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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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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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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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

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