Upcoming Events
Join us for the College of Applied Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony and Tailgate Party during Illinois Homecoming!
Friday, October 8
3-5 p.m.
AHS Distinguished Alumni, Harold Scharper, and Young Alumni Awards Ceremony
Join alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff as we celebrate the achievements of our AHS Distinguished Alumni, Harold Scharper, and Young Alumni award recipients. Reception will follow.
Location: 2001 Khan Annex at Huff Hall, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign.
Saturday, October 9
12-3 p.m.
AHS Homecoming Tailgate and Tent Party
All AHS alumni and friends are encouraged to stop by our tent for complimentary food and drinks prior to the football game.
Location: Lot 31; directly west of Grange Grove, on the west side of First Street.
2:30 or 3:00 p.m. (TBD)
lllinois vs. Wisconsin Football Game
For tickets, contact 866-Illini-1 or visit www.fightingillini.com.
| RSVP by Oct. 1 for all events HERE! |
SHS ProSeminar Series Fall 2020
Each semester the Department of Speech and Hearing Science hosts a Proseminar lecture series featuring faculty, students or invited speakers presenting research or professional development topics. This year, in response to current events, the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is organizing a series of lectures around the topics of social justice, health disparities, and culturally-responsive services in the field of communication sciences and disorders. With this series of lectures, we hope to spark discussion among our students, faculty, and community at large and to inspire solutions at mitigating health disparities and advocating for a better, just world.
When: Fridays (dates below), 12 noon - 12.50 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 939 7420 4529
Password: SHS
Here is the speaker schedule.
4 September
Speaker: Mr. Mosley
LCSW, Clinical Counselor, Faculty Staff Assistance Service, UIUC
Title: Understanding the nature of bias: initial discussions
18 September
Speaker: Dr. Ryan Shosted
Professor, Linguistics, UIUC
Title: The Mayan Languages of Champaign County, Illinois
2 October
Speaker: Dr. John Moring
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health San Antonio & the San Antonio VA
Title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Role of Language in Psychological Disorders Among Veterans
16 October
Speaker: Speaker: Ms. Clarion Mendes
Clinical Assistant Professor, SHS, UIUC
Title: Marginalized Voices: Developing Cultural Humility with Gender Minorities
30 October
Speaker: Ms. Kristina Bustamente and colleagues
PhD students, Bilingual Oral Language and Literacy Development & Disorders, CSD, Florida State University
Title:Evidence-Based Strategies for Language and Literacy Development in Linguistically Diverse Learners
13 November
Speaker: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton
Assistant Professor, CSD, Auburn University
Title: Invisible culture, whispered identities: Highlighting the educational and clinical experiences of AAE-speakers
4 December
Speaker: Ms. Maca Galvez + other students
Graduate Students at UIUC
Title: TBD