Accreditation organization to visit Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; public input sought

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a process to achieve reaccreditation. 

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association will conduct the reaccreditation site visit Oct. 5-6.

As part of the assessment, the public is invited to offer comments at a meeting at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Lyles-Porter Hall, Room 1028. 

Written comments may be submitted by Wednesday (Sept. 20) by:

• Mail: Accreditation Public Comment, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, MD 20850
• Email: accreditation@asha.org
• Fax: 301-296-8570

A copy of the Standards for Accreditation and the CAA’s policy on public comment may be obtained by contacting the accreditation office at ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, MD 20850; calling ASHA’s Action Center at 800-498-2071; or accessing the documents on AHSA’s website at https://caa.asha.org/programs/call-for-public-comments/.

For more information, contact Jennifer Simpson at 765-494-3789 or jsible@purdue.edu.