News about speech-language pathology and our students, alumni and faculty.
It’s going to be a little chilly this Saturday for the Homecoming Parade… Come by the department in the Don Morris Building from 8:30-9:30 am for the Communication Sciences and Disorders department reception. Enjoy a cup of hot coffee, cinnamon rolls and fingerprint cookies before heading out to the parade route.
For those of you who have not been on campus recently, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has moved the clinic to a new location. It is now in the east end of the McKenzie Dormitory where the old medical clinic was once housed.
At the Center for Speech and Language Disorders, graduate students in the department provide evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for individuals with disorders in articulation, fluency, voice, language and swallowing. These students work under the supervision of licensed and certified speech-language pathologists.
The new space has been more conducive to therapy sessions. There are four therapy rooms with greater space to move around and windows to let in natural light. The clinic also has a large waiting room and front office, an observation room for students, a conference room, a clinician office, two supervisor offices, and plenty of closet space for materials. It has been a blessing to be able to grow our clinic through this new location. We hope to continue to make the Center for Speech and Language Disorders a place where Christ’s love is shown through our lives and professional services.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call (325) 674-2074 or email Diana Taylor at dlt05a@acu.edu.
This summer we have students spread across the globe studying and ministering in many different countries. Dr. Lynette Austin and four of our students are participating in the Global Healthcare Study Abroad in Uruguay with the Pre-Health Professions group. There is a little blurb about the experience in the ACU Today blog (http://blogs.acu.edu/acutoday/2012/06/06/students-explore-global-healthcare-in-uruguay/).
We also have several undergraduate students participating in Let’s Start Talking in Thailand and Malaysia this summer. Seven of our graduate students will be returning from Zambia in the next week. They participated with Harding University in serving children at the Namwianga Mission.
All of these students have incredible stories to tell! Check back in August for posts about their experiences.
Welcome to the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) blog!!! This is the realization of a dream that started several years ago — to have an accessible way to easily and frequently communicate with alumni, students (current and future) and individuals in our community. Our plans are to highlight upcoming events as well as news about faculty and alumni.
This week we will all be in San Antonio at the TSHA convention attending seminars and presenting research. All of our graduate students will be presenting posters on Friday and Saturday mornings. In addition, there will be an ACU table at the Friday afternoon “University Day” so stop by and see us!
This summer, Dr. Lynette Austin will be participating in the Study Abroad program with the Pre-Health professions. Students will travel to Montevideo, Uruguay taking coursework in Global Health Care. They will visit hospitals and clinics in Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m excited about this opportunity for students to gain knowledge about differences in health care systems around the world. The Study Abroad trip is scheduled for every other summer and I hope to participate in the summer of 2014!
I hope you enjoy the information we post and I look forward to hearing from you about where you are living and working.
This time next week, the ACU faculty, 40 undergraduates and 29 graduate students will be attending the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in San Antonio. Dr. Baggs and Dr. Barnett will be presenting research findings related to graduate admissions. The entire faculty and the second year graduate students will also be presenting their research during the poster sessions on Friday and Saturday. Annual University Day events will take place on Friday. Come find our table outside the Praxis Bowl area before the big competition! Hang around and watch our graduate students compete against other universities.
