CSULB Veterans Transition Briefing. Veterans Service Office (CDC) Veterans University (CHHS) CAPS (Student Services) DSS (Student Services) Veterans Administration.

CSULB Veterans TransitionBriefing

Veterans Service Office(CDC)

Veterans University(CHHS)

CAPS(Student Services)

DSS(Student Services)

Veterans Administration

Enrollment Services(Admin/Finance)

“Veterans to Jobs”(UCES)

“Troops To ENG”(COE)

Workforce Investment Board

Quilt Work of Collaboration(current system)

Academic AdvisingCenter

(Academic Affairs)

Financial Aid(Admin/Finance)

Who They Are(in general)

Diverse nature of Veterans:

– Experienced adults from ethics-based institutions

– Service-oriented, patriotic, global, tough

– Pragmatic, efficient and impatient

– Formerly institutionalized; limited civilian experience

– Potential health and learning concerns

Macro Transition

DOD

Education

Employment

Macro Transition

DOD

Education

Employment

Post-secondary Education Student Veteran Process Model

Student Organization

Disabled Student Services

Counseling And Psychological Services

Veterans

AdministrationCDC2

Academic Advising/Learning Assistance Center

Local Community/WIB1

Veterans Center

Health

Education

Employment

Notes:1 Workforce Investment Board2 Career Development Center

Minimum Services

Certification of Benefits:Credit evaluation and transfer Academic counseling Certification of VA Benefits

Advocacy (Referrals/Tracking/Guidance):On-campus (Academic Affairs, Student Services)Off-campus (VA, WIB, business partners)

Information Management:Message center (phone referrals, questions)Website management (Virtual Vet Center)

Additional Services

Case ManagementOne manager/100 student veteransEOP/Athletic Center style counseling and tracking

EducationVA Benefit course approvalUNV 300 Veterans Transition courseFaculty advisement outreachDL/hybrid programs, certificates

Community Outreach InitiativesEstablish DL programs on bases Interface/collaborate with other Vet Organizations

Window of Opportunity

Past:Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944Homeless veterans: LA County

Present:Recreate the next “Greatest Generation”

Future:Poor economy = fewer jobs availableDouble money: new Post-9/11 GI BillWithdrawal from Iraq? Reduction-in-Force?

“Leave No Veteran Behind!”