Ms. Callista M. Lee, M.S.

Students hoping to add my classes

You must attend the first meeting of the class to have a chance of getting an Add Code. The first meeting for the Fall 2009 Online Psy 120 class is the orientation meeting on Monday, August 17th from 5-6pm in lab room 611.  In the meantime, keep checking Webstar as often as you can, in hopes that someone drops and a space opens up.

Students already enrolled in the online course are encouraged but not required to attend the orientation. There will be no other on-campus meetings for this course. You must log-in to the class within the first 3 days of the semester.  If you fail to do so you may be dropped so that a petitioner attending orientation can have your spot.

So before the end of the first day of the term make sure that your MyFC Net Account is working (your password will be reset to the default of your birthdate just after midnight on Sunday before classes begin) and read the orientation handout with our class information below. Please note that you have two accounts: one for MyGateway/Webstar and another for MyFC/Online Courses.

Click on "Syllabi & Announcements" below for more information about your class.

A few words about me.....

Like many of you, I hadn’t much of a clue as to what I was going to do with my college education when I started out as a community college student. I originally began as a major in Sociology, then Theatre Arts, and finally found my “home” in Psychology. I took years off here and there while figuring out what to do with myself, and how to find a career that would be personally satisfying.

My Master’s degree is a relatively rare one in psychology: Community-Clinical Psychology. I completed the basic coursework that clinicians (therapists) take, but my primary focus was on how to make psychology accessible to everyday folks. I was much more interested in working toward the prevention of emotional distress than in waiting for it to take its toll on people. And so I began working as a family life/sexuality educator for a community agency that served youth, their parents, their teachers, and other community people aimed at the prevention of unintended teen pregnancy.  From there, I moved on to College teaching. I believe that the courses I teach have great practical value for enriching our personal lives as well as providing a solid academic foundation for further study.

One of the important personal characteristics that I bring with me into the classroom is my lifelong promise to myself to never forget what it was to be like to be a child: curious, fun-seeking, awed by nature, a staunch believer in justice, excited yet anxious about trying new things, and a pragmatist. I'm an admitted chocolaholic, enjoy a good bottle of California wine now and then, love to travel the world, hang out with friends at home, do a little gardening and listen to National Public Radio, classic rock and "world music." I've been known to drive a motorcycle, SCUBA, snow ski, camp in the snow, backpack on islands, climb ancient Mayan temples, take 16 roller coaster rides in one day, and dance alone in my living room. I even took a stunt plane flying lesson once. That said, I also like to curl up on the sofa with a good book and my two cats.

Welcome to my class. I feel honored to be your teacher. And I look forward to finding out what it is that you are going to teach ME!  

                      Callista