Stylus Publishing (VA) Preparing Your Campus for Veterans' Success: An Integrated Approach to Facilitating The Transition and Persistence of Our Military Students

Review "Preparing Your Campus for Veterans Success will have a long-term positive impact on veterans in higher education by providing an easily replicable toolkit for campuses to support this generation of veterans as they take the transformational step of education between military and civilian careers."--Hunter I Riley, Director of Programs, Pat Tillman Foundation (01/01/2013)"It is imperative for the growing population of student Veterans that educational institutions across the nation and their staff understand the needs, physical and mental implications, and the desire of Veterans to further their education. This book succinctly provides that understanding and translates it into guidance for effectively assisting Veterans and their families."-- (01/01/2013)"It's more important than ever that returning veterans be given every opportunity to pursue an education. This valuable book gives universities a blueprint for strengthening their relationships with student veterans, and improving veterans' educational experience. I hope educators of all kinds will make good use of these noteworthy insights."-- (12/01/2012)"There is one truism all college faculty and administrators can agree upon--the demand for higher education is going to increase from veterans exiting the armed services for the foreseeable future. Another point of agreement should be that veterans are a far cry from graduating high school seniors. Hence, faculty and administrators at schools seeking to recruit veterans need to know their target audience, in order to not only successfully attract their enrollment, but to serve their special needs. This treatise is a 'must read' for administrators and faculty seeking to enrich their student body with veterans. What do veterans bring to your campus? What are they seeking in your collegiate experience? What are their expectations, needs, and sensitivities that must be met different from high school students? This insightful and revealing journey through the veterans' culture is a handbook every administrator and faculty should study. It is the cornerstone in the growing body of literature addressing serving the 'servants of all'."-- (01/01/2013)"This book is a must read for all educators, counselors, higher education administrators, and community leaders. It is a playbook for solutions that will enable our veterans to achieve their capacity for greatness and empower them towards graduation. It teaches us the ways that education leaders can make a positive difference, on a daily basis, and describes the skill sets necessary to support our military veterans. This book educates the educators about us."-- (01/01/2013) Product Description This book provides the background and guidelines you need to leverage the strengths that student veterans bring to your institution, to ease the challenges they face in transitioning into higher education, to facilitate their learning, and to ensure their successful graduation.<b><br>Student veterans bring many strengths to your campus – maturity, significant life experiences, and cross-cultural awareness. They are highly motivated to serve others and value education. <br><br>Student veterans may however face significant challenges. Student veterans have typically been out of high school for some time, where they may have earned average grades. Many are married with children and more than a few are single parents. They are approximately 20% less likely than non-veterans to attain a bachelor degree and slightly more likely to drop out of higher education without attaining a degree of any sort. Deployments extend their time to degree, and multiple deployments can significantly delay graduation.<br><br>The challenges associated with transitioning from the military into higher education are heightened when a student has a disability – physical, psychological, or emotional. Common disabilities that are emerging from Iraq and Afghanistan include a