University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Graduate feature: Annie Fochs

11 Dec 2023


News, Eau Claire

Senior Annie Fochs took a leap of faith to make a major change to her last semester at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire this fall, commuting weekly to Neillsville to work alongside a speech-language pathologist.

Thanks to a unique opportunity to pilot a new certificate program in communication sciences and disorders (CSD), Fochs now is graduating with 100 recent clinical practicum hours in area public schools as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA). She says she’s grateful for the chance to better prepare for graduate school in speech-language pathology.

“I’m not normally a person to venture too far outside of my comfort zone, and jumping into this program definitely pushed me there, but I’m so thankful I trusted my faculty and went for it,” the Mosinee native says.

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