Supporting Military-Connected Students for Success and Completion Webcast Recording

Last updated November 2, 2016

Course Length

1h 29m

Last Updated

November 2, 2016

Supporting Military-Connected Students for Success and Completion Webcast Recording

Last updated November 2, 2016

Overview

Learn how organizations and institutions have successfully increased the retention rates of their veteran and military-connected students. Tanya Ang of the American Council on Education and Bruce Kelley with University of South Dakota will discuss:

  • Common issues impacting military-connected students’ success
  • Critical areas of support that you may be missing
  • Student support and community services that can help
  • Methods for creating veteran-friendly classrooms

Who should attend?

Student support and academic professionals charged with military-connected student success will benefit from this event. You may want to bring a team together with representatives from:

  • Veterans Services
  • Academic advisors
  • Student services
  • Career services
  • Retention professionals
  • Registrars

Agenda

  • The current landscape: understanding the growing population of military-connected students
  • Common issues facing students who are military veterans
  • Successful support services
    • Student Services
      • Admissions
      • Advising & Career Services
      • Benefits
      • Earning college credit
    • Community Services & the Institution
      • Identifying and addressing potential academic risks
      • Community engagement to address needs and mitigate costs on the institution
      • Creative ways institutions are addressing issues on their campuses
  • Faculty development: Creating Veteran-Friendly Classrooms

Why This Program?

Institutions across the US are seeing an increasing rate of military-connected students. As with other “non-traditional” populations, this subset can often feel disconnected from their peers. Many are older than the 18-22 range, some have families or other commitments, and they often have jobs in addition to their classes. Many struggle with feeling that they “belong” in academe. This affords a huge opportunity for your institution to incorporate support services and develop faculty in a way that greatly impacts the success of this growing student population.