Last week, SLHS embarked on its exciting new Spring course, “Collaborative Learning and Academic Engagement (CLAE),” with a full class of mentors and mentees. This course aims to empower students with the following goals by the semester’s end:   1️. Gain a deep understanding of SLHS academic requirements and logistics. 2️. Explore various involvement opportunities […]

Members of the Aural Rehabilitation Lab (Dr. Kathy Cienkowski and Katharine Cartright, B.A. Class of 2023) along with Allegra Klein (UCONN MBA and Director of Advocacy for the Eastern CT HLAA Chapter), toured the Bushnell Theatre in Hartford to learn about their new accessibility options for patrons with hearing differences. The Aural Rehabilitation Lab and […]

UConn’s AuD program has been partnered with the New Britain Human Resources Agency Head Start program for nearly 15 years to provide hearing screenings for children who are at-risk for having a hearing difference. Each year, UConn’s AuD faculty and second year students help train the first year AuD students to conduct the hearing screenings, […]

Meet Elena Smith, M.A., CCC-SLP! Elena is a UConn MA-SLP alumna, who owns her own private practice, Ivy Speech and Language, LLC in Stonington, CT. Elena was a kindergarten teacher before she decided to return to school to get her master’s degree in SLP. One of her coworkers mentioned that she should look into SLP […]

Jordyn Carroll, a speech-language pathologist, recently discussed with UConn’s NSSLHA chapter how she felt frustrated and unable to establish her voice in the area of speech pathology. She grew up in a diverse area and attended predominantly white institutions, but was accepted at Howard University, a historically black college. She discussed the barriers faced by […]

Unlock the full potential of your education with the SLHS Undergraduate Program (SLHS-UP), enriched by the offerings of NSSLHA! This society hosts a range of meetings designed to foster both academic and social growth. Just last night, NSSLHA presented an enlightening panel featuring SLP and AUD graduate students. The conversation spanned topics from undergraduate experiences […]