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Summer 2011 edition of the NASPA Veterans Knowledge Community newsletter
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Summer 2011
Veterans KC The Veterans Knowledge Community will advance Veterans Best Practices through the education and
activation of its members
NASPA
Inside this issue: Abby Kelso
The Evergreen State College
In anticipation of the upcoming academic year, the Veteran’s
Knowledge Community is pleased to announce a new webinar series
designed for professionals working to improve their campus’ support of
student veterans.
This area of student affairs is rapidly changing and much of the current
knowledge and experience is widely distributed amongst different uni-
versity and college campuses. The goal of the webinar series is to pro-
vide a common forum for the NASPA membership to learn from the
experiences of colleagues at other campuses and share best practices
across significant geographical distances.
In this time of challenging economic circumstances when travel and pro-
fessional development budgets are limited, the webinar format provides
an affordable means to keep up to date with current events in the field.
The following webinars will kick off the series.
Remembrance Roll Call 2011: Honoring the Fallen
September 15, 2011
12 Noon-1:30 PM PDT
Brett Morris, Associate Director for Veterans Affairs, Eastern Kentucky
University
Abby Kelso, Admissions Counselor, The Evergreen State College
See Webinars on page 2
Veterans KC Announces 2011-2012
Webinar Series
New Webinar Series ……………… 1
Pictures from NASPA’s
Annual Conference …….….. 2-3
Get Connected…………… ………… 3
Mark Your Calendars …...………4
Check this Out …………………...4
New PTSD Application...……… 4
Call for Articles..……………….. 4
VA Creates Women Veterans
Call Center ……………..5
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Pictures from NASPA’s Annual Conference
NASPA VETERANS KC SUMMER 2011
Webinars, continued from page 1
This year Veterans Day will coincide with the 10th year anniversary of the Post 9-11 conflicts. On November 11, 2011, the
NASPA Veterans Knowledge Community is sponsoring a Remembrance Day National Roll Call for Veterans Day to honor
military service members who have died in these conflicts. Join this webinar to discover how to participate in the National
Roll Call and learn from the experiences of two campuses that have hosted similar celebrations. Presenters will provide
suggestions on logistics, organization, and communications, discuss how to establish the appropriate tone for the event, and
provide strategies for soliciting support from key campus constituencies. There will only be one 11-11-11 in our lifetime, so
what will you do to make it memorable?
Developing Cultural Competencies on College Campuses: An Approach to Student Veterans
Friday October 21 12:00 PM PST
Presenters: Michelle Cyrus, Katrina Whitney, and Dr. Delores Cleary of Central Washington University
Veterans face a difficult transition from military service to academia. Some of this difficult is related to the loss of military
structure and unfamiliarity with the college environment. Faculty and staff who understand both of these unique cultures
may be better able to assist veterans in successfully navigating this transition. This presentation allows participants to devel-
op their own cultural competencies regarding student veterans through exploration of the transition from military to civilian
life, the classroom experiences of some veterans, and some best practices for serving student veterans.
Registration for this webinar is free to NASPA members and is available online (link to http://www.naspa.org/membership/
mem/profdev/confcall.cfm )
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Get Connected Join the Knowledge Com-
munity by clicking
"membership" from the NASPA
homepage, then select "Update
Membership Profile & Prefer-
ences" and scroll to
"Knowledge Community Prefer-
ences."
Contact your Regional KC
Chair to discuss how you might
be helpful in your geographic
region.
Everyone interested in
providing updates, information,
and other important infor-
mation related to Veterans are
welcome to join our listserv.
You do not have to be a mem-
ber of this Knowledge Commu-
nity or a member of NASPA; we
welcome everyone with an in-
terest in these issues.
Interested in joining our
listserv? Please email Joseph
DeSanto in the NASPA office at
[email protected] and specify
the name of the listserv. NASPA
will add you within a few busi-
ness days.
