Staff at Mississippi University for Women are invited to attend the Staff Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31 from 2-4 p.m. in the Cochran Ballroom.
Sponsored by Staff Council, the party will feature food, fellowship and festive crafts.
In addition to the party, the departmental costume contest will be held again this year. There is a twist, however.
This year, the winning department will be decided by the Pre-K class from the Child & Parent Development Center during their annual Trick-or-Treat event on campus.
CPS seeking volunteers for inaugural Trunk or Treat event
Child Protective Services (CPS) in Columbus is seeking volunteers from the community for its inaugural Trunk or Treat event, Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at its offices at 1604 College St.
Volunteers can help by decorating a trunk, making a donation or in any of the other areas of the event.
Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to contact Tanaugia Lucious at (662) 323-1573 or (662) 338-6587.
The W launches single application for four premier scholarships
Mississippi University for Women is now offering one application that qualifies students for four different scholarships, including one full-tuition scholarship.
“With the Premier Scholarship initiative, The W has combined the selection processes of four of our most competitive scholarships into a single application,” said Dr. David Brooking, executive director of Enrollment Management. “We know that a big part of being successful in college is finding the right fit. The Premier Scholarship application supports this by connecting students with the most valuable opportunities and experiences available.”
To receive the Centennial Scholarship or Honors Award Scholarship students must participate in The W’s residential honors program. The 1st Generation Ambassador Scholarship and W Leadership Scholarship can be combined with other select scholarships.
By completing the Premier Scholarship Application online, prospective students will be considered for one or more of the following scholarships:
Centennial Scholarship (full tuition, room and board, plus $5000 Study Abroad Award)
Honors Award ($33,000 over four years and a one-time $2,500 award toward Study Abroad Award)
Scholarship eligibility is determined by a student’s ACT or SAT score and high school college preparatory curriculum (CPC) grade point average. Students must also be eligible to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
To receive and renew scholarships, recipients must complete at least 12 credit hours per semester at The W and maintain a cumulative university GPA of 2.5 or higher each academic year. The total amount of institutional scholarships awarded by the university may not exceed the total cost of tuition, room, board and a book stipend by the university may not exceed the total cost of tuition, room, board and a book stipend.
A team of Mississippi University for Women speech-language pathology students emerged victorious recently, beating out teams of students from universities across Mississippi in the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) Praxis Bowl at the annual conference, held in Flowood.
Graduate SLP students from The W celebrate their win in the MSHA Praxis Bowl at the organization’s annual conference.
The Praxis Bowl is a trivia competition which pits teams of Mississippi university students against one another testing their knowledge and also featuring real Praxis exam questions. The Praxis-SLP is an exam which tests a student’s foundational knowledge and clinical skills. Passing the exam is a requirement for certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as well as for licensure in Mississippi.
“These events are important to students in that they provide students opportunities to become more knowledgeable and engage in leadership and scholarship at the professional level,” said Dr. Hunter Manasco, graduate program director and professor of speech-language pathology. “This year our students assisted in presenting professors’ research, presented their own research, attended sessions where they learned new information and attended review sessions for the Praxis-SLP which is their national boards.”
A cohort of both graduate and undergraduate students, 35 in total, attended the conference with some participating in presentations and other activities. They were given the opportunity to network with other students and professionals in the field as well.
Three W faculty also attended the conference.
Katelyn Black, a second-year graduate student was the recipient of the Outstanding Clinician Award, one of the three Honors of the Association awards presented at each year’s conference.
Manasco and second-year graduate student Grayci Brantley presented a poster titled, “A modified VNeST approach for treatment of Apraxia of Speech.”
Dr. Jianwen Crump, Manasco and second-year graduate student Addyson Olive presented the poster, “Deficits and recovery following a late left childhood hemispherectomy.”
Crump presented a solo poster titled “Improving Clinical Competence in Medical Settings with High Fidelity Simulations.”
The final poster was created by first-year graduate student Katherine Marsh along with Dr. Catherine Cotton, and it was titled “Exploring Vocal Hygiene Education Across Three Disciplines.”
Presentations included: “Mindfulness Awareness of Undergraduate SLP Students,” by Cotton and Latasha Latham; “In ____ We Trust: Excluding/Including Cultural Religious Beliefs in Intervention,” by Cotton; and “SLPs Perception of Preparedness with Behavior Management Across Clinical Settings,” by Crump.
About Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association
MSHA is the statewide professional organization for its members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, parents/caregivers, support personnel and students. The overall mission of the MSHA is to support audiologists and speech-language pathologists in Mississippi by providing resources, information and professional/continuing educational development opportunities; promote the highest ethical and professional standards; and advocate for legislation and regulation necessary for members to provide quality care for individuals with communication, hearing, balance and swallowing disorders.
W Counseling Center hosts fifth annual Mental Health Fair
Mississippi University for Women’s Counseling Center will host its fifth annual Mental Health Fair Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the W Room at Hogarth Student Center with lunch at noon.
The goal of the event is to inform individuals of the many wellness resources that are available to them. This year the event is booked full with 33 vendors and organizations who want to help.
“The event is aimed at showcasing all the mental health resources that are available to students, staff and faculty both on campus and off campus,” said Kimberly Davis, a licensed mental health therapist at The W’s counseling center.
The fair is aimed at improving people’s wellbeing and providing the resources they need to do so no matter what area they need help with.
“Our mental health and wellness fair concentrates on many areas of wellness.” said Davis. “For example, emotional, social, physical, financial, academic, career building and spiritual (wellness) are a few areas that will be represented at our event.”
Active minds, a student organization sponsored by the counseling center that promotes mental health awareness, will be at the event. They have helped plan the fair and will assist other organizations with setup.
Another goal of the fair is to “stomp out the stigma,” as in make people see the importance of mental health and taking care of themselves in a different light.
“We don’t want people to feel bad for coming to see us,” said Davis. “They should see it as more of self-care. You’re doing yourself a favor, you’re taking care of yourself, and that, hopefully, will kind of break that stigma.”
