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Vets & LMC Vets

Vets & LMC Vets. -Service at a Glance -Demographics of US Vets -Berrien County -LMC Demographics -LMC Declared Majors -What Do They Think?. How They Serve(d). 42% of Service Members are Reservists Over ¼ Army Reserve / Army NG

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Vets & LMC Vets

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  1. Vets & LMC Vets -Service at a Glance -Demographics of US Vets -Berrien County -LMC Demographics -LMC Declared Majors -What Do They Think?

  2. How They Serve(d) • 42% of Service Members are Reservists • Over ¼ Army Reserve / Army NG • Almost all military members will spend time in the reserve component • What is it to serve in the reserve?

  3. Demographics of Current Vets • <15% of Vets are <40 (10% Mi) • 18% are Post 9/11 (10% Mi) • 50% Army • 94% Enlisted • 82% White, 12% African American (87% MI) • 9% Female (7% Mi) • 22m US (658k Mi)

  4. Berrien County • 12,211 Veterans • Projected 14% decline by 2020 • Math 099 Results • Population under 40: 1221 • Post 9/11: 1221 • 854 Women

  5. LMC’s Veterans (Directionally Correct) • 266 Veterans • 66% Male, 34% Female • Average Age @ Start: 33 • What do they study?

  6. June 2013 Veteran Survey (n=12) • What should the College do? • As a Veteran, what do you want at LMC? • Interest in mentoring? (70%) • Interest in work-study? (50%) • Interest in a job fair (80%) • Interest in VRC (90%) • Major? • Have transportation (90%)

  7. June 2013 Survey - What Can the College Do? • Military Credit (4x) • VRC (7x) • Job Assistance/Placement/Fair (3x) • Mentor (1x) • Facilitation with Benefits • More tutoring • Community Outreach

  8. March 2015 Survey (n=24)

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  15. 8 Keys to Success • Create a culture of trust and connectedness across the community to promote well-being and success for veterans. • Ensure consistent and sustained support from campus leadership. • Implement an early-alert system to ensure all veterans receive academic, career and financial advice before challenges become overwhelming. • Coordinate and centralize campus efforts for all veterans together with the creation of centralized space. • Collaborate with local communities and organizations, including government agencies, to align and coordinate various services for veterans. • Utilize a uniform set of data tools to collect and track information on veterans, including demographics and retention and degree-completion statistics. • Provide comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff on issues and challenges unique to veterans. • Develop systems that ensure sustainability of effective practices for veterans.

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