Thanks to Alumni Amy Thrasher, '97, current SLHS Clinical Assistant Professor, for these photos!

The CAEYC Fall 2012 Conference will be held on October 6, 2012. Watch for brochures on their website.

  In a series on Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, ABC's World News cited her therapists as  "angels" and "unsung heros". In addition to the video above, other videos feature Dr. Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, W. Carolina University, Congresswoman Giffords head speech pathologist and Dr. Oliver Sacks, professor of Neurology at Columbia University and author of the book, "Musicophilia" who states that "Nothing activates the brain so extensively as music." His book gives an overview of the therapy and explains how music supports language re-learning. Gabby's progress has been quite remarkable and she gives due credit to her team of therapists who have utilized humor, music, and emotional support to help Gabby move forward. Other videos can be seen at http://abcnews.go.com/US/gabby_giffords/humor-determination-key-congress... and http://abcnews.go.com/US/gabby_giffords/ A newly released book by Gabby and her husband titled, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope also documents her recovery process.

This webinar will provide a review of selected major changes that have been made to the federal Part C regulations as published in the Federal Register September 28, 2011, Monday, October 31, 2011 from 3:00PM - 4:00 PM. This is the first regulatory guidance issued for the IDEA, Part C program in almost 20 years. Sharon Walsh, Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) & IDEA Infant Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA) will be the featured speaker. Topics discussed in the webinar will include evaluation/assessment, IFSPs, transition, and finance Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). To register for this online event go to: http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=2766

Ed.gov also has a new IDEA website: http://idea.ed.gov/

SLHS Department Chair, Dr. Gail Ramsberger, announced that SLHS/CU is participating in the Intermountain States Universities Open House at ASHA along with University of Wyoming, University of Northern Colorado, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Idaho State U, U of Montana and others. The event will take place on the evening when all the college/state parties take place and ours will be in the Omni San Diego Hotel, Salons A, B, & C from 8:30 to 10:00 PM. If you are at the convention, drop by and say hi to fellow alumni!

For full list of ASHA Open Houses and Receptions at the convention go to: http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/Open-Houses-and-Receptions.htm

In the past we have featured SLHS/CDSS alumni who are entrepreneurs in our field, starting private practices, authoring SLP & audiological materials and developing cross-disciplinary enterprises. CU now offers courses and certification to help students think through entrepreneurial endeavors. In the recent CU-Boulder in the News: October 2011, the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at CU reveals entrepreneurial programs for all majors. One option is a Cross Campus Entrepreneurship Education & Certificate developed for students of all majors—from engineering to theater—offered through the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Leeds School of Business. Non-business majors with upper division status (minimum of 60 credits) can apply. Core courses, internships and experience in the business community are part of the requirements. The Deming Center also gives students a host of entrepreneurial opportunities in a number of transformational industry sectors such as bioscience, clean energy and organic business. That includes entrepreneurial programs and certificates in specific schools, colleges and Residential Academic Programs.

The article announced an award from the Department of Energy last week to the CU Clean tech Program at the Deming Center a grant to host a regional competition for students working on renewable energy start-up companies. Students from 10 states will submit clean-technology business plans to compete for $100,000. The university and the Deming Center are leaders in commercializing renewable energy.

But opportunities are not solely for large company endeavors. For example, Daniel Schaefer, a CU-Boulder doctoral candidate in communication was featured in the article. During his participation, he developed an special keyboard application for his Android smart phone for easier Twitter posting during disasters. At best, the center provides a place for innovation and exchange with other students to develop new ideas in their chosen field.

For an overview and description of requirements for the certificate go to.:
http://leeds.colorado.edu/certificate/ccec#overviewandrequirements
For the Oct. 2011 edition of CU-Boulder in the News go to:
http://www.colorado.edu/chancellor/emessages/2011/10/

This is a most advantageous and critical time to join the Colorado Speech, Language, Hearing Association!
Maintaining a strong CSHA office assures advocacy for you, the profession, patients, and families. Where do membership dollars go?
1. Representation at the State Capital-- PRICELESS!! As professionals, your representation at State level is critical for issues regarding licensing & certification, professional standards, and response to bills that could impact your practice in all settings.
2. A CSHA Administrative Assistant who is available to answer your questions, direct consumers to experts, and
disseminates the newsletter, email communications, and much, much more!
3. Continuing education, the Job Fair, special interest groups, and networking events
4. Telecommunication of conferences across the state
5. CSHA website

IS YOUR VOICE REACHING CO STATE GOVERNMENT ?

In the past two years, CSHA has focused its efforts into three major areas:
Public Policy – retaining a paid state lobbyists for the first time in many years and hosting a Breakfast at the Capital for May is Better Hearing & Speech Month to educate legislators about our professions and the clients we serve
Education – expanding our educational offering to include video-linked opportunities across the state and recently partnering with the state associations of Utah, Wyoming and Idaho to sponsor a bi-annual regional convention, the IMASH – Inter Mountain Area Speech & Hearing Convention. In fact, in 2013, the IMASH Convention will be hosted in Denver!
Membership – increasing membership activities to include "coffee talks" (back by member request!), the March of Dimes Walk, A Day at the Ballpark and coming up, fielding a team for the Race for the Cure
For more information about the membership drive, see attached brochure.

JOIN TODAY AND YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS GOOD UNTIL FEBRUARY 29, 2013!!! REGISTER AT: www.cshassoc.org
 
 
 

The 2011 ASHA Convention will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, November 17–19, 2011.

This year's convention "focuses on advances made in speech-language pathology, audiology and speech and hearing science and those whose achievements inspire us. The image of San Diego's iconic Point Loma Lighthouse serves as our own beacon of learning and highlights the positive impact made each day by you and your colleagues in the professions as your own innovations become actions that transform lives." ASHA officials invite you to "Enjoy mild weather and a beautiful backdrop for the comprehensive programming, cutting edge education and energized atmosphere of the ASHA Convention!" For details on registration and agenda, see: http://www.asha.org/events/convention/

A new tool, the Personal Scheduler allows you to browse, search and sort all of the education sessions offered at the ASHA Convention—both oral seminars and poster presentations—to plan your agenda before arriving in San Diego, by creating your personalized daily schedule. With access to our complete online database of Convention sessions, you can build (and re-build) your schedule as many times as you'd like. Once presenters upload their presentation materials, they will be linked to the specific session for you to download or print in advance. Access it here: http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/Personal-Scheduler/