Veterans Programs- Start Up and Best Practices CACCRAO 34 th Annual Conference April 26, 2011...
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- Veterans Programs- Start Up and Best Practices CACCRAO 34 th
Annual Conference April 26, 2011 Jasmine Ruys Director of
Admissions and Records and Online Services College of the Canyons
Mario Mihelcic Veterans Certifying Official College of San Mateo
Henry B. Villareal, Ed.D. Dean Enrollment Services College of San
Mateo
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- Overview White House Summit on Community Colleges Veterans by
the Numbers Military Veterans and Community Colleges Post 9/11 GI
Bill Best Practices Veterans Resource Centers The Reintegration
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- White House Summit on Community Colleges October 5, 2010 3
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- Veterans by the Numbers Total number of men and women deployed
between 9/11/01 and 6/30/09: 1.96 million Unemployment rate among
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is more than 13 percent More than
100,000 veterans are homeless 20 percent of Iraqi and Afghanistan
war veterans will experience mental health issues such as PTSD and
TBI 5
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- California Community College Enrollment 2008-2009: 22,000
veterans enrolled in community colleges 2009-2010: over 26,600
veterans utilized education benefits Also in 2009, more than 8,000
active military enrolled 2010-2011 it is expected that 34,000
veterans will be enrolled in higher educational institutions with
over 80 percent enrolling in community colleges 6 Veteran by the
Numbers
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- College of San Mateo From 2008- 2010 veteran certification
increased by 163% largely due to the Post 9/11 GI Bill Fall 2010:
300 veterans, reservists and dependents enrolled Fall 2010: 173
Veterans Receiving GI Bill benefits Fall 2011, 2012, ??? 7
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- Veteran by the Numbers College of the Canyons From 2008- 2010
veteran certification increased by 374% largely due to the Post
9/11 GI Bill (from 98 student to 465 students Fall 2010: 465
veterans, reservists and dependents receive benefits Fall 2010:
over $220k in fees were paid using the 9/11 GI Bill Fall 2011,
2012, ??? 8
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- Veterans and Community Colleges Why Community Colleges? Open
Access Affordable Personalized Services Small Class Size
Remediation Ineligible to four-year colleges and universities GI
Bill Benefits 9
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- Post 9/11 GI BILL Eligibility Served at least 90 days of active
duty 36 months of benefits Eligible for 15 years after discharge
date Benefits Include: Tuition and Fees Book Allowance Monthly
Housing Allowance (BAH) 10
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- Post 9/11 GI BILL Changes Periods of Enrollment beginning on or
after August 1, 2011 Break pay ends BAH is prorated to the students
rate of pursuit Voc Rehab participants who also qualify for Post
9/11 GI Bill can opt to receive the Post 9/11 BAH Effective Oct 1:
BAH payable to student enrolled solely in online classes at half
the national average BAH for E-5 with dependents ($673.50 for 2011)
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- Post 9/11 GI BILL Changes Effective Aug 1, 2009 Expands the
Post-9/11 GI Bill to include Active Service performed by National
Guard members under title 32 U.S.C. 12
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- Best Practices Counselors Assigned to Veterans Financial Aid
Liaison for Veterans Psychological Services for Veterans and Their
Families Workshops that educate faculty and staff about PTSD, mTBI
and other war injuries Campus events that acknowledge veterans for
their service to our country Priority Registration 13
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- Veterans Resource Centers Focused support Array of Information
Accessibility of Information Welcoming center One-stop potential
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- Veterans Resource Centers Addresses Veterans Transitional Needs
Provides camaraderie Assists in rebuilding a community Veteran to
veteran learning Acknowledges military culture Safe environment to
address mental health issues 15
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- 16 Citrus College
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- 17 Caada College
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- 19 City College of San Francisco
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- Best practices on your campus 20
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- 21 The Reintegration Jennifer F. Lambert, PhD Providence VA
Medical Center When a service member comes home, he/she may find it
hard......
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- ...to listen to his son whine about being bored.
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- ...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about a sore
back.
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- ...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad
night's sleep.
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- ...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of
getting ready for work.
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- ...to be sympathetic when someone says how hard it is to have a
new baby in the house.
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- to control her emotions when she hears someone say that the war
is a failure
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- ...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to
slow down.
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- ...to be happy for a friend's new hot tub.
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- ...to focus on a lecture about economics.
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- to sleep through the night.
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- to forget the things he has seen and done.
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- to feel comfortable with a stranger behind him.
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- ...to be civil to people who complain about their
schoolwork.
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- to remain calm with loud noises.
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- to remember what it was like to be carefree.
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