NSSLHA First Meeting | September 12

WELCOME!

First Meeting Agenda 1. Goals for the Year 2. Membership 3. NSSLHA Mentoring 4. Community Service 5. Fundraising Events 6. Social Events 7. Media 8. Charge up your Chapter! 9. Point System 10. Important Dates 11. Announcements 12. National NSSLHA Experience!

1. Goals for the Year Meaningful meetings Service opportunities Interesting presenters Successful fundraising A strong CSD community Opportunities for leadership Represent UC at conferences

2. Membership Info Ally McFarland

2. Membership Info ●Turn your Membership Form into a NSSLHA officer,Dr. Sotto’s mailbox in French East, or the NSSLHA mailbox in the Steger Life Center by September 23rd! Order a tote bag for $30 CSD, SLP, or AuD Red, green, or pink ●Drawstring bags for the CSDudes!

3. NSSLHA Mentoring Molly Murrison

3. NSSLHA Mentoring Another way to be more involved with NSSLHA! Juniors and seniors will serve as a mentor for freshman CSD students! Goals: ●Become more involved and develop leadership skills ●Share your experiences ●Network and get to know students in other grade levels It is up to the mentor and mentee what you do with it! You could grab lunch together, meet at NSSLHA meetings, have study sessions, etc.

3. NSSLHA Mentoring If you are interested in this opportunity, I will be sending out an ! Be sure to respond!

4. Community Service Ellie Adams

4. Community Service Events Little Sisters of the Poor Bingo Night Wednesday, September 18th & November 6th approx. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Location: 476 Riddle Rd., Cincinnati, OH (3 min. drive) Number of Volunteers: 10 – 15 (full) What to Expect: Volunteers will help set up bingo, and play bingo with the nursing home residents and hand out prizes! This is all about making it a fun night for the residents!

4. Community Service Events Craft Lunch & Learn at Children’s Monday, September 23rd 9:00am - 1:00pm and 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Main Speech-Language Pathology Department 3430 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio Number of Volunteers: unlimited! What to Expect: Volunteers will help make crafts to be used by SLPs at Children’s during their therapy sessions. Lunch will also be provided for both time sections.

4. Community Service Events Into the Streets Saturday, September 28th 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: William Howard Taft National Historic Site. Meet at McMicken Commons and arrive a little before 8:30. Number of Volunteers: I still need 5 people! But I need all registration forms TOMORROW! How to sign up: Go to this link and register as a general volunteer: and then fill out the registration form that was ed to you. and then fill out the registration form that was ed to you. What to Expect: Volunteers meet at McMicken Commons then break off into groups to work on housing and beautification projects for nonprofit organizations in the Cincinnati community. We will all be together working at William Howard Taft National Historic Site cleaning up the area.

4. Community Service Events Dance With My Daddy Friday, October 4th 5:00pm - ? Location: P.O. Box Cincinnati, Ohio Number of Volunteers: 15 people What to Expect: This is a dance for children with disabilities and their fathers. Volunteers will be helping to greet and serve food and beverages to all of the children and fathers! This is a new event that we are participating in but I’ve heard it is an awesome program put on Fathers Taking A Role (FTAR).

4. Community Service Events Ronald McDonald House Thursday, October 17th & November 14th approx. 5:00 – 8:00 p.m Location: 350 Erkenbrecher Ave, Cincinnati, OH (5 min. drive) Number of Volunteers: 10 What to Expect: Volunteers will be preparing dinner for those living in the Ronald McDonald House. Usually meals are prepared for about 70 guests.

4. Community Service Events Freestore Foodbank Thanksgiving Meals (Tentative) November near Thanksgiving Location: 112 East Liberty Street, Cincinnati, OH (7 min. drive) Number of Volunteers: 15 each day What to Expect: Volunteers will be distributing Thanksgiving meal packages to about 8,000 families in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. Volunteers will be asked to manage customer lines, assist with intake of the customers, handing out packages and assisting with carrying packages. Volunteers may be inside or out – please wear weather appropriate clothing that is comfortable!

Put your name in the lottery for Dance With My Daddy Friday, October 4th approx. 5:00pm - ? 2. Ronald McDonald House Thursday, October 17th approx. 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14th approx. 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 3. Little Sisters of the Poor Wednesday, November 6th approx. 7:00 - 8:30pm Only put your name in if you can commit! We will you this week if you are chosen!

5. Fundraising Bria Kramer

5. Fundraising Working Concessions Football & basketball games Easy way to make money for NSSLHA o Money is donated to great organizations o $35 dollars per person or 10% of sales! Send out s as dates come closer Google Doc. sign-ups Let me know if you’d like to work.

5. Fundraising Pizza / Bake Sales 2x this year (1 per semester) Working on date for Fall semester Need volunteers! o Work actual bake sale (1 point/hour) o Bring in baked goods (.5 point for donation)

5. Fundraising Wanting to be more involved with NSSLHA? Me at anytime! Plenty of opportunities to get NSSLHA points. One point for every hour you work! This year’s goal is…. $4000!!!!!

5. Fundraising Any suggestions or ideas? Woody’s bar night Fundraiser at Yogurt Vi Potbellys Fundraising night

6. Social Events Morgan Haines

6. Social Events Yoga on the Green Washington Park, 1230 Elm St. September 24th 6-7 pm Relieve some stress with your friends for FREE!!

6. Social Events October Dinner at Rock Bottom On Fountain Square Exact date TBA Halloween Activities! suggestions??

6. Social Events Ice Skating on Fountain Square November 23-February 15 (Exact date TBA) Located on Fifth and Vine St. $3 admission, $3 dollar skate rental Stay tuned for more information!

