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!”