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Tiffany Jones and Geneva Steinman at the DVI Social.
ambassadors.
As a student ambassador, we have the opportunity to get more involved with the field of
visual impairments. Not only do we get to travel to San Diego next year for the conference, but
we get to work with our advisor Dr. Johnson on creating a mentoring program for new TVIs as
well as connecting with other programs throughout the country. This will be a great experience
and I believe it will help a lot with incoming TVIs. As a student graduating in just a year, I
know that I find myself feeling nervous as well as unprepared. I want to know that I am not
alone and will have people to connect with and consult with when I need help. Creating the
mentoring program will allow incoming TVIs to have someone who has experience in the field
to go to with questions, concerns, advice and so forth. The same thing will happen with
connecting the programs throughout the country. The TVIs coming into the field will then have
a network of other incoming TVIs to talk with to share experiences, advice, problems and things
of that nature. All of this will help the recent graduates feel more confident and secure in their
new career.
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