MSUM students are doing amazing things. Our students embrace diversity, challenges, opportunities, unique experiences and continue to produce incredible results. Our students participate in student organizations, attend and present at regional and national conferences, compete at regional and national competitions, collaborate on faculty-mentored projects, gain hands-on experience through internships, help coordinate community service projects, and more. Many have won prestigious scholarships for academic excellence and many have won awards for their stellar work inside and outside of the classroom. See what the students from the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department are doing.
Izzy Plankers, Speech Language Pathology
"The professors know you by name. They can call on you whenever in class. It's very close and you don't feel like you're unimportant. They're always able to get back to you. You can talk to them after class. It gives you a good sense of belonging.""I've been a co-clinician this summer, so I've really been an observer, I've taken data, and it's definitely shown you that it's really important to pay attention in class, because when you have a client you want to know what you're able to do, and what eventually will help that client succeed in their goals."
Karley Vetter, Speech Language Hearing Sciences
"The Speech Language Hearing Sciences program is very intense, but the professors are really interactive and they’re awesome at helping you understand the material. It’s been really rewarding and exciting."
"I have a very close relationship with the faculty. They’ve been professors to me, but they’ve been role models, too. That’s really been inspirational of how you want to treat your own clients and how you want to incorporate their philosophy. Their compassion and understanding is really helpful. The feedback you get from your professors is a huge confidence builder, and so that really helps with how you feel going out and just diving into the workforce and getting to know your clients."
Alicia Jeromchek, Speech Language Hearing Sciences
"The program has well-structured courses, allowing for development of skills from the introductory courses through the 400-level courses. Many of the courses allow for hands-on experience with tools and equipment that allow for great learning opportunities, especially the clinical experience course. Group work in many courses is also beneficial because speech-pathologists or audiologists are required to work as part of a team. This major allows for a challenging education to prepare you for graduate school and prepares students clinically to work with clients." "The professors offer great advice and access of resources. During my undergraduate degree, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue to graduate school for speech-language pathology or audiology so I talked with some of the professors in both areas and they really helped me with the concerns I was having. Also they gave me the opportunity to participate in both speech-language clinical experience as well as audiology clinic, which was beneficial to my decision." "This program allows for a close-knit experience with one's class. Students will get to know their peers well and learn to work as a team, which will be beneficial for a career as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist."
The 2011-2012 SLHS scholarships were awarded to the following students: Rosalyn Adler Memorial Scholarship ($1000) to Lora Fuchs; Gene Anderson–FM Sertoma Scholarship ($500) to Courtney Bernu; Virgil Black Endowed Scholarship ($1000) to Jenna Tews; Grier Scholarship ($500) to Maria Lendobeja; David Lutes Scholarship ($500 ea.) to Valerie Glynn and Meredith Moore; McGillivray/Crystal Sugar Scholarship ($350 ea.) to Meghan McAllister and Kate Schelkoph; SLHS Department Scholarship ($500 ea.) to Ryan Denny, Erin Jore and Karley Vetter; and Bookstore Awards ($300 ea.) to Briana Langowski and Natasha Smith.
Natasha Smith talks about her experience
