2026-2027 Monthly Blogs

August/September 2026

Hello, my name is Maya Newton, and I serve as the Corresponding Secretary for Purdue University’s chapter of NSSLHA. In August, the executive board met to review roles, set expectations for the year, and plan engagement opportunities, and on August 27th we proudly represented NSSLHA at the Purdue HHS Resource Fair by promoting the organization to incoming students. Our first meeting of the year was also held on August 27th and served as a callout, where we introduced the organization, officers, and advisors, provided a semester overview, and highlighted opportunities such as volunteering with Grants House, National NSSLHA, and Student Advocacy Day. We also played a friendly game of trivia to allow members time to mingle amongst each other. On September 22nd we hosted a freshman and sophomore panel featuring upperclassmen and faculty who shared advice, experiences, and ways to get involved within the SLHS department and across campus, followed by a graduate school panel on September 29th for juniors and seniors, which included professors and graduate students representing the SLHS, AuD, and PhD pathways. In addition to these events, the executive board held three planning meetings to prepare for future activities, and we are looking forward to our upcoming volunteer opportunities and our guest speaker, Shireen Hafeez, the founder of Deaf Kids Code for our first October meeting.