newsletters for graduates in Graduate Center
Season’s Greetings Graduates from Guiding Eyes for the Blind! WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS FESTIVE AUDIO GREETING BELOW FROM THE STAFF AND GRADUATE COUNCIL! The left button below links to a transcription of the audio greeting as a PDF. The right button links to a PDF providing tips on how you and your guide dog… Continue reading Season’s Greetings Graduates! (12/13)
Greetings Grads! Our next Guiding Eyes Graduate Council Quarterly Call is scheduled for Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 7PM eastern. The session is titled, “Update on the Puppy Raiser Program: A Discussion about the Key Role Raisers Play in Our GEB Family.” All GEB grads and puppy raisers are welcome to attend. We have put… Continue reading October 27 Quarterly Call with Raisers (10/2024)
Hello Graduates, We are getting ready to send out Annual Health Surveys. As you know, our guide dogs’ health is of utmost importance to us. We appreciate your participation and willingness to provide pertinent information about your guide dog through this process. Here is what to expect: If we need to update your email address… Continue reading Annual Health Surveys (10/2024)
Hello Graduates, We hope this communication finds you well! With the change of season, we wanted to provide a few updates and reminders… Student Training Update We are excited to share that Guiding Eyes has recently moved to increasing on-campus class sizes to six students, which is a welcome change from our previous class size… Continue reading Admissions and Client Experience Update (10/2024)
Dear Guiding Eyes Graduate Family, This is Ashley Townsend and guide dog Lolly from the Grad Council. As mentioned in Nikki Wentz’s graduate communication last week, I’m reaching out to inform you that we will be hosting two graduate support groups in the coming weeks on 8/27 and 9/10. The Bereavement Group will be for… Continue reading Upcoming Grad Council Calls (8/2024)
As the new Admissions Manager, I wanted to reach out and formally introduce myself to those that don’t already know me. This fall will mark 13 years at Guiding Eyes during which time I have worked as a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, both in residential and home training settings, and most recently as a Regional… Continue reading Update from Admissions and Client Experience Team (8/2024)
Tackling Conventions with Your Guide Dog July is fast approaching, and with it, the time of year many of us like to call “convention season.” Whether you plan to attend either the national NFB or ACB conventions, or another conference of your choosing in the future, we would like to provide you with several important… Continue reading Tackling Conventions with your Guide Dog (7/2024)
We hope you and your pup are well! Summer is just around the corner, and with it, two of the most widely attended conferences of the year for those who are blind or visually impaired. We are thrilled to let our graduates know that Guiding Eyes representatives will be traveling to Florida for both the… Continue reading Join Guiding Eyes at the NFB and ACB National Conventions (6/2024)
We are pleased to share that in response to a request from the graduate council, Guiding Eyes will increase the overall amount of the Graduate Assistance Fund by $100 per year to help cover the costs of veterinary care. Effective immediately, you can submit invoices for up to $600 total per calendar year. To submit an invoice… Continue reading Graduate Assistance Fund Increase (4/2024)
Yappy Valentine’s Day! There is a ton of talk about hearts, flowers, romance, and chocolate, but what about your furry sidekick who deserves a little extra shout out with love blossoming in the air? With that sentiment in mind, we have put together a list of signs your guide dog has stolen your heart. 1:… Continue reading Yappy Valentine’s Day! (2/2024)
