The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities

The Sowell Center promotes quality research to address the academic and social needs of school-age students with sensory disabilities and provides public service to assist local, national and international constituencies.

Student Information & Deadlines

• O&M Program Contacts: Ms. Anita Page (anita.page@ttu.edu) and Dr. Nora Griffin-Shirley (n.griffin-shirley@ttu.edu)
• TSVI Program Contact: Dr. Rona Pogrund (rona.pogrund@ttu.edu)
• Reach Across Texas Contact: Anita Page (anita.page@ttu.edu) and Gabriella Davis (gabriella.davis@ttu.edu)
• Deafblind Program Contact: Dr. Phoebe Okungu (phoebe.okungu@ttu.edu)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Contact: Jongwoo Lee (jongwlee@ttu.edu)

Graduation and Employment Statistics (.docx)

EDSP 5093 Course fee

Attention students in the teacher of students with visual impairments' program and orientation and mobility specialist's program:

Effective Fall semester 2012, all students who register for EDSP 5093, Internship in Special Education, who are not covered by a grant, will pay a course fee of $750.00 in addition to the tuition cost of the course. This money will cover costs incurred by the university internship supervisor's expenses, who will observe you teach.

University Scholarships

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Reach Across Texas Application Information

Learn more about the Reach Across Texas program.

Project MAPVI Application Information

Learn more about Project MAPVI here

Financial Aid for Students With Disabilities

OnlineSchools.org has compiled a list of financial aid options for students with disabilities. View the complete guide here.

Contact Information

Director:

Nora Griffin-Shirley
n.griffin-shirley@ttu.edu
806-834-0225

General Contact:

Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities
P.O. Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409
806-742-2320