Announcements and Meetings

This section of the site is intended to keep our students up-to-date on what's going on in our department.

Recent Announcements
Student Meetings
ENMU CDIS Invited Speakers Program

Recent Announcements

• Practicum Supervisor Evaluations - Summer 2009:
  Rate your practicum supervisor! All students completing practicum or externship this summer both on and off campus who are enrolled in CDIS 501, 502, 503, 589, or 593 are invited to provide the Program with feedback.
  
  All surveys are confidential.  Data will not be retrieved until final grades have been posted.  The survey has 10 questions and is untimed.  Please submit a separate evaluation for each practicum supervisor and practicum setting. This survey will close on August 31, 2009. Click here to rate your supervisor!

   

Scheduled Student Meetings

	The next Annual Graduate Student Meeting will occur in Fall 2010. Bring your handbooks. (If you are new, handbooks will be provided at the meeting.) This is a mandatory meeting.
	There will be bimonthly Graduate Assistant Meetings for the Fall semester in Lea Hall, Room 122. These meetings are mandatory for all GAs. Times and days for the Fall semester are emailed by the Graduate Coordinator as they occur so be sure to check you enmu email daily.
	Clinical meetings for Fall 2009 will occur once per week at the ENMU Outreach Center each Friday at 10:00 am.
	The Spring Course schedule for CDIS is being set. Please see the Course Updates page for specific information.

Pending Student Meetings (Scheduled PRN)

• The next Portfolio and Special Project Workshops for CDIS students will occur in Fall 2010. Please contact Suzanne Swift if you have questions.
• CPR training for CDIS clinicians will be scheduled PRN. Please e-mail Ms. Nicole Bougie at Nicole.Bougie@enmu.edu ASAP if you need initial certification or renewal.
• The next preparatory workshop for the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) will occur in the Fall of 2009. Students who have not yet completed this training but who are planning to take the NESPA in the Spring of 2010 should contact Dr. Adrienne Bratcher for specific scheduling information as soon as possible. Workshop completion is mandatory for all students prior to sitting for the NESPA.

ENMU CDIS Invited Speakers Program

The CDIS Department is pleased to announce the continuation of our Invited Speakers Program once again. Presentations currently scheduled are listed below. Please check back often for new dates and workshop topics.

Fall 2009:

• October 9th; 11:00-1:00 in the Aztec Room of the CUB: Cheryl Wells, the area manager for Hallmark Rehabilitation in and around the Lubbock, TX area will be presenting on speech therapy services in the nursing home setting.
  
• November 6th; 10:00-12:00 in the Sandia Room of the CUB: Beth Bergman from Hallmark Rehabilitation will present on resume and interviewing skills.

Spring 2010:

• Dr. Leslie Paternoster wil be presenting on common procedures used in medical settings, how to work with nurses, and other medical aspects of direct care services. Dr. Paternoster is a licensed registered nurse with a BSN/MSN and doctorate in educational leadership. She further serves as the Program Director for Nursing at ENMU. Time and date are pending.

All presentations are provided free of charge to ENMU graduate and undergraduate students, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, special educators, clients/families, and other interested parties unless otherwise specified. Please plan on attending these exciting and informative sessions!