NAPP

National Academy of Preprofessional Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Minutes

November 16, 2007

General Meeting of NAPP
Westin – Adams Room
Boston, Massachusetts

In attendance:

• President Bertha S. Clark called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
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• Dr. Colleen Visconti, Secretary - distributed the minutes from the 2006 NAPP meeting in Miami, Florida.  The minutes were revised and approved.
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• Dr. Barbara Schmidt – Molloy College - was unanimously elected as President of NAPP.
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• Dr. Visconti announcements –
  • Dr. Lucy Hess’s – Indiana Unviersity – Purdue University @ Fort Wayne - husband had unexpectedly passed away.  A card was passed around to sign for her. 
  • Dr. Kathy Jakliesky – Augustana College – Sends her thanks to all who participated in her students research project.  She mailed out a questionnaire to 39 Undergraduate
    only programs and received 19 replies, a 50% return rate.  
  • President’s Report – Dr. Clark – distributed the Annual President’s Report for 2006-2007.  It included information about the following issues:
  • Completion of the NAPP Tax Exempt application.
  • Attendance at CAPCSD conference in Palm Springs, CA
  • Service as NAPP representative to ASHA Program committee
  • Developing a committee lead by Dr. Carol Apern to examine the effectiveness of preprofessional program
• Elections
  • Treasurer – Mary Steppling - Columbia College-  was unanimously elected by acclimation.
  • Secretary – Mendy Richards was unanimously elected by acclimation
• Dr. Carol Alpern discussed the proposed questionnaire regarding preprofessional students' success in graduate school and requested feedback from other NAPP members. Because of the urgency of this issue and the need to collect some evidence regarding this issue, President Clark asked for volunteers to work with current committee members Drs.Alpern, Fischer, and Clark. Dr. Amy Hadley agreed to work on this committee. 
• Copies of the current questionnaire, drafted by B. Clark and Dr. Alpern , were distributed and persons in groups of 5-6 persons reviewed the questions and gave suggestions for a national questionnaire of NAPP programs.
•  Suggestions made by Dr. Jim Naas were that we ask about the pass rate of preprofessionally trained students in graduate school and the successes of these students in employment. Questions such as how many students went to graduate school and how many graduated should be included.  Jim also suggested that the study be as short as possible to increase the likelihood of persons responding to the survey.
•  Dr. Becky Weaver described an ASHA research program of graduate students. She suggested that NAPP ask that undergraduate student data be included. Jim suggested that NAPP collect its own data first, submit the data as an ASHA poster session, and then request inclusion in the ASHA study.
•  Further discussion centered around the use of Survey Monkey and Zoomerang as helpful research sources.
•  A letter was read from the Harding University faculty expressing appreciation for            its longstanding affiliation with NAPP and the announcement that because of Harding's current development of a graduate program, it is resigning from NAPP.
•  President Clark expressed gratitude for the tremendous role the Harding University faculty had played in NAPP's development throughout the years and conveyed best wishes in the success of the graduate program, on behalf of NAPP. 
•  It is recommended that the NAPP meeting be scheduled for Thursday (the first day of the convention) to avoid the conflict with the NSSLHA Luncheon.
•  The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 pm.
• Recorded by Bertha Smith Clark and Colleen F. Visconti

Respectfully submitted by Colleen F. Visconti, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Minutes

November 18, 2004

General Meeting of NAPP, Marriot Hotel, Philadelphia , PA

In attendance:

•  President Judith VanderWoude called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. and asked that all those present introduce themselves.

•  The minutes from the 2003 Annual Meeting (ASHA in Chicago , IL ) were review. The following changes were moved Visconto - should be Visconti; Zeusbia, Bagli - should be Zenobia , Bagli. The minutes were unanimously approved as amended by verbal acclamation.

•  The CAPCSD 2005 meeting in Scottsdale , Arizona - will be on pedagogy . This is a great meeting and a great place to network.

•  Treasurer's report – Judy VanderWoude reported for Donna Goudlett-Collins. There have been $357.75 in expenditures and $4023.97 of income.

