[nabs-l] FW: Employment Mentoring Opportunity for College Students who are Blind

[Sean Whalen]

Check out this one on one mentoring opportunity if you are a student under
35 years of age (grad students included). Also, if you are a young
professional and would like to serve as a mentor for a blind student, they
are looking for you, too!

 

From: Jamie O'Mally [mailto:jomally at colled.msstate.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 4:54 PM
To: nabs.president at gmail.com
Subject: Employment Mentoring Opportunity for College Students who are Blind

 

Hello Silverman Arielle,

 

Do you know a college student graduating next year who is legally (or
totally) blind? The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and
Low Vision (NRTC) is pairing students nationwide with mentors who are also
legally blind and working in a similar field of interest.  Opportunities
include face-to-face mentoring, job shadowing, and networking.  We offer
career preparation resources and student incentives to participate.
Students must be under age 35 and should sign up by December 2013.
Professionals who are blind and interested in serving as mentors are also
encouraged to apply. For more info, visit http://tiny.cc/mentoring-project.
For questions, contact Jamie O'Mally at nrtc2 at colled.msstate.edu, or call
662-325-2001 or toll free at1-800-675-7782.  Please share this information
with anyone you think may be interested! 

 

Thank you,

 

 

Jamie O'Mally, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

The National Research and Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision (NRTC)

Mississippi State University

P.O. Box 6189

Mississippi State, MS 39762

662-325-3151