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How to join a KC

NASPA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN AS MANY KCS AS THEY'D LIKE. TO JOIN, SIMPLY FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

  1. Log in by entering your Username and Password above
  2. Click on Edit My Profile, which appears under the blue Welcome Banner.
  3. Click on the Involvement tab
  4. Click on the boxes to the left of the Knowledge Communities you wish to join.
  5. Click on the gray "Save Changes" bar
That's all there is to it!

Contact

If you have information that you would like to post on the Veterans KC website, please email Lorriz Anne A. Yi (lorrizanne 'at' gmail.com).

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Announcements & Updates

Veterans Day & Fall 2012 Newsletters

GI Bill 101 - Brief for Bursar and Veteran Services Officers (PPT) (Found in the Resources section)

Serving Our Veterans - Region IV-E Newsletter (page 2)

Toolkit for Veteran Friendly Institutions - Debuted on 11/11/11

Remembrance Day National Roll Call

 

Top 5 Priorities for Student Veteran Programs Best Practices

The Veterans Knowledge Community is rolling strongly from its first to second year. As a community that works to advance best practices for student veterans, the following priorities will be at the core of the work the KC does in the upcoming year:

  1. Priority registration for classes
  2. Priority enrollment for transfer student veterans
  3. Moving the School Certifying Official position from an administrative position to a student affairs position
  4. Implementation of assessment measures for veterans services on all campuses
  5. Integration of veterans issues into student government organizations.

At this time we are looking for several individuals interested in the KC to fill positions. See the "Get Connected" link on the left-hand menu.

Veterans KC Chair

Veterans KC Chair
John D. Mikelson
john-mikelson@uiowa.edu

John D. Mikelson, works with student veterans  at University of Iowa Veterans Center to help them receive all the benefits they are entitled to through the University, Federal, State and local governments.  He serves as a liaison between the University and Veterans/ Student Soldiers to better address issues specific to them.  SFC Mikelson retired from the Army after 25 years and has earned both a BA in History and an MA in Education Policy and Leadership Studies at Iowa. He has served as the Veterans Center Coordinator since the founding of the Veterans Center in December 2005. John is both a DAV  & American Legion Service Officer, ESGR Military Liaison, and was a founding member of the Student Veterans of America. He remains actively engaged in NASPA, NACADA, CEVHE, CCME and DSSHE-L discussions surrounding Student Veterans.

Vision:

Through the work of the Veterans Knowledge Community, Student Affairs professionals will take a leadership role increasing awareness of veteran specific issues in higher education. Through the work of the KC, campuses will create an infrastructure that not only brings veterans in but also moves them through, and gives them the support necessary for degree attainment and future success.

Mission:

The Veterans Knowledge Community will advance Veterans Best practices through the education and activation of its members.

Commitment:

Members will communicate at local, regional and national NASPA meetings and at other veteran meetings as time allows (Department of Veteran Affairs, IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, AHEAD). Technology will also be utilized to connect members and provide opportunities to share information.