Minutes from the SVA Meeting held February 3, 2016
Meeting began at 1:34pm.
- Message from the Veteran Services Office:
- Dell Veteran Pricing Special Sale Feb 8-10.
- Starts 11am on 2/8/16
- Click here to view the flyer from Dell
- UTD Special Program Announcement: BSBA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) with Risk Management and Insurance Concentration
- The program director has indicated that Veterans are highly sought after in the RMI profession. Less than 30% of the jobs openