Katherine “Kay” Morse, FSU alumna and one of the first graduates of our Master’s Speech Pathology program, passed away peacefully at age 90 on October 21, 2015. While at Florida State, she served as President of Zeta Phi Eta, directed a play at Jefferson High School in Tampa and experienced what she told her family were some …
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Farewell to a Friend: Katherine Morse
SCSD Students and Faculty Prepare for 2016 Help Guatemala Hear Mission Trip
This March, Selena Snowden and a group of undergraduate Communication Science and Disorders students will travel to Guatemala for the second Help Guatemala Hear mission trip. The team will provide much-needed hearing services and hearing aids to the country’s impoverished communities where this kind of assistance is severely needed. The group will serve through Porch …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Hosts Spring 2016 Career Fair
The College of Communication & Information hosted its bi-annual career fair this past February 2. Dozens of local and national companies attended in search of talented interns and employees in the fields of communication, public relations, advertising, social media, digital media production, information technology, information security, web development and more. Donned in business professional attire …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Mario Landera Succeeds as Clinician, Assistant Professor at University of Miami
Dr. Mario A. Landera (B.S. ’04) has been practicing in the field of communication science and disorders since 2007. However, it was when he was a teenager that he was diagnosed with a voice disorder and a speech-language pathologist not only assisted him in regaining his voice, but also inspired his career path. Landera explains, …
CONTINUE READINGDelta Zeta Raises $12,620 at Homeruns for Hearing
On October 16, Delta Zeta hosted their first annual Homeruns for Hearing. All proceeds benefitted the FSU Speech and Hearing Clinic as well as the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a non-profit that provides hearing aids to underprivileged individuals in third world countries. The Fall philanthropy event featured a homerun derby, a BBQ, various lawn games and a silent …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Selena Snowden
20 Questions with Selena Snowden What was your first job? Clerk in retail store If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Can you hear me now? Where did you grow up? I grew up in North Florida (Apalachicola to Panama City) with the exception of four years (3rd through …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Alum Victoria Hollar: Volunteer, Choir Singer, and Speech-Language Pathologist
When Victoria Hollar (B.S. Communication Disorders, ’03 and M.S. Speech-Language Pathology, ’05) was considering career paths, she was drawn to a career as a speech-language pathologist because she wanted to use her strengths in communication and interpersonal relations. Today, those skills have brought her to Halcyon Rehabilitation as the National Director of Clinical Services. As Director, Hollar is responsible …
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