Student Advisory Meeting
Monday, April 6, 2015
Minutes
Present: Courtney Wallace, Caroline Boczar, Haylee Ford, Marie Adelman, Allie Torres, Dr. Ann Beck
Absent: Elizabeth Nolan, Stormi Bell, Sarah Reece
Dr. Beck distributed the nominees for next year’s undergraduate representatives to the SAB to the current undergraduate representatives and asked them to contact those nominated to ensure that they would be willing to serve if elected. Responses need to be in by the close of the day Thursday and voting will begin Friday, April 10th.
Discussion item –
In preparation for the revision of the department’s strategic plan next year, we discussed the department’s strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities from the students’ point of view. The following items were suggested:
Strengths:
· Aud and SLP - strong faculty with good range of expertise
· Supervisors very helpful, accessible, friendly
· Tight-knit department
· Put effort towards bettering the program
· Undergraduate classes prepare you for graduate school
o have required courses that not all undergrad programs have
o getting important content to students earlier in curriculum
o increased observations in audiology
o senior clinician opportunities
· AuD curriculum is comprehensive – have courses not all AuD programs have
o Appreciated special coding and billing seminar
o Appreciate department’s ability to bring in outside resources when necessary to educate students
· Faculty are open to working with students individually (independent studies, etc.)
· Students have plenty of opportunities to be involved/volunteer
· Scholarship opportunities
· Lots of clinical opportunities for speech
o Across the state
o Within the community
o In our own clinic
· Audiology good on campus variety of clinical opportunities
· Mrs. Verticchio is an awesome strength!!
Weaknesses:
· Clinic needs updated/ separated from student work areas
· Number and location of 4th year placements for AuD students
· Lacking cochlear implant clients/observations
· Number of pediatric audiology clients needs to be increased
· External supervisors don’t like Typhon
· Need more research opportunities for undergraduate students
· AuD capstone – set timelines that are definitive and standardized across students
· Distribute capstone experiences more evenly across faculty
Threats:
· Not enough grad school spots for the amount of deserving undergrads—national problem
· Funds needed for future improvements? State Funding?
Opportunities:
· APD
· Tinnitus
· Pediatric Audiology