March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS) is increasing awareness about this public health epidemic. First year graduate students are creatively educating students within Murray Hall as well as hosting a coloring contest within the MSUM Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Brain injury includes any injury to the brain after birth, and includes traumatic injuries, strokes, tumors, […]
The Fargo-Moorhead Sertoma Club partnered with MSUM’s student group, the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)/Collegiate Sertoma, to provide an event for children in the community. On December 7 at Trollwood, Sertoma members, Speech Language Hearing Sciences (SLHS) students and SLHS faculty provided a unique Santa experience for children from the region who use American Sign Language. In addition […]
October is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) awareness month. AAC is defined as any means of communicating other than talking. Here at MSUM, we have the Speech Language and Hearing Clinic that supports all things communication. The Regional Assistive Technology Center (RATC) located within the clinic, specializes in assisting others with finding the right AAC fit for them. Recently, Jennie […]
Rachel Stotts, Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences was recently featured in the November/December issue of The ASHA Leader Live, for her article “Accepting Different Opinions About Autism” https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FPLP.28112023.autism-ally-slp.64/full/
Retired SLHS faculty member, Dale Gronhovd, passed away in December 2022. In honor of Dale, a celebration will be held 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorhead (2900 5th St. S.), where Dale’s life will be celebrated with music, wine, friends, family and memories. Dale Gronhovd Obituary (2023) – Legacy Remembers