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16 Dec 2016

December 2016 Graduate Spotlights

Several students from the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders will receive their diplomas this weekend during Nebraska's December 2016 commencement ceremonies. Four of those students took time to discuss their experiences in SECD.

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15 Dec 2016

Academy for Child & Family Well Being hosting book fair Dec. 18 to benefit Nebraska Letterbox Club

The Academy for Child and Family Well Being (ACFW) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be hosting a book fair Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Barnes & Noble store at SouthPointe Pavilions in Lincoln. In addition to offering several free activities, a percentage of sales during the book fair will benefit the Nebraska Letterbox Club, which sends educational packages to children in Nebraska’s foster care system.

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13 Dec 2016 By Kelcey Buck

Professor by day, candy maker by night

When Sue Kemp was handed a toffee recipe during her student teaching, she never expected to be spending every night and weekend cooking to fill the orders she receives for her business, Sweets by Suzanne.

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02 Dec 2016

Stephen Boney: 30 years at Nebraska

Stephen Boney, associate professor of practice in the audiology program, will be recognized for his 30 years of service at Nebraska during the college-wide meeting for the College of Education and Human Sciences Dec. 2.

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30 Nov 2016

Amy Willman: 15 years at Nebraska

Amy Willman, lecturer and coordinator of the American Sign Language program, will be recognized for her 15 years of service at Nebraska during the college-wide meeting for the College of Education and Human Sciences Dec. 2.

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23 Nov 2016 By Kelcey Buck

SECD faculty, students present at annual ASHA convention

Eleven faculty and 16 students from SECD were contributing authors on 20 presentations during the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) annual convention, which was held Nov. 17-19 in Philadelphia.

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08 Nov 2016 By Kelcey Buck

Nebraska Letterbox Club selected for Celebrate Literacy Award

The Nebraska Letterbox Club, a program organized by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Academy for Child and Family Well Being (ACFW), was selected as the recipient of the Celebrate Literacy Award by the Eastern Nebraska Reading Council.

The award will be presented at the next Eastern Nebraska Reading Council meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Barnes & Noble at SouthPointe Pavilions in Lincoln.

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24 Oct 2016

Four speech-language pathology and audiology graduate open houses scheduled for 2016-17

The first of four open houses for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s graduate programs in speech-language pathology and audiology is slated for Friday, Nov. 4, at the Barkley Memorial Center.

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20 Oct 2016

Nebraska Letterbox Club selling popcorn Oct. 24-28 on East Campus

The Academy for Child and Family Well Being at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be selling popcorn Oct. 24-28 to raise money for the Nebraska Letterbox Club, which sends educational packages to children in Nebraska’s foster care system.

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18 Oct 2016 By Kelcey Buck

Inaugural interdisciplinary Learning Technology Academy launches

It all started with a visit to a gaming company in California. Now, Ron Nelson’s idea for an interdisciplinary Learning Technology Academy is coming to fruition with the formation of the student team that will work together to create learning technologies for children experiencing learning difficulties.

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