[Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

Sun May 17 02:25:33 UTC 2009

Hello,
I will do what I can to participate on both the 24th and the 31st, 
however I will be at the Seeing Eye, and that takes precedence. However, 
I would not have a problem with assisting the CABS in mentoring or in 
any other capacity. I will be down at the school for the blind in August 
as well as UCCS. Arielle, if you would like to speak to me about this 
privately, and get to know me a little bit, please email me off list. 
This would have to be either this week sometime or after I get back from 
the Seeing Eye, as I leave next Saturday.

Thanks
Nimer J

Arielle Silverman wrote:
> 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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