Veterans Resource Center

SS 132, 537-7213

The Veterans Resource Center Coordinator is here to serve the unique higher education needs of students who are Veterans, military members, or family members.

Services available include:

"Veterans friendly" policies and procedures:

• Payment extensions while awaiting properly applied for educational benefits.
• Military transfer credit.
• Veteran resident status.
• Registration – priority, flexibility, and withdrawals due to deployments.

On-campus Veterans Resource Centers:

• Provide an environment where Veterans, military members and their families feel welcome.
• Provide information about services and resources, as well as referrals to the correct service providers.
• Provide a space to interact with other students who are Veterans and family members of veterans, gaining support and encouragement from students with similar backgrounds, experiences, and circumstances.
• Organize training on veterans issues, bring service providers on-site (family assistance workers, County Veterans Service Officers, DEED employment specialists, etc.) and the development of special events for Veterans and military families.

Coordinated services and information:

• Facilitate communication between departments and staff who regularly interact with veterans, and whose services Veterans depend upon (admissions, financial aid, counseling, disability services, career services, etc.).
• Develop and coordinate training opportunities for campus staff on Veterans issues.
• Solicit feedback from Veterans and attempt to remove unnecessary impediments to Veterans services.

http://www.smsu.edu/CampusLife/Veterans/Index.cfm