[il-talk] Introducing myself.... More than likely seeing Northern Illinois University in my very near future!

[Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer]

Thanks for the contact, I have some contacts there that may know this individual and who an connect us!!! Talk soon!
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> On Oct 14, 2015, at 14:17, Andrew Webb via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Zachary,
> 
> Good luck on your plan, sounds like a great one. I thought I'd mention, if
> you haven't done so already, that you might want to reach out and speak
> directly with Gaylen Kapperman (sp?), the director of the TVI program at
> NIU. (At least, he was the last I knew about it.) Some other people on this
> list know him much better than I do, but I explored the possibility of
> enrolling in that program at one point (which ultimately I did not), and he
> just couldn't have been more pleasant, helpful and informative to speak
> with. Jut thought I'd throw that out there.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrew
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zachary N.
> Griego-Dreicer via il-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:41 PM
> To: iabs-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer; il-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [il-talk] Introducing myself.... More than likely seeing Northern
> Illinois University in my very near future!
> 
> Good afternoon Nfb  Illinois,
>    I am Zachary Dreicer, A current student at the University of Northern
> Colorado in the school of special education. Some of you may remember me
> from the national Federation of the blind of Illinois student seminar which
> took place at the Chicago Marriott midway airport in mid April,  2015. It is
> an overwhelming majority vote in my mind to pursue the transfer to NIU
> (DeKalb)  beginning spring 2016. Specifically, the reason that I would
> transfer to Northern Illinois University is to pursue the undergraduate
> degree teacher of the visually impaired, as I heard that that  degree
> program is nationally accredited, and my vocational goal is to be employed
> as a teacher of the visually impaired, orientation and mobility specialist.
> As of this point I am not sure where I would pursue my masters in o&m, but
> perhaps completing the program in Dekalb will  better assist me too
> influence my decision. I will return with another email over the next few
> days hopefully, but for now I will close out my message by asking A couple
> Quick  questions.  who here has either attended, or is currently attending,
> Northern Illinois University? What is the status of department of vocational
> rehabilitation in Illinois, and how timely are they providing services? What
> is  their reputation among the blind community?  also, who here is
> geographically located between Dekalb and Chicago Midway international
> airport? Just general region is fine. Looking forward to meeting new people,
> making new friends, and hopefully a great education in NIU in my near
> future!    
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver
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