Susan S. Williams, vice provost for academic policy and faculty resources, announced that five Ohio State faculty fellows will participate in an annual signature program sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a consortium of Big Ten institutions and the University of Chicago. CIC’s academic leadership program (ALP), now in its twentieth year, provides faculty fellows with a big-picture view of issues, roles, and responsibilities for current and potential administrators across the CIC universities.

The program hosts three, two-day seminars for all fellows on topics such as human resources, budgets, and strategic planning for the university of the future. In addition, the individual universities determine and create their own internal program for their fellows that runs in parallel, and complements, the seminar series.

To view the 2009-2010 CIC-ALP Fellows click here

The LEND Achievement Award was given to the LEND trainee that made the most clinical growth and contributed due to that growth. For more information about the LEND program click here

Jodi Hensel has been selected to participate in a two month, full-time clinical research project at Vanderbilt University funded by a training grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. These traineeships are awarded to outstanding students currently enrolled in a graduate program leading to the Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) degree. Jodi will be working alongside Linda Hood, Ph.D, an established clinical research scientist, evaluating hearing loss related to genetic mutation, efferent system control, brainstem processing, and auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony.

Courtney Abel was recently elected Vice President of the Student Academy of Audiology Board of Directors. As the newly formed official student organization of the American Academy of Audiology, the SAA was created to provide a direct connection between the student and his/her future professional home and discipline. The goal of the SAA is to provide students with a venue for information, resources, leadership, mentorship, and student-to-student networking opportunities as they progress through their educational programs and transition into professional status. If you would like to read more about the SAA please click here