N the Know
COSD is pleased to provide online training opportunities to learn more about the issues surrounding career employment for college students and recent graduates with disabilities. N-the-Know is a series of seven one-hour live broadcast training sessions conducted by Alan Muir, Executive Director of COSD and Sarah Helm, Coordinator of the Disability Careers Office at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Each of the sessions provides in an in-depth view of an aspect of the career development of college students with disabilities. For career services and disability services professionals, N-the-Know will put you "In the Know" to assist these students to be competitive in the career search.
N-the-Know is video and audio streamed to your desktop computer and presentation materials will also be on screen.
To register and place your order for individual webinars or to order your value package of webinars, please go to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore.
The topics covered by the series and dates of the live broadcasts are as follows (all are scheduled for 2 pm Eastern Time):
Primer of Career Development of College Students with Disabilities - Alan Muir, Presenter - Thursday October 1, 2009 (Presented and in archive now)
Background on the issue of career employment of college students and recent graduates with disabilities, including a full description of COSD with the resources available and opportunities for partnership will be provided.
Collaboration Between Career Services and Disability Services - Sarah Helm, Presenter - Thursday October 22, 2009 (Presented and in archive now)
COSD is offering a great value that has the entire series priced for $500. At the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore, the COSD Value Package is the ninth choice on the list of webcasts. The significant benefit of purchasing the package of seven N the Know sessions is that you will be able to view, on-demand, the archived versions of each of the seven sessions, so you can view the presentation as a reference for your staff. The archives will be available for one year from the date of each broadcast.
To place your order for individual webinars or to order your value package of webinars, please go to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore.
Background on the issue of career employment of college students and recent graduates with disabilities, including a full description of COSD with the resources available and opportunities for partnership will be provided.
Collaboration Between Career Services and Disability Services - Sarah Helm, Presenter - Thursday October 22, 2009 (Presented and in archive now)
The potential roles of both the Disability Services and Career Services offices in providing specific career-related assistance to students with disabilities, as well as, best practices, strategies and possible solutions for successful collaboration in meeting the needs of college students with disabilities will be discussed.
N-the-Know with Dow: An Employer Spotlight - Tuesday January 26, 2010 (Presented and now in Archive)
The presentation brings together three representatives of Dow to discuss the company's recruiting philosophy and programs to attract and hire qualified college graduates with disabilities. It is a three-pronged strategy that has worked well. The presentation will be dynamic with Rob Vallentine of Dow's North American Geographic Public Affairs discussing Dow's interaction with the community, Jeff Lichon discussing retention through the Disability Employment Network (DEN) - the Employee Resource Group for employees with disabilities and Kathy McCreedy of DiverseAbility discussing recruitment and internships. Dow is a great example of how corporate recruiting can be successfully directed toward the population of college graduates with disabilities.
The next two webcasts, discussing Disclosure, are available as a package for $149 and listed on the registration page, as Disclosure Webcast Package. To register and purchase the package, please go to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore. Ordering each of these two webcasts separately, rather than with the package, will be at the normal price of $99 per webcast.
Disclosure, Self-Advocacy and Accommodations - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday February 18, 2010
Career Development for Psychiatric Disabilities - Sarah Helm, Presenter - Thursday June 10, 2010
Information on disclosure considerations and workplace accommodation, specific to college students and recent graduates with psychiatric disabilities, will be discussed.
Experiential Education - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday August 12, 2010
Highlights of the unique benefits of Experiential Education for students with disabilities through programs such as COSD Career Gateway, Disability Mentoring Day, Emerging Leaders and the Workforce Recruitment Program will be presented.
Each of the remaining live webcasts is priced at $99 payable by Visa or Mastercard through the COSD payment system hosted by the University of Tennessee Career Services Office. Unfortunately, we cannot accept American Express. If you only have an American Express procurement card for your university or agency, please click on "I will pay by check sent via Regular Mail." If paying by check, please note here that the check needs to be made payable to The University of Tennessee and the Tax ID number is 62-6001636.N-the-Know with Dow: An Employer Spotlight - Tuesday January 26, 2010 (Presented and now in Archive)
The presentation brings together three representatives of Dow to discuss the company's recruiting philosophy and programs to attract and hire qualified college graduates with disabilities. It is a three-pronged strategy that has worked well. The presentation will be dynamic with Rob Vallentine of Dow's North American Geographic Public Affairs discussing Dow's interaction with the community, Jeff Lichon discussing retention through the Disability Employment Network (DEN) - the Employee Resource Group for employees with disabilities and Kathy McCreedy of DiverseAbility discussing recruitment and internships. Dow is a great example of how corporate recruiting can be successfully directed toward the population of college graduates with disabilities.
The next two webcasts, discussing Disclosure, are available as a package for $149 and listed on the registration page, as Disclosure Webcast Package. To register and purchase the package, please go to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore. Ordering each of these two webcasts separately, rather than with the package, will be at the normal price of $99 per webcast.
Disclosure, Self-Advocacy and Accommodations - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday February 18, 2010
Examples will be provided of how students with disabilities can build self-advocacy and the skills needed for successful workplace disclosure including the differences between disclosure in higher education and employment .
Disclosure - Apparent vs. Non-Apparent Disabilities - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday March 11, 2010
A comparison of the disclosure process for both apparent and non-apparent disabilities will be illustrated through case studies.
Disclosure - Apparent vs. Non-Apparent Disabilities - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday March 11, 2010
A comparison of the disclosure process for both apparent and non-apparent disabilities will be illustrated through case studies.
Career Development for Psychiatric Disabilities - Sarah Helm, Presenter - Thursday June 10, 2010
Information on disclosure considerations and workplace accommodation, specific to college students and recent graduates with psychiatric disabilities, will be discussed.
Experiential Education - Alan Muir and Sarah Helm, Presenters - Thursday August 12, 2010
Highlights of the unique benefits of Experiential Education for students with disabilities through programs such as COSD Career Gateway, Disability Mentoring Day, Emerging Leaders and the Workforce Recruitment Program will be presented.
COSD is offering a great value that has the entire series priced for $500. At the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore, the COSD Value Package is the ninth choice on the list of webcasts. The significant benefit of purchasing the package of seven N the Know sessions is that you will be able to view, on-demand, the archived versions of each of the seven sessions, so you can view the presentation as a reference for your staff. The archives will be available for one year from the date of each broadcast.
To place your order for individual webinars or to order your value package of webinars, please go to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore.