Preparing for the Work of the Next Admissions Cycle
Depending on the organization of your Department within your university, your role as Program Director, Chair, and/or Graduate Coordinator likely includes oversight of the AuD and MA/MS Graduate Applications process. You probably oversee the work of the admissions team. Regardless of your role, the goal of admissions is not simply to manage applications. It is…
Read MoreCommittee Highlights: Focus On The DEIB Committee
CAPCSD DEIB STRATEGIC PLAN Through June 30th, 2027, the DEIB Committee is charged with developing Objective 2c of CAPCSD’s Strategic Plan which reflects developing and enhancing resources to foster inclusion and belonging for faculty and students. This includes the following: DEIB OBJECTIVES AND ACTION ITEMS STATUS Developing and updating resources in the DEIB HUB on…
Read MoreNovember 2026 Observances
Advancing Belonging, Equity, Accessibility, Retention in Higher Education Calendars of observances offer opportunities to advance equity, retention, accessibility, and belonging, facilitate the development of student advocacy, raise awareness of diversity and inclusion, and can be further individualized to reflect the demographics and needs of programs in university settings. Your ability to share observance calendars within…
Read MoreCAPCSD DEIB Committee
Building Relationships with Multicultural Constituency Groups Over the next 10 months, the CAPCSD Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee will engage in a series of conversations with the Multicultural Constituency Groups (MCCGs) affiliated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. DEIB Committee Co-Chair Kimberly Green and Secretary Deborah Scheble will lead the planning and coordination of…
Read MoreCAPCSD DEIB Committee: Building Relationships with Multicultural Constituency Groups
Over the next 10 months, the CAPCSD Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee will engage in a series of conversations with the Multicultural Constituency Groups (MCCGs) affiliated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. DEIB Committee Co-Chair Kimberly Green and Secretary Deborah Scheble will lead the planning and coordination of these conversations on behalf of the…
Read MoreCAPCSD Board Buddy
CAPCSD’s Board of Directors assigned a “Board Buddy” to each of its new board members to help transition into their new terms on the CAPCSD Board of Directors. To help our CAPCSD member programs get to know our new board members, each month the newsletter will feature a board buddy asking the new board member…
Read MoreTeaching CSD Students is a Public Health Issue
As CSD faculty, we spend long days teaching our students “how.” We help them take a better case history, notice a clinical detail, or more quickly meet a client’s need. As we’re doing that, though, we’re also teaching our students “who.” Who is an SLP or an audiologist? How do they act? What do they…
Read MoreAugust Board Buddy
Meet CAPCSD’s New Vice President for Online Professional Development: Jana Waller, MS, CCC-SLP CAPCSD is pleased to welcome Ms. Jana Waller as our new Vice President for Online Professional Development. A speech-language pathologist, educator, leader, and lifelong learner, Jana brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to advancing communication sciences and disorders education. Currently serving as Associate…
Read MoreUpdate from the CAPCSD Admissions Committee
The CAPCSD Admissions Committee met twice this summer (May and July). As the Vice President of Admissions, I want to provide you all, our CAPCSD member programs, updates about what we accomplished in the 2025–2026 academic year and where we are going strategically in the 2026–2027 academic year. I will restate this at the end,…
Read MoreAsynchronous Admissions Interviews: Expanding Flexibility While Maintaining Quality
Interviews are a common component of the admissions process for audiology and speech-language pathology programs. They provide an opportunity to learn more about applicants while assessing communication skills, professionalism, enthusiasm, and the ability to think and respond in real time. Traditionally, interviews have been conducted either in person or through synchronous virtual platforms such as…
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