Called to Serve

A Handbook on Student Veterans and Higher Education

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Called to ServeOver the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including: Strategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service membersSuggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completionFrameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilitiesPraise for Called to Serve"An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans."—Renee T. Finnegan, colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville"One of the more compelling issues of our time is the integration of returning veterans and service members into our society following their service to our country. This handbook will be a critical tool in guiding higher education professionals in developing strategies to ensure their success in college."—Kevin Kruger, president, NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education"This timely book explains and presents a new meaning of 'called to service.' The issues and vignettes bring to life real situations that will be facing all campuses. I highly recommend this valuable resource to those looking forward and not back."—Gregory Roberts, executive director, ACPA–College Student Educators International"I have waited over forty years for such a comprehensive handbook to be written about the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that are associated with providing higher education to America's veterans—our future leaders. Well done."—Robert E. Wallace, Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-12-07
Mått180 x 236 x 28 mm
Vikt726 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781118176764

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Preface: Setting the Context xiAbout the Editors xixAbout the Contributors xxi1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States 1Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for Serving Veterans and Service Members 20Sally Caspers and Robert AckermanVignette 39Joshua Lang3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns 41Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. BaumanVignette 69Nina Duong4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: Enrollment Patterns and Student Engagement 71Danielle M. DeSawalVignette 87Sally Caspers5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role of Gender, Race and Sexuality 89Susan V. Iverson and Rachel AndersonVignette 114Annie Rose Badder6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community 116Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. RattrayVignette 138Amanda Irish7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans 140John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. SaundersVignette 165Jonathan Miller8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services 167Stephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R. M. CooperVignette 198Kathy Meyers9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans 201Sarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. RumannVignette 219Paul F. Tschudi10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy 221Brian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing RossVignette 253Joseph R. Sorge11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans and Service Members 255Tom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing RossVignette 276Nicholas J. Osborne12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-Friendly Campus: A Case Study 278Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo GraboskyConclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward 301Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. HamrickGlossary 307Appendix: Military Ranks 312Name Index 315Subject Index 319

“Whether readers are seeking simply to better understand the growing veteran population, identify ‘quick win’ opportunities to improve veteran-directed services using existing resources, or planning larger efforts to mobilize people and programs across the institution to support veterans, Called to Serve will provide them the direction they need to begin as well as helpful tools to guide them on an ongoing basis.” —Brian Bialkowski for Higher Ed Jobs