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Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington SVO. Taking it further. Mission statement.
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Ivy Tech Community CollegeBloomington SVO Taking it further
Mission statement Our mission is to assist Veteran related students by supporting the academic pursuits, and provide support for career networking and social life. This will be accomplished through campus engagement, focusing on camaraderie through social activities, service projects and volunteerism.
Challenges that we faced • Revisions • Mission Statement • Budget • Redesign our goals or keep the old ones? • Planning things realistically • Network • Our absolute focus was on recruitment • Letting people know who we are and what we stand for
Finding our way • Communiqué • ‘Call Out’ to Veterans • Social Media • Blackboard Group • Campus monitor • Mass emails • Face book • Campus events • Scary Stories • Musicfest
Going further • Community involvement • Funding • We wanted to help, so we did! • Community Kitchen • Monroe County Stand Down for homeless vets
At present • 59 strong and growing • Ever adapting • Voting through Blackboard • Scheduling events around typical school schedules • Working with other organizations • Networking through social media • Always enjoyable • Camaraderie • Networking • Door prize, food and drinks
Where can we go? • In the past months we have exploded, how much can happen in a year? • Imagine • how much we can heal a hurt community. • if we lead our school and supported every veteran that walked through our doors. • if we could coordinate and make more connections to benefit vets when they graduate.
Our objectives To increase participation of members at meetings, organization and campus events. To increase membership by fifty percent. To fully entrench ourselves into our community by volunteerism and civic engagement. . To provide support to all student veterans at Ivy Tech – Bloomington throughout their academic career.
Our budget Total Amount Requested $2,000 • Community Involvement – $650 • Volunteering (travel expenses and supplies) • Student Veterans of America (travel expenses) • Ceremonial Flag Burning Event • Camaraderie Events – $750 • Bowling • IU game • Music Fest • Cookout • Recruitment Activities – $200 • Welcome week campus activities • Veteran Meet-n-Greet • Operational Expenses – $200 • Meeting Supplies and Expense – $200