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Summer 2016 . COVA Newsletter

CUNY Vets Newsletter CUNY Council on Veterans’ Affairs (COVA)

CUNY

named the first

public undergraduate

system to receive the

2017 Military Friendly

designation by

Victory Media

CUNY

is a Proud Member of

NYServes!

SUMMER 2017 . COVA Newsletter

Mayor de Blasio Marks Fleet Week with Announcement of NYC

Veterans Mentoring Initiative

May 25, 2017

The initiative will bring together mentoring organizations, the City, universities, and

others to ensure that every veteran or family member who wants to be a part of New York City has

access to a mentor. The initiative will mentor 2,000 New York City veterans and family members

by July 1, 2018

NEW YORK–Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Veterans’ Services Commissioner

Loree Sutton today marked the beginning of Fleet Week by announcing the NYC Veter-

ans Mentoring Initiative. The NYC Veterans Mentoring Initiative is a public-private

partnership bringing together City government, service providers, universities, and

others to ensure that New York City’s veterans and their families have access to high-

quality mentorship. The NYC Department of Veterans’ Services is acting as the back-

bone of the effort--setting the agenda, driving action, and convening stakeholders. The

initiative is bringing together over a dozen service providers that offer best-in-class

mentoring for veterans and their family members. The initiative will mentor at least

2,000 New York City veterans and family members by July 1, 2018.

“New York is at its best when all of its citizens are coming together,” said Mayor de

Blasio. “This mentoring initiative will help veterans succeed in school and find long-

term careers. This program is about building relationships between veterans and civil-

ians, and recognizing what they have in common as citizens of this great city.”

The announcement includes a web page housed on the DVS website – www.nyc.gov/

vets -- that allows New Yorkers to engage with veterans and family members by serv-

ing as a mentor. In the fall, aligned with the beginning of the school year, the City will

launch a marketing campaign targeted toward veterans and their family members. The

campaign will steer veterans and family members to a website that will coordinate re-

ferrals to ensure that every mentee is getting the most out of their mentorship experi-

ence.

The NYC Veterans Mentoring Initiative is the City’s first contribution to Veterans on

Campus-NYC, a new coalition of major public and private universities in New York

City that aims to attract more student veterans by helping them to thrive once they’re

here.

For More Info Please Visit—

http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/353-17/mayor-de-blasio-marks-fleet-week

-announcement-nyc-veterans-mentoring-initiative#/0


#VeteransOfCUNY

Anthony Rivera, Marine Corps

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Anthony Rivera served in the Marine Corps from 1990 to 2010 and retired as

a Gunnery Sergeant. During his long career, he served twice as a Drill In-

structor (DI) and completed numerous contingency and combat deployments.

He currently attends John Jay as an undergraduate and is majoring in Secu-

rity Management. Before attending John Jay, Anthony received an Associ-

ate’s degree from Nassau Community College. His decision to come to NYC

was influenced by his New York upbringing. John Jay was Anthony’s school of

choice because it has an esteemed and affordable program directly related to

his field of interest. After graduating in December, 2017, Anthony plans on

relocating to California for employment. One of Anthony’s challenges during

the transition from Service Member to Scholar was the feeling that he was

starting to late. Anthony’s advice to future veterans is to stay focused and

complete your degree, it’s never to late.

Abiel Mendez, United States Army

Hunter College

I served in the United States Army from 2010-2014 and the United States

National Guard from 2014-2016. My MOS was 13B-Cannon Crewmember.

After completing AIT in Fort Sill Oklahoma, I received orders that I was

going to be stationed in Germany. I was ecstatic about this news, as I have

always wanted to see the world so Germany was a good place to start that

journey. After completing my time in active duty, I decided to enlist in the

National Guard where I did the same job just a lot closer to home. Why

CUNY? Great question. My eldest brother and my older sister are both

alumni of Hunter College so it was very easy for me to make that decision. I knew I was getting a quali-

ty education. In addition, I attended Hunter College before I joined the Army so I was already comforta-

ble there. Coming back to NYC was easy for me as I was born and raised in Spanish Harlem. I felt con-

fident that I would be able to succeed back in my hometown. The biggest challenge I faced, however,

was coming back to NYC from Germany and attending classes two days after I landed. It’s a good thing

I had Alex Rosero, veteran advisor at Hunter College, on my side. He helped me every step of the way

even when I was in Germany. Another challenge I faced was that I did not feel prepared academically

as I was not taking classes during my active duty career. I felt overwhelmed but it did get a lot easier

as the semester took its course. Currently, I am on track to graduate in Spring 2017 with a B.A. in Soci-

ology. To all future veterans, do not feel overwhelmed when applying for your GI Bill benefits. Try to

save up as much as you can as well. You never know what will come up. Also, take summer and winter

sessions. You get paid to study. What is better than that?


Brian Vigoya, Marine Corps

Queens College

My name is Brian Vigoya, I am a Marine Corps Veteran that served ac-

tive duty from 2010-2014. In 2014 I transitioned to the Army Reserves.

