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The ASL/English Interpreting major has
had many excellent opportunities over the 2016-
2017 academic year. Multiple Deaf events were set
up by IMAGE, SIGNIFY, Interpreting Club, and
the 2017 senior class. The 2017 senior class was
able to interpret with a certified mentor at the 161st
Bloomsburg Fair in September.
The seniors were also able to take a trip to
Gettysburg, PA for Immersion Weekend.
Immersion weekend was set up by two alumna
Maribel Escarfullery and Katie (Noll) Murphy
(both class of 2011) in 2013 and have been offering
it to seniors in the ASL/English Interpreting
program ever since. This is a three-day event in
which there is no speaking, it is an ASL only
experience. There were ASL faculty, Deaf
members from the community, and two certified
interpreters that were present. During a few hours
on one of the days, the students were able to
practice mock interpreting scenarios where people
who can hear came in and various real-world
scenarios were set up in different rooms such as
parent-teacher conference, insurance agent
meeting, and many more. During the weekend,
Deaf presenters gave training seminars. The mock
innerspring scenarios and workshops were to help
the seniors prepare for their practicum and for
interpreting after graduation.
-Nora Reade (Class of 2017)
S P R I N G 2 0 1 7 Immersion
Weekend
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IMAGE
Interpreting Club
Conference
Every two years the Bloomsburg
University Interpreting Club holds an
action-packed conference. This
upcoming April 2018, will be our next
conference! (more details will follow.)
Many Interpreters and students from
all over come and attend. There will
be many different events held at this
conference, including: performers,
interpreter agency fair, workshops and
more! Most of the workshops taking
place will offer free CEU’s. The
Interpreting club conferences have
proven to be a great success each year,
don’t miss it!
In just a couple days, IMAGE will be
hosting their annual show! Come out
and support this amazing group on
April 29, 2017 from 3-5 PM in Carver
Hall! Admission is free, but donations
will be accepted.
Feel free to find out more about this
group on Facebook and Instagram by
searching, “Bloomsburg Image.”
We hope to see you there!
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Alumni Newsletter
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Alumni Newsletter
Spring’17
Bloomsburg Fair
Mentors Needed!
Every fall, seniors in the Interpreting
program have the chance to work with a
mentor during the annual Bloomsburg
Fair. This is a great chance to start their
interpreting career, and something they’ll
be able to cherish and remember forever!
The Fair will be from September 23rd
through the 30th. Mentors are always
needed! If you are interested in
becoming a mentor, or have any
questions, please feel free to contact
Jessica Bentley-Sassman at
jbentley@bloomu.edu.
Each semester, Signify hosts Deaf
Awareness Day here on campus.
Students participate in games, get
to mingle with members of the
Deaf community as well as their
friends, and have tons of fun for a
few hours!
Also, alternating with the
Interpreting club each semester,
they hold a Spaghetti Dinner at the
Community Alliance Church.
Keep an eye out for when it will be
held this upcoming fall!
Signify
Celebrate alumni successes!
EIPA 3.5 or higher Permission for EIPA and NIC status was granted
By the recipients
Class of 2014
Audriana Osorio
Kacy Wilbur
Emily DuBruille
Class of 2015
Melissa Hatfield
Natalie Fromm
Julianne Vignola
Class of 2016
Alexa Cantalupo
Cassidy (Sangrey) Gochnauer
The annual Deaf Day at Knoebel’s
is right around the corner! Come out and
join the Interpreting program seniors who
are on their practicum as they interpret
under the supervision of a certified
interpreter. They will interpret for various
shows throughout the day. This event will
be held on June 10, 2017. It is a great way
to meet the new members of the field
while supporting them in the process!
Keep an eye out for an email closer to the
date with the specific times.
Deaf Day at Knoebel’s
NIC
Class of 2015
Natalie Fromm
Class of 2016
Amanda Hoot
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Stakeholder’s Meeting
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The second thing that we are asking alumni
to be a part of is a stakeholder’s meeting.
An e-mail was sent out previously about a
stakeholder’s meeting. If you are interested
in being involved in the stakeholder’s
meeting, please feel free to send Dr. Jessica
Bentley-Sassaman an e-mail, at
jbentley@bloomu.edu. The stakeholder’s
meeting will take place on June 3, 2017. It
will be held on Bloomsburg University’s
campus. If you cannot make it because you
live at a distance but would like to join in,
we are working on a video conferencing
technology that will allow you to join in on
the meeting, so that way you can participate.
Please feel free to contact Jessica Bentley-
Sassaman for more information. If you sent
an email already expressing interest, you will
be emailed with the flyer. We thank you for
your time and for your support as alumni at
Bloomsburg University and our
ASL/English Interpreting program. We
look forward to becoming an accredited
Program through CCIE.
Hello! Bloomsburg University’s
ASL/English Interpreting program
has some exciting news to share with
you. We are currently going through
the process of becoming accredited
through the CCIE. In order to do
that, we have several things that we
will be asking from our alumni. The
first is, this summer; you will be
receiving an alumni survey. We ask
that you please fill out this survey to
help us with collecting data for
accreditation. It is very important to
us, and we appreciate your time and
willingness in doing so.
Accreditation
Dates to Remember
.
June 10th, 2017
Deaf day at
Knoebel’s
September 23rd-
30th, 2017
Bloomsburg Fair
(Mentor’s
Needed)
April 2018
Interpreting
Club
Conference
Bloomsburg University
525 E 2nd Street
Bloomsburg, PA, 17815
Bloomsburg University
ASL/ English Interpreting
Alumni Newsletter
Spring 2017
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