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SSSS: Using a Collaborative Approach to Improve Student Veteran Retention and Success
Hours: 3.5
| Only 1 in 12 student veterans are graduating on time. Military to college transition is especially stressful and difficult. Collaborative supported education services have been found to improve student veteran persistence, retention and academic success.
The goal of this highly interactive presentation is to engage participants in a rich discussion of a multi-pronged, campus-based initiative implemented to support collegiate veterans. Emphasized are key issues and experiences, challenges and successes, and outcomes. Participants attending this session will (1) develop a better understanding of student veteran demographics and military to college transitioning, (2) explore the step by step process of building a collaborative team and redefining services for student veterans, and (3) discuss psychosocial and educational needs of student veterans and implications. During this session, participants will identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to implementation of such an approach on their campus. Then they will be encouraged as a campus team to develop a preliminary action plan. Presenter s: Audrey M. Sorrells, Ph.D. ,Associate Dean of Students for Research/Director, Office of the Dean of Students Research Institute and Rachel P. Wulbert, M.Ed., LMSW, Coordinator of Special Projects at the University of Texas at Austin . |
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