[Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

Sun May 17 01:48:30 UTC 2009

Hi Nijat and all,

I'm so glad to see interest right off the bat! It sounds like we've
already built a strong bridge with the folks at CSDB, so now we just
need to pull together a dedicated group of mentors (ideally, 10-12 or
so) who would be willing to work on an ongoing basis with one or two
CSDB students (keeping in touch by phone and/or email, and then coming
down to CSDB 2-3 times per year).

Can we set up a conference call separate from the CABS board meeting
already scheduled on the 24th? How does the 31st sound?

Arielle

On 5/17/09, Nijat Worley <nijat1989 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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