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Transcript: Welcome to the October 4 issue of Hi5! My name is Sarah Miller, and I am Traffic and Production Coordinator in the Office of University Communications. I am excited to be your signer today!

Here are our Top Five news stories.

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The Deaf Studies program in the School of Arts and Humanities is celebrating its 30th anniversary with many events and discussions throughout the academic year. The first two events were a presentation by the renowned Deaf artist Christine Sun Kim about her work and experience promoting a Deaf Public Voice that calls on hearing people to listen more attentively. The second, held during the International Week of Deaf People last week, was an interactive presentation by scholar-in-residence Dr. Annelies Kusters on Language Portraits and a lecture by guest presenter Fabrice Bertin on French Deaf Protest Movements.

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The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership, the Center for Democracy in Deaf America (CDDA) and SignVote are hosting several on-campus events from now through Election Day, including the fifth annual Stories and Speeches in Sign event, panel discussions, a booth at Homecoming, ad a watch party on November 5, Election Night. Be sure to vote on November 5!

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Norma Morán, associate director of the Center for Latine Deaf Studies, has been selected to participate in the Enlace Mid-level Leadership Program of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). She is one of 54 participants in this six-month leadership development program for mid-level college and university professionals. Congratulations, Norma!

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Gallaudet has received several major multi-year grants in the last few weeks, totaling several million dollars. One is for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (DHH-RERC). Another is for an AI tool to enhance collaborative learning in university biology classes for deaf students. This is a project with two other schools. Still another is to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing careers. This project is with several other schools. Taken together, these grants show our commitment to research to enhance the lives of deaf people the world over. We congratulate all the grant recipients!

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Alumni Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger have done it again – this time climbing Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest mountain, in Nepal. We have a story on our website, and links to stories about their previous climbs. Congratulations, Scott and Shayna!

On our website, we have many stories about our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, highlighting the amazing things they are doing here, around the country, and across the globe.

The next issue of Hi5 will be on Friday, October 18. In the meantime, stay up to date by following @GallaudetU on our social media platforms. If you have a story that you feel would be a good fit for Hi5 or social media, share it with us at gu.live/request.  

Have a wonderful weekend!