I am currently majoring in Labor Studies, and minoring in Accounting

at Queens College. I received my Associates in Applied Science - Busi-

ness Management from LaGuardia Community College. I am expected to

graduate May 2018. I came back to NYC primarily for my family. I

wanted to be back home after being away for so long. I chose CUNY due

to attending it before I left for the military and wanted to come back to a

familiar scene. My goal is to work as an administrative aide for a labor

union or as a human resource specialist for a school. The biggest transition for me was not having any-

one to tell me what to do at all times or to go here to go there. To actually be in charge of my own life

was a large hurdle for me. It’s not all over when you get out of the military. That was only one chapter

in your life that may have helped define you, but you are more than just a military man or woman. You

have options take advantage of, like professional networking, personal connections, and on campus re-

sources.

Briana Sammons, Marine Corps


Corporal Briana Sammons served in the Marine Corps from 2011 to

2015 and deployed in the Philippines in Operation Enduring Freedom

(OEF). She currently attends John Jay College of Criminal Justice and

is pursuing a B.S. in Criminal Justice. Before coming to John Jay, Bri-

ana earned an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Nassau

Community College. She chose to come to NYC because it has a good

reputation for quality education and a well-known and affordable pro-

gram directly related to Briana’s field of interest. After she graduates

in Fall 2018, Briana plans to pursue a career in law enforcement and

then transition to a government position. Some of the challenges that

she encountered while transitioning from Service Member to Scholar include the pressure of having to

perform well with deadlines, dealing with the civilian population, and acclimating to the school environ-

ment after being out of school for six years. Briana advises future veterans to stay focused on the goals

they developed in the military. She also said that even though it can be rough outside the military, there

is a light at the end of the tunnel and reminded veterans to block out any negativity.

#VeteransOfCUNY


#VeteransOfCUNY Eric Gerda, Marine Corps


Eric Gerda served in the Marine Corps on active duty from 2009 to 2013,

achieving the rank of Corporal. He deployed to South America. He current-

ly attends John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is majoring in Crimi-

nology. Before attending John Jay, Eric received an Automotive Technology

Degree from the Technical Career Institute in New York. Living in New

Jersey and traveling to New York City in order to attend John Jay is a chal-

lenge that Eric is willing to endure because his sister attended John Jay

and the school has a very respected and affordable program directly related

to Eric’s field of interest. After graduating in May 2017, Eric plans to attend John Jay to receive an

MPA, and then work with a federal agency. One Eric’s challenges during his transition from Service

Member to Scholar was the ability to successfully integrate himself in an academic culture that is seem-

ingly limitless. Another challenge was getting to know and understand the different characteristics and

personalities of his counterparts on campus. For service members still in the military, Eric advises that

they research the route/major they wish to take before they separate from service and be sure to take

advantage of VA benefits upon ETS.

Elizabeth Delacruz, Marine Corps


Elizabeth Delacruz served in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2012, achieving the rank

of Corporal. She deployed in combat operations in Afghanistan. She is currently a

John Jay graduate student pursuing a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice. Prior to

her graduate studies, Elizabeth received a BS from John Jay in Criminal Justice. She

chose to come to NYC because it is home to the best school for criminal justice, the

very reason she chose to attend John Jay. After graduating in May 2018, Elizabeth

plans to pursue a career on the federal or state level. Acclimating to the school envi-

ronment after being out of school for four years is one of the challenges that she expe-

rienced during the transition from Service Member to Scholar. Elizabeth advises eve-

ry service member, whether they are still serving or have been discharged, to take ad-

vantage of the benefits available to them, both as a veteran and CUNY student.


Gabriel Campos, US Army

Queens College

My name is Gabriel Andre Campos and I am a US Army Veteran, a VA

work study and a Queens College undergraduate student. After my 4 ½

years of active duty service, I departed from the Army and returned to

my hometown of Queens, NY. For the first few years I joined the civilian

workforce and worked a variety of odd jobs in an attempt to establish

myself. During those years I noticed many of the professionals I inter-

acted with were mainly Undergrads and Graduates who attended

CUNY. As a result I decided to obtain my Associate’s Degree in Mathematics at Borough of Manhat-

tan Community College. My initial goal with school was unclear, other than to gain an education and

refine my mathematical skillset, but the veteran presence on campus was tremendous. The faculty,

advisors and students I interacted with assisted me in choosing a Computer Science major for my

Bachelor’s Degree at Queens College. Like most veterans, I am unable to simply focus only on school. I

have responsibilities, obligations and personal matters that constantly interfere with my schedule.

Regardless of what life throws at me, the support that I receive from the many veteran resources and

colleagues within CUNY are what has kept me on track to graduate by Spring of 2018.

