In November, members of the Florida State University NSSHLA chapter attended the ASHA Convention. One of the attending students, Teresa Carmedelle, had the opportunity to present her undergraduate honors thesis. Teresa was six years old when she had her first interaction with speech-language pathology. “My younger sister was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech,” she …
CONTINUE READINGAuthor: Kate Blosser
Meet SCSD Student: Teresa Carmedelle
Meet COMM Alumna: Beth Frady
Every now and then, a person’s passion is so strong that it’s apparent through an email. When Beth Frady was asked about her career in communications, her excitement for her job poured through. Beth graduated from Florida State for the first time in 2006 with a degree in Communication Studies and Rhetoric. Shortly after graduation, …
CONTINUE READINGDelta Zeta makes donation to L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic
It was a cold, windy day when Delta Zeta sorority presented the School of Communication Science and Disorders with a check for $14,844.14. The check was made possible through Delta Zeta’s philanthropy event, Hamburgers for Hearing, which benefits the L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic. The clinic provides community services that improve communication abilities of clients, …
CONTINUE READINGAcross the Sea: Meet iSchool alum Denny Windgassen
The life change from high school to college can be overwhelming. But, what if you finished high school in Germany and then pursued college in the United States? Denny Wingassen hopped the ocean with ease, moving from Germany to the United States. “My parents had won a green card/permanent resident card in the Green Card lottery,” …
CONTINUE READINGNSSHLA recognized at annual ASHA Convention
NSSHLA, the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a pre-professional membership association for students who are interested in, or studying Communication Science and Disorders. The FSU chapter boasts 120 members with around 80-90 active members, according to Eric Curkan, NSSHLA President. Most recently, NSSHLA traveled to the annual ASHA Convention. ASHA, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, held the 2014 …
CONTINUE READINGWVFS wins national award in NYC
WVFS Tallahassee 89.7FM, also known as V89, was honored at the CMJ Music Marathon earlier this year in New York City. The college radio station is a ran by devoted volunteers and is an affiliated project of the FSU Student Government Association and the College of Communication and Information. Operating a non-commercial, educational, public …
CONTINUE READINGFITC Alliance holds Jacksonville area Press Conference
Since it’s inception in May 2014, the Florida IT Career (FITC) Alliance has worked to recruit, retain and employ Florida’s upcoming technology workforce. The group has been busy hosting a career fair for 500 high school students, a college career fair, building partnerships with 30 schools and 6 community colleges, etc. In addition, the group …
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