PROFS--Professors Reaching Out For Students--is a monthly lecture
series sponsored by the Center for Campus Involvement (the Center) and Mortar Board Honors Society involving professors from various fields speaking on their current research. It's a great way to earn brownie points with professors, earn extra credit and learn something new!

The November 13th lecture features Professor Thad Polk. Professor Polk is a professor at the University of Michigan who specializes in cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience in the Psychology department. He teaches a variety of classes such as Psych 221, 331, 240, 808 and Psych/EECS 664. His research interests include: cognitive neuroscience; functional neuroimaging; computational modeling; neural networks; reading; unified theories of cognition. He received his BA in Mathematics at the University of Virginia, and his PhD in Computer Science and Psychology Carnegie Mellon University.

PROFS was founded during the 2000-2001 academic year with the purpose of connecting faculty and students outside the classroom. Professors are invited to present on their research or area of expertise and then engage in a dialogue with participants. These lectures are open to the campus community and free refreshments are provided.