Jefferson Yu, Marine Corps

Queensborough Community College

My name is Jefferson Yu and I am a Marine Veteran currently enrolled in

Queensborough Community College majoring in Electrical Engineering. It

has been a tough year and a half transitioning back to school after my 4 and

a half years in the Marine Corps. However, everything that I have learned in

the Marine Corps has lead me up to this point. After being accepted to NYU

Tandon School of Engineering I learned that the key to success is to always

stay motivated and to never forget to be the best you that you can be. Always

have confidence in yourself and you will continue to break down each obsta-

cle you thought was never possible. Nothing should ever hold you back as

long as you remember that each and every one of us has a fate not written in

stone. You can be anyone you like as long as you work hard and commit to

the process.

#VeteransOfCUNY

Sebastian Vargasperez, US Navy

Baruch College

I served in the U.S. Navy from 2010 to 2014 as Logistic Specialist. I was at-

tached to the USS Emory S. Land for one year, home-ported in Diego Garcia,

B.I.O.T (British Indian Ocean Territory). After this, I transferred to Naval Mo-

bile Construction Battalion 1 where I was deployed for 9 months as a support

unit to OIF. Currently, I attend Baruch College majoring in International Busi-

ness with a minor in Political Science. My family played a big role in my deci-

sion to relocate to NYC after serving in the military. I chose CUNY because of

its’ diversity and its supports of veteran students. Since the day I applied and

throughout each semester; there has always been a helping hand for me.

CUNY offers its veterans a unique place to acquire the necessary tools and

knowledge to stay competitive in the labor force. At the beginning, it was challenging to adapt to the

classroom environment because in my military experience I never followed a schedule that required me

to stay in room for 2-5 hours almost every day of the week. After graduation I plan on entering in the

international corporate field. My advice to future veteran students is to utilize all student resources. If

you find yourself in a situation where you feel you need help, with any matter- either veteran or student

related- I guarantee that someone at CUNY will be there to assist in one way or another, this is what

makes CUNY so special for veterans.

Mildred Hayanga, Air Force


Mildred Hayanga enlisted in the United States Air Force in May 2015 and is

currently serving as an Air Force reservist while pursuing her Bachelor's de-

gree in Criminal Justice at John Jay College. Prior to her time at CUNY, she

earned an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Hudson Valley Commu-

nity College and an Associate’s degree in Law from Kenya. Mildred is on track

to graduate in 2018 and moved to NYC to attend John Jay, choosing the col-

lege after visiting for a tour of the school. After completing her education, Mil-

dred plans to pursue a career as an Investigator with the FBI. Balancing work

and school has been the biggest challenge in her transition back into an aca-

demic setting. Mildred values education, and would advise future veterans to

keep focused on their future.

#VeteransOfCUNY




CUNY is happy to announce its involvement in the Department

of Veterans Affairs– Student Work Study Allowance Program. The VA Work Study

program allows student-veterans who are receiving education benefits to work in a

veteran related office at CUNY. Since Fall 2016 CUNY has expanded its VA Work-

Study to over 20 locations including campus veteran centers and the CUNY Central

Office. Participation in the VA work-study program provides the veteran student

with additional financial support for their tuition as well as significant work expe-

rience that can help foster post-graduation employment. Students may participate in the VA work-study

program if they are enrolled full-time or 3/4-time in a college degree, vocational, or professional program. Vet-

eran students earn an hourly wage equal to the federal minimum wage or the state minimum wage, whichever is

greater, in addition to their education benefits. CUNY is currently seeking un-

dergraduate and graduate students to fill positions in our Central Office of

Student Affairs-Veterans Affairs and Central Office of Academic Affairs - Contin-

uing Education & Workforce Programs unit.

If you are a student veteran who is interested in becoming a VA work-study

professional within CUNY or a CUNY administrator who would like to host

VA– Work-Study students please send an email to [email protected].

10 Things to Know About VA Benefits Certification

1. Satisfactory academic progress is mandatory, not conditional.

2. Twelve (12) credits are equal to full time status for both undergraduate and graduate level of study.

3. If a student withdraws prior to first day of classes, all funds will be refunded to the VA. This should mean the student

does not owe CUNY.

4. If a student withdraws after the first day of classes, they maybe liable for tuition and fees and/or BAH.

5. If called to active duty, student must submit orders to school certifying official (SCO) for proper VA reporting.

6. If a class is required for a major, the class may be repeated and paid for by the VA. The class cannot be a General Edu-

cation course.

7. If the student is in their last semester and need less than full time classes, they can round out to take 12 credits in order

and get the full BAH and financial aid.

8. Student must have one in-residence, brick and mortar class to receive full BAH.

9. Student must be more than half time to receive minimum BAH. For example 7 credits on a 12 credit scale.

10. Summer equation for fulltime

3 Credits @ 3 wks = Full Time/Full BAH

6 Credits @ 8 wks = Full Time/Full BAH

3 credits @ 5 weeks ≠ Full Time 3/4 TIME


**Communication with your

School Certifying Official (SCO)

is essential for preventing certi-

fication issues .

Earn While You Learn

CUNY Joins the VA Work Study Program


Meet the CUNY Welcome Center’s (CWC)

Veterans’ Admissions Team CWC Becomes

Approved VA

Work Study Site

The CUNY Welcome Cen-

ter is happy to announce

the addition of two VA

Work Study students, who

joined the Veterans Admis-

sions Team in Spring 2017.

