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Military & Veterans Programs. Debra Crosby Section Coordinator VA Certifying Official. MVP Mission/Vision. Mission Military & Veterans Programs is here to assist veterans and their families to achieve academic and personal success. Vision
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Military & Veterans Programs Debra Crosby Section Coordinator VA Certifying Official
MVP Mission/Vision Mission Military & Veterans Programs is here to assist veterans and their families to achieve academic and personal success. Vision Our vision is to be the university of choice for military personnel, veterans, and their families. Military & Veterans programs will assist the students it serves in a seamless transition from military to civilian life, support and encourage campus and community engagement, and help provide a positive experience through degree completion and on to a successful future.
MVP Values Values • Military & Veterans Programs embraces the following values: • Motivation: We want to provide an encouraging environment that is focused on your success. • Value: We appreciate your service and understand the diversity of thought and experience you bring to the university. • Performance: We will connect you to campus and community resources enhancing your overall college experience in order to provide a greater chance of successful academic achievement and degree completion.
Texas Tech’s GreenZone What is it? Advocate training for advisors, staff, and faculty designed to help campus staff: • Know where to direct student veterans for additional support both on/off campus. • Understand difficulties that service members may face in transition from the service to campus.
Learning Outcomes Campus staff will be able to: • Describe the current veteran population at Texas Tech. • Summarize the benefits available to students. • Recognize issues commonly experienced by student veterans. • Identify referral resources available for student veterans.
Military Friendly At the end of GreenZone training, campus staff are given “GreenZone-Military Friendly Area of Operation” decals to displace in their office/area to show they are dedicated Texas TechGreen Zone Advocates!