Month: January 2024

Come Get the Tea From CSD

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Please join us at CSD (Center for Students with Disabilities), over coffee or tea, to learn more about implementing accommodations in your courses and get 1:1 help with features of MyAccess, such as uploading exams. DSPs will be available to talk in a private setting and answer any questions you have. No need to RSVP—we hope you’ll drop by our Conference Room (or the CSD Office at the Regional Campuses) on one of the dates listed below:

  • 2/15/24 2:30-4pm STORRS CSD Conference Room
  • 3/22/24 10:30am-12pm STORRS CSD Conference Room
  • 2/7/24 12-2pm HARTFORD Student Services Suite 107
  • 2/6/24 11am-1pm AVERY POINT Branford House Room 313
  • 2/14/24 9am-11am WATERBURY (Virtual) https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/kbh06001
  • 3/4/24 9:30am-11:00am STAMFORD Room 302D

For more information, contact: Tim Smagacz at csd@uconn.edu

University Council for Neurodiversity Employment

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Thursday, Feb 8th @ 12pm EST
University Council Meeting
UC School Panel and Group Discussion

  • Requesting Interview Accomodations - how and if to request them
  • Checking "yes" to the Disability box on the application - Pros and cons of sharing a learning difference

Suggested Audience - University Council Professionals
Register Here

 

Thursday, Feb 15th @ 12pm EST
Interactive Workshop for ND students and recent alumni
Topic: How is my neurodiversity relevant to getting (and keeping) a job?
*Invite ND students on your campus! This workshop is an opportunity for them to meet and learn alongside ND students from other schools also seeking employment-related guidance.
Suggested Audience - ND Students and Alumni
Register Here

 

Thursday, April 4th @ 12pm EST
University Council and ND Student Meeting
Topic: How students can create a skills and talents portfolio for a job search
Campus professionals and ND students across campuses will learn alongside each other how to best present their skills and talents for interviews and applications, especially in the context of a strengths-based definition of neurodiversity.
Suggested Audience - University Council Professionals and ND Students/Alumni
Register Here