwise when you discard the PC, re-format the hard drive (*click Start, My Computer, Local Disk (C:), Format...; to recycle, re-install Windows XP if you have the disks).]
(12) NEW PC?: New PCs usually have Windows VISTA (Basic or Premium versions but some still prefer the old XP), a dual-core CPU, and at least 1GB RAM. Check out http://dealnews.com and http://techbargains.com for the best Dell and HP deals. To clean the advertising junk that may come on your new PC, use
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/. Significant student discounts for Microsoft OFFICE 2007 (WORD, Excel, and PowerPoint for around $70) are available at Software Discounts.
Last Checked: 20DEC07
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Selected Historical Photographs
By
J. Sherrel Lakey
Click Portfolio.ppt or Portfolio.pdf
For Library of Congress Photographs: Search J. Sherrel Lakey
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