Key Veteran Issues on College Campuses:

Collaborative Problem-Solving

Kathy SneadSOC Director

• Increased Administrative Burden placed on schools due to Post 9/11 GI Bill implementation

— increased workload due to increased enrollments — greater assistance/support needs by vets and staff to understand benefit options and certification process—resubmission enrollment verification each time student drops/adds course(s)

• Academic Preparedness of Veterans

• Need for Transitional Programs for Veterans - Orientation, academic support (writing, study skills, math)

• Degree Attainment/Completion with 36 months of Ed Benefits-Institutional Course Planning and Academic AdvisementCourse Wait Lists, high demand courses in major, Summer course offerings

2010 ACE/Rand Survey:Service Members in School

• Need for greater college acceptance of military credit

• Limited campus resources—enhanced space, lounge facilities, funding

• Transforming decentralized veteran services on campus to one-stop shop model

• Academic Preparedness of Veterans

• Heightened need for transitional programs for Veterans — Orientation, academic skills support, tutorial services

Symposium Attendee Responses

• Limited institutional knowledge of military culture and veteran issues

•Timely completion of degree within GI Bill parameters, delays in graduation due to deployments

• Starting up a Military and Veteran Student Office

• Incorporating employment and career services into veteran services

• Increasing veteran enrollments, conducting outreach

• Special issues of veterans with disabilities (and the family)

Symposium Attendee Responses

ACE Resource Tools for Colleges and Universities

• Centralized repository for colleges and universities

• Sample transcripts

• Rank charts

• Quick links to other resources

www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/resourcetools

Resources: A Transfer Guide

• Written specifically for the service member

• Released March 2009

• Provides simple, straightforward guidance on understanding military credit recommendations and transcripts

• Includes definitions of common terms, answers to frequently asked questions, and a transfer credit checklist

• On ACE Web site

SOC Resource Tools for Colleges and Universities

Department of Defense Worldwide Education

SymposiumTheme: Joint Effort, Joint Success:

Educating the ForceMGM Grand, Las Vegas NV

July 23-27, 2012

Call for Proposals-WW2012.comDeadline April 12, 2011For more info: www.dantes.doded.mil

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

1307 New York Avenue, NW Fifth FloorWashington, DC 20005-4701

Phone: 800-368-5622; 202-667-0079Fax: 202-667-0622E-mail: socmail@aascu.org