Military Veteran and Nontraditional Student Programs Jamie Richards

Military Veteran and Nontraditional Student Programs Jamie Richards

Introduction Six years active duty on submarines BA in Creative Writing—was a nontraditional student Joined the Navy Reserves as a Seabee in 2000 Deployed to Spain and Iraq Previously served as School Certifying Official and Veterans Affairs Coordinator Started on October 1 st 2012

Vision and Mission Vision: Create an inclusive environment where students are provided with the tools to meet their goals. Leader among peer institutions. Mission: Engage students, faculty, staff, and the community to provide a suite of wrap-around services. Create a: o consistent experience o smooth pipeline that limits hurdles o playbook for success

Approach and Philosophy Assess Needs Assess Impact and Adjust if Needed • • • Determine Population Student Needs Identify Existing Resources Listen to Stakeholders Benchmark Existing Programs Identify Gaps Initiate Services and Programming Student Success Shared Mission Sweet Spot for Success Relationship s

**FEDERAL *Non BENEFITS Veterans and Family Members 271 Veterans Using GIBILL 122 Family Using GIBILL Purple Heart ***STATE BENEFITS 124 Veterans Non-Benefit 2 347 Child of a Disabled Vet National Guard Supplemental Grant 104 *Self disclosed answer to the admission’s form question: Q 040. Are you a United States veteran? Benefit using students are not counted. **Data validated by Enrollment Management, November 15, 2012 ***Data provided by Financial Aid, November 7, 2012 Vets = 501 Family = 469 Total = 970

Data validated by Enrollment Management, November 15, 2012 GIBILL and Non-Benefit Veterans by College or School 87 College of Technology College of Liberal Arts Graduate School College of Health and Human Sciences College of Agriculture College of Engineering School of Management College of Science Undergraduate Studies Program College of Veterinary Medicine College of Pharmacy Temporary College of Education Graduate Professional 71 53 39 38 33 19 19 13 11 5 4 3 1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Programming Opportunities Mentoring Orientation Interventions and Problem Solving Veterans Specific Course Green Zone Purdue Student Veterans Organization

Advising Questions? Are there any common problems encountered when advising veteran students? Are there any techniques you find particularly successful? What do you find to be most frustrating when advising veterans? What do you find to be most rewarding when advising veterans? Is there training that would enable you to better advise veterans? Other questions?

Jamie M. Richards Coordinator of Military Veteran and Nontraditional Student Programs Student Success at Purdue ENAD 212 (765) 494 -5708 richa 186@purdue. edu