Sebastian Vargasperez

Gabriel Andres Campos

________________________

Congratulations

to Kevin Hill

After graduating from

ROTC and CUNY in

Spring 2016, Kevin has left

Welcome from Admissions!

The CUNY Welcome Center's Veterans Admissions Team is dedicated

to assisting service members and their families with CUNY's Under-

graduate Application. Services include:

Inquiries & Guidance – The team responds to veteran inquiries by phone,

email, or in-person consultations. and provides information about CUNY's

resources, programs and application process.

Veterans Application Fee Waivers - Fee waivers can be issued by the team

to veterans who submitted a Freshman and Transfer Undergraduate ap-

plication. To request a waiver, veterans should email proof of military ser-

vice to [email protected]. Fee waivers can only be issued for those who

have served and are non-transferrable.

Application Assistance - Veterans can submit their application docu-

ments directly to members of the team to foster a smooth application pro-

cess. The team also expedites the processing of veteran applications when-

ever possible.

Letters of Eligibility - These letters are issued to active duty service mem-

bers to help initiate their separation/preparation process (they are issued

on a case by case basis).

Assisting Campuses - We work with CUNY's Campus Veterans Coordina-

tors to provide them with additional information about their veteran pop-

ulation.

Pictured (left to right):

Veterans Admissions

Team, including

Geilyn Quinones, Pe-

ter Engel, Kevin Hill,

and Tina Zucchetto.


Congratulations Borough Of Man-

hattan CC

Abreu, Omar E

Acosta, Randy A

Ampie, Eddy

Barbosa, James

Barthelemy, Fenel

Bouchard, Jacqueline

Brockington, Gabriel S

Cardona, Amy

Castanos, Daniel

Castellanos, Ricardo

Castro, Matthew

Charles, John Anderson

Christian, Tarek

Christopher, Brian

Cole, Fergus J

Copelin, Monika

Cotto, Felix F

Dahab, Anthony S

DeJesus, Walkiris J

Fernando, Keshika

Ford, Jessica L

Garcia, Juan C

Gomez, Shane

Goodridge, Alvin

Gordon, Mikhail

Henley, Channa

Henrique, Afonso

Hilliard, Janise

Holden, Shamon

Intriago, Jorge P

Jiang, Leag Kwei

Kim, Elizabeth J

Kurulgan, John J

Lashley, Marshall

Lee, Yun Mok

Lopera, Kevin

Lopez, Stephany I

Lowe, Gabrielle

Marmolejos, Heydy

Mateo, Paul

Mattson, Zackary C

Mcfadden ,Derek

Mcintosh, Robert

Mendoza, Jonathan R

Morales, Zuleyka

Muniz, Christopher C

Ortiz, Christian J

Quintana, Steven M

Ragin, Collette S

Raile, Steven L

Ramirez, Walter S

Ramirez, Yanisel

Rangel, Charles A

Rios, Roberto A

Rojas, Edwin

Ruiz, Samantha I.

