Dragon Student and North Dakota Army National Guard Member Receives Sanford Veterans & Military Scholarship

Minnesota State Moorhead student Abigale Strandlie receives a Sanford Veterans and Military Scholarship. The Sanford Health Military and Veteran Scholarship is an annual award honoring Veterans, Guard and Reserve members, and active-duty service members who have demonstrated exceptional character and leadership. This scholarship recognizes individuals committed to advancing their education while enriching the lives of others through service, academics, and community involvement. Abigale was one of four recipients in the region selected […]

SLHS Celebrates Brain Injury Awareness Month

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, […]

Signing Santa and the NSSLHA/Collegiate Sertoma Student Group

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 AAC Awareness Month

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 […]