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### Supporting Our Student Veterans: Resources and Reintegration Strategies ###

This breakout session from the 2013 Maricopa Community Colleges Student Success Conference focuses on providing essential resources for student veterans. Led by experienced panelists from various colleges and organizations, the discussion emphasizes the unique challenges veterans face as they transition to civilian life and higher education. Topics include financial guidance, health and wellness resources, and mentorship programs that foster academic persistence. Attendees will learn about crucial support systems designed to enhance the educational experiences of veterans while addressing their specific needs and goals. ###

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### Supporting Our Student Veterans: Resources and Reintegration Strategies ###

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  1. No One Stands Alone:There is Help for our Veterans Maricopa Community Colleges 2013 Student Success Conference Breakout Session II, 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM, Salon C

  2. Panel Members • Marsha Carlen, M.Ed., Student Services Specialist & Certifying Official, Veteran ServicesEstrella Mountain Community College • James Fawbush, Co-Founder, Vets on Media, StudentMesa Community College & Arizona State University • Jeremy Glasstetter, MBA, Director, Lt. Col. Bryant A. Murray Veterans CenterExcelsior College • Patrick Reid, M.Ed.,Student Services Specialist, Advising & Registration Mesa Community College • Christina Yang, MBA, Director of Academic PartnershipsExcelsior College

  3. The Student Veteran • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates approximately 5% of college students are military veterans, primarily post 9/11 conflict veterans • Student veterans often: • Are more mature • Are married • Are a parent • Have reservist responsibilities • Have job skills and abilities • Have career goals • Already posses general studies skills in global awareness and cultural diversity • Yet, on average students only use 17 out of 36 months of their benefits and only 6% use the entirety of their benefits • Many of our Student Veterans do not persist.

  4. The Re-entry Transition • Returning from the War • Loss of Time • Loss of Part of Themselves • Loss of Others • Re-entering the Civilian World • Unsharability of war experience • Idealized home vs. reality and spouse/family vs. reality • Change in social norms • Negative typecasting • Reintegration • Reintegration is most successful through family support and education-occupation programs

  5. Reintegration & Persistence:Tinto & DiRamio • Intentions / Goal & Institutional Commitments • Partnered with external commitments • Initial Institution Experience • Academic & Social Integration

  6. Where to Find these Resources • Lt. Col. Bryant A. Murray Veterans Center • excelsior.edu/veteranscenter

  7. Available Resources for Veterans • Money for Education • Financial Guidance • Health & Wellness • Webinars • Information for Faculty & Staff • Vet to Vet Wisdom • Veteran Small Business Incubator

  8. Money for Education • Educational Funding • Federal Aid • Grants • Loans • Military Programs • Scholarships

  9. Financial Guidance • Justice for Veterans • VeteransPlus • Stateside Legal Aid • USAA Financial Center

  10. Health & Wellness • MyHealtheVet • Give an Hour • WarWithin • The Pathway Home • The Brainline • Troops First Foundation • Higher Ground

  11. Webinars • You’re Home – What’s Next Series • How to Use Your Post-9/11 Benefits • Veteran Strategies for College Success • How to Demonstrate Your Value in the Civilian Job Market

  12. Information for Faculty & Staff • Resources related to: • Health • Continuing Education • Research • Statistics • Military • Veteran-specific Disability Resource & Services Training

  13. Vet to Vet Wisdom • Examples of Mentor Programs - connects new or visiting student veterans with a current senior level veteran student or recent veteran graduate. • Military-Affiliated Mentorships - Excelsior's mentorship program offers new veteran students a veteran mentor to help navigate the Internet classroom environment and provide assistance in locating support and resources.

  14. Veteran Small Business Incubator • Model at Excelsior College • SCORE • GI Jobs

  15. Don’t Recreate the Wheel • We want you! • To provide any national and local resources for our veterans • excelsior.edu/veteranscenter

  16. No One Stands Alone:There is Help for our Veterans

  17. Questions?

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