Term
3 Years
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to the essential duties and responsibilities required for all Board of Directors (BOD) members, the Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology is charged with the following tasks:
- Participate in developing, promoting, and hosting a gathering of academics at the ASHA Convention
- Initiate appropriate recommendations for actions to advance undergraduate and graduate education in speech-language pathology
- Help recruit individuals into the study of human communication sciences and disorders, and actively seek sources for student financial support
- Serve as the BOD liaison to—and promote the activities of—the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) regarding academic issues in speech-language pathology related to professional development in administration, leadership, and pedagogy
- Attend the annual CAPCSD conference
- Serve as member and ASHA representative on the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) to promote interprofessional learning experiences
- Encourage and promote doctoral studies for both clinical and research speech-language careers
- Serve on the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Board of Directors
ASHA Standing Committees, Boards, and Councils
The Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology serves as the BOD liaison to the following ASHA standing Committees, Boards, and Councils (CBCs):
Essential Experience/Expertise/Skills
In addition to the Experience/Expertise/Skills essential for all BOD members, the Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology requires the following:
- Experience in higher education or academic career background—university or clinical preceptor setting
- Familiarity with accreditation, certification, and other issues related to higher education
- Experience with interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPP)
- Awareness of current issues facing academic programs and pre-professional education
- Knowledge of the functions of academic programs/institutions—for example, faculty-related responsibilities such as recruitment, hiring, tenure-track and non-tenure-track positions, key committees, teaching, service, research, and evaluation; student-related responsibilities such as recruitment, admission, advising, and evaluation; and university-wide responsibilities such as committees and interprofessional activities
- Ability to represent all academic programs without bias toward any
Time Commitment (excluding travel time)
- Weekly (routine tasks, emails, and voting): 4–6 hours
- Monthly (CBC work and BOD virtual conferencing): 8–10 hours
- Quarterly (meeting prep and attendance): 3–4 days