Called to serve : a handbook on student veterans and higher education

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Where to find it

Undergrad Library

Call Number
UB357 .H36 2013
Status
Available

Summary

Called to Serve

Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including:

Strategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service members Suggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completion Frameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities

Praise for Called to Serve

"An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans."
-- Renee T. Finnegan , colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville

"One of the more compelling issues of our time is the integration of returning veterans and service members into our society following their service to our country. This handbook will be a critical tool in guiding higher education professionals in developing strategies to ensure their success in college."
-- Kevin Kruger , president, NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

"This timely book explains and presents a new meaning of 'called to service.' The issues and vignettes bring to life real situations that will be facing all campuses. I highly recommend this valuable resource to those looking forward and not back."
-- Gregory Roberts , executive director, ACPA-College Student Educators International

"I have waited over forty years for such a comprehensive handbook to be written about the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that are associated with providing higher education to America's veterans--our future leaders. Well done."
-- Robert E. Wallace , Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office

Contents

  • Preface: Setting the Context p. xi
  • About the Editors p. xix
  • About the Contributors p. xxi
  • 1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States p. 1 Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin
  • 2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for Serving Veterans and Service Members p. 20 Sally Caspers and Robert Ackerman
  • Vignette p. 39 Joshua Lang
  • 3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns p. 41 Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman
  • Vignette p. 69 Nina Duong
  • 4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: Enrollment Patterns and Student Engagement p. 71 Danielle M. DeSawal
  • Vignette p. 87 Sally Caspers
  • 5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role of Gender, Race and Sexuality p. 89 Susan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson
  • Vignette p. 114 Annie Rose Badder
  • 6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community p. 116 Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray
  • Vignette p. 138 Amanda Irish
  • 7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans p. 140 John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders
  • Vignette p. 165 Jonathan Miller
  • 8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services p. 167 Stephen G. Abel and Robert J. Bright and R. M. Cooper
  • Vignette p. 198 Kathy Meyers
  • 9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans p. 201 Sarah Minnis and Stephanie Bondi and Corey B. Rumann
  • Vignette p. 219 Paul F. Tschudi
  • 10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy p. 221 Brian A. Hawthorne and Mark C. Bauman and Leah Ewing Ross
  • Vignette p. 253 Joseph R. Sorge
  • 11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans and Service Members p. 255 Tom Jackson and Charles J. Fey and Leah Ewing Ross
  • Vignette p. 276 Nicholas J. Osborne
  • 12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-Friendly Campus: A Case Study p. 278 Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky
  • Conclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward p. 301 Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick
  • Glossary p. 307
  • Appendix: Military Ranks p. 312
  • Name Index p. 315
  • Subject Index p. 319

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