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Meet The Faculty
Meet The Faculty
When: September 11th, 2024
Faculty members introduced themselves, URISSLHA created committees (fundraising, social bonding, merch, and PR) to get more students involved
Walk To End Alzheimer's
Walk To End Alzheimer's
When: September 29th, 2024
URISSLHA participated in the walk to end Alzheimer's in at Roger William's Park Zoo. Shoutout to Claudia and Zoe for raising money!
Perspectives
Perspectives
When: October 2nd, 2024
Perspectives Corporation came to discuss home-based ABA therapy and how all of us can work/intern there if interested
Use this link to apply to Perspectives: https://www.perspectivescorporation.com
Bingo Night
When: October 17th, 2024
Studying for CMD Midterms
Resume Workshop
Resume Workshop
When: October 28th, 2024
A huge thank you to Ashley Foley for coming to talk to URISSLHA and sharing how to make perfect resumes!
Advocacy Event
Advocacy Event
When: November 14th, 2024
First advocacy event with Patti Bellini and Allan Shaw. They discussed the history of how SLPAs came about in Rhode Island and the certification regulations that have become difficult to obtain. Thank you to former RISHA President Patti Bellini and current RISHA President Allan Shaw for taking the time to speak with our members about how we can support SLPAs in Rhode Island! Advocacy is a big part of the SLP community and we are very excited to begin doing our part as URISSLHA!
URI Department Chair Dr. Jean Gordon sent this resource: https://www.ashaassistants.org/pathways-speech-language-pathology-assistant/
Friendsgiving
Friendsgiving
When: November 21st, 2024
URISSLHA watched CODA and enjoyed snacks before Thanksgiving break
Motivational Card Making
Motivational Card Making
When: December 3rd, 2024
URISSLHA created and decorated motivational cards for CMD students during finals! We also had an Early Intervention presentation from senior CMD student Emma Solomon!
Clinic Tour
Clinic Tour
When: Janurary 29th, 2025
URISSLHA members gave a tour of the Speech and Hearing Center. Afterwards everyone went back to watch Out of My Mind
Valentine Card Making
When: February 4th, 2025
Members made Valentine's Day cards for residents of the South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center!
Vice President, Sophie Thomas, dropped them off and residents were so happy!
Graduate Student Panel
Graduate Student Panel
When: February 18th, 2025
Current grad students from the 5-year program, and traditional route answered questions from undergrad students. Please contact us via social media or email if you have questions about applying to grad school!
Oral Mechanism Exam
Oral Mechanism Exam
When: February 27th, 2025
An oral mechanism exam is a medical assessment used to examine and assess the structures of the mouth and see how they are contributing to speech production and swallowing. Big thanks to Grace Schueren for leading such an informative workshop!
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders Workshop
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders Workshop
When: March 18th, 2025
Thank you to Tina Mares for teaching us about orofacial myofunctional disorders!
Stretch, Strengthen and Tone Class
Stretch, Strengthen and Tone Class
Group exercise class. Collaborated with URISSLHA member Lauren Wasikowski, ambassador for Alani Nutrition
When: April 7th, 2025
When: April 7th, 2025
AAC Voice Donation
AAC Voice Donation
When: April 7th, 2025
In this workshop, we learned how to "donate" our voices for the use of AAC devices to personalize it for individuals
Congratulations to our Graduating Seniors on our Eboard
Congratulations to our Graduating Seniors on our Eboard
Congratulations in order from left to right: Claudia Voccio, Myrsine McKeon, Gia Galati, Liv Paquet, and Sophie Thomas
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