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Serving Those That Serve Our Nation

Serving Those That Serve Our Nation. An Examination of Ways to Work with Military Veterans on Campus. Overview. History of Veterans in HED Veterans Experiences in HED Implications How to Better Serve our Veterans What’s Missing? Some of the Efforts at the U of A. A Brief History.

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Serving Those That Serve Our Nation

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  1. Serving Those That Serve Our Nation An Examination of Ways to Work with Military Veterans on Campus

  2. Overview • History of Veterans in HED • Veterans Experiences in HED • Implications • How to Better Serve our Veterans • What’s Missing? • Some of the Efforts at the U of A

  3. A Brief History • Veterans benefits come from colonial times • Post WWI • Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of1944 • Commonly referred to as the GI Bill • The impact of the GI Bill • Montgomery GI Bill • Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

  4. Veterans Experience with Campus Environments • Identity Groups • Women Veterans • Veterans with Disabilities • Transition to civilian and college environment • A Brief “Case Study”

  5. Implications and Considerations • History • Vets Experiences • Veteran Diversity • Transitions • Limitations of this Presentation

  6. How to Better Serve our Veterans • Dedicated Space • Support for Veteran Student Organizations • Education and Awareness

  7. Efforts on the UA Campus • Recommendations • Dedicated Space • Veteran Student Organization • Education and Awareness • The U of A • V.E.T.S. • UA Student Veterans of America • Support & Services • Priority Registration

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