Words of encouragement at the start of this brand new school year...

Hello SPAUD Students! Welcome to NSSLHA's brand new blog! As this is our first post, we will reintroduce ourselves. Your 2012-2013 board is:

• Carrie - President
• Dana - Vice President
• Tessa - Secretary
• Adria -Treasurer
• Emily - Service Learning Coordinator
• Allison - Underclassmen Representative

We all look forward to meeting and connecting with you throughout this upcoming year at NSSLHA events. Speaking of events, here is a little reminder of what's in store for the month of September.... 

COKES N’ CLUBS

• Where: Commons Lawn
• When: Thursday, September 6, 5:00 PM
• What: Chance to meet the NSSLHA board members and other students interested in the same thing as you!

NSSLHA Welcome Back Picnic!

• Where: DeVos Lobby
• When: Wednesday, September 12, 5:00 PM
• What: FREE FOOD (and an opportunity to meet your peers and professors.)

Service Learning at Holland Home

• Where: Raybrook Manor, Holland Home (across Burton from Calvin)
• When: To Be Determined
• What: Chance to reach out the community and to pad your resume

Guest Speaker

• Who: Erica Newberg, M.S. CCC-SLP – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
• What: Information on Tracheostomy/Ventilator Dependent Children and Infants in regards to Feeding, Swallowing, and Speech/Language.  
• Where: DeVos Communication Center (classroom details to follow)
• When: Thursday, September 27, 6:30 PM

You can always check out our Google Calendar on Google+ and our website OR the calendar we will post on the bulletin board in DeVos for any events we have scheduled!

Another important beginning of the year piece of info for you all is that our tote bags are officially shipped and on the way!! Each "bag of tricks" costs $15. They are the perfect size for fitting in your school supplies, measuring 18" x 13" with 20" straps. We will have sign up sheets at our table at Cokes N Clubs, at the Welcome Back Picnic, and one at Evelyn's desk in the upstairs lobby of DeVos.  We are accepting payment until September 21st.   

We are so excited to welcome you all to the Calvin Speech Pathology & Audiology Program. Please contact us if you have any questions about anything - as your student organization, our role is to function as a resource for you. We want to connect you with other students who are interested in pursuing the same career as you. We want you to feel welcome and at home. Being involved with NSSLHA also serves to "pad your resume". We will be posting about our brand new incentives program for encouraging attendance later this week. Stay tuned!  

We sincerely hope that your first days of classes are going well! The beginning of the semester tends to be a stressful time. Our advice? Buy a good planner and stay organized so you can worry less about assignments and responsibilities and invest more in enjoying your time at Calvin! In other words.........

-Your NSSLHA Leadership.