Sanchez, Serena J

Santana, Vanessa

Shin, Hyejeong

Simmons, Tristan D

Sosa, Joan

Southland, Darius N

Spanton, Joshua M

Sykes, Latoya M

Taveras, Joed A

Tsawo, Dela

Turner, Leroy J

Vadon, Sharif B

Vulaj, Vincent P

Whalen, Jeffrey

Williams, Angela Maria

Williams, Christopher S

Znak, Jenna M

Zuniga, Kadija A

Bronx CC

Andujar, Jasmin

Apegnadjro, Koffi

Barr, Maliek

Brown, Walter

Bruno, Angel

Cabrera, Eric

Canfield, Eric

Cardona, Paul

Cazares, Adrean

Coulibaly, Nene

De Leon, Job

Duran, Shaun

Ellis, Kevin

Feng, Frankie

Flaz, Ann Mary

Gomez, Melvin

Gonzalez, Stephen

Griffin, Lance

Guzman, Milton

Hayes, Terrence

Latchman, Michael

Liriano, Ricardo

Lopez, Josue

Moore, Jalik

Murillo, Alexander

Nadeau, James

Nicholson, Marzie

Noriega, Harold

Ocasio, Brian

Phillips, Antoinette

Reyes, Bryan

Reyes, Franklin

Rivera, Destiny

Sanchez, Jeremy

Santana, Manuel

Santana Lissie

Sarfo, Alexander

Scott, Kahlil

Stavroulakis, Constan-

tious

Tolentino, Christian

Vargas, Robinson

Vazquez, Alexander

Wallace, Christopher

Wignal, Sherice

Brooklyn College

Acevedo, Vincent

Agapie, Stefan

Carole, Vinette

Charles, Mia-Sarah

Chernivetsky, Dmitriy

Clement, Calvin

Clopton-Robinson, Iris

Codes, Justin

Concepcion, Danny

Crucito, Antonio

Daniel, Brittany

Dumancela, Victor

Edwards, Todd

Fowler, Travis

Garcia, Jose

Gartland, Bryan

Green, Diva

Grzyb, Kamil

Herman, Gabrielle

Hernandez, Irina

Holley, William

Ianno, Victoria

Keith, Steven

Manitas, Francisco

Mark, Khadine

Ortiz, Gary

Peterson, Colton

Pluviose, Wangdun

Ponce, Olivia

Richardson, Alicia

Roche, Sarina

Rodriguez, Yvette

Ross, Jennifer


Class of 2017


Sarcona, Christian

Scotto, Peter

Tsvetkov, Dmitriy

Weiss, Samantha

Williams, Melisa

Williams, Michael

Zheng, Tian

The City College

of New York

Adames, Julio

An, Chengyan

Barrios, David

Cajiao, Paula

Cuadro, Maxine

Eatmon, Jelani

Henriques, Annique

Lee, Joseph

Luxama, Christohper

Mossiah, Christine

Podboraczynska, Natalia

Powell, Troy

Reed, Ethel

Sarbaugh, Dylan

Segovia, Luis M

Shakur, Imran

Szczepansky, Cariana

Vinson, Kane

Hallock, Ryan

Ramos Salce, Karina

Rodriguez, Karla

Solorzano, Rolando

College of Staten

Island

Anderson, Alexa

Betts, Trenton

Bray, Christopher

Cruz, Victor

Decoteau, Whitney

Espinal, Luis

Fernandes, Keegan

Gonzalez, Esteban

Hernandez, Jose

Hines, Rosemary

Howell . Bryan

Kalimullina, Guzal

Leskov, Stanislaw

McGregor, Tarah

Molina , David

Oneil, Kyle

Pavia, Eduardo

Qian, Huihong

Quintana, Jorge

Rajanayagam, Sylvia

Schwab, Joseph

Styles, Matthew

Valdez, Cory

Wofford, Elana

Wolchak, Jessica

Zambrana, Emmanuael

Zhong Hong, Hao

Hunter College

Acabeo, Nicholas

Alonzo, Mark

Beegan, Brian

Chan, Tat

Clark, Michael

Codelia, Georgina

Colon, Valentina

Comrie-Krupa, Erika

Duchon, Valerie

Duggins, Gregory

Everett, Shaqwanda

Ffrench, Victoria

Garcia, Julio

Gonzalez, Pedro

Green, Cameron

Hoblin, Ashley

Jamison, Leon

Klevans, Gregory

Koenig, Michelle

Lecorps Villarreal, Marie

Lema Paguay, Stalin

Lin, Jessica

McBride, Jazmin

Mendez, Abiel

Nerybonilla, Antoinette

Ou, Lawrance

Riley, Bridgette

Rollins, Luke

Saldarriaga, Carlos

Sarker, Anjan

Semple, Ageela

Sitouchkina, Anastasiya

Smith, Terrie

Soffer, Martha

Urwand, Vincent

Verdes, Michael

Wachman, Matthew

John Jay College

of Criminal Jus-

tice

Acevedo, Samuel

Adeyinka, George

Al-Arif, Matthew

Alvarado, Eli

Anderson, Alyza

Andrade, Christian

Angert, Samuel

Autie, Stefan

Babalola, David

Babayev, Shimon

Barker, Evan

Benmelech, Edan

Bernal, Charles

Binnie, Matthew

Blane, Benjamin

Boyle, Dennis

Bozier, Kenneth

Campoverde, Junior

Cazares, Guadalupe

Chan, Mara

Chan, Timothy

Chu, Albert

Cirafici, Daniel

Cleri, Richard

Collins, Sheena

Cortez, Jonathan

Cowell, Truman

Crooks, Brad

Cruz, Robert

Cruzado, Ashley

Custodio, Aida

Davis, Alicia

Dean, Adam

Desjardins, Alexandra

Diaz, Alberto

Diaz, Alejandro

Dillon, Noel

Dinen, Matthew

Diop, Check

Dobison, Janice

Donohue, Michael

Edwards, Andrea

