News Flash!

Fall Harvest Party

It is almost that time of the

year again and our Fall

Harvest Party is in the works!

The party will be held on

November 3rd. We encourage

all cohorts to start coming up

with activities for the clients.

Alzheimer’s Walk

The Alzheimer Walk will take

place on Saturday October

6th. It is $25 to walk and free

to volunteer. The Speech and

Hearing Club will be taking

donations from anyone who

would like to donate. If you

are interested contact Nicole

Coombs at

nlcoombs@m.marywood.edu

Inside this Issue 2-3 Fun Page 4 In the Eyes of… 5 Humans of CSD 6 Alzheimer’s Awareness

CSD Department

Newsletter

CSD Department

Newsletter October 4 t h

Movie Night

8:30pm, Madonna Hall

Theatre

October 6 t h

Alzheimer’s Walk

October 16-17 t h

Fall Break – Clinic is

closed!

October 18 t h

Speech and Hearing Club

Meeting

3-4 pm, McGowan 1055

October 30 t h

Registration begins

November 3 r d

Fall Harvest Party

3:30-4:45

Happy Halloween! Oct. 2017, Issue 1

Become more educated about Alzheimer’s and support the fight! Read page 6 for more

information!

Spring Registration

Once again, the fall semester is

flying by and it is almost time to

register for classes for the spring

semester! Registration for spring

classes begins on October 30th.

Sign-ups for advisement meetings

will begin to go up after fall break,

so keep an eye out.

Fall Break

Fall Break is Monday 10/16 and

Tuesday 10/17 this year. Just a

reminder, the clinic will be closed

on these dates and there will be no

observations. Have a great break!

Attraction: Roba’s Family Farms

Roba’s Family Farms is a

must-do during autumn here in Scranton! Take I-81 North

to the Scott Exit, and the farm is a short scenic ride away. I suggest going on a

Friday if possible to avoid the weekend crowds. Score

discounted admission with a group of 20+ people…cohort trip anyone?? Get lost in the

corn maze, ride the old-fashioned hayride to the

pumpkin patch, and fly high on the pumpkin pillow

trampoline! Countless other activities include pumpkin launching, campfires and

petting animals. Bring home a pumpkin to carve or some farm fresh goods! The Roba family also offers an apple

orchard at a different location. Break out those fall

boots and make it a date!

October

3rd Jenny Weisberger 5th Caroline DelSole 13th Kristen Emery

14th Laurie Schneider

Scranton

FALL in love

with speech!

In the Eyes of a…

As a cohort we spend the majority of our week in Phonetics and Intro to CSD with Dr. Burrows. On Thursday as a part of the Speech and Hearing club and our UNIV 100 class, we will watch The King's Speech. I look forward to what the rest of the year has to bring!

-Madison Horwath

Freshman

Cohort 11 just took our first test in Speech and Language Development. The classes we're taking are Speech and Language Development, Linguistics, and Language Sample Analysis lab.

-Kelcie Spreng

Sophomore

preparing and studying

for our first audiology

test. We all worked hard,

intensely studying the

anatomy and physiology

of the complex ear,

which had paid off. I

can't speak for everyone,

but I know I am both

anxious and excited to be

applying and preparing

for grad school this year

and love listening to the

cohort ahead of ours'

advice and stories. We

are excited to see what

this program holds for us

and can't wait to

experience it together!

-Emily Zarrilli

Cohort 11 is very busy with clients and groups! We are currently taking all graduate classes such as Dysphagia, Diagnostics, and Neuroscience. The only major changes for us have been a bigger workload and more clients!

-Samantha Bussinelli

Junior

My cohort and I are currently in the midst of our internships. Most of us are placed with children in a school or early intervention center, while others are in a hospital working with adults! Personally, I’ve had nothing but amazing experiences in the school setting so far and the kids are adorable! I’m taking Communication Disorders Related to TBI/RHD, and the rest of my cohort is also taking Pediatric Neuromotor Speech Disorders. I think we’re all super excited to be gaining more knowledge in the speech world. It’s definitely an adjustment coming from the Marywood Clinic, especially schedule-wise, but I can’t say enough wonderful things about it. I hope everyone is having a great fall semester!

-Tiffany Mathis

First-Year Grad

Second-Year Grad

Our cohort started off our semester with the happiest of quizzes, already quickly approaching happy quiz number five. This past week, we spent our whole week preparing

Humans of CSD

Madison Horwath Freshman Favorite Fall Activity: Watching football.

Kelcie Spreng Sophomore Favorite Fall Activity: I really like finding a new book to read, and seeing the leaves change is always one of my favorite times of the year!

Emily Zarrilli Junior Favorite Fall Activity: My favorite fall activity would have to be apple and pumpkin picking on a cold fall day with my family and friends and ending it by having some apple cider.

Samantha Bussinelli First-Year Grad Favorite Fall Activity: My favorite fall activity is apple picking with my family.

Tiffany Mathis Second-Year Grad Favorite Fall Activity: My favorite fall activity is eating warm apple cider donuts and eating pretty much anything that has the word “pumpkin” written on it!

Alzheimer’s Awareness

What is Alzheimer’s? A type of dementia that can cause problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The brain can be affected in all different areas causing different outcomes. This is a regressive disease that affects individuals and families everyday.

What are the symptoms?

Memory loss Disorientation

Mood changes

Difficulty speaking, swallowing, and walking

How can you help? Find a doctor to help.

Early diagnosis is key to try and get someone help at the early stages.

Looking for a cure! A cure is still being looked for but there are treatments that can help patients slow the symptoms and able them to participate in daily activities. Efforts are being made to find ways to treat patients better and hopefully conquer the disease.

Worldwide, 47 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias.

GO PURPLE!

Myths: 1. Memory loss is a natural part of

aging 2. Only older people can get

Alzheimer’s Reality:

1. Alzheimer’s causes more than memory loss, where brains cells die and cannot be regenerated

2. People as young as 30 can be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and at age 65 it increases greatly.

Support the fight against Alzheimer’s by wearing a purple ribbon! Participate in

fundraisers to earn money for research to finding a cure!

Join us and become a volunteer or walk in the Alzheimer’s walk at PNC field on

Saturday, October 6th!