University of Mary’s Speech-Language Pathology Program Announces Public Meeting Notice

Monday, October 12, 2026
4:45 PM to 5:30 PM CST
University of Mary Simmons Center
Virtual Participation: UMary MS SLP Site Visit Public Meeting

The Master of Science (MS) education program in Speech-Language Pathology (residential) at the University of Mary is holding a reaccreditation site visit by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Blvd, #310, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.

In accordance with the CAA's public comment policy and procedures, the CAA is seeking public comment as part of its review. According to the CAA, individuals who wish to provide input about a program seeking candidacy or initial accreditation or about a CAA-accredited program seeking continued accreditation may do so in two ways:

1. Submit written comments prior to the accreditation site visit. All comments are due in the Accreditation Office no later than three (3) business days before the first day of the scheduled site visit. Comments received after this time will not be forwarded to the site visit team for consideration during the accreditation review, in accordance with the procedures specified in Chapter XII of the Accreditation Handbook. Comments may be submitted by email ([email protected]), fax (301-296-8570), or mailed to Accreditation Public Comment, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850.
2. Provide comments to the site visit team during the program's scheduled site visit, such as during the public meeting.

As part of the site visit, an in-person public meeting will be held from 4:45-5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026, in the Simmons Center at the University of Mary.

Attendees may also attend virtually via Microsoft TEAMS meeting using the following link: UMary MS SLP Site Visit Public Meeting

All are welcome to attend, and attendees will have the opportunity to meet with a member of the accreditation site-visit team to provide personal observations and feedback related to the graduate program's compliance with the CAA's accreditation standards. A copy of the Standards for Accreditation and/or the CAA's Policy on Public Comment may be obtained by contacting the Accreditation Office at ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, calling ASHA's Action Center at 800-498-2071 or accessing the documents online at https://caa.asha.org/programs/call-for-public-comments/.

All comments must:

• Relate to the program's compliance with the current Standards for Accreditation
• Identify the specific program seeking candidacy, initial accreditation, or continued accreditation with the CAA
• All written testimony-including comments faxed or submitted as email attachments-must include the commenter's name, address, telephone contact information, and the commenter's relationship to the program in order for accreditation staff to verify the source of the testimony. All comments must be signed.

Comments that do not meet these requirements will not be considered, and the individual or group commenting will be notified.