Communication is a fundamental part of life, and as future audiologists and speech-language pathologists, we’ll work with individuals who have a wide variety of speech, language, and hearing differences and disorders. The online NSSLHA chapter at the University of South Florida believes everyone has the right to communicate—no matter what that communication looks or sounds like. In our effort to promote awareness about the many…
Tips for Chapters: How to Engage Virtually
While the rest of the country has been faced with the challenge of going virtual this year, “virtual” is nothing new for our online undergraduate program at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus. As the historian of our NSSLHA chapter, I’ve implemented strategies on our social media platforms to increase engagement within our organization. Of the many wonderful things social media can do for…
Lead with Purpose in 2021
2020 . . . what a year it’s been—transformative (at the least) and undoubtedly life-changing. Who would have imagined four simple numbers could hold such weight? Yet here we stand—braving 2021 with a newfound strength we were unfamiliar with at this time last year. Graduations, birthdays, celebrations—both big and small—were redefined, postponed, and reinvented. Little did we know that in the midst of a hard…
NSSLHA Strong in 2020
There’s no doubt . . . this year handed us quite a few challenges. But, if 2020 has shown us anything, it’s how resilient, innovative, and persistent we can be . . . that, together, we’re #NSSLHAstrong. In case you missed them, check out some of our most popular NSSLHA Blog posts from 2020 that we think will continue helping you into the new year…