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I want to let you in on an exciting event which the VA Rehabilitation
Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired will be hosting on Wednesday,
March 18, 2015, “Preparing for a 21<sup>st</sup> Century Career”. This
will be a day long (9am-4pm) event open to DBVI clients focusing on as
the title explains, preparing for work. <br>
<br>
Preparing for a 21<sup>st</sup> Century Career<br>
Wednesday, March 18, 2015<br>
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Agenda<br>
• 9:00-9:45 – Prearranged tours of VRCBVI;
must reserve with Michelle Davis by Friday, March 13 <br>
• 9:30-10:00 – Registration and
Information<br>
• 10:00 – Welcome and Introduction <br>
Amy
Phelps, CRC, NOMC, Assistant Director for Instruction, VRCBVI <br>
• 10:15 – “Taking the Bull by the Horns:
What you can Control”<br>
Joseph
M. Ashley, RhD, Assistant Commissioner for Grants and Special Programs,
DARS<br>
• 10:45 – "Self-Assessment and Career
Success" <br>
Lisa Webb, M.S., CRC, Executive Director, Academic Affairs, VCU<br>
• 11:45 – “Communicating for Successful
Results” <br>
Joann
Robinson, SPHR, HR Manager, DARS <br>
<br>
12:45: Lunch – $4.00 Specify Vegetarian Meal <br>
<br>
• 1:30: Concurrent Session A <br>
• 2:30: Concurrent Session B<br>
“College DSS Office: Roles and Responsibility”<br>
Deborah Wilkerson, Counselor, Student Accommodations, Reynolds College
<br>
“Professionalism: Dress for Success”<br>
Amie Carter, Executive Media Director, Mt. Gilead Full Gospel
International Ministries<br>
“The Right way to Write: Resume, Cover Letters and Thank You Notes”<br>
Alexandra Hoffman, BS, Program and Marketing Coordinator, Virginia
Commonwealth University<br>
“Job Search in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century”: 1:30-3:30<br>
Josephine Acosta, Facilitator/ Trainer, Resource Workforce Centers<br>
“Tenets of Crucial Conversations”: 1:30-3:30<br>
Joann Robinson, SPHR, HR Manager, DARS<br>
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• 3:30 – Closing Remarks, Amy Phelps<br>
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To register for this event and reserve a tour of VRCBVI please contact
Michelle Davis, 804-371-3151, or michelle.davis@dbvi.virginia.gov by
Friday, March 13<sup>th</sup> with your:<br>
• Name<br>
• Contact number/email<br>
• Box Lunch ticket –$4.00 specify
Vegetarian Meal<br>
<br>
Once again thank you so much,<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
<br>
Daniel J. Ashman<br>
Activities and Special Projects Coordinator<br>
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired<br>
401 Azalea Avenue<br>
Richmond, Virginia 23227<br>
Phone: 804.371.3339<br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov">
daniel.ashman@dbvi.virginia.gov</a><br>
Twitter:
<a href="https://twitter.com/VRCBVI_Cares">@VRCBVI_Strong</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VDBVI">VDBVI</a><br>
Worldwide Web:
<a href="http://www.vrcbvi.org">http://www.vrcbvi.org</a><br>
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