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

[Kayla James]

Hi Zach. I emailed Professor K when I was planning on going to NIU. Do
you want me to track down the email?

On 10/14/15, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks for the contact, I have some contacts there that may know this
> individual and who an connect us!!! Talk soon!
> Sent from my Macbook Pro 13
>
>> 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!
>>
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