The Department of Communication Disorders at Fort Hays State University offers strong undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students for careers in speech and language pathology.

Students who seek a career as a speech-language pathologist can give back to the community by helping individuals of all ages who experience communication delays and disorders.

As a major, students learn about the characteristics of speech and the communication problems that can occur at any age. After they learn about the science of speech-language-hearing disorders, they have the opportunity to put classroom knowledge into practice, utilizing both traditional and new interventions with real people who present real communication disorders.

In addition, the university’s Geneva Herndon Speech and Hearing Clinic provides supervised clinical experience for students, and serves Western Kansas as a resource for speech and hearing evaluation and therapy.

Department of Communication Disorders

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Department of Communication Disorders Funding Needs

The following priorities are listed in order of importance.

Funding for consumable resources and clinical equipment upgrades is crucial to department’s ability to maintain its outreach and academic programs.

Augmentive & Alternative Communication DevicesThis equipment allows people who cannot verbally communicate due to brain injury, cerebral palsy, stroke or other neurological disorders to learn an alternative form of communication.

Nasolaryngoscope and Zoom Lens CouplerThe addition of a nasolaryngoscope to the voice and swallowing lab at the Herndon Clinic will give faculty and student clinicians a valuable tool for performing flexible fiber-optic evaluations of swallowing.

Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS)The PAS allows students to work with clients who have issues with breathing and airflow. The PAS would be valuable in assessment, treatment and research of individuals who have these difficulties.

Ambulatory Phonation Monitor (APM)The APM device provides a more natural use of voice and breathing for clients with airflow difficulties. Student clinicians will gain experience in the use of a technology found in clinical settings.

NET IEP Annual Licensing and SupportNET IEP is a web-based software program used in public schools to write individualized education plans (IEP) for students with special needs. Student clinicians train on this software as part of their clinical experience.

SAMS Annual Licensing and SupportSAMS is a web-based management program that faculty and students use to monitor students’ progress toward required learning outcomes. Faculty assess students in the academic and clinical areas and use SAMS to manage their assessments. Students also use SAMS to monitor their own progress.

Audio Visual Management Software45 user licenses

$25,000

$8,000

$11,745

$5,123

$500/yr

$700/yr

$40,000

PO Box 1060 Hays, KS 67601http://foundation.fhsu.edu 785-628-5620

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The Fort Hays State University Foundation is an independent, non-profit corporation designated by the state of Kansas to receive gifts on behalf of the university.

Please contact our office if you would like more information about the Department of Communication Disorders and their current funding needs.

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