[Nfbv-announce] 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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