•  President's report (Judy VanderWoude) - We have continued to grow and set undergraduate agendas. This a wonderful group to be involved with.

•  KASA standards - James Nass and Michael Flahive:

•  Graduate schools are dictating what we need to do.

•  If we don't do it, then the student has to do it. Therefore, we need to have a form to track KASA requirements that pertain to our programs. If anyone has a form, send them to Judy VanderWoude and she will send it out via email.

•  Mike Flahive - seize the opportunity - new requirements for accountability of when students gain knowledge and skills, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Suggested approaching CAPCSD with our agenda and trying to solidify our content. We may need to go to the graduate programs and talk to them about what would serve them best. If we want to create form to help to organize the students, then should the form be included in the application process? If so, this could help market our students to the graduate programs.

•  Questions to think about: How are undergraduate programs meeting the requirements? Can we work within our colleges/universities and the departments to create courses that meet the KASA requirements (e.g., the science courses that meet KASA)? Do we report number of credits or is it based on having a course?

•  Helpful Resources - Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) book - Judy has found this very helpful in the formative and summative assessment. Listserv - CAPCSD midcomdis. Mike Flahive gave out the address for this. To enroll, email him at flahive@sxu.edu .

•  Many programs discussed having exit tests, which require a 70 to pass. Some have remediation programs to help those who don't pass.

•  Summary: At the undergraduate level we have more freedom to shape our programs. We need to talk to the graduate programs to determine what would be helpful to for them, and remember that our students do excel when they go to the graduate level. In 2005, we are looking at outcomes measures - competency in knowledge and skills

•  Online masters programs - What do we say about them? Northern Arizona and Western Kentucky have programs, and possibly Eastern Carolina and Nova Southwestern. If it is an accredited program, then it is credible.

•  Thank you to Don Goldberg for serving as President and Past President! Also thank you to Donna Goodlett-Collins for serving two terms as Treasurer!

•  Nominations for Treasurer - Mary Steppling ( Columbia College ). Motion to dispensed with rules – approved unanimous. Unanimously elected by acclamation.

•  Nominations for President - President-elect for one year, President for 2 years and Past-President for one year- Bertha Smith Clark (Middle Tennessee State University). Motion to dispensed with rules – approved unanimous. Unanimously elected by acclamation.

•  Bylaws –Motion to include Associate Membership and to change from CSD to human CSD - which would be the more appropriate term. Fee for membership would be the same for both levels. Motion to have an electronic vote prior to February 1, 2005 (moved by Jim Naas and seconded by Bertha. Smith Clark .

•  Hiring Additional Faculty – Don Goldberg (The College of Wooster) is adding another tenure line into the department. He is worried that it might be hard to find a new PhD graduate who wants to come to a small undergraduate program. What are some creative ways to hire new faculty? List in Chronicle in Higher Education ; ASHA Leader and also Advance (but that is very expensive); also Council of Academic Programs has a link which is free; word of mouth works well also. Others report that response rates have been better recently. Could NAPP take a booth for employment - then share the cost among the programs that are looking for faculty members? Another idea is to look for faculty that are recently retired- who want to just teach.

•  Doctoral Student Shortage - What are we not doing to get our own students to get a PhD? Answers varied from it doesn't pay or they would rather work first and then go back. Also, it would be great if graduate programs create more masters to PhD programs. Ronald McNair scholarship is a wonderful program to train students to be doctoral level students (Bertha Smith Clark). Team with graduate programs within or outside state - to get students into Masters-PhD track. Joe Melcher discussed a Department of Education grant that pays for the students' senior year and they are accepted provisionally at the end other junior year. University of Cincinnati does this.

•  Non-profit status of NAPP – Judy VanderWoude – is looking into it. We need to have a tax ID number - Peter Feudo is also helping with this. Some programs will not pay the fees without a tax ID number. If that is the case for your program, Judy will run credit card charges through Calvin College .

•  NAPP website is almost finished. The address is www.NAPPCSD.org. It will be up in the next few weeks. What do we want to add? Some ideas are a member list, KASA forms, minutes, links to CAA and CAPCSD.