NASPA VETERANS KC SUMMER 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 12-16, 2011
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CALL FOR ARTICLES
If you are interested in sharing:
Your original work;
Suggestions for articles from outside sources that
you feel would be especially useful to readers
(please include citation);
Pictures;
Book reviews; or
Events taking place (please include title, descrip-
tion of event, date and time, and location)
Please contact Megan Ziegler, Veterans KC Newslet-ter Editor at [email protected]
Mark Your Calendars
NASPA VETERANS KC SUMMER 2011
NAVPA Certifying Official Trainings
July 17 - 20, 2011 Irving, TX
Western Association of Veterens Education Special-
ists (WAVES) Where: Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas - Irving,
TX
Contact: Vicki Henson
Telephone: (580) 581-2234
Email: [email protected]
October 19 - 21 Houston, TX
2011 Veterans Civic Council Conference Where: University of Houston - Downton Houston
Contact: Alicia Bradley
Telephone: (713) 348-8034
Email: [email protected]
NASPA’s Veterans Knowledge Community has added a NEWS section to our website:
http://naspa.org/kc/veterans/
news.cfm
The Department of Defense Worldwide
Education Symposium 2012
July 23-27, 2012 Las Vegas, NV
MGM Grand Hotel,
Information: www.ww2012.com
The federal VA has been launch-
ing applications for smartphones
and one of these is the PTSD
Coach. Please find below the
link to the VA’s PTSD center
webpage. It has great infor-
mation and things to do and par-
ticularly a section for wom-
en. This will be a good tool to re-
fer people to. To date it is only
available for iPhones, but shortly
the android version will be avail-
able.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/
pages/PTSDCoach.asp
Check This Out
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NASPA VETERANS KC SUMMER 2011
WASHINGTON – The De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (VA)
has embarked on a major initiative
to reach out to women Veterans in
order to solicit their input on ways
to enhance the health care services
VA provides to women Veterans.
“We are taking a proactive
approach to enhancing VA health
care for women Veterans,” said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric
K. Shinseki. “We are seeking the
input of women Veterans so that
VA can continue to provide high
quality health care to the growing
numbers of women Veterans.”
Representatives at VA’s
Health Resource Center (HRC) are
placing calls to women Veterans
nationwide, asking them to share
their experiences with VA and sug-
gest potential enhancements that
will further VA’s mission to pro-
vide the best care anywhere.
Women Veterans are one of
the fastest growing segments of the
Veteran population. Of the 22.7
million living Veterans, more than
1.8 million are women. They com-
prise nearly 8 percent of the total
Veteran population and 6 percent
of all Veterans who use VA health
care services.
VA estimates by 2020 wom-
en Veterans will constitute 10 per-
cent of the Veteran population and
9.5 percent of VA patients. The
HRC, which started placing calls
on June 1, is contacting women
Veterans who have enrolled, but
have not begun using VA services.
“Through this contact center,
we are placing friendly, conversa-
tional calls to women Veterans,”
said Patricia Hayes, chief consult-
ant of the VA’s Women Veterans
Health Strategic Health Care
Group. “We want these Veterans
and their caregivers to talk candid-
ly about why they are not using
VA, whether they are aware of the
gender-specific services we offer,
and what additional services they
would like to see VA offer.”
The HRC representatives
making the calls are also informing
women Veterans about the services
VA offers and quickly connecting
them with appropriate departments
if they are interested in trying VA
health care. Veterans who have
complaints about VA are connected
to a patient advocate who helps
resolve issues.
VA has trained professionals
in all aspects of women’s health,
including general primary care,
osteoporosis management, heart
disease, mental health care, meno-
pausal services and obesity-related
issues, such as diabetes. Preventive
screenings for breast and cervical
cancer are also areas in which VA
excels. Soon, all VA facilities will
offer comprehensive primary care
for women from a single provider.
The Women Veterans Health
Care program has made significant
changes in the last few years to
enhance the health care offered to
eligible women Veterans. This pro-
gress includes:
Adopting key policies to im-
prove access and enhance services
for women Veterans;
Implementing comprehen-
sive primary care for women Vet-
erans;
Conducting cutting-edge re-
search on the effects of military
service on women’s lives;
Improving communication
and outreach to women Veterans;
and
Providing mental health,
homelessness and other services
designed to meet the unique needs
of women Veterans
For more information about VA pro-
grams and services for women Veterans,
please visit: www.va.gov/womenvet and
www.publichealth.va.gov/
womenshealth.
VA Creates Women Veterans Call Center
Major Outreach Effort Launched