ANNUAL NEWSLETTER
2024 IN REVIEW
INSIDE THIS ISSUE We Are Home ............................... 1 22nd in Nation .............................. 1 GRAND OPENING Celebrating 70+ Years ......... 2-5 Department Video ..................... 5 GRANTS Grand Challenges ....................... 6 Pioneering Progress...................7 HEARING CONSERVATION Music Students ........................... 8 Industries....................................... 8 Vol Fans ......................................... 9 UT Staff .......................................... 9 IRELAND Study Abroad ........................10-11 NEWS Welcome Aboard ...................... 12 Passion for Advocacy..............13 Impact Award .............................13 MEMORABLE MOMENTS Looking Back ........................ 14-15 LOOKING AHEAD Graduation ...................................16
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THE WAIT IS OVER, AND WE ARE HOME ASP now inhabits every inch of our nearly $20 million renovated state-of-the-art space which spans approximately 65,000 square feet, integrating research, education, and clinical operations under one roof for the first time in 40 years. The renovation was completed in two phases over four years, with the final phase completed in August. Being in the same building encourages collaboration and interdisciplinary activity, benefiting our students, patients, faculty, and research. With our move, we have taken the first steps toward a multidisciplinary center of excellence for individuals with communication disorders. Already, we have a few social work and occupational therapy students doing practicum here, and an occupational therapist on our faculty. They are embedded in our clinics, classrooms, and research labs, working with ASP's faculty and students for the benefit of each other and our patients. It’s an exciting time to be part of ASP!
DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY PROGRAM RANKS 22ND IN THE NATION! In the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools list for 2024, the AuD program moved up four spots. Students in the AuD program undergo 11 semesters of full-time, intensive academic and clinical training, and complete a research project. While academic coursework is coupled with clinical practicum each semester, four semesters are dedicated to full-time clinical experience in a variety of settings, such as private practices, physician offices, hospitals, and school systems. More than 18 clinical and academic faculty members with expertise in all areas of audiology and hearing science provide training and mentoring throughout the program. “We are very proud of our outstanding Audiology and Speech and Language Pathology team and the training they provide every day to the students in the Doctor of Audiology program,” said Stephen Alway, PhD, dean of the College of Health Professions. “Our students receive stellar instruction for meeting the hearing needs of our communities and the state of Tennessee.”