We are the UMass Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association! Our members are primarily Communication Disorders Undergraduate students pursuing careers in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology. As a club, we strive to educate and prepare our students for their future careers. We host events that bring campus awareness to topics that concern us as future professionals and hold events such as professional night, graduate night, or GRE prep night to prepare our students for their future endeavors. We also strive to involve our members in advocacy efforts related to our field or the population we may work with. Looking into the next year, NSSLHA hopes to grow our presence on campus, connect with more students both in and outside our major, and most prominently, attend the American Speech-Language Association (ASHA) Convention in Boston.
The money raised during UMass Gives will go directly to our student club members. Our funds will help support our club member’s professional development and community outreach events. Most notably, we hope to travel as a club to the American Speech-Language Association (ASHA) Convention in Boston. This Convention is held in a different location in the United States each year (last year in Los Angeles). We are so excited that this year it is only a car ride away! Money raised will help to fund our conference fees and travel expenses. As a club we also plan a Hearing Conservation Project each year as our community outreach. Money raised will assist us in purchasing earplugs to hand out to students as they attend Spring Concert. Other notable projects we plan to hold, that money raised will support includes American-Sign-Language Workshops, GRE Preparation Nights, and Informational Professional Events. All these events are opened to any campus community members, but are specifically geared towards our Communication Disorders students as they prepare for their careers and lives following their undergraduate degrees.
On behalf of NSSLHA, I would like to thank you for your time and support of our organization! Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated!