[Vabs] Fwd: Preparing for a 21st Century Career

[David Andrews]

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