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The Life Cycle of the Military/ Veteran S tudent Recruitment, Admissions, Advising, Graduation, and Beyond Annie Weberpal M.S . Counseling Global Career Development Facilitator Advising Coordinator, College of Letters &
Recruitment, Admissions, Advising, Graduation, and Beyond
Annie Weberpal
. Counseling
Facilitator
College of Letters & S ciences UW-Whitewater
OIF 2009-2010
Army 2005-2007
Who are student veterans? Where are they? What attracts them?
S tudent veterans are individuals who have served in the United S tates Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
They are men, women, transgender, mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, Millennials, Gen Xers, Boomers, married, divorced, single, gay, straight, bisexual, Black, White, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, English language learners, immigrants, leaders, followers
A student veteran is in many ways like any other college student
And a student veteran is in many ways like no other college student, even other veterans
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Age 24 or older
Married and/ or parent
Female (14%
First generation
Geography Academic programs Word of mouth
College Recon
https:/ / www.collegerecon.com/
Rally Point
https:/ / www.rallypoint.com/
S
ervice to S chool
http:/ / service2school.org/
Finding the best fit Choice Act JS T evaluation Credit by exam
Create networks to help students find the
path that is best for them
Most efficient path to graduation Benefits/ financial counseling Explore potential indifference
Enables active duty veterans to pay in-state
tuition rate at public institutions in US
Within three years of separation Using federal benefits Continuous enrollment
How can this benefit your campus? How does this benefit the student?
ACE recommendations Minimum and maximum
credits awarded
Too many or too few?
Miscellaneous vs. direct
equivalent
Can change student standing
to sophomore, j unior
First-year supports?
DS
S T (formerly DANTES )
CLEP Credit for prior learning
Perceptions Benefits Choices
and colleges have of military students?
students have of colleges and universities?
veterans?
Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill Chapter 31 – Vocational
Rehabilitation
Chapter 33 – Post 9/ 11 GI Bill
Y
ellow Ribbon Program for private institutions
Chapter 35 – Dependents’
Educational Assistance
Chapter 1606, 1607 – Reserve
and Guard members
tate Benefits
Vary significantly by state Wisconsin GI Bill Tuition Waiver
128 credits at any UW S
ystem or technical school
Various grants and loans
Full-time vs part-time Payments vary by location
Online vs. in-person
Failing on purpose S
High-impact practices Transitions Identity
Orientation session S
ummer boot camp
Themed courses or
sections
Leave policies Learning community Lounge/ space on
campus
Veteran Coordinator S
tudent Organization
Campus committee Data collection
Non-linear for military? Chickering
S
even vectors and key influences
Psychosocial (Erikson, Marcia)
Identity diffusion Foreclosed identity and disequilibration
Arnett Israeli studies
Situation
Trigger, timing, control, role change,
duration, experience, concurrent stress, assessment
Self
Personal/ demographic, psychological
Support
Partner, family, friends,
community/ institutional
Strategies
Modify, Control, manage
Moving in Moving through Moving out
Life span and life space Roles: child, student, leisurite, citizen,
worker, parent, partner, homemaker
How does veteran fit in with other roles?
Theaters: home, community, school, workplace Current, future, ideal roles
Military-informed career services Tracking graduates Transitions (again)
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater College of Letters & S ciences