First Meeting of Spring 2011!

Hello everyone!

Thank you for all of you who came out last night to the meeting! Here is what you need to know about NSSLHA and the requirements for this semester!

NSSLHA is a pre-professional student organization geared toward providing information about grad school, career paths, etc. to CSD majors. We meet every other Tuesday in the Pharmacy building 2.108. Each meeting we focus on something different. This semester we will be focusing on Cochlear Implant Kids Day, TSHA, fundraising and having an AWESOME time! :)

To be considered an ACTIVE MEMBER you must:

· Attend 2 fundraisers, 2 social event, 2 service events, and all meetings.

o If you are unable to attend a meeting, then in order to be given credit you must post on the blog to show you have read the minutes from that meeting.

· Pay dues- $30 (this is for this semester only)

You can also be an ONLINE MEMBER. This is for people who can’t make it to the every meeting.

To be considered an ONLINE MEMBER you must:

• · let us know you want to be an ONLINE MEMBER (email lopashah@mail.utexas.edu) =)
• if you are continuing to be an online member from last semester you MUST contact me and let me know so I can keep you on the online list

• · pay dues- $30

• · post a comment to the meeting minutes (your full name) that will be posted on the NSSLHA blog nsslhaut.blogspot.com you don’t need to be a follower of the blog, just scroll to the bottom of the minutes for the right meeting and comment in the comment box

• · attend 2 fundraisers, 2 social event and 2 service events ** to be considered an ACTIVE MEMBER as well as an ONLINE MEMBER**

ALSO those of you are going to be online members for this semester only, we will be setting up a time for you guys to come by and meet us to pay your dues and get your shirts.

This year we are giving away 2 prizes (1 for the Fall semester and 1 for the Spring) to the member who is MOST ACTIVE- participates in the most activities, comes to all of the meetings etc. This “outstanding member” will get the choice of receiving a free manicure OR a free massage compliments of NSSLHA. =]

TSHA REQUIREMENTS (to be eligible to receive the $55 reimbursement) :

-attend every meeting up until February 22nd

-attend 2 EVENTS (ex: one social and one service; it does not count if you receive 2 pts. from the same event)

We are really looking forward to having a great year with everyone!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

SERVICE:

Feb.- Clean Clinic

March 5th- Explore UT

April 2nd- Cochlear Implant Kids Day

SOCIAL:

Feb. 8th (next meeting)- We will be going to Yogurt Spot right after the meeting!

FUNDRAISER:

Feb. 9th and 10th- Bake Sale in front of CMA (contact krystin_leonard@yahoo.com if you would like to sign up for a time)

11/2 Communication Career Services

Hey guys!

So this week Matt Berndt from Communication Career Services came to talk about all the different opportunities they have to offer us as communication majors.

Communication Career Services office is located on the third floor of the CMA. They can help you find jobs, write resumes, have mock interviews, and much more.

This is the same organization that puts together the Job and Internship fair.

By creating an ID you are able to access the database of employers you might be interested in. You are also able to upload your resume so that potential employers can find you.

Make sure you stop by and check out their office and services before it is too late!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS:

Fundraiser-
Make sure you get a receipt, write your name on the back and hand it in to an officer before the next meeting.
November 9th - Schlotzky's 4 p.m.- 10 p.m.
November 10th- Austin's Pizza 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
November 14th- California Pizza Kitchen 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Social- November 9th at Schlotzky's from 6-7. An officer will be there for you to sign in.

10/19 Graduate Panel!

Hey guys,

This week we were fortunate enough to have a few of Texas's great Universities talk to us about their respective graduate programs and requirements.

The following are the schools that came and a brief recap of what they said.

1. TEXAS STATE

• GRE not required; but you must submit it if you want an academic scholarship
• The application is online now
• Deadline for application is February 1st
• Visiting options available on Fridays from 11-12
• Financial aid available
• 5 semester program (1st year class, 2nd year clinic)
  
• Avg. GPA 3.8
• Last year there were about 234 applicants for 28 slots
• Can specialize in bilingual, autism, fluency, or general
  

2. UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

• 3.0 minimum GPA requirement; last years average 3.89
• mean GRE 1197, mean writing GRE: 4.3
  
• 5 semester program
• Classes and clinic run simultaneously
• Specialty tracks available (multiculturalism, medical SLP, public school practice)
• Accept 35-40 students per year

3. UT AUSTIN

• 5 semester program
• classes and clinic throughout
• 1st year at UT clinic, 2nd year offsite
• no tracks- experience given in ALL fields
• Each year about 20 students are accepted
• Bilingual interest is available
• Must write a Master's report/ Thesis Report in order to graduate

4. BAYLOR (www.baylor.edu/csd)

• 4 semester program (3 semesters at Baylor and 1 semester Externship that can be anywhere in the country)
• no tracks
• have a language&literacy clinic, a general clinic, a neuro clinic
• options of offsite placements
• Graduate Assistant positions available by merit
• Rolling admission (Summer, Fall, Spring)
• 10-12 people accepted each semester

5. UT DALLAS

• Rolling Admission
• 5 semester program
• Mean GRE : 1100
• 39 hours of course work; 400 practicum hours
• Application DEADLINE (Summer and Fall): MARCH 1st
• Fall semester usually accepts 60 students
• email Jan Lougeay for further questions: lougeay@utdallas.edu

6. OUR LADY of the LAKE

• in San Antonio where there is a high Hispanic population (good for bilingual experience)
• Bilingual/Bi-literate certification available
• Avg GRE: 950-1000
• 25 students accepted per year

Hope all that information is helpful!!! :)

UPCOMING NSSLHA EVENTS!

10/26 and 10/27: BAKE SALE- In front of the CMA

10/27: BOWLING SOCIAL! - 6:00 p.m. at the Union, bring 5 dollars to play!

10/31: LONGHORN HALLOWEEN- sign up for a one hour shift to get a service point!!!

10/5 Meeting- Meet the Professors

Hello Everyone!

This weeks meeting was a great chance to meet some of our CSD Professors.

The professors who made it out were able to tell us a little bit about where they went to school, how they got started in the field, what classes they teach, and what their current area of interest/research is.

The Professors we had the privilege of hearing from were:

1. Dr. Craig Champlin

• He teaches graduate level courses at UT
• He is the chair of the CSD department

2. Dr. Dena Granof

• She has her Ph.D
  
• She holds the position of Senior Lecturer

3. Professor Chang Liu

• Ph.D from Indiana University
• Assistant Professor
• Research interest in Speech Perception and Acoustics

4. Professor Tom Marquardt

• University of Wisconsin
  
• Research and focus in apraxia

5. Professor Bharath Chandrasekaran

• Ph.D from Purdue University
  
• Assistant Professor

6. Professor Lisa Bedore

• Associate Professor
• Went to Purdue University for graduate school

7. Professor Li Sheng

• Ph.D from Northwestern University
• Research in Language acquisition and bilingualism

8. Professor Harvey Sussman

• Ph.D from University of Wisconsin
• Teaches courses in the areas of speech production, speech perception, language and the brain, and neurolinguistics

NEXT SOCIAL: Bowling at the Union on October 26th, 6:00 p.m. (more details to come)

NEXT BAKE SALE: October 26th, CMA Plaza!