About

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) offers engaging and challenging courses and clinical experiences for students studying at the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate levels. Upon graduation, undergraduate students majoring in SLHS will be well-prepared to pursue advanced degrees in speech-language pathology or audiology, or utilize transferable communication and collaboration skills in other careers. Our Master's degree program in speech-language pathology and Clinical Doctorate in audiology (Western's first doctorate program) provide exceptional academic, clinical, and research opportunities for students who intend to practice in educational and/or medical settings.

Impact

Your gift today can help fund our donation-based clinic, and ensure it has the funding it needs to provide cutting-edge services to people from across Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Gifts ensure; hearing aids can be adequately refurbished and repaired in order to fit people free of charge through our hearing aid bank, culturally-responsive materials for use with Speech-Language clients, and the best equipment is available in our clinics.

Your gift to the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department will fund student-faculty research, guest speakers, clinic supplies, materials and equipment, travel to conferences, career networking opportunities, and most importantly, scholarships.

Memorial Scholarships

We are also working to grow our named scholarships established in honor of beloved faculty who have retired or passed on:

Eva Baharav Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Barbara Mathers-Schmidt Scholarship for Speech-Language Pathology
Dr. Loren Webb Memorial Scholarship
Sam Polen Memorial Scholarship for Audiology Students

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Lunchtime Crunchtime!

From 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge!	Donors
1	$1,000	Women's Rugby Sport Club	78
2	$500	Western Symphony Orchestra	70
3	$250	Ice Hockey	36
4		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	33
5		Men's Ultimate	23
6		Men's Rowing	22
7		Marketing Concentration	14
8		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	8
9		Geology Field Camp Scholarship Fund	8
10		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
11		Child Development Center	7
12		Sailing Team	6
13		AS Alpha Kappa Psi	6
14		WWU Mock Trial	6
15		Water Skiing Sport Club	5

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$500

1000th Donor Challenge!

The 1,000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

Completed

$500

2000th Donor Challenge!

The 2000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

2,000 / 2,000 Donors

Completed

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Breakfast of Champions!

Thank you to all participants! Congrats to Water Skiing Sport Club for winning 1st place! 2nd place winner is Ice Hockey, and 3rd place is Men's Ultimate!

Rank	Prize	Breakfast of Champions!	Donors
1	$1,000	Water Skiing Sport Club	35
2	$500	Ice Hockey	31
3	$250	Men's Ultimate	27
4		Men's Rowing	19
5		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	14
6		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	11
7		Accounting Fund for Excellence	8
8		Linguistics Department	8
9		Psychology Student Research and Travel Fund	8
10		Women's Rowing	7
11		Sailing Team	7
12		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	7
13		Western Welcome Scholarship	6
14		Compass2Campus	6
15		Political Science Department	5

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Twilight Giving

From 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,000	AS Alpha Kappa Psi	86
2	$500	Ice Hockey	43
3	$250	Sailing Team	36
4		Men's Rowing	27
5		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	16
6		Women's Rowing	12
7		Compass2Campus	9
8		Men's Ultimate	9
9		Sociology Summer Internship Scholarship	9
10		International Business Study Abroad Scholarship	8
11		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
12		Marketing Concentration	7
13		Sociology Department	7
14		LGBTQ+ Western Advancement Fund	6
15		Men's Rugby	5

Ended

$500

1500th Donor Challenge!

The 1,500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

Completed

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CHSS Humanities Heroes Challenge!

The departments, projects or programs in CHSS that receive the highest number of unique donors will receive a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.

Rank	Prize	CHSS Humanities Heroes Challenge!	Donors
1	$500	Sociology	50
2	$250	Psychology	31
3	$100	Linguistics	22
4		History Department	14
5		Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department	13
6		Political Science	12
7		Ethnic Studies Department	11
8		Journalism	6
9		Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences	6
10		Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies	5
11		Global Humanities and Religions	4
12		Health and Human Development	2
13		Communication Studies	2