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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

 

There are six Colleges within the University.  The Department of Speech-Language Pathology is one of nine departments in the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.   Dr. Neil Hattlestad is the Dean of the College and Dr. Jacquie Rainey is Assistant Dean.  The Dean's offices are located at Doyne Health Sciences Center on Bruce Street.

 

Dr. John Lowe is the chair of the department.  All faculty and full-time professional staff and student representatives are assigned to one of three Program Committees: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Clinical.  The chair of each committee is the Director of each of the Programs.  Susan Moss-Logan and Linda Edwards are undergraduate academic advisors.  Sharon Ross is the graduate academic advisor.  Committees for 2005-2006 academic year are:

 

Undergraduate                       Graduate                                Clinic 

Susan Moss-Logan, Chair        Sharon Ross, Chair                   Kathy McDaniel, Chair

Linda Edwards                         Dee Lance                                Donna Smiley

Byron Ross                              Robert Logan                            Kim McCullough

                                                Jacki McMurtrey                       Linda Moore

                                              

                                                                                                           

Students will have an opportunity at the beginning of the academic year to volunteer as members on these committees.  We appreciate the perspectives and new ideas that student members have contributed to committee work in the past, and look forward to your input. 

                                                                       

 

MISSION

 

The Department’s primary mission is to prepare speech-language pathologists who are capable and fully qualified to provide independent professional services in a variety of settings to individuals with a wide range of communication needs.  Excellence in classroom and clinical instruction is our primary focus.  Research and the scholarship of teaching and service are vital to the growth and development of our profession and are integral components of the Department.  Fostering a spirit of significant expectation and achievement in these areas among students and faculty is important as all strive to become a community of learners for lifelong development and continued professional participation.

 

A hallmark of the Department’s mission is responsiveness to the needs of the state and the profession.  The Department is committed to addressing these needs through collaborative approaches and innovative curricula.