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

[Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer]

Hi :-) yes that would probably be a good idea. I will probably call you or something later. Thanks

Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver

> On Oct 14, 2015, at 15:26, Kayla James via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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!
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver
>>> 
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