What is NSSLHA?

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) was created in 1972 to meet student's desires to have a closer affiliation with professionals in the field of Communication Disorders. NSSLHA operates as an independent organization and is recognized by the discipline's professional organization, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), as the official organization for students interested in communication sciences and disorders.  Involvement in NSSLHA leads to a fuller appreciation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology and a greater awareness of the issues affecting these fields.  MORE ON NSSLHA

For the national student organization's website click here:
http://www.nsslha.org/
For the national accreditation organization's website click here: 
http://www.asha.org/default.htm
Faculty advisor for the ASU Chapter of NSSLHA is
Dr. Sherri Lovelace

As a member of National NSSLHA you are entitled to:

• The annual Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders (CICSD), a NSSLHA publication.

• Three issues of NSSLHA’s newsletter, News & Notes.

• The ASHA Leader

• A choice of one ASHA journal: the American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, or Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Members may subscribe to additional journals at a discounted rate.

• Register at a reduced fee for the Annual ASHA Convention and visit the Graduate Information Center, where you can learn about graduate programs, or the Placement Center where you can interview with potential employers. Also, NSSLHA sponsors two forums focused on issues that are of interest to students during the ASHA Convention.

• Establish credit with a NSSLHA credit card with no annual fee for the first year.

• Meet your professional liability, medical and dental insurance needs through plans available exclusively to ASHA and NSSLHA members (see Seabury and Smith).

• Qualify for the NSSLHA-to-ASHA Conversion Program and save significantly on dues and fees for your first year of ASHA membership and certification.

• Network with students in other national and international programs.

• A discount on Associate Affiliate membership in ASHA’s Special Interest Divisions.

• Use of the ASHA’s Career Center to assist with your job search.

ASU Chapter of NSSLHA

The Arkansas State University chapter of NSSLHA is a recognized chapter of the nationwide organization designed for students majoring in the field of Communication Disorders.  The purpose of this organization is: to encourage professional interest among college and university students in the study of human communication sciences and disorders, to provide continuity to the dissemination of professional information, and to provide a vehicle for student representation in matters of professional concern.  NSSLHA also offers communication disorders (CD) students the opportunity to get involved by joining various chapter committees designed to organize and participate in university and community services, raise funds, recognize outstanding contributions by alumnus and current students, and to actively promote recruitment and retention of new CD students. NSSLHA also participates in intramural sports and other seasonal events that allow them to come together in formal and informal settings with their professors and peers to support NSSLHA and have FUN!!