may general meeting

May General Meeting

May 12th, 2011TSU Theatre

Better Speech and Hearing Month

Students of the Month

Mary Ayala-HermanMarcos CerdaJocelyn Keat

Announcements

Thank You!To all of you who attended Casino

Night- it was a HUGE successWe are donating $5,000 to the

Speech Language and Hearing Clinic as well as The Center For

Children Who StutterPictures can be found on our Picasa Web Album- the link with

be provided via email and posted to our Facebook page!

Volunteer Opportunities

We will be sending an email with several volunteer opportunities that are available.

Graduate Application Informational

What you need to knowHow to best prepareSchools and Requirements

GRADUATE SCHOOL

GRE- Does the school require it? Or other tests?GPA- Minimum requirements?Interview- Does the school require an interview? Letters of Recommendation- Note the number of

letters the school requires (usually 3). Note if they are online or paper format. Write down mailing address and have envelopes addressed when given to the recommender. Note requirements of who can write the letters, usually two professors are required. ASK EARLY and BE PREPARED!

GRADUATE SCHOOLExperience- Work and volunteer information is

asked in the application.Letter of Intent- Write down the unique topic from

the school website. Make it individualized to each school and answer the prompt.

Deadline- Know the deadline and get all application materials in well before! Check up with your schools because materials get lost!!

Transcripts- Document the number that each school requires and write down the address they are to be sent. Put in transcript order early since there are a lot of requests at end of semester time.

California State Universities

California State Universities- Apply to the school through

CSUMENTOR.edu by end of NovemberThe program will have a separate

application.

*Check ASHA and school websites for updates, requirements and deadlines*

Upcoming Events

District 10 Presents..."Youth Who Stutter, Their Families, and SLPs"

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011 Time: 8:15am-3:00pm Location: Truesdail Center, 1200 E. Colton Ave. Redlands,

California 92374 Fees: Pre-Registration Deadline--May 14, 2011 (After

deadline, please register on-site)Registration Rates for CSHA Members/students: FREECSHA Non-Members students:

$10**SLP/Paraprofessional who brings a student and/or family of a student who stutters will have their registration reduced by 50%.*No Charge for students & adults who stutter and their families.

Rancho Los Amigos Stroke FairDate: Saturday- May 21, 2011Time: 8:00am-12pm event time

(volunteers 6am- 9am) and (9-2pm)

Location: Ranchos Los Amigos, Downy, CA

Fees: Free for volunteers

NSSLHA during Summer Break

We will still be providing members with relevant

information and announcing local events

We will not be providing point to attend events- they are strictly for your information

Interested in becoming more active with CSUF

NSSLHA?We have two vacant program

council positions that we will be interviewing for over the

summerIf you are interested, speak to

Vice President Joanna Bebawi after the meeting or email us

at csufnsslha@gmail.com

Recognizing our Graduates Congrats on finishing this

chapter and we wish you the very best in your future endeavors!