Embroz, Anthony

Farley, William

Ferguson, Elaina

Ferreras, Gabriela

Figueroa, Angel

Flores, Alexander

Francis, Damian

Frank, Emmanuel

Gambale, Jacqueline

Gao, Alexis

Garcia, Ricardo

Gerda, Eric

Goldstein, James

Congratulations


Gonzalez, Nathan

Grant, Kyle

Guerra, Joanne

Guerra, Ronnie

Henao, Stephanie

Hernandez, Ariel

Herrera Castillo, Richard

Hill, Ryan

Holland, Rondell

Huggins, Leslie

Isla, John

Jauntirans, Juris

Jean, Richard

Jimenez, Donato

Johnson, Chennel

Johnson, Jawaan

Joseph, Ashante

Jules, Peter

Kennedy, India

Khan, Deryck

Lama, Tseten

Lee, Andrew

Lee, Michael

Li, King

Ligarzewski, Daniel

Lopez-Cohetero, Oscar

Lucas, Kwesi

Maloney, Ryan

Martinez, Elewis

Martinez, Jonathan

Mejia, Ileana

Mills, Jason

Moore, Joseph

Navarro, Sandro

Oneill, Christopher

Obregon, Jose

Olivares, Rodolfo

Orellana, John

Otero, Igor

Paneto, Tomas

Parker, Allan

Pena, Christopher

Penniston, Odo

Pineiro, Emmanuel

Pinto, Miguel

Plumacher, Matthew

Pykhantsev, Andrey

Quezada, Carlos

Rasmussen, Brian

Reis, Michael

Reyna, Carlos

Rivera, Christian

Robertson, Matthew

Robinson, Anissa

Roloff, Earl

Rosado, Raquel

Serrette, Danilda

Servia, Alex

Silawal, Utthan

Simmons, Gillian

Sobirov, Doniyorkhon

Stegemeyer, Peter

Stewart, Christopher

Sy, Aissata

Thomas, Elias

Thompson, Alwin

Thornton, James

Torgersen, Shannon

Torres, Nicole

Tran, Bieu

Tsai, Yue

Villada Guerra, Sebastian

Wang, Ruyi

West, Raymond

Wilson, Luke

Wright, George

Kingsborough CC

Alejandro, Mary Jane

Baxter, Andre

Belfon, Wade

Bi Rudy

Bond, Danielle

Canales, Pedro

Casey, Alvaro

Chilelli, Rpbert

Figueroa, Sarah

Gutierrez, Ariel

Harper, Paula

Hudgins, Tyler

Karpenchuk, Vladimir

Krutsko, Igor

Morgan, Amanda

Nanco, Kristi

Oliver, Niko

Paul, Hassam

Purcell, Sirandrew

Skarka, Colin

Stephens, Rohan

Williams, Rasheen

Wilson, Kaile

Wohl, Enrique

Zakharyan, Artem

LaGuardia CC

Albertovilla, Juan

Alvarez, Leonard

Barger, Thomas

Blunt, Benjamin

Casillas, Frank

Christians, Chase

Cummings, Lisa

Cusquillo, Jaun

Diaz, Joshua

Gallego, Giancarlo

Gaynor, Zico

Green, Victor

Hildalgo, Jennypher

Huang, Jiaxin

Lama, Mingma

Lewis, Levar

Lobsang, Jamyang

Lopez, Richard Xavier

Luna, Francisco

Madera, David Raphael

Nash, Patrick

Nieves, Roberto

Park, Youngho

Pojar, Blake

Raflores, Abraham

Richmond, Christopher

Rivera Eckart, Serina

Samuels, Veronica

Santiago, John

Siavichy, Miguel

Taitt, Richard

Taveras, Ydaliza

Underwood, Paul

Lehman College

Aguasvivas, Carlos

Alvarado, Susana

Ayala, Megan

Ayala-Calderon, Jennifer

Bearden, Brett

Bello, Raphael

Berroa, Daniel

Bolt, Tino

Brown, Tanasha

Bynum, Athena

Caban, William

Campbell, Fatah

Cardona, Daniel

Carney, Tyree

Carrasquillo, Sorivel

Carter, Kiersten

Casiano, Joseph

Cedeno, Edgardo

Chereshnieva, Kristina

Class of 2017


Corales, Samuel

Coronado, Carlos

Costantini, Anthony

Diaz, Iliana

Diaz, Breanna

Dominicus, Colette

Duncan, Lamar

Duran, Estevan

Edwards, Kyla

Escobar-Marshall,

Jacqueline

Felix, Franklin

Ford, Jaime

Francis, Kayon

Fraser, Shannon

Gonzalez, Joseph

Hartridge, Shateekwa

Hidalgo, Justin

James, Genaya

James, Alfred

Kiser, Derrick

Lebron, Angie

Liranzo, Miguel

Lopez, Darling

Lopez, Michael

Lopez, Jenielyn

Noel, Jahmaney

O'Connor, David

Perez, David

Rivera, Victor

Robateau, Cindy

Robinson, Aphila

Rodriguez, Jennie

Rodriguez, Leydi

Rodriguez, Eileen

Rogers, Timothy

Rosario, Michelle

Sanchez Marendi

Schult, Jeremy

Smith, Dwight

Soriano, Francisco

Guerra, Ronnie

Sushkiw, Andrew

Velazquez, Jeremy

Wessin, Mildred

Williams, Edwina

Winslow, Kyle

Yizar, Todd

Medgar Evers

College

Allen, Ian

Boynton, Jaime

Crawford, Chanel

Darien, Nathaniel

Hutchinson, Lamont

Jean-louis, Tina

Jones, Wildel

Palmer, Amanda

Robinson, Grace

Simmonds, Jennifer

Smith, James

Spivey, Walter

Tetteh, George

Vision, Edna

Weeks, Jessenia

NYC College of

Technology

Acquah, Frank

Aguirre, Christopher

Ayende, Eric

Barraza, Juan

Batista, Angela

Brown, Tina

Clarke, Earllin

