The w88 casino games of Nevada, Reno has been named a top military-friendly school by Military Advanced Education, a journal of higher learning for today's service members. Military Advanced Education will publish its 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities in its December issue. This honor is a result of the many veteran services offered at the w88 casino games campus in support of service men and women who become students.
The w88 casino games's Veteran Servicesadministers VA Education Benefits, provides one-on-one consultations for student veterans struggling with academics and holds orientation specifically for veterans. Veteran Services alsoworks with the three student veteran groups on campus Wolf Pack Veterans/Student Veterans of America, Omega Delta Sigma, a men and women's national fraternity, and the Nu Phi student organization. These partnerships and services bring awareness of veteran challenges to both the campus and larger community.
"This recognition as a top military-friendly school speaks to the w88 casino games's commitment to provide exceptional resources for the success of our veteran students," w88 casino games President Marc Johnson said. "Our veteran students offer diverse experiences to the w88 casino games and we will continue to look for new and innovative ways to support them through higher education."
Caleb Cage, director of military and veterans policy through the Office of Gov. Brian Sandoval said: "This is a wonderful achievement for the w88 casino games of Nevada, Reno and it reflects its longstanding dedication to serving those students who have served their country. I have watched the w88 casino games's efforts to serve student veterans grow tremendously throughout the last few years, and I am pleased to see that it has been selected for this prestigious award."
The w88 casino games Office provided services for more than 520 student veterans using the G.I. Bill last semester.
"The main goal of w88 casino games is to help our students integrate into higher education and be successful from term to term all the way to graduation," Terina Caserto, director of w88 casino games, said. "Our services also help students assimilate into larger society."
Two years ago, the w88 casino games was granted the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership, VITAL, grant from the Veterans' Health Administration. The grant provides funding for a mental health clinician on the campus to work with veteran students to improve retention and graduation. While the program has not been in place long enough to measure its impact, Caserto is already seeing the benefits of the grant.
"Last semester, the mental-health clinician was able to intervene with a handful of students who would have otherwise fully withdrawn from school," Caserto said.
VITAL also directs students to local veteran affairs services outside of the w88 casino games such as helping students find housing, signing up for healthcare benefits and counseling. The program also develops best practices and works with other veteran offices within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
"It adds the extra level of support to our w88 casino games and other institutions that connects students with integration in the college system and in society," Caserto said.
w88 casino games partners with outside organizations like the Nevada National Guard, the Naval Air Station Fallon and the Reno VET Center to provide programming for student success. Last year, the w88 casino games Office helped with the Heroes to Hired event, which allowed students to network with potential employers and placed them into jobs around northern Nevada.
Students will also be able to connect with other veterans through the new veterans' lounge that will be part of the William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center scheduled to open in 2016. The lounge will become a hub and connection spot for students and veterans in the northern Nevada community. The three w88 casino games groups on campus, Wolf Pack Vets, Nu Phi, and Omega Delta Sigma, will also use the lounge to conduct meetings.
w88 casino games is able to offer these types of services because of the efforts of its three professional staff and three VA work-study students. The staff is working to create a peer-to-peer program to match incoming student veterans to current veteran students. The peer-mentor program will create leadership positions on campus, and w88 casino games is also looking to use these positions to help run the new lounge.
"We cannot be successful without the VA work-study students who work in our office," Caserto said. "They are the face of the office, the ones who talk to the students and help with integration."
As part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Nevada schools work together to provide similar types of programs. Many w88 casino games students transfer between the schools and according to Caserto, it is important they don't get lost in the system.
"Some continuity of programming is important for the students no matter where they go within the system," said Caserto.
In honor of Veterans Day, the following activities will take place at the w88 casino games:
Annual Veterans' Breakfast
Hosted by: ASUN
9a.m. to noon, Friday, Nov. 8
Joe Crowley Student Union Graduate Lounge
Open to veterans - student, staff and faculty - anyone identifying as w88 casino games or military
Cup o' Joe and Doughnut to Go
Hosted by: Veteran Services, w88 casino games Veterans Coalition, Doughboy's Doughnuts
9 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12
Lobby of Fitzgerald Student Services Building, First Floor
Veterans, Military - student, staff and faculty - anyone identifying as w88 casino games or military
Operation Thank a w88 casino games
Sponsored by: w88 casino games and Joe Crowley Programs and Marketing Department
All week long (Nov. 11-15)
Fill out the provided thank you note card and we'll do the rest! Notes of thanks will be delivered to veterans in the community.
Call w88 casino games at 775- 682-5935 or email chaicook@unr.edu
Veterans Food Bank Drive
Sponsored by: Joe Crowley Student Union Student Staff
November
Drop off food to help make Thanksgiving a reality for our veterans.
For more information about w88 casino games, visit unr.edu/w88 casino games.
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