[Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

Mon May 18 22:29:56 UTC 2009

Hi all,
I'm thinking that this idea of having a call to talk about mentoring 
opportunities with CSDB students could be done afte the CABS Board Meeting 
on the 24th.
Marty Rahn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
To: "Colorado Association of Blind Students List" <cabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Cabs] Successful Seminar at CSDB

> Or, we could do it right after the CABS board meeting on the 24th.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 5/17/09, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> 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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