Overview of the Conference

The first of its kind in scope and breadth of topic, Uniforms to Mortarboards: Colleges and Universities Serving Veterans is designed to help administrators and faculty maximize the opportunity for success for veteran students.  Colleges and universities throughout the state of Florida are encouraged to bring teams of colleagues to focus on a comprehensive approach to serving the unique needs of veteran students.  The morning sessions will focus on a broad overview of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and general experiences of veterans on campus.
 

The afternoon will be “sleeves rolled up” facilitated sessions that involve topics designed to be of interest to various professional groups within our institution.  These will be highly participative, working sessions where colleagues will actively discuss challenges, best practices, and new ideas around a more specific topic of relevance to the veteran student experience.  For more information on the afternoon sessions, please click here.  You will be asked to select your top choice for the afternoon session when registering for the conference.
 

Click here for a more detailed look at the overall conference program.

 

Target Audience

• Counselors and Mental Health Professionals

• Disability Services and ADA Compliance Officers               

• Career Center Personnel

• Academic Advisors

• Faculty and Academic Leaders

• Veterans Services Officers

• Enrollment Management Leaders and Staff

• Student Affairs Leaders and Staff

• Any interested in the veteran student experience!

Conference Speakers

	The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, will provide the luncheon keynote address! (Biography...)
Ron Scoggins Senior Education Liaison Representative (ELR) for Florida	John Schupp Cleveland State University

Registration Information

Registration Deadline:  October 16
 

Cost: $70.00

 

If your plans change and you cannot attend the conference, you may send a substitute. Please contact conference organizers directly at ttyree@sa.usf.edu  to change the participant's name after original registration.
 

There will be no refunds for cancellation.
 

• Check-in for the conference begins at 7:45 a.m. on the second floor of the Marshall Student Center. The

 

• Opening Session begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Marshall Student Center Oval Ballroom, also on the second floor. A continental breakfast will be provided during Check-in. The conference will conclude at 4:00 p.m.

 

• Parking for the conference will be level 4 of the Crescent Hill Parking Facility. On the attached parking map, you’ll find Crescent Hill Parking Facility and the Marshall Student Center outlined with green boxes on the attached map.

 

• Click here for directions to the Crescent Hill Parking Facility. There will also be signage placed at the two main entrances to campus (on Fowler Avenue and Fletcher Avenue) leading you to the Crescent Hill Parking Facility.
   

• Food for the conference will be paid from collected fees.
  
   

Hotel Information

Click here for discounted options for hotels if you will be requiring overnight accommodations.

 

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Please check back on the website for additional information as the conference nears.
 

 

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