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Charge Up Your Chapter: NSSLHA Membership Quest

Charge_Up_275The Charge Up Your Chapter campaign awards prizes to local chapters that have members who are actively engaged in national NSSLHA and ASHA activities.

The NSSLHA Executive Council develops the categories of each award and establishes the criteria for award selection. Categories are based on national priorities as defined by the Council. Criteria for selection is based on data collected from posts, application submissions, or general activity by national members of NSSLHA over a defined period of time.

Here's the chance to showcase how your chapter gets "charged up" about NSSLHA membership. Create a short video, design a t-shirt, or create a poster that conveys your chapter's energy and the power of being a part of a local NSSLHA chapter. Videos, t-shirt designs, and posters will be exhibited at The NSSLHA Experience at the ASHA Convention. The winning chapter in each category will be announced during the NSSLHA Honors Ceremony on Friday, November 15, 2013, during The NSSLHA Experience at the ASHA Convention, McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Ballroom E354b, Chicago, Illinois. View the Charge Up Your Chapter winners from 2012.

Boost your chapter's energy and power in the Charge Up Your Chapter: NSSLHA Membership Quest! Give your members a jump start on their connection to a network of resources and life-long rewards.

Charge Up Your Chapter Eligibility and Rules

To qualify the chapter must be in good standing with national NSSLHA by October 31. The chapters that are selected for an award will be selected based on data collected by the National Office. All qualifying data will be retrieved through the NSSLHA/ASHA database management system, Convention registration system, or the Higher Education System.

Qualifying data are defined as

  • data belonging to a chapter that has recertified with national NSSLHA by October 31,
  • data from individuals who are registered website users on the NSSLHA/ASHA website by October 31,
  • data from individuals who have identified the academic program with which they are currently affiliated in the NSSLHA/ASHA database,
  • data entered into the ASHA Convention registration database, and
  • data entered into the Higher Education System.

Chapter Recognition Awards

The NSSLHA Council is rewarding our local chapters that are successful in engaging their members to participate in tasks and activities that have an impact on the future of NSSLHA. The categories of involvement include

  • the chapter with the most posts (or replies) to the NSSLHA group on the ASHA Community by October 31;
  • the chapter with the most students registered for the ASHA Convention by October 31;
  • the chapter with the most student memberships in ASHA's Special Interest Groups by October 31;
  • the chapter with the most male students (as determined by data submitted to the Higher Education System);
  • the chapter with the most submissions to NSSLHA and ASHA awards, grants, scholarships, and competitions;
  • the chapter with the most creative collaboration between audiology students and speech-pathology students;
  • the chapter that has donated the most money to the ASHFoundation this year.

Video Contest

To participate, the local chapter must

  1. be in good standing with national NSSLHA by October 31;
  2. record a no longer than 3-minute video that must be
    • inspired by the 2013 ASHA Convention theme "The Magic of Teamwork: Science and Service Delivery,"
    • creative and original,
    • appropriate to be posted on the NSSLHA YouTube channel and other forms of social media;
  3. upload the video to the Application Management System by October 31.

Videos will be judged on creativity, message, and relevance to the topic. Videos may be humorous or serious, but—more important—they must convey energy and the 2013 ASHA Convention theme.

T-Shirt Contest

To participate, the local chapter must

  1. be in good standing with national NSSLHA by October 31;
  2. design an image that can be worn on a t-shirt. The design also must meet the following requirements—
    • the t-shirt must be inspired by the 2013 ASHA Convention theme "The Magic of Teamwork: Science and Service Delivery,"
    • the t-shirt must be creative and original,
    • designs can be on the front and back of the shirt,
    • the t-shirt must be appropriate (submissions with vulgar language and references will not be considered);
  3. upload a PDF, JPEG, or RTF image of the design to the Application Management System by October 31.

T-shirt designs will be judged on creativity, message, and relevance to the topic.

Poster Contest

To participate, the local chapter must

  1. be in good standing with national NSSLHA by October 31;
  2. design a poster inspired by the 2013 ASHA Convention theme "The Magic of Teamwork: Science and Service Delivery." The poster may include any or all of the following—
    • local chapter activities,
    • honors awarded to the chapter or honors awarded to members of the chapter,
    • community involvement,
    • fundraising activities;
  3. upload a rough draft of the design to the Application Management System by October 31.

Chapters will be required to bring the final poster presentation to The NSSLHA Experience at the ASHA Convention. Limit poster size to approximately 4' x 8'. It is recommended that the poster presenters use thin, lightweight poster paper. Heavier paper or cardboard may be difficult to keep in position on the display boards.

Chapter posters are not eligible for ASHA Continuing Education Units.

The winning poster(s) will be selected by The NSSLHA Experience at the ASHA Convention attendees through a paper ballot process.

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