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/si εs di/E-NEWSLETTERDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERSWEST CHESTER UNIVERSITYSUMMER COMBINED ISSUEJUNE-JULYAUGUST2014CONTENTSCSD at WCU NSSLHA ChapterCSD ScholarshipsCSD at WCU Dean’s List Students2014 Freshman OrientationCSD at WCU Certificate StudentsCSD at WCU M.A. StudentsFrom the CSD at WCU FacultyOur Practicum Site SupervisorsOur Temporary Instructors“Friend of CSD at WCU” AwardOpportunities for ServiceWELCOME TO/si εs di/CSD at WCU has completed 1st Summer Session and 2nd Summer Sessionand, now that 3rd Summer Session has arrived, has started the countdownto Fall Semester, with the start of classes on 08-25-14. This summer, wewelcomed a new cohort of Pre-Graduate Certificate Students. And, withthe arrival of autumn, we will welcome a new cohort of M.A. Students, aswell as a diverse assortment of new 1st year and transfer B.A. Students.We look forward to many opportunities to know our new students better.We are also excited to welcome two new tenure-track faculty members intoCSD at WCU and look forward to their many anticipated contributions tothe mission of our Department. And, we hope to hear your news very soon!Please Send News Items To . . . cgunter@wcupa.eduThank You!/si εs di/The M.A. ProgramDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disordersis accredited in Speech-Language Pathology by theCouncil on Academic Accreditationof the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association(Current Accreditation Effective 2007-2015)shares the news of theDepartment ofCommunication Sciencesand DisordersWest Chester UniversityWest ChesterPennsylvania201 Carter Drive, Suite 400West Chester, PA 19383610.436.3401 (phone)610.436.3388 (fax)GOLDEN RAMS FOREVER!!!“LIKE” US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.facebook.com/CsdWcu“FOLLOW” US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/CsdWcu
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITYCHAPTER OF NSSLHA(NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION)EARNS GOLD CHAPTER HONORSFOR 2014The West Chester University Chapter of NSSLHA (National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association) hasearned Gold Chapter Honors for 2014. CSD at WCU is thrilled to announce this accomplishment!The “Gold Chapter” designation is awarded to chapters for outstanding accomplishments across the areas ofphilanthropy, community service, professional advocacy, and educational support.The WCU Chapter is one of only 23 NSSLHA Chapters (out of 319 chapters nationwide)to have earned this distinction for 2014. WOW!Congratulations to the students of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders for thisaccomplishment, and special commendations to the NSSLHA Chapter Officers for their exemplary leadership:Melanie Riland, President; Kaitlyn Smith, Vice-President; Judy Lubas, Secretary; and Victoria Wermert, Treasurer.Thanks, also, to the NSSLHA Chapter Advisor, Dr. Patricia Swasey Washington, for her support of NSSLHA.2014 NSSLHAGOLD CHAPTER HONORSCalifornia State University-FullertonCalifornia State University-NorthridgeChapman UniversityFlorida State UniversityLong Island University-BrooklynMarywood UniversityMercy CollegeMinot State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversitySouthern Illinois University-CarbondaleThe University of Arkansas-FayettevilleThe University of Arkansas-Little RockThe University of CincinnatiThe University of FloridaThe University of Illinois-Urbana/ChampaignThe University of IowaThe University of MissouriThe University of Nebraska-OmahaThe University of Northern IowaThe University of VirginiaThe University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeVanderbilt UniversityWEST CHESTER UNIVERSITYHonor the history of CSD at WCU.Celebrate a special occasion.Show a student you are behind her or him.Thank a wonderful teacher or advisor.Invest in the future of CSD at WCU.Show your Golden Rams Pride!We welcome your donation – in your own name or in honorof a student, faculty member, staff member, or anotherperson – to one of our current CSD at WCU scholarships,awarded each year: Suppan (for B.A. students), Tyson (forPre-Graduate Certificate students), and Graduate Research(for M.A. students). We also invite you to consider whetheryou want to establish and name a scholarship to support themission of the Department of Communication Sciences andDisorders. To discuss our present and anticipated needs andspecific aspects of our mission that you could endow, pleasecontact our Department Chairperson, Dr. Cheryl Gunter, atcgunter@wcupa.edu. We appreciate your generous support!To contribute to these scholarships,please visit the WCU Foundation web site,where you can easily donate online.http://www.wcufoundation.org
