The Newsletter
Fall 2010
Volume 2, Issue2
Meet your Officers
President:
Hey
guys! I could not be
more honored or
more excited! It is
going to be a great
year for all of us.
We have many plans
in store for the
organization including meeting Gold
Chapter Status, raising money for
speech-related charities, promoting
our field, and group social events
just to name a few. I want to really
encourage everyone to get involved
this year and to have fun while doing
so! As your president I promise to do
my best to meet your individual
needs as well as the organizations.
Thank you once again for having
faith in me. I look forward to getting
to know each of you.- Molly Cox
molly.cox@speechandhearingcenter.org
Vice
President:
Greetings! My name
is Chrisitina Norris
and I am vice
president for our
local
NSSLHA
chapter.
I
am
originally
from
Starkville, Ms and I
receive
my
Bachelor's degree in communication
sciences and disorders at the
University of Mississippi. I enjoy
good food and good people, and I
like to stay on the go. I am so
excited about this year and if you
have any suggestions or questions,
feel free to contact me. Have a great
year!
Christina.norris@speechandhearingcenter.
org
Treasurer:
Hello
everyone! My name
is Anne Barrett Polk.
I am from Indianola,
MS and attended Ole
Miss
for
my
undergraduate
degree. I am a very
laid back person and
during my free time, I enjoy
traveling, spending time outdoors,
and spending time with my friends
and family. Around town, I enjoy
running on the whirlpool trails, eating
at Proud Larry’s, and attending the
Thacker Mountain Radio show at OffSquare Books. Please let me know if
you have any suggestions or
questions, and I look forward to what
all NSSLHA has in store this year!
Ann.b.polk@speechandhearingcenter.org
Secretary:
My
name is Kimberly
Crawford. I am so
excited to get this
year started, and
for
all
of
the
upcoming events. I
am
a
recent
graduate of Auburn
University, and am
a
first
year
graduate student here.
I look
forward to meeting everybody!
Kimberly.crawford@speechandhearingcent
er.org
Historian:
Hey
everyone! I'm so
excited
about
NSSHLA this year
and
I
hope
everyone else is
too. I'm in the
process
of
updating the web
page as well as
the
Facebook
page! So don’t forget to add the Ole
Miss chapter of NSSHLA to stay
informed on future events! Have a
great semester! –Alison Green
acgreen@olemiss.edu
Philanthropy: My name is Jordan
Alyse Smith and I am a junior. I am
originally from the suburbs of
Indianapolis, Indiana, but Eagle
River, Alaska is my home. I hope to
be a speech pathologist, however I
also have a passion for studying
linguistics. I'm thrilled to be the new
philanthropy coordinator, and I am
looking forward to our organization
making a positive impact on our
community! If anyone has ideas or
input they would like to share with
me
please
e-mail
me
at
jasmith@olemiss.edu.
Social:
Hello
everyone!! I am
thrilled to be apart
of
the
NSSLHA
organization at Ole
Miss and thrilled to
able to serve as
your Social Chair! I
look
forward
to
serving and I can't
wait to get the year
started off! I am a
graduate from Mississippi State
University, but now attending Ole
Miss for Speech Pathology. I am from
Greenwood, MS and I love my family
so very much! I love to be outdoors
whether I am working out, walking
my 2 precious dogs or sitting outside
enjoying the the beautiful sunlight! I
look forward to meeting you all and
have a great school year! - Mary
Margaret Kimmel
marymargaretkimmel@gmail.com
1st Year Representative:
Hi there! My name is
Kaila Armstrong and I
am
the
class
representative for 1st
year
graduate
students. I graduated
from Mississippi State
University in 2007 &
have enjoyed being
here at Ole Miss for
core work. I also have
loved living in Oxford
for the past three years! I am looking
forward to serving our chapter &
reaching out to the community
through NSSLHA projects this year. I
am confident this year will be great!
Kaila.armstrong@speechandhearingcenter
.org
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Undergraduate
VP: My name is
Shelise A. Hadley.
I am a senior
student in the
undergraduate
Communicative
Science and
Disorders
program. This is
my third full
semester here at University of
Mississippi. I am looking forward to
giving everything I have to offer to
make this NSSLHA year greater than
it has ever been. Through UNITY,
HARD WORK, & DEDICATION, this
year will triumph over the desired
expectations set before us. May GOD
let HIS light and favor shine upon the
Ole Miss NSSLHA chapter.
salindse@olemiss.edu
OLE MISS FALL INSTITUTE
will be held on October 14 and 15,
2010 at the Ole Miss Inn. We are
proud to announce that Scott J.
Yaruss, Ph.D, CCC-SLP will be the
guest speaker, addressing the topic
effective stuttering therapy in
school-aged children.
We are VERY excited about
Fall Institute this year! The second
year graduate students have been
working very hard to make this a
success. Currently we are collecting
items for a silent auction, from
which proceeds are applied to the
NSSLHA account to cover student
and outreach activities. We
encourage ANY and ALL help!
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please do NOT put national dues
in my box. I am only responsible
for our local NSSLHA money.
Hope everyone's semester is off
to a great start!
-Anne Barrett Polk,
NSSLHA Treasurer
For information about national
NSSLHA membership, visit the
following site:
http://www.nsslha.org/join/
NSSLHA REC LETTER:
A NSSLHA Letter of
Recommendation is a letter that
sets undergraduate NSSLHA
members apart from other
members when applying to
graduate school. It is a letter that
the NSSLHA chapter advisors
and chapter president write and
sign, and is to be included in
undergraduates’ Graduate School
applications.
In order to obtain this
recommendation letter, a
member must complete the
following things:

