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CSU Veterans Connection
Thursday, February 26, 2009
California Maritime Academy, 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo, CA 94590
An opportunity to learn, discuss, and collaborate on helping veterans pursue higher education
Register to attend by February 20, 2009 at: www.csum.edu/VAevent
Who's participating
- Veterans/former military interested in attending college
- Community College student services personnel who work with Veterans
- Local community service providers
- Six California State University Campuses
What's Happening?
- 9am - 10am: Continental breakfast; info fair; veterans/former military drop off AARTS, SMART, CCAF, Coast Guard transcripts for evaluation.
- 10am - 12pm: Presentations on new G.I. Bill, transition issues, benefits, services provided to veterans who are students.
- 12pm - 1pm: Lunch; ACE workshop for college personnel on how to evaluate military documents.
Free parking available. Lunch will be provided.
Fall 2008 Meeting Schedule for Our Veterans Club (OVC)
Thursday, November 6
Thursday, December 4
When: Starts at 12 noon
Where: At The Edge, 190 Denslowe Drive (Corner of 19th Ave and Holloway)
Agenda for November 6 Meeting
2/25/2008
Fund for veterans helps bridge GI Bill gap
The Fund for Veterans’ Education provides scholarships to cover the gap between military benefits and university costs. New York financier and World War II veteran Jerome Kohlberg started the fund with $8 million. More than 1,200 veterans applied for scholarships from the fund last year. Fund leaders want to pass out 1,000 scholarships over the next three years. Recipients are chosen from every state and the District of Columbia, based strictly on need. Applicants can be active military members, reservists or members of the National Guard, and can use the money for all kinds of schools: two-year, four-year, private and vocational.The fund will ensure the students’ entire tuition is covered until they graduate.
Scholarship applications will be available on-line starting in April. The Fund’s web address is www.veteransfund.org.
