JMU CSD Undergraduate Advising

  Dear CSD Sophomores,   Earlier this month you received a reminder about the CSD progression standard:  CSD207, CSD208, and CSD209 require a letter grade of C or better  to move on to the upper level CSD coursework. This is a follow-up on this requirement.  Please take some time to reflect on your work and your progress.  Please reach out to your advisors now if you have any concerns about meeting the progression standard.  Remember that the faculty's commitment is to support you toward a successful undergraduate career for your career aspirations, and there are university resources available to you as well (University Career Center  https://www.jmu.edu/career/ ).   Wishing you well!   Undergraduate B.A./B.S. Program in CSD *See office hours and peer advising hours at  http://jmucsdundergraduateadvising.blogspot.com/p/office-hours.html .

Our weekly spotlight for the week is Hannah! Not only did Hannah come from a different university but she is also not from Virginia. She took a gap year and is a first generation college student . Hi everyone! I am Hannah Delgado, a first year graduate student in JMU's SLP program. I am originally from Louisiana, where I completed my undergraduate degree in Speech Language Pathology at Louisiana Tech University. I am also first-generation student! I decided to pursue a gap year before applying to graduate school and am so grateful for the experiences that led me here. After graduating in 2019, I traveled and worked as a Chapter Consultant for Phi Mu Fraternity. This experience exposed me to a variety of individuals and helped me to further my professional skills greatly. I knew I wanted to become an SLP, but a gap year experience solidified that decision and I was able to gather more information about SLP programs across the US. Through this process, I encountered JMU and was quick

 Weekly Updates 3/29  Juniors Thank you to all of the juniors who attended the information session last week. Below is the recording of my power point and it will also be linked on your blog page. Feel free to stop by my office hours if you have more questions! Seniors  Due to a change in my clinic schedule, I will not be hosting office hours on the Thursdays April 1st and April 22nd. Please come to my office hours on Mondays and Tuesdays those weeks if you need to discuss graduate school.  Scholarship Opportunity  Robin C McKay Memorial Scholarship is for Juniors and applications are due April 5th .  This is not a need-based scholarship but, rather, is awarded to a well-rounded and academically proficient student studying speech-language pathology. Be an undergraduate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders working toward a career in speech-language pathology Be well-rounded and academically proficient Have a minimum GPA in the major of 3.25   >>     Apply through the JM

  JMU S tudent Academy of Audiology  is hosting Trivia Night on Thursday, March 25 (TONIGHT) at 8pm. You can participate individually or in a team of up to 4 people, the cost is $5 a person. The trivia questions are family friendly, so feel free to play with your family and friends (one category is even "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?"). There are prizes for the winning team! If you would like to participate, email  jmusaa540@gmail.com  and we will provide the Zoom login and information on how to pay for the event.

This week we have another Double Duke! Rylie shares her interests in the SLP field and how she found this career. She reminds us that the realm of speech-language pathology is much more than what meets the eye!! Hello! My name is Rylie Smith and am a double duke! In undergrad I originally started out as a nursing major but quickly decided that was not the field for me. This decision came with a lot of confusion, as I did not know what I wanted a career in. I eventually came to know about speech-language pathology when my mom mentioned it to me. At first, I was hesitant to look into the field because I thought all SLPs did was treat articulation (the initial reaction of most people). I eventually decided to look into the field and found that there is so much that SLPs do! What really sparked my interest was adult language and cognition, specifically in veterans with aphasia and TBI. After graduate school, I hope to work with these individuals to give them a way to communicate and parti

  Happy Monday Everyone! **Just a reminder that today is the first Junior Session from 11-12pm and I will not be holding my regular office hours. If you are from another class and need me please email or attend tomorrow! The following are updates and resources for the week: Job Opportunity  Dr. DePaolis shared the following job opportunity potentially for graduating seniors.  Job Announcement: Research Coordinator University of Chicago TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health Director: Dr. Dana Suskind   We are seeking a Research Coordinator to work on a project that aims to create the next iteration of a tool, the Scale of Parent/Provider Expectations And Knowledge (SPEAK), that has been developed and validated at the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. The SPEAK is a clinical and research tool that fills a critical, previously unmet need in the early childhood field. Given the pivotal role that parents and caregivers play in shaping young children’s cognitive and lang

Seniors, It's graduate school decision time! Instead of hosting another Senior Session, I will add another hour of office hours each week through April so that there is more time for your individual questions. If you want to ask my opinion about schools, have questions about assistantship applications, or what to base your decision off of come see me. I can answer general questions for multiple people at once or utilize the waiting room for personal questions.  Moving forward I will be available on WebEx @  https://jmu.webex.com/meet/mondsccl  Monday 11:00-12:00pm Tuesdays 11:00-12:00pm Thursdays 3:00-4:00pm In addition to an extra hour each week, I encourage you to re-watch some portions of the Senior Session from the fall(it was recorded and posted on the senior page of the blog!). This can offer insight to what you should consider when picking your graduate school. 

