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Over 100 current & incoming Pacific undergraduates have applied for a guaranteed graduate school spot through 51³Ō¹Ļ's unique admissions program, Pacific Priority.
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News and Stories | Speech-Language Pathology
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Pacific Priority allows students to apply for and receive conditional admission to select Pacific graduate programs before they even start college, providing a clear pathway to graduation and the next step in their education & career journey.
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When Alex (Bing) Marchbanks ā14, SLP ā18 graduated from Pacific, she never could have imagined the niche area of speech-language pathology that her career would lead her to. SinceĀ 2021, she has been treating premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit with feeding and swallowing disorders.
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Martha Cuevas-Ramos SLP '17, who is being awarded an Emerging Leader alumni award, knows the joy on a mother's face. She helps put it there.
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Communications Science and Disorders Professor Amanda Stead will be honored by the American Speech Language Hearing Association for her special contributions in higher education.
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Clark ā65, MSEd ā70 and Rae Peters ā65 found love at Pacific ā love of teaching, love of speech, and love of each other. And more than 50 years later, theyāre not letting go.
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A retired educator and speech pathologist, Steve Dustrude '73 has invested in student success, in and out of the classroom. He's been a leader in Oregon's education system and an advocate for student support at 51³Ō¹Ļ.
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Alex (Bing) Marchbanks '14, SLP '18 found her passion for speech-language pathology at Pacific. A scholarship funded by donors helped turn her dreams to reality as she completes her master's degree this spring.
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āThe No. 1 thing that is lost in aphasia is words,ā said Annabelle WattsĀ SLPĀ ā17. āI really hope participants who come here realize there is this gigantic world of communication and that here are all these other ways to facilitate that and have fun and re-engage with life and with their partner.ā
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Clinical experience was the key for Ally HackettĀ SLPĀ ā17 when she was choosing a graduate program. Working with dementia patients gave her first-hand experience on her route to a masterās degree in speech-language pathology.