VETERAN-FRIENDLY CAMPUSES: NAVIGATING TOWARDS A SECOND CAREERDARRYL G. CATHCART, CD, M.Ed.

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• The process of transition to civilian life is very much a problem of the present, as well as the future

- Carl Rogers, The Ohio State University, 1944

• We have young veterans of most of the world’s armed forced coming to us in increasing numbers. In that far distant year of 2015 there will still be a quota of veterans in Canada even if we never have another battle in the interim.

- Milton Gregg, VC, 1948

• …a house of privilege, or a school of poverty and hardship.- Sir Robert Borden, 1917

• Opportunity with security- Back to Civil Life, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1944

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Implications surrounding a unique group of self-identified students

• Recognize organizational areas of influence

• Explore the definition of Veteran-friendly (or military-connected) Campus

AGENDA

• Introduction

• Veteran Education & Training: A historical perspective

• Institutional growth through Veteran-friendly campuses

• Liaison centers

• Definition of a Veteran Friendly Campus

• Breakout session

• Wrap-up

UP-FRONT WRAP-UP

üWhat may be some strategies to welcome Veterans in your institution?

üHow can we identify Veterans on campus?

üWhat are some strategies for engaging Veteran-students in higher education?

vOpen a dialogue surrounding Veterans in education with faculty, administration, and students

INTRODUCTION

• ≈ 5000 Regular Force release annually"#$%&'"() *+ 2000 Medically released

• 140,000 CAF members transitioned since 2001

• 89% Work after release• 5% on ‘training’

• 37% Challenging Transition• Unemployment/dissatisfaction

• Officer 7% vs. 15%• Senior Non-commissioned officer 9%

vs. 15%• Junior Non-commissioned member14%

vs. 7%

• 1950s• 210 Vocational Training• 55 University

• Multi-generational Veteran• 1 Tour, Career, 1st Terms of

Service(Contract), Terminal rank

• $140 mil+ investment

• Social implications: Moral responsibility, Unemployment, Contribution to society, U.K. Armed Forces Covenant, U.S. Serviceman’s Readjustment Act

TRANSITION GAP

Retire

Higher Edu/Retrain

Same field/Different Field

CANADA & VETERAN CARE

**1944: U. S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act

1919àSocial unrest, riots

1953 - 56: Korea

2006: New Veterans Charter

2018: ETB

GAP

1917 – 1919: DemobilizationGreat War Veterans AssociationDepartment of Soldiers’ Re-Establishment Pension Act

1865-1870 Fenian Raids

1899-1902 Boer War

1939 Cabinet committee

1941Post-discharge Re-establishment order

1944 Department of Veterans Affairs

2003 Ex-CAF members outnumbered Korea/WW Vets

1885 North West Rebellion

**2008: U. S. Post-9/11 GI Bill

Education And Training Benefit (ETB)-Veterans Affairs Canada

• Announced in 2017

• Released on/after 1 April 2006

• ≥ 6 years up to $40, 000

• ≥ 12years up to $80, 000

• $5000 for professional development

• Application upon retirement

• VAC stats (Oct 2018)

• 1512 applications

• 515 Formal programs

• 218 Short course (incl Professional Development)

• 1024 career transition serivce

Education And Training Benefit

• Taxable benefit• May not be cased managed

• Payments made to Veteran and not institution• School must be on the Employment and Social

Development Canada (ESDC) Master List of designated educational institutions

• Programs over $20,000 per year by exception• Career Transition Services (CTS)• Completion bonus - $1000

MEDICALLY RELEASED

• Established in 1969 as the Servicemen’s Income Security Protection Plan (SISIP)

• Unable to secure long-term disability and risk of death through civilian insurance

• Training and education programs offered through SISIP, Manulife Insurance

• Limited training and education assistance

• Restricted by time and funding

Types Of Military Connected Students

• Military sponsored student

• Reservist

• Veteran

• In-service individual

Different funding packages, program implications, and delivery models

EMERGING OPPORTUNITY:Creation of a Veteran-friendly Campus

• Institutional growth

• Contribute to a public/private collaborative effort

• Financial support alone is not a catalyst for academic success

EMERGING OPPORTUNITY:Creation of a Veteran-friendly Campus

• Institutional growth

• Contribute to a public/private collaborative effort

• Financial support alone is not a catalyst for academic success

EMERGING OPPORTUNITY:Creation of a Veteran-friendly Campus

• Institutional growth

• Contribute to a public/private collaborative effort

• Financial support alone is not a catalyst for academic success

EMERGING OPPORTUNITY:Creation of a Veteran-friendly Campus

Do you think a Veteran focused initiative would be welcome at your institution? - Answer in CHAT

US Department of Education, Veterans Affairs, and Labor, 2013

Figure 1

LIAISON CENTERS

• Structure• Accessibility

• Recognition

• Physical meeting space(s)

• On-campus, technology, and the military student

LIAISON CENTERS

• Structure

• Accessibility

• Recognition

• Physical meeting space(s)

• On-campus, technology, and the military student

LIAISON CENTERS

• Curriculum • In-service, post-service research

• Prior earning recognition

• Partnerships

• Local, national & specific

• Student Families

LIAISON CENTERS

• Curriculum

• In-service, post-service research

• Prior earning recognition

• Partnerships

• Local, national & specific

• Student Families

LIAISON CENTERS

• Curriculum

• In-service, post-service research

• Prior earning recognition

• Partnerships

• Local, national & specific

• Student Families

Definition of a Veteran-friendly CampusOR Military-connected Institution/Campus

• A post-secondary institution that supports the academic growth of Veteran-students through recognizable a support structure

• A college or university that provides dedicated academic, wellness, and social support for full- and part-time military-connected students

• A campus where military-connect students…

• An institute that …

DEFINITIONS

REFLECTION

üWhat may be some strategies to welcome Veterans in your institution?

üHow can we identify Veterans on campus?

üWhat are some strategies for engaging Veteran-students in higher education?

Open a dialogue surrounding Veterans in education with faculty, administration, and students

OPEN FLOORdarrylcathcart71@gmail.com

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