Dear CAPCSD Members,

I am looking forward to our 43rd Annual Conference next week! 
 
The program is full of sessions that promise to engage your mind and spark your imagination. Our plenary sessions on Stress Management and Mental Wellness in Academia and Examining DEI Through the Lens of BIPOC Students are both sure to generate ideas and stimulate conversations with your colleagues throughout the conference. 
 
Many of the sessions will provide useful information that attendees can bring back to their programs, spark discussions on campus, and inspire change - reimagining your curriculum, sustainability, creating inclusive environments, improving your admissions process, and the always popular problem-solving and information exchanges. Our hope is that the content of this conference will benefit all members, even those that can’t join us in person. 
 
The CAPCSD conference is a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and build connections with new ones. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Conference Planning Committee, we look forward to seeing you there!

Jenny

Jennifer P. Taylor

President

CAPCSD is proud of its longstanding financial investment in the future leaders of our profession. We received a substantial number of applicants in each of the scholarship categories: Ph.D., Plural Publishing Research doctoral and masters’ level, and the Frances J. Laven Service Award. We are pleased to congratulate the winners!

We couldn’t have completed this process without the diligent service provided by a cadre of over 60 reviewers representing programs across the country. We thank them for their commitment and effort in this process.

The CAPCSD IPP/IPE Committee focuses on supporting CSD programs as they develop, implement, and grow their interprofessional education practice and programs. The IPE/IPP Committee has had a busy year. In addition to revamping web resources on the IPE/IPP webpage, the committee conducted a series of four virtual Information Exchanges aimed at providing opportunities for networking and collaboration between member programs around issues related to IPE/IPP. The session recordings are available on the IPE/IPP webpage. 

The IPE/IPP Committee is also collaborating with the Online Professional Development Committee to offer an IPE/IPP focused webinar at no cost for members. Dr. Danika Pfeiffer, Towson University, will speak about Designing and Measuring Interprofessional Education Experiences for School-based Collaborations. See the Upcoming Events below for a link to the registration. 

As always, your input and suggestions are welcome. Please feel free to email me at vpraa@capcsd.org. I look forward to hearing from you.  

Shuba Kashinath

VP of Research and Academic Affairs

Rachel Theodore

VP of Admissions

vpa@capcsd.org

As always, please feel free to reach out with feedback on how CAPCSD can help facilitate your admissions process.

Megan Woods

Director of Centralized Admissions

mwoods@capcsd.org

Did you know that April is the national month for:

• Autism Acceptance
• Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness
• Counseling Awareness
• Parkinson's Awareness
• Paralyzed Veterans Across America

In honor of this designation, we would like to spotlight five of our member programs' efforts to serve these special groups.

Spotlight Your Program!

Did you know that May is Better Hearing and Speech Month? Our friends over at ASHA have a number of exciting social media activities planned to celebrate this month and we encourage all of our followers to head over there and check them out.  

May is also designated as the national month for many specific groups that speech-language pathologists and audiologists serve and CAPCSD would like to recognize programs who go above and beyond to serve these special groups.

Please let us know a little bit about what your program does for these special groups. We would love to highlight your program on our social media pages!

May is the national month for the following:

• ALS Awareness
• Brain Cancer and Brain Tumor Awareness
• Foster Care
• Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
• Get Caught Reading