•  NAPP enhancement grant - Marjorie Goodban - proposal that is submitted is to enhance undergraduate education. This is for instructional purposes, and the College/University must match the money. The maximum is $500.00. Do we want to do this again? The committee members will be Jim Naas, Joe Melcher and Kathy Jakielski .

•  Announcements –

•  Bertha Smith Clark reported that in Tennessee there is a law that is being proposed that would make 3 tiers for Speech-Language Pathologists in working in the schools: SLP-A, BA, SLP with masters.

•  How many programs are going to graduate program? A few are looking into it.

•  Off-campus teaching - Jim Naas will come to pre-professional campuses at cost - if you want a CE program that will bring in both students and off-campus people.

Meeting adjourned at 2:02 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Colleen F. Visconti, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

NAPP Secretary

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November 2003 Minutes

NOVEMBER 13, 2003

GENERAL MEETING OF NAPP, HILTON HOTEL, CHICAGO

In attendance:
Colleen Visconti, Baldwin-Wallace College
Judy Iacarino, Iona College
Zeusbia Bagli, Jackson State University
Peter Feudo, Williams College
Gale J. Isaacs, Elizabeth City State University
Lucy Gess, Indiana University, Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Sharon Egly, Indiana University, Purdue University , Fort Wayne
Barbara Schmidt, Molloy College
Marjorie Goodban, Elmhurst College
Bertha S. Clark, Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro
Joe Melcher, Xavier University of Louisiana
Howard F. Wilson, West Texas A & M University
Donna Dunn, Jefferson County Public Schools
Mary Steppling, Columbia College , Columbia , SC
Kay Garrard, Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro
Mendy Richards, Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro
Beckie Weaver, Harding University , Arkansas
Jim Naas, Brescia University , Kentucky
Judith Vander Woude, Calvin College , Michigan
Kathy Jakielski, Augustana College , Illinois
Cheri Carrico, Elmhurst College , Illinois
Suzanne Reading, Butler University , Indiana

•  President Donald Goldberg called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. and asked that all those present introduce themselves. He also thanked those who had brought food for this meeting.

•  The minutes for the 2002 Annual Meeting (ASHA in Atlanta ) were reviewed. Hearing no additions or corrections, these minutes were approved.

•  The CAPCSD 2003 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque , New Mexico was discussed. Jim Naas reported on the benefits of attending CAPSCD. The upcoming 2004 meeting in Fort Lauderdale was announced and attendance was encouraged, particularly to learn more about the undergraduate issues in the new ASHA academic standards.

•  In absence of the treasurer, no Treasurer's report was presented. However, the president did encourage all present to submit their dues as soon as possible to the treasurer.

•  Nominations for Secretary was discussed. J. Vander Woude nominated Colleen Visconti as the NAPP Secretary, beginning January 2004. There were no additional nominations from the floor, and it was moved, seconded and accepted that nominations be closed. Colleen was elected unanimously by acclamation.

•  Mendy Richards and Judith Vander Woude agreed to work together on a website for NAPP. It will be housed at Calvin College and Mendy and one of her students will design the website. Judith Vander Woude will register the new domain name ( www.nappcsd.org ). Including a page for downloading adapted KASA forms and other useful documents was discussed.

•  Judith Vander Woude reported on the status of the KASA form for the new ASHA academic standards, as discussed at the CAPSCD meeting the evening before.

•  Peter Feudo suggested a revision of the NAPP Bylaws to allow for associate members. These associates could be schools who do not have a full undergraduate major in communication sciences and disorders or schools who may have undergraduate programs-only in the past.

•  Lower student numbers and the difficulty of hiring Ph.D. faculty was discussed (amended 10-11-04)

•  The issue of a tax ID number was discussed. Several representatives stated that their institutions required a tax ID for paying the dues. Peter Feudo agreed to investigate applying for a tax ID number.

•  The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 PM .

Respectfully submitted,

Judith Vander Woude

NAPP Secretary

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