6. Social Events Support the Speech Spike-ologists NSSLHA Intramural volleyball team Games on Wednesday nights! Playing in the Sorority League...so far 2-0 yayy!!

7. Public Relations Jackie Palmer & Leah Baccus

7. Media NSSLHA Speaks Newsletter Most Recent: Listen Up! Edition Any NSSLHA event throughout the semester Student or faculty interviews Upcoming events I will contact you close to the end of the semester Earn points for every hour you contribute!

7. Media Follow us on Twitter & Join our Facebook #CSDlove University of Cincinnati NSSLHA

7. Charge up Your Chapter What?: Competitive campaign showing ASHA how our chapter gets “charged” up about NSSLHA membership! When?: 2013 ASHA Convention in Chicago Theme: “The Magic of Teamwork: Science and Service Delivery.” ●Contest includes: ○T-shirt Design/Video inspired by the 2013 theme ○Poster displaying the theme,our chapter’s activities, community involvement, fundraising, awards, and individual member’s awards IDEAS??

7. Charge up Your Chapter ● Local chapters that are successful at engaging their members to participate in activities that have a lasting impression on the future of the association. ○The chapter with the most posts (or replies) to the NSSLHA group on the ASHA Community by October 31ASHA Community ○The chapter with the most students registered for the 2013 ASHA Convention ○The chapter with the most student memberships in ASHA’s Special Interest Groups by October 31Special Interest

Charge up Your Chapter ○ The chapter with the most male students (as determined by data submitted to the Higher Education System [HES]) ○The chapter with the most submissions to ASHA and NSSLHA awards, grants, scholarships, and competitions; ○The chapter with the most creative collaboration between audiology students and speechpathology students; and ○The chapter that has donated the most money to the ASHFoundation this year.

8. Meetings Katie Carstens

8. Future Meeting Ideas Interesting professors Graduate students and CFY SLPs Time for NSSLHA Mentors & Freshmen to meet Holiday card decorating in December Valentine making for a nursing home CSD awareness project Operation Smile Your ideas!

9. Point System Molly Murrison

9. Rewards-Only Points System To be a member: Turn in membership form Attend a meeting or event (you just activated by being here!)

9. Rewards-Only Points System 1 hour of participation = 1 point For example: A meeting = 1 hour = 1 point Working concessions = 6 hours = 6 points Habitat for Humanity 4 hours = 4 points Working on newsletter = 2 hours = 2 points Fall Ball = 3 hours = 3 points SAA Red's Game = 3 hours = 3 points and so on.

9. Rewards-Only Points System ONE EXCEPTION to hour rule: Donation of a food item to meeting or bake sale =.5 point Secretary Molly Murrison is keeping track: her with questions about your total If attendance was taken, we have recorded your points.

Rewards? Top 10 point-earners at the end of the semester (approx 10% of total membership) = Recognized in the Fall newsletter, January meeting, and a list will be sent to Dr. Sotto and the faculty Top 10 point-earners at the end of the year (cumulative) = All of that, AND get an award at the annual CSD Banquet!

10. Important Dates Katie Carstens

10. Important Dates Virtual Advocacy Day Recognizing that the decisions made in Congress today will leave a lasting impact for years to come, NSSLHA and ASHA have joined together to sponsor a Virtual Advocacy Day on Wednesday, October 2, All you have to do is log on to ASHA’s Take Action site, personalize a letter, and send to Congress! It only takes a few minutes of your time! More detailed information will come out closer to the date!

10. Important Dates Ohio NSSLHA Conference Cleveland State University Saturday, October 26th 9:00am - 3:30pm Breakfast, Lunch & T-Shirt Included! Possible $25.00 fee Must organize your own transportation / overnight if you choose Registration Forms were ed to you and are posted on BlackBoard. RSVP to Katie

10. Important Dates Annual ASHA Convention "The Magic of Teamwork: Science and Service Delivery." Magical moments impact our lives as we strive to improve the lives of individuals experiencing communication disorders through modern science and innovative, evidence-based practices. Chicago, Illinois: November Arrange own transportation and lodging Registration fee $215 Highlights: Graduate student fair, NSSLHA luncheon, cutting-edge presentations, Ben & Jerry!

10. Important Dates Future Meetings -First Thursday of every month! 2013 October 3 November 7 December * January 16 February 6 March 6 April 3 Save the Date!! CSD Banquet April 18

11. Announcements Katie Carstens

11. Announcements Waiver & Release Forms If you want to do any type of off- campus community service or social events: Print your name and age on top Sign and date in the middle Put an emergency contact at the bottom

11. Announcements Multicultural Concerns in Communication Sciences and Disorders ( MC2) President: Julia Fallon ●student organization that provides a forum for students to discuss multicultural issues that Speech-Language Pathologists see throughout their careers. ● have the opportunity to hear a variety of guest speakers, get connected with unique community service opportunities, and learn more about important issues in the realm of Speech and Language.

12. Questions ?

National NSSLHA Experience This past August we went to the ASHA Office for NSSLHA Training. We learned that Region 4 (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,and Ontario) is struggling compared to other Regions. Tracking: Look at amount of applications towards awards & grants, participation in conventions and advocacy day

Regional Goals Increase activity levels of chapters with National NSSLHA. Encourage students to attend statewide and national conventions for pre-professional experience. Be a resource to students across our Region and advocate for our profession. LIKE NSSLHA Region 4 on FACEBOOK!!!!

NSSLHA Core Values ●Community service ●Career awareness ●Advocacy ●Networking ●Philanthropy

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