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
DUES:
Local dues are $25 and are due
October 15th. Make checks
payable to NSSLHA and put
them in my box, which is located
in the kitchen on the 2nd floor of
George Hall. National dues are
$60 and are payable online, so


Participate in at least three
activities (2 hours per activity)
per school year (3 as a
sophomore, 3 as a junior, 3 as
a senior)
Activities include but are not
limited to participation in:
Fall Festival; bringing candy,
decorating, bringing food,
cleaning up, helping with
stations, etc.
Fall Institute (bringing Silent
Auction items; 4 items equals
one activity)
NSSLHA loves fundraising


NSSLHA tutoring program
(providing tutor service)
Attend all monthly NSSLHA
member meetings, with the
exception of one per semester
(2 per year).
In order to obtain a letter, the
member must have an addresses
and stamped envelope to each
school they plan on attending and
a log of hours. Both of these will
go in a manila envelope to be
turned into the secretary. There
will also be log forms in a binder
in the workroom starting October
11, 2010. The deadline for
getting in your hours for the
letter to be written is December
1, 2010.
TUTORING
NSSLHA has implemented a peer
tutoring program that allows
students to seek help from their
peers while giving students the
opportunity to gain service hours
in NSSLHA. If you are interested
in providing tutor services for a
course you have previously taken
(successfully), email your name
and applicable courses to
tutor@speechandhearingcenter.
org. If you are interested in
receiving tutoring from a student
in communication sciences and
disorders who has taken this class
before, feel free to email the same
address. Someone will contact
you with your tutor's contact
information. You can then set up
tutoring sessions as needed.
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FALL FESTIVAL
Fall Festival Sign-up sheet will be
posted next Monday, October 11.
We ask that you only sign-up for
one hour to give everyone equal
opportunity. On Thursday, you are
welcome to sign-up for additional
hours if they are available. Per hour
worked one volunteer hour will be
received. You may also bring either
two bags of candy or one bag of
candy and one decoration for onehalf hour. Put your name on both
and you can bring them to the
student work room beginning next
Monday. There will be an obvious,
designated spot.
NSSLHA LOVES
Our goal is to raise $500 this
year for NSSLHA Loves which
benefits
the
Stuttering
Foundation this year. We plan
on holding bake sales, selling Tshirts, and taking donations. In
addition to working the bake
sales and selling the T-shirts, we
are going to have the following
volunteer opportunities coming
up: a clean-up day at the clinic
prior to ASHA coming (which is
soon), tutoring for CSD classes,
and helping out when a group
tours the school in a few weeks,
if everything works out. We may
also try and hold another career
day. Watch your emails for up
dates on signing up for these
opportunities. You will be
notified soon. If you have any
questions or ideas please contact
the Undergraduate VP Shelise
Hadley at salindse@olemiss.edu.
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Upcoming Volunteer
Opportunities
1) Oxford
Middle School is
looking for dedicated volunteers
to mentor and tutor for one hour
each week. Students need your
help during the school day with
spelling word review and flash
card memorization; one-on-one
interaction with someone who
cares. Email Amy Commer at
amycommer@gmal.com
for
more information or to schedule
your session.
*For NSSLHA deadlines
questions contact the
treasurer Anne Barrett
Polk
*For NSSLHA
recommendation letters
questions contact
Kimberly Crawford,
secretary.
*For fall festival
questions contact the VP
Cristina Norris
*For NSSLHA loves
contact the undergrad
VP, Shelise Hadley
*For tutoring questions
contact the Historian,
Allison Greene
*Any other questions
should be directed to the
president Molly Cox
Did you know?...
* 93.8% of people who
are Speech
Pathologists or
Audiologists are
women
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Fall 2010
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