    Dear sophomores,   With registration for Fall of 2021 starting on April 19th, now is a great time to take stock of your hard work in your CSD courses and to plan ahead. As a friendly reminder, the foundation courses - CSD207, CSD208 and CSD209 - require a letter grade of C or better to move on to the upper level CSD coursework. Remember these grades also will be important for the graduate school applications in your future.   Please take this opportunity to evaluate how you are doing in these courses.   If you are doing well, congratulations and keep up the hard work!   If you have any concerns about your current performance (such as one or more C grade across 207, 208, and 209), this is a good time to reflect on the goals for your undergraduate career. You are encouraged to communicate with your instructor(s) and advisor. If you decide that it would be beneficial to explore potential opportunities and major/career paths other than CSD that may provide a better platform for your st

Here are some reminders and resources that will be helpful!!  Junior Information Sessions- 3/22 and 3/25 https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m9f6e459335d6ee947f7ed8e44ef829b6 Monday, Mar 22, 2021 11:00 am | 1 hour  Meeting number: 120 006 4322 Password: w4CJdx3jPN3 (94253935 from phones)   https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m519409c0c5b396c6bce7af83db9f1fcf Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pm  Meeting number: 120 569 0753 Password: hAJpwTmc588 (42579862 from phones) UHC The Well  Don't forget that the UHC is available for all students and features The Well: Health Promotion and Wellbeing. The UHC has resources for physical, mental, and sexual health. If you are struggling in an of these areas, don't wait! Go check out the UHC site and find the support that you need.  James Madison University - The Well: Health Promotion and Well-Being (jmu.edu)   MyMadison Tutorials  Watch these links if you are struggling to find information on MyMadison. This will help you prepare for class sch

This week we get to learn about Becky! Becky is in the Audiology program here at JMU and she has an amazing story.    Hi! My name is Becky and I am a first year AuD student, but I’m also the oldest in the program. I graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 2009 with a B.S. in Deaf Education. It was always my intention to go out and get some “real world” experience before entering a graduate program. After 5 years as a teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, I decided to pursue graduate school. I applied to JMU’s audiology program and was wait listed and ultimately didn’t get in. I continued teaching students with multiple disabilities for a few more years and that further fueled my desire to pursue audiology because I saw many kids whose hearing and language development were viewed as minor issues compared to their other disabilities, but as soon as they were given accessible language through amplification and/or manual communication, their lives were va

Juniors, don't forget!! I have scheduled two information sessions to discuss general  advising/scheduling  help and early information on  graduate school applications . I will have a short presentation and then will open up the floor to you all. I encourage you to come prepared as I will be happy to answer any and all questions! While the presentation will be the same, you are welcome to attend both sessions.  Junior Session 3/22 https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m9f6e459335d6ee947f7ed8e44ef829b6 Monday, Mar 22, 2021 11:00 am | 1 hour  Meeting number: 120 006 4322 Password: w4CJdx3jPN3 (94253935 from phones) Junior Session 3/25 https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m519409c0c5b396c6bce7af83db9f1fcf Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pm  Meeting number: 120 569 0753 Password: hAJpwTmc588 (42579862 from phones)

Join Student Academy of Audiology for a virtual event on zoom! Join the virtual meeting to chat, hangout and ask questions. Everyone is welcome!!! This is a great opportunity to ask the Audiology Graduate students questions if you are considering audiology as a profession.

  Our next student spotlight is for Rebekah! She is not only a Double Duke, but also a first generation college student. Hi everybody! My name is Rebekah Jones. I am a first year graduate student in JMU's SLP program. I completed my undergrad here as well, and I am a first-generation student! I guess you could say I had a more "traditional" route from undergrad to grad school, but I finished undergrad in three years which is definitely untraditional. It was difficult to start taking sophomore-level classes as a freshman (and first-gen student who had no clue what she was doing), but I don't regret that decision even though it made an already challenging major slightly more challenging. In undergrad, I was in the honors college and completed a thesis in the area of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and sensory integration therapy, which sparked my interest in my master's thesis that I am currently working on (ASD and pragmatics!). I loved my time here in undergrad an

  ATTENTION JUNIORS!   Applications for the Robin C. McKay Memorial Scholarship   are now being accepted. Deadline to apply: April 5 th , 2021 This is a scholarship for an undergraduate student in the CSD program. This is not a need-based scholarship but, rather, is awarded to a well-rounded and academically proficient student studying speech-language pathology. To be eligible for the McKay Scholarship you must: Be an undergraduate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders working toward a career in speech-language pathology Be well-rounded and academically proficient Have a minimum GPA in the major of 3.25 To apply for the McKay Scholarship :   >> Apply through the JMU Scholarship Hub via MyMadison. Follow instructions at https://www.jmu.edu/computing/mymadison/tutorials/tutorials-students.shtml .   >> Submit a resume of experiences, accomplishments, achievements. >> Submit a personal statement regarding your future a

 Hello Juniors!! I have scheduled two information sessions to discuss general advising/scheduling help and early information on graduate school applications . I will have a short presentation and then will open up the floor to you all. I encourage you to come prepared as I will be happy to answer any and all questions! While the presentation will be the same, you are welcome to attend both sessions.  Junior Session 3/22 https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m9f6e459335d6ee947f7ed8e44ef829b6 Monday, Mar 22, 2021 11:00 am | 1 hour  Meeting number: 120 006 4322 Password: w4CJdx3jPN3 (94253935 from phones) Junior Session 3/25 https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m519409c0c5b396c6bce7af83db9f1fcf Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pm  Meeting number: 120 569 0753 Password: hAJpwTmc588 (42579862 from phones)

  This week our spotlight is on Jess! It's always great to hear about our Double Dukes, but Jess came from PA, and you'll want to hear from students that had a different undergraduate experience than you. That's the whole purpose of this series!! I grew up in State college PA and attended Penn State University for undergrad. Having a career counselor dad was very helpful in figuring out my passions in life and a career that fits me! I also learned a lot by observing various SLPs throughout undergrad which really confirmed my decision on a career path. I loved knowing that I could work in different settings with so many different kinds of people. I’ve always enjoyed working and interacting with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and participated in many experiences involving this population (best buddies, life and job coach, special olympics volunteer, friend of people with IDD). Knowing that I can choose a setting where I can work with individua