Emanuel, Isaiah

Enchautegui, Luis

Herrera, David

Jones, Rashad

Kellerman, Daniel

Kennedy, Keya

Kim, Yuriy

Kovack, Kevin

LaBarbera, Gary

Lawrence, Jeffrey

Leslie, Albert

Li, Dao

Lozada, Samantha

Matute, Carlos

Mccoy, Tanya

Mejia, Julio

Plasencia, Juan

Ramos, Joshua

Richards, Akeem

Savulescu, Savu

Taveras, Ysbell

Thompson, Jarvis

Wagner, Diana

Wang, Yong

Queens College

Arocho, Carmelo

Bishop, Katie

Campbell, Collan

Castillo, Betzabe

Cortez, Maria

Gallego, Oscar

George, Anson

Godoy, Manuel

Hinds, Martin

Johnson, Everton

Khan,Farhad

Li, Xue Zhen

Li, Jinghan

Licitra, David

Oh, Brian

Petri, Christopher

Salmon, Alton

Singh, Jagraj

Song, Hengchun

Sun, Bing Qing

Queensborough

CC

Basir, Yama

Brown, Jovahn

Brown, Kevin

Calabrese, Kyle

Castro, Geoffrey

Ceballos, Jonathan

Centeno, Luis

Charles, Stanley

Chelune, Michael

Chungata, Vincent

Diaz, Shayen

Donato, Paul

Dunham, Joseph

Espinoza, Marlon

Gayle-Brown, Nieoka

Gomez, Ramon

Graham, Narry

Greene, Vashnee

Gu, Dan

Jiang, Jin Hui

Katzenberger, Kristofer

Khondker, Adnan

Knight, Vincent

Lee, Bruce

Lesane, Reginald

Liu, Nanji

Maloney-Myle, Maleka

McQueen, Essence

Medard, Donald

Medrano, Jose

Montgomery, Justin

Morris, Nicolas

Negron, Kristopher

Nivar, Felix

Padilla, Andrea

Congratulations


Qiu, Xinghui

Rivera, Ramon

Robinson, Jennifer

Ruiz, Edward

Sampson, Thiefieca

Tan, Yonghua

Valdez, Omar

Wang, Jianbing

Wang, Yue

Yang, Jung

Yu, Yi

York College

Bharat, Ivana C

Elmera ,Pierre Andre Junior

Jagai, Ryan

Jean Pierre, Daniel

Lopez, Gladys

Martinez, Christina

Meadows, Jowayne D

Mowatt, Alecia N

Narinesingh, Barindra

Omolola, Adeyemo M

Rodriguez, Jesse

Waddraji, Mohani

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Dear Veteran,

CUNY has approved the review of military credentials to award transfer credit for military service. If you

would like your military experience to be evaluated for academic credit and /or to illustrate your work experience on

your resume, follow the steps listed below.

Would you like to have a career that relates to your military occupational specialty (MOS)?

Learn what certifications and degrees match your area of expertise by using the COOL sites…

Army: https://www.cool.army.mil/

Navy: https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/

Marine Corps: https://www.cool.navy.mil/usmc/

Step 1: Create an account for your military transcript via the following websites:

Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard: https://jst.doded.mil/official.html

Air Force: www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp

Step 2:

Submit your transcript to CUNY UAPC (University Application Processing

Center) and/or your current CUNY College.

Step 3: Print and save a copy of your military transcript to a USB or secure cloud.

Step 4:

Use American Council of Education (ACE) Military guide to review a descrip-

tion of your coursework: http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/

Military-Guide-Online.aspx.

Using JST credits for college can count toward:

Elective credit

Major or Minor electives

General Education elective

Using JST credits for employment can:

Showcase military occupation

Illustrate responsibilities/duties

Illustrate leadership and training

https://www.cool.army.mil/

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usmc/

http://www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp

http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx

http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx


Campus Representatives

The CUNY Office of Veterans Affairs is dedicated to fostering a sense of community and to developing a channel of communication among

veteran and reservist students, and with faculty, staff and administration Below is a complete list of campus veteran representatives

Community Colleges

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Wilfred Cotto, Veteran Services Coordinator

199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007

212-220-5363; [email protected]

