Public Meeting Invite

Monday, October 27, 2025
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Clinical Sciences Building Room 351. 150 South Rd, Mankato, MN 56001 or Zoom (Meeting ID: 995 6664 7014)

As part of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) graduate program re-accreditation process, we warmly invite our valued community partners to a public meeting hosted by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) site visitors. 

This meeting offers a meaningful opportunity to share your insights and experiences with the CSD graduate program.

Your feedback is important and appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you!

Parking Options

• Lot 5 of 5A (right outside the CSB building, 150 South Road). Required to call the receptionist at 507-389-6298 and provide your name & license plate # to validate parking
• Free lot (located across from Kwik Trip and CVS pharmacy) 
• Visitor lot (parking map and parking info)

Call for Public Comments

In accordance with the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) Public Comment policy and procedures, the CAA is seeking public comment as part of its review of the Minnesota State University, Mankato CSD master’s program that has submitted applications for candidacy or application for continued accreditation and anticipate a site visit.

Individuals who wish to provide input about our CAA-accredited program seeking continued accreditation may do so in two ways:

1. Submit written comments prior to the accreditation site visit. All comments are due in the Accreditation Office no later than 10/22/25. Comments received after this time will not be forwarded to the site visit team for consideration during the accreditation review, in accordance with the procedures specified in Chapter XII of the Accreditation Handbook. Comments may be submitted by email, fax (301-296-8570), or mailed to Accreditation Public Comment, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850. 
2. Provide comments during the public meeting on 10/27/2025.

All comments must:

• Relate to a program’s compliance with the current Standards for Accreditation
• Identify the specific program seeking continued accreditation with the CAA
• All written testimony—including comments faxed or submitted as email attachments—must include the commenter’s name, address, telephone contact information, and the commenter’s relationship to the program in order for Accreditation staff to verify the source of the testimony. All comments must be signed.

Comments that do not meet these requirements will not be considered, and the individual or group commenting will be notified.

More details can be found at Call for Public Comments