1. USBLN® Student Advisory Council (SAC) Hamza Jaka SAC Affiliate Liaison September 30, 2013

2. About the Student Advisory Council Council Members Projects for 2013
AGENDA
About the Student Advisory Council
Council Members
Projects for 2013
Review of TOWER Initiatives
Barriers to Employment for Youth with Disabilities
Statistics
Stories 2

3. We now have eight total members.
ABOUT THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
The USBLN SAC works to provide youth perspective to USBLN, connect employers to youth with disabilities, and help youth with disabilities gain professional experience.
We now have eight total members.
Our officers are Daman Wandke, Chair, Nate Finch, Vice Chair and Hamza Jaka (yours truly), Affiliate Liaison. 3

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STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Daman Wandke – Western Washington University
Alec Frazier – State University of New York-Buffalo
Nate Finch –
University of Hartford
Shannon Fields – Gonzaga University (legal externship in San Francisco)
Hamza Jaka – University of California- Berkeley
Nnamdi Nwaigwe – San Jose State University
Matthew Shapiro – Virginia Commonwealth University
Anna Quinlivan –
University of North Carolina
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5. Non-profit partnerships Career Link Mentoring program
STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PROJECTS
University Relations - Work with Universities, employers and students to help corporations broaden their hiring pool to include students with disabilities.
Affiliate relations - Work with Affiliates to help develop youth programs and connect SAC members to affiliates!
1619B recommendations
Non-profit partnerships
Career Link Mentoring program 5

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TOWER INITIATIVE
Three documents to support businesses include youth with disabilities, created in conjunction with the HSC Foundation
A guide to creating Student Advisory Councils
A guide to Business Branded Mentoring
A guide to Business Branded Internships
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Ways you Can Advance the Inclusion of Youth through Your Affiliate
Seek out the SAC members and network with them while here at the conference
Learn about the programs that the youth reps have been a part of as a resource for your BLN
Be open to finding new employees for your business members
Create your own BLN Student Advisory Council and work to incorporate a youth perspective in your Affiliate
Connect with Universities and student groups
Invest in young people by being a mentor and giving them opportunity to gain some exposure to work and experience
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Things to do with SAC Members at Conferences
Meet us, we don’t bite, I promise.
Seek out the Career Link mentees and help them learn about what you do
Experience the conference
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