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Is Your College Campus Military Friendly ?

Is Your College Campus Military Friendly ?. Assisting the Returning Combat Veteran Transition To Higher Education. Presenters. LaMar Chapman, MA.ED Coordinator Veterans Services Chandler-Gilbert Community College Dawn Vucetich, MSW, LCSW Arizona State University

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Is Your College Campus Military Friendly ?

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  1. Is Your College Campus Military Friendly ? Assisting the Returning Combat Veteran Transition To Higher Education

  2. Presenters • LaMar Chapman, MA.ED Coordinator Veterans Services Chandler-Gilbert Community College • Dawn Vucetich, MSW, LCSW Arizona State University Director, Student Support & Transition Services Chandler-Gilbert Community College • Brenna PeckBA, PsychologyArizona State UniversityDisability Resources and Services, SpecialistChandler-Gilbert Community College • Scott Silberman, Ph.DStudent Services Faculty LiaisonStudent Support & Transition ServicesChandler Gilbert Community College

  3. Overview • The post 9/ 11 GI Bill is the most generous veteran educational since World War II.  • Veteran students have unique needs and life experiences that must be addressed if colleges are to successfully educate veterans. • A military-friendly institution must establish and monitor specific policies and programs for veterans.

  4. Arizona’s Veterans’ Population • More than 2 million troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11th 2001 • More than 30, 000 from Arizona have served • An estimated 33 thousand veterans are currently using Post 9/ 11 GI Bill Benefits in Arizona Source: ArmedZilla Foundation’s Preliminary Report to Arizona Department of Veterans Services, August 2010

  5. MCCD Veterans Populations Source: Maricopa Community College District, Tempe Arizona, 2010

  6. Why Veterans Need Our Help? “Having a Veterans Services Office dedicated to helping student veterans make the transition to college and achieve their educational goals is a great way to support those who have served their country.” CGCC Veteran Student • Veterans have earned the right to a higher education • Veterans face a number of challenges on college campuses • Veterans have unique characteristics and needs that require colleges to implement specific policies and programs. • Historically, veterans have been at the forefront of civil rights issues

  7. Strengths Veterans Bring to Campus Environment “We do more before 9 am than most people do all day .” U.S. Army • Highly Motivated • Goal Orientated • Disciplined • Leadership Skills • Team building skills – “Unit Mentality” • Military Training • Real Life Experience • Education is Federally Funded

  8. Impact of the War • Iraq & Afghanistan War is different from previous conflicts • Increased risk of injury and multiple deployments • Mental & Physical Trauma • Amputations and burn injuries • TBI & PTSD • Alcohol and substance abuse, suicide Source: Multiple Tours Linked to PTSD, (April 2010). Associated Press. Retrieved from http://www.military.com/news/article/multiple-tours-linked-to-ptsd.html

  9. Impact of the War Cont. • Nearly 40% of all OEF/ OIF Veterans may be disabled • Many veterans on a college campuses have no prior experience with a disability • ADA & U.S. Department of Veterans definition of a disabled person Source: Grossman, P. (2009) Leading our Campuses Away from the Perfect Storm Journal of Post Secondary Education & Disability, Vol 22, 4-9

  10. Challenges Presented to Schools • Post secondary institutions have limited experience with servicing needs associated with “wounded warriors” • Eliminate “Silo” mentality of student services to assist veterans • Campus resources allocated to veterans programs

  11. How to Make Maricopa Colleges Veteran-Friendly? • College commitment to supporting veterans • A designated Veterans Office or school official to assist veteran students • Disability Office policy on servicing veterans • Faculty & staff training programs • Student veteran orientation programs • Courses designed to assist veterans transition

  12. How to Make Maricopa Colleges Veteran-Friendly? (Cont.) • Veterans Student Center • Veterans Student Organization • Peer to Peer veterans mentorship programs • Campus Veterans workgroup or task force • Asses your campus’s readiness to assist veterans • Track Veterans success

  13. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/07/26/watson.afghan.ied.cnn?iref=videosearchhttp://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/07/26/watson.afghan.ied.cnn?iref=videosearch • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdPbMcqAK4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElDnwOoUamc&feature=related

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