[NABS-L] Fwd: Professional Mentoring Opportunity for Blind College and Graduate Students

Fri May 21 21:30:46 UTC 2021

Not sure why the link didn't come through. Here it is again:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1zTEjNCX00e1xRT-DjPjS1GlEvdgqLpIrFIN-6BHHVVUOFFQNVBWNjlNUUY5QTI0VEZJWVk5S09BTS4u

This is the application to be a mentee in the program.

All the Best,
Trisha

-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Casey Reyes via NABS-L
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 1:09 PM
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Cc: Casey Reyes <caseyreyes25 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Fwd: Professional Mentoring Opportunity for Blind College and Graduate Students

I don't see a link either. Also is this opportunity to be a mentor or a mentee?

On Fri, May 21, 2021, 15:06 Emily Schlenker via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Am I the only one who didn’t see a link in this message?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 21, 2021, at 2:45 PM, Trisha Kulkarni via NABS-L <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Happy Friday All!
> >
> > In case you missed this message, wanted to bump it to the NABS list 
> > as
> well. Check out this awesome opportunity for career mentorship!
> >
> > Best,
> > Trisha
> >
> > Trisha Kulkarni
> > President | National Association of Blind Students A Proud Division 
> > of the National Federation of the Blind www.nabslink.org
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> >> Date: May 21, 2021 at 12:34:55 PM PDT
> >> To: Trisha Kulkarni <trishak.nfb at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Professional Mentoring Opportunity for Blind College and
> Graduate  Students
> >> Reply-To: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Professional Mentoring Opportunities for Blind College Students: 
> >> Apply
> Today
> >>
> >> Apply to the Pearson Corporate Disability Mentoring Program, a
> six-month program in which sighted Pearson and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 
> professionals are paired with blind young adults to provide blind 
> mentees with greater access to beneficial workplace experiences and strategies.
> Participants, through a virtual mentoring relationship with a 
> successful Pearson or GSK professional, will gain access to invaluable 
> online resources and monthly trainings to prepare them for success in 
> the working
> world:
> >>
> >> Acquire knowledge of workplace culture and real world expectations 
> >> Develop strategies for developing career-specific skills Gain 
> >> access to informational interviews Receive personalized 
> >> professional advice and guidance In addition, the National 
> >> Federation of the Blind will provide a team
> of blind professionals who will be available to answer 
> blindness-related questions and share lived experiences.
> >>
> >> Applications are open for this new mentoring program between the
> National Federation of the Blind, Pearson, and GSK, which expands our 
> career mentoring program to consist of blind young adults, blind 
> professionals from the NFB, and sighted professionals from Pearson.
> >>
> >> This has a positive, exponential impact on all participants through 
> >> the
> relationships that are created.
> >>
> >> How to Apply
> >>
> >> Below are the requirements for eligibility to participate in this
> six-month opportunity:
> >>
> >> You are a blind or low-vision person You agree to program 
> >> requirements You are an undergraduate, graduate student, or recent 
> >> graduate (2012 or
> later)
> >> If you or someone you know is interested in applying for the 
> >> Pearson
> Corporate Disability Mentoring Program, please complete the Mentoring 
> Program Application by May 31, 2021. Notifications for mentees and the 
> program will be provided in June 2021.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, 
> >> MD
> 21230 | 410-659-9314
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