The Student Speech Communication Association not only provides information that will benefit students, but also offers worthwhile community service projects.
These projects have been a good mix for an organization that is continuing to grow in size. The group averages about 10 to 20 people for their meetings – a number which has risen from previous years.
According to SSCA President Ashley Peake, there is a stated goal that group would like to accomplish.
“We’re a national student-based organization focused on helping communication majors and minors develop their careers and contribute to their communities,” Peake said.
The SSCA attempts to reach their goals by having programs about speech programs and inviting speakers to talk at these events. The group does community service that not only benefits the group but the community as well.
At the October SSCA meeting, two graduate students talked at the meeting about speech pathology. Peake would like to see programs like this to continue and expand.
“We’re trying to work on that,” Peake said.
“Last year we had a lady talk about what you can do with a speech degree. We would also like to have somebody come in and talk about rsum tips.”
The heart of this organization is community service. The organization enjoys helping people out, but there’s one project that is very special to Peake.
“We help people at Safe Passage, which is a shelter that women and their children from abusive homes can go to,” Peake said.
“They start them into a new house and we help by providing donation boxes where students can bring things like dishes and shampoo. We just feel compelled to help them.”
The group is getting ready to sponsor a winter holiday program and will also adopt a family for Thanksgiving, where they will give a needy family what they need to fix a nice Thanksgiving dinner.
Other projects that the SSCA plan to work on includes a campus beautification drive in April, as well as sponsoring a quilt in December for World Aids Day.
“We do the community service out of concern and desire to help others,” Peake said. “If we can help one group this year, we will be pleased.”
Peake said everyone is welcome to join the organization.
“We’re not just for speech majors, but also for speech minors and people that are undecided,” she said. “We let people know what you can do with a speech major.

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