Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Do not procrastinate; attend this lecture

Contact: Dave Costello (Admin), 815-921-4516

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Joseph Ferrari_smallThe Rock Valley College Social Science Department and First Year Student Programs office will be co-sponsoring the appearance of renowned guest speaker Dr. Joseph Ferrari (DePaul University) for a presentation on procrastination.

The presentation, entitled Procrastination: Just do it – NOW!, will take place Friday, October 23, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium on the Rock Valley College main campus (3301 North Mulford Road).

In this interactive presentation, Dr. Ferrari will present a review of the science that helps us understand the causes and consequences of chronic procrastination,  common among 20% of men and women across the USA and globally.

Dr. Ferrari has been Professor of Psychology at DePaul University since 1994. He was the founding Director of the PhD program in Community Psychology and is now Director of the MS in General Psychology program.

Dr. Ferrari’s work on understanding the causes and consequences of procrastination has been featured in USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Cranes Business weekly, Money, Fitness, Self, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Psychology Today and NPR, ABC radio, CBS radio, as well as local and national TV, such as  ABC/NEWS – “Good Morning America.”

For more information on his appearance at RVC, please contact Julie Hernandez at (815) 921-3388.

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