The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Walking into Senator Feinstein’s office on Capitol Hill was one of the most heart-palpitating moments of my academic career. My only experience with advocating was through NSSLHA’s annual Virtual Advocacy Day. Never had I advocated in person before—let alone at the federal level! But last fall, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with a group of six other students from my school, California State University, Fullerton….
As a CSD student, you already appreciate the importance of hearing protection. Many of your fellow students—not so much. In fact, they’re probably doing something to damage their hearing right now … maybe blasting music through their headphones, taking a spin class where the noise level rivals that of a chainsaw, or attending a concert or campus sporting event without a pair of trusty earplugs….
As an undergrad, I’ve been given two conflicting pieces of advice: Take care of yourself first. Serve others before yourself. Huh?! I usually hear one or the other when I’m on the brink of a meltdown or feeling a lot of stress. A few months ago, I asked myself if these two pieces of advice were mutually exclusive or not. I want to take care…
Thinking about submitting a proposal to present at this year’s ASHA Convention? Don’t let the thought of entering as a student feel daunting or out of reach—you got this! With the help of my research team, I wrote my first Convention proposal during my undergraduate junior year. There was a lot of information and I was a bit unsure on how to go about navigating…