[Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

Sat May 16 16:47:09 UTC 2009

Greetings,
   That is a great idea Arielle! I would be willing to serve as a mentor to 
a few of the students. I don't exactly know how we would start such a 
program, and as you said, it will take some time to get it set up, but I 
think it is a great long term goal. Why don't you brainstorme some ideas on 
how to kik start it, and I will be on board. This would be a great way for 
us to get some more members to join CAB's. Looking forward to hearing some 
more instructions from you on what we need to do next.
   Yours
   Nijat

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
To: "Colorado Association of Blind Students List" <cabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

> Hi CABSters,
>
> We did indeed have an excellent visit to CSDB yesterday, and I was
> honored to be a part of it. I think the students' enthusiasm really
> reminded all of us why we do the things we do to keep CABS alive.
>
> I've been thinking a lot about our visit and especially the warm
> reception we got from the CSDB officials, and their invitation for us
> to come back in September. I think we can do a lot of good by keeping
> in touch with these students over the years and, whether or not they
> decide to join CABS, offering them our mentorship, wisdom, and
> experience.
>
> I wonder if we can set up a partnership with CSDB and especially the
> transitioning students (perhaps juniors, seniors and postgrads) and
> maybe match one or two of their students with each of us to continue
> contact between our visits? That way we can mentor them while they're
> applying to colleges, looking for jobs, etc. I recognize not all  of
> their students are college-bound but any of them can benefit from
> having a blind mentor. I also suspect that more of these students
> would be college-bound if they were exposed to successful blind
> college students and had the information and resources to pursue a
> college education.
>
> So what do you guys think about setting up this kind of program and
> maybe having monthly conference calls for all the CSDB student
> participants and mentors, and then arranging visits two or three times
> a year with information as well as a fun event?
>
> This is obviously still an immature idea but, as membership committee
> chairman, I would be willing to head this up if a group of you are
> interested in participating.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 5/16/09, Melissa Green <graduate56 at juno.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you all who participated.
>> Thank you to the center for the chocolate coins.  They were a hit with 
>> the
>> students.
>> Yesterday, five members of cabs hosted a seminar at csdb.  19 students
>> participated in three break out sessions.  The sessions concerned college
>> and social issues, Technology, and independent travel.  Even though these
>> were the topics covered.  Many times the discussions went deeper than 
>> those
>> topics.
>> For example, in the travel group, which I was co-facilitating, we 
>> discussed
>> being picked on in school.
>> There were also some humorous moments as well.  For example, in the 
>> social
>> group arielle was asked how can you date someone for more than two weeks.
>> After the break out sessions, we discussed the importnace of the national
>> federation of the blind and both the colorado asociation of blind 
>> students
>> and the national asociation of  blind students.  In the beginning of the
>> seminar, Mr. Tutt Addressed us all.  He informed the students that we 
>> were
>> their rolemodels and that we would be coming back there to be involved 
>> with
>> the students and to discuss their future.
>> Mr. Tutt also stayed through out most of the seminar and observed the 
>> break
>> out sessions.
>> At the end of the seminar, many of the students gave us their contact
>> information and thanked us for coming to be with them on a thursday 
>> night.
>> We have been invited to do another seminar on September 17th and to
>> participate in some way in their homecoming activities on the 19th.
>> i believe that everyone in volved left the activity center in a very good
>> mood.  As well as feeling more inspired and energized.
>> Melissa Green
>> The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass
>> yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.
>>
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