University Times

To the editor:

The Department of Communication Science and Disorders (CSD) in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is scheduled to have a site visit of the graduate clinical training programs in audiology and speech-language pathology by the Council for Academic Accreditation (CAA) Nov. 4 and 5. The site visit is one portion of the re-certification process for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

On Nov. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to noon in 5047 Forbes Tower, consumers and students are invited to attend a public meeting to provide comments to the site visitors. A copy of the standards and/or the CAA’s policy on public comments may be obtained by contacting the CAA Office at ASHA, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, by calling ASHA’s Action Center at 1-800/498-2071, or by accessing ASHA’s Web site at http://professional.asha.org/academic. For further information call the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at 412/383-6540.

Malcolm R. McNeil

Professor and Chair

Communication Science and Disorders