NEW CSD AT WCU 1ST YEAR STUDENTSATTEND SUMMER 2014FRESHMAN ORIENTATIONCSD AT WCUDEAN’S LIST STUDENTSSPRING SEMESTER 2014Carly Aaron . . . . . Kelsiann AcerJoanna Adamo . . . . . Laura AlexanderJennifer Allen . . . . . Kelly AndersonSamantha Balistrieri . . . . . Alexa BarryRebekah Beahan . . . . . Jordan BennettWhitney Black . . . . . Kay BogunovichJessica Bramante . . . . . Jessica BrandLauren Brill . . . . . Lauren BroskyMackensey Buell . . . . . Katherine BurkerRachel Butera . . . . . Hannah CampbellKristine Campbell . . . . . Amanda CampbellJaclyn Carr . . . . . Cassidy CarrionSamantha Caruso . . . . . Caitlin CarusoShannon Cassidy . . . . . Melissa ChristieKirsten Clemens . . . . . Victoria CoatesShannon Corrado . . . . . Rachel CrescitelliKaycee Crofton . . . . . Cecelia CroninJenna Crowley . . . . . Samantha D’AmoraTaylor D’Antonio . . . . . Christine DeCiccoAmy DePippo . . . . . Emily DeevesEllen Delp . . . . . Noelle DiBlasiIsabella DiLauro . . . . . Jullianne DollAnna Downey . . . . . Elizabeth DzuroEmily Elias . . . . . Tara EllingtonElizabeth Fedak . . . . . Jason FishRebecca Fisher . . . . . Stephanie FrascaAnne Garstka . . . . . Alexandra GenerelliRuby Gift . . . . . Ashtyn GoshawRenee Gross . . . . . Erin HadfieldJane Harris . . . . . Johanna HattierNicole Hearn . . . . . Lindsey HerrEmily Hooper . . . . . Amber HosmiCassandra Ippolito . . . . . Jillian JacksonBo Juzwiak . . . . . Caitlin KaneCorinne Kelleher . . . . . Maura KellyJulia Kessel . . . . . Emily KishKelsy Koch . . . . . Leigh KoffenbergerElise Lerario . . . . . Abbie LookingbillJudy Lubas . . . . . Rachel MagaErin Maloney . . . . . Amy McCaffreyErin McCaig . . . . . Tara McDonoughNatalie McGonigle . . . . . Kelsey McIntyreChelsea Meloni . . . . . Brittany MillerRebecca Mills . . . . . Olivia MohnacsAmanda Mooney . . . . . Victoria MosuriakNicholas Nobile . . . . . Christina O’NeillJennifer Odomirok . . . . . Lauren OnoratoRebecca Penaranda . . . . . Jessica RauscherAlainna Rehrer . . . . . Lauren ReichartMelanie Riland . . . . . Lara RocheSarah Romeiser . . . . . Katie RothMariah Ruane . . . . . Andrea RudderowBethany Rudy . . . . . Gia SantivasiAlexandra Schurr . . . . . Samantha ShawShannon Shiring . . . . . Amanda SloanDeVonna Smith . . . . . Kaitlyn SmithStaci Sorrell . . . . . Danielle StacyAbigail Stern . . . . . Jessica StoffelElissa Streisel . . . . . Ryan SummersAlexa Taicher . . . . . Kylie ThorneVictoria Tornetta . . . . . Kaitlin TrudeauNicole Tunnard . . . . . Kelsey TurczmanoviczLaura Urbany . . . . . Karisa WagenmanJulie Waldron . . . . . Stephanie WannerRachel Weiner . . . . . Morgan WeinsteinBrianna Welch . . . . . Victoria WermertAbigail Wheeler . . . . . Elizabeth WilsonJulia Witmer . . . . . Sarah WorkmanDina Lynn Worley . . . . . Chanel WrightDina Yevkovich . . . . Lauren ZayarzEmily Zborowski . . . . . Kailey ZeagerAshley ZinkNEW CSD AT WCU 1ST YEAR STUDENTSATTEND SUMMER 2014FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
Pre-Graduate Certificate StudentsWELCOME TO THE NEW 2014-2015 PRE-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE STUDENTSOur Pre-Graduate Certificate Program (PCP Program) allows students who have earned an undergraduate degree inanother discipline to complete the equivalent of an undergraduate degree in CSD as preparation for graduate studiesin CSD. This four-semester (full-time) program runs Summer-Fall-Spring-Summer. Welcome to our new students!BEST WISHESFOR YOUR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF YOUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TOAimee BarcolaKrista CarpenterSally DaytonAllison DeSantoBrittany DoanSusan FlaniganMelissa GabrielEmily GibbonsAlvin GroffJamie GrossSibohan GrovesJamie HeldShane HenleyShannon HullAmanda KeisterKarla Ane KlouderStacey MeyerBrianna Oertel
Pre-Graduate Certificate StudentsCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2013-2014 PRE-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE STUDENTSThe Pre-Graduate Certificate Students pictured above completed their studies in June 2014. Dr. Cheryl Gunter, CSDDepartment Chairperson, presented certificates to them on their final class date. Everyone from CSD at WCU wishesthem the very best of success to them as they continue their studies, either here at WCU or at other institutions. Wehave sincerely enjoyed the opportunity that we have had to know you and to work with you in various circumstances!Front RowL to RAshley AvenosoBailey ShawLisa RubinowLaura LeydenLindsay ArbutinaChristine FenimoreBack RowL to RMichele Grant-VenutoTanya IbarraCynthia BialowasRachel PalangeColleen McGregorMegan RichertsChristine PateNot PicturedCynthia Bialowas
