CMSD
![Student Sierra Bowling smiles as she poses with her hands holding her gray jacket in front of a beige backdrop with the outline of a window in the background.](https://today.csuchico.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230921-RawlinsPortraits-Bowling-JH-031-600x400.jpg )
Hands-on Learning Helps Mold Graduate Student into SLP She Wants to Be
What began as Sierra Bowling's teenage interest in public speaking has become a passion for the budding speech-language pathologist.
![Alyssa DeVries (left) and Liam McCoy (right) work on an exercise during a Communication for Disorders (CCD) counseling session on at Chico State.](https://today.csuchico.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20230220-CMSDClinic-MB_037-600x400.jpg )
Celebrating 75 Years of History, Impact in the Field of Speech-Language Pathology
Founded in 1948, the CMSD program has a long history of providing the North State with high quality professionals and critical speech, language and hearing services.
![Talitha MacDonald, wearing an orange turtleneck sleeveless top and black pants, is photographed outdoors standing near a wooden fence.](https://today.csuchico.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20230908-TalithaMacDonald-MB_013-600x400.jpg )
Supporting Others Through Self-Discovery
Talitha MacDonald's desire for change led her to Chico State and a career helping others through the Clinic for Communication Disorders.