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13 Jun 2019 By Caroline Jacobs

Costa Rica education abroad: Caroline's experience

When I first decided to go to Costa Rica, I had no idea how impactful such a short trip abroad could truly be. I find myself already incorporating things I learned from my experiences into my everyday life, such as taking time to reflect and being more conscious of my environmental impact.

I think the biggest influence this trip has had on me, however, is pushing me to think about what kind of school I want to work in, what kind of educator I want to be, and what kind of world I want to help shape.

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29 May 2019 By Kelcey Buck

Fifth annual Aphasia Awareness Walk is June 8

Speech-language pathology graduate students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are hosting the fifth annual Aphasia Awareness Walk Saturday, June 8, on East Campus.

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29 May 2019 By Chuck Green, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families & Schools

Examining strategies to enhance the arithmetic-to-algebra transition

For students struggling to learn math, confusion and frustration can be common denominators. A new Nebraska research project is aiming to help remove those negative factors from the equation.

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09 May 2019 By Kelcey Buck

Memory workshop summer session begins June 12 at Barkley Center

An eight-week memory workshop led by speech-language pathologists and graduate speech-language pathology students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln begins June 12 at the Barkley Memorial Center on East Campus.

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03 May 2019 By Kelcey Buck

Michaela Sullivan grows research understanding through master’s thesis option

As an undergraduate student, Michaela Sullivan completed an honors thesis with Steven Barlow as her mentor. When she began in the Master of Science program in speech-language pathology at Nebraska, it only made sense for her to choose the thesis option and continue working with Barlow.

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Rachel Feuker, Mallory Placek, Sydney Rhoades

02 May 2019 By Kelcey Buck

May 2019 commencement spotlights: Graduate students

Q-and-As with Rachel Feuker, Mallory Placek and Sydney Rhoades. They will graduate this weekend with master's degrees in speech-language pathology.

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Bekah Hutchinson, Emma Loberg, Stacy Peters, Michaela Reddel, Rachel Yager

01 May 2019 By Kelcey Buck

May 2019 commencement spotlights: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Q-and-As with Bekah Hutchinson, Emma Loberg, Stacy Peters, Michaela Reddel and Rachel Yager. They will graduate this weekend with bachelor's degrees in communication sciences and disorders.

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Paul Anderson, Sarah Gervais, Amanda Hilton

30 Apr 2019 By Kelcey Buck

May 2019 commencement spotlights: Special Education

Q-and-As with Paul Anderson, Sarah Gervais and Amanda Hilton, who will graduate this weekend. Anderson and Gervais will receive bachelor's degrees in special education (7-12), while Hilton will earn her bachelor's degree in elementary education and special education (K-6).

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26 Apr 2019 By Kelcey Buck

Dixie Sanger retiring from SECD after 41 years of service

Dixie Sanger was just one course shy of her bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln when she took an elective class that would dramatically alter the trajectory of her career. The class was Intro to Speech and Language Disorders.

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23 Apr 2019 By Kelcey Buck

Chris Marvin retiring after 31 years in SECD

Nebraska was supposed to be just a pitstop in Chris Marvin’s career. Five or six years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and she would move on to somewhere with the mountains and oceans she was used to enjoying. More than 30 years later, she is retiring from the job and the university she grew to love.

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