Bronx Community College

Betsy C. Montanez

Coordinator of Veterans and Military Resources

2155 University Avenue, Loew Hall Room 114,

Bronx NY, 10453


Hostos Community College

Charles Prince Uwa, Veterans Affairs Coordinator

450 Grand Concourse, RM C-377 Bronx, NY 10451


Kingsborough Community College

Tara Yarczower, Director/Certifying Official

Office of Military and Veteran Services

2001 Oriental Blvd Brooklyn, NY 11235


LaGuardia Community College

Stephen Clark, M.A, Veteran Services Director

31-10 Thomson Avenuee Building C, RM 371-D

Long Island City NY, 11101


Queensborough Community College

Director of Military and Veterans Services/Certifying Official

222-05 56th Ave RM L421 Bayside, NY 11364


Senior Colleges

Baruch College

John Seto

Veterans Affairs Certifying Official

151 E 25th St RM 850 New York, NY 10010


Brooklyn College

Coordinator of Veterans Affairs/Certifying Official

2900 Bedford Avenue James Hall 1407

Brooklyn, NY 11210


City College

Christopher Gorman,

Director of Veterans Affairs/Certifying Official

160 Convent Ave, Wingate Hall, RM 107

New York, NY 10031


College of Staten Island

Laura Scazzafavo, Veteran Support Specialist

2800 Victory Blvd, RM 1C-219

Staten Island, NY 10314


Hunter College

Alex Rosero, Academic Advisor for Student Veterans

695 Park Ave, RM 1119 East New York, NY 10065



Richard Pusateri, Military and Veterans Services Manager

524 W 59th St. 229 Haaren Hall New York, NY 10019


Lehman College

Luis E. Soltero-Rodriguez

Dircetor of Veterans and Military Affairs

250 Bedfrod Park Blvd West. Shuster 201 A/B

Bronx NY 10468


Medgar Evers College

Hamilton JB. Raymond,

Veterans Affairs Coordinator/Certifying Official

1637 Bedford Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11225


NYC College of Technology

Robert Timmins, LMSW Veteran Services Coordinator

300 Jay Street RM NG15 Brooklyn, NY 11201


Queens College

Dennis Torres, Veterans Outreach Specialist

65-30 Kissena Blvd; Student Union RM 320

Queens NY 11367


School of Professional Studies

Christopher Leydon,

Veteran Services Coordinator/Certifying Official

119 W 31st RM 413-B New York, NY 10001


York College

Larry D. Eaton; Veteran Affairs Manager

94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd; Jamaica NY 11451


For a complete list of CUNY honors and professional schools

veteran representatives please visit cuny.edu/veterans

Veteran Resources


Know Your Benefits

Below is a list of addresses, phone numbers, and websites that may be useful in your military to civilian transition.

VA MEDICAL CENTERS

Bronx VA Medical Center

130 West Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10468;

(718) 584-9000

NY Div VA Medical Center

423 East 23rd St

New York, NY 10010;

(212) 686-7500

BK Poly Pl Campus

VA Medical Center

800 Poly Place

Brooklyn, NY 11209;

(718) 836-6600

St. Albans Extended

Care Center

17901 Linden Blvd

Jamaica, NY 11434;

(718) 526-1000

CLINICS

Bay Shore CBOC

132 Main St.

Bay Shore, NY 11706

(631) 328-9092

East Meadow Clinic

2201 Hempstead Turnpike Bldg. Q

East Meadow, NY 11554

(631) 754-7978

VA Harlem Care Center

55 West 125th St.

New York, NY 10027

(646) 273-8125

Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Clinic

47-01 Queens Blvd

Sunnyside, NY 11104

Staten Island Health Care Center

21 Water Street


(718) 761-2973

White Plains VHA Clinic

23 South Broadway

White Plains, NY 10601

(914)-421-1951

Yonkers VHA Clinic

124 New Main St

Yonkers, NY 10701

(914) 375-8055x4400

VET CENTERS

Bronx Vet Center

2471 Morris Ave Suite 1A

Bronx, NY 10468

(718) 367-3500

Brooklyn Vet Center

25 Chapel Street Suite 604

Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 624-2765

Harlem Vet Center

2279 3rd Ave 2nd FL

New York, NY 10035

(212) 426-2200

Manhattan Vet Center

32 Broadway 2nd FL, Suite 200

New York. NY 10004

(212) 742-9591

Nassau Vet Center

970 South Broadway

Hicksville, NY 11801

(516) 348-0088

Queens Vet Center

75-10B 91 Ave

Woodhaven, NY 11421

(718)296-2871

Staten Island Vet Center

60 Bay Street


(718) 816-4499

Websites

eBenefits………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………...www.eBenefits.va.gov

Education Benefits…………………….………………………………………………………………..………….www.benefits.va.gov/gibill

Health Care Eligibility………………………………………………………………………..………………….www.va.gov/healthbenefits

Homeless Veterans………………………………………………………………………………………………………www.va.gov/homeless

Mental Health……………………………………………………………………………………………………..www.mentalhealth.va.gov

National Resource Directory……………………………………………………………………………………………..……....www.nrd.gov

Records………………..……………………………………………………………………...www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel

Women Veterans……………..………………………………………………………………………………………...www.va.gov/womenvet

VA Benefit Payment Rates…………..………………………………………………………………………...www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/rates

VA Forms………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………….www.va.gov/vaforms

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment……………………………...………….……………………www.benefits.va.gov.vocrehab



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Contact Us

Central Office of Student

Affairs

555 West 57th Street, 14th

Floor

New York, NY 10019

P: 646-664-8800

Main Email

[email protected]

Vet Fee Waiver Email

[email protected]

Web Site

www.cuny.edu/veterans

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Lisa Beatha

United States Army Veteran

University Director of

Veterans Affairs

[email protected]

(646) 664-8835

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Documents

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