Name: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association-UTRGV Chapter (NSSLHA)
Purpose: Allows communication sciences and disorders majors to interact, network and volunteer on the UTRGV campus and throughout the community. This organization is available to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in the field of speech-language pathology.
President: Alexis N. Martinez
Vice President: Mayra A. Garza
Secretary: Joana Ramirez
Treasurer: Luz Maria Lavalle
Co- Treasurer: Marifer Muñoz
Historian: Valeria Quintanilla
Co-Historian: Ashlyn Montemayor
Liaison: Karla Nieto
Senior Representative: Vanessa Rodriguez
Junior Representative: Dora Rivera
Adviser: Sonya Salinas, a clinical assistant professor in the Communication Disorders department
Activities: Volunteer opportunities are offered at every meeting. Socials are held throughout the semester. The organization has volunteered at 16 events on campus and throughout the community.
Meetings: Biweekly meetings are held every Thursday in EHABW 1.406.
Membership requirements: Open to all UTRGV graduate and undergraduate students. Students in good standing with the university (2.5 cumulative GPA for undergraduate and 3.0 for graduate) are eligible for full local membership after attending or participating in an organization event/meeting.
Facebook: facebook.com/nsslhaatutrgvz
–Compiled by Lesley Robles