M.A. StudentsWELCOME TO OUR NEW M.A. STUDENTSCSD at WCU is very pleased to welcome our new M.A. students, who will start their studies with us in Fall Semester.This year, we received approximately 300 applications for admission. The students pictured above have a mean GPA(cumulative) of 3.77 and a mean GPA (CSD major) of 3.89 – very impressive credentials! We appreciate theirinterest in CSD at WCU and very much look forward to the opportunity to work with them over the course of theirstudies. Their names, as well as the institutions they attended for their undergraduate degrees, are listed below.Kayleigh Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaSalle UniversityLindsay Arbutina . . . . . . . . . . . . Millersville UniversityAshley Avenoso . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lebanon Valley CollegeChelsea Bauder . . . . . . . . East Stroudsburg UniversityCynthia Bialowas . . . . . . . . The University of DelawareJenna Brosious . . . . . . Bowling Green State UniversityTaylor Calabree . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Stockton CollegeChristine Fenimore . . . . . . The University of DelawareKathryn Gadbow . . . . . . Pennsylvania State UniversityMichele Grant-Venuto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY-OneontaJennifer Hilbish . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityMichelle LaPenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaSalle UniversityMorgan Levitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityLaura Leyden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Joseph’s UniversityChelsea Linton . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania State UniversityLauren Onorato . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityRachel Palange . . . . . . . .Pennsylvania State UniversityHolly Przbylowski . . . . . Pennsylvania State UniversityLisa Rubinow . . . . . . . . The University of PennsylvaniaWhitney Schmutter . . . .Pennsylvania State UniversityBailey Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arcadia UniversityMegan Lawson Simmons . . . . . . . . . Clarion UniversityTrevor Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityStaci Sorrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityMarcia Towers . . . . . . .Eastern New Mexico UniversityDina Lynn Worley . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityJayme Wyda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaSalle UniversityAshley Zink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester University
Welcome to OurNew CSD at WCUFaculty MembersCSD at WCUextends a sincere welcome to ournew tenure-track Assistant Professors.Their full-time positions start Fall Semester 2014.Welcome to . . .Supraja AnandPh.D., The University of FloridaSpeech-Language-Hearing ScientistJeanette BenigasPh.D., Ohio State UniversitySpeech-Language PathologistWe look forward to your many contributionsto the mission of CSD at WCU!Annie BenbrookKimball Center – Barnabas Health SystemKirsten BrownHealth South Rehabilitation – ReadingErin BylerPenn State Rehabilitation Hospital - HersheyLaura CurrenJulie SchlesingerBryn Mawr Rehabilitation HospitalMelissa McGuffin FerdasMolly RileyThe University of PennsylvaniaChris FindlayJan WesterhouseCrozer Chester Medical CenterLaura GennarelliPaoli HospitalDale GregoreChristiana HospitalJane HockerBacharach Rehabilitation CenterAmy KaresSt. Luke’s Medical CenterSahithi KokkalagaddaRobert Wood Johnson HospitalGenevieve LehrMoss Rehabilitation CenterThank You . . .CSD at WCU Site SupervisorsCSD at WCUextends sincere appreciation to the SLPswho served as the day-to-day supervisorsfor our 2nd Year M.A. studentsin their off-campus clinical practicum experiencesin Summer Semester.Sue LynchHershey Medical CenterDonald MooreSouth Jersey HospitalBeth PickardChester County HospitalJohn RhoatNanticoke HospitalVanna RothReading Health – WyomissingAshly SabataConestoga View RehabilitationShelly SlottTaylor HospitalMarlene StankusSt. Laurence Rehabilitation CenterYour contributions to the professional preparationof our students were invaluable.THANK YOU!
