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

Sat May 22 00:29:13 UTC 2021

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 21, 2021, at 4:33 PM, Trisha Kulkarni, National Student President via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> 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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