Thank You . . .CSD at WCU Temporary InstructorsThe 1st Annual“Garrett G. Molholt Friend of CSD Award”THANK YOU to the CSD at WCUtemporary instructorswho joined our faculty in Summer Semesterto provide academic and clinical instructionfor our B.A., Certificate, and M.A. students.CSD at WCU is very pleased to announce theestablishment of the “Garrett G. Molholt Friend ofCSD Award.”Mr. Samuel EspositoDr. Kimberly GinsbergMs. Carolyn MacrinaDr. Irene MerendaMs. Colleen ReynoldsMs. Shelly SlottMs. Dianne SpragaleMs. Kathie UscholdMs. Mary WolfeOver the years, many individuals outside theDepartmentofCommunicationSciencesandDisorders have provided valuable contributions to themission of our Department. The CSD faculty decidedthat, while we have expressed our thanks to theseindividuals in many informal ways, the time hasarrived for a more formal expression of appreciation.We thus established the “Friend of CSD Award,” toconsist of a certificate and a coffee table book for therecipient to enjoy.When we started to discuss who the very firstrecipient of the award should be, the choice soonbecame obvious: Dr. Garrett G. Molholt, Professor ofEnglish and Linguistics here at WCU. And, as wereflected on his substantial support of CSD at WCU,we decided to not only present him with this awardbut also to name it in his honor. A plaque to bedisplayed in the lobby of the CSD Department willbear his name (and those of subsequent recipients) asthe first recipient of the “Garrett G. Molholt Friend ofCSD Award.”Dr. Molholt has supported our CSD B.A. andCertificate students as an instructor of ENG/LIN 230,“Introduction to Linguistics.” He has also supportedour CSD M.A. students as a member of M.A. ThesisCommittees. Additionally, he has supported our CSDfaculty as a member of their Department EvaluationCommittees for tenure and/or promotion, as well asfor their 5-year post-tenure review. His classroomobservations of faculty have assisted with theircontinued development as instructors, and his inputinto their scholarly work has assisted with theircontinued development as scholars. His positive,personable interactions have contributed to interdepartmental collaboration on this campus as he hascoordinated the Linguistics Program in the past. Ashe starts to transition into the retirement phase of hislife, we know that his presence on campus will beprofoundly missed by those of us who have beenhonored to know him.Dr. Cheryl Gunter, CSD Department Chairperson,presented this honor – a surprise – to Dr. Molholt atthe start of an “Introduction to Linguistics” class thissummer. His students responded with a very welldeserved sustained round of applause for him.Congratulations and sincere thanks to our very firstrecipient of the “Garrett G. Molholt Friend of CSDAward.”If you wish to send a note of thanks andcongratulations to Dr. Molholt for his work, hiscampus e-mail address is gmolholt@wcupa.edu.
An Opportunity for Service . . .FROMBRENT THOMPSON, Ph.D. R.N.Associate ProfessorDepartment of NursingMy daughter, Laura Thompson, has been selected torepresent the USA in tennis at the 2015 SpecialOlympics World Games in Los Angeles.Over 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities frommore than 177 countries will arrive in Los Angeles tocompete and inspire everyone with their talent,courage, determination and sheer joy.I am asking for your support to help send Laura andother athletes to the Games. She has beenrepresenting Chester County in the PennsylvaniaSpecial Olympics tennis team for the last 5 years andhas gotten a lot from the experience. She gets excitedabout going to State College in the State Games twomonths in advance! You can imagine how excited shealready is about going to Los Angeles in the summer of2015.The Games run from July 25 to August 2, 2015. ESPNwill be covering the opening ceremony at the LAColiseum. The athletic events will also be shownduring the event the last week of July.From American Academy of AudiologyCartoon Audiogram with “Speech Banana”Perhaps we will get to see Laura!It costs about 2500 to send each athlete to theGames. The money we raise goes to help all athletesattend, not just Laura. No athlete is asked to pay toparticipate. Transportation, housing, food, medicalcare, and entertainment will all be provided.Laura will be staying in a dorm at UCLA andcompeting at the UCLA Tennis Center.If you are interested in supporting Laura and theother Special Olympians in the World Games pleaseclick the link below and donate whatever you can. Anyamount will be welcome.To Our CSD At WCUStudents . . . .Would your parents/families like to receive our/si εs di/ newsletter?If so, we would be happy to add their names to ourParents/Families Distribution List!It’s easy!http://support.la2015.org/fundraise?fcid 323974Thanks,BrentHave your loved ones send their e-mail addresses tocgunter@wcupa.edu, along with a short e-mail with yourname and their relationship to you included.We will add your loved ones to our list and send thevery next newsletter their way!Thank You!
abilityPreview ReceptionSaturday, November 1, 5:30–8:30 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation HospitalPlease join us for the Art Ability Preview Reception,which offers guests the first opportunity to view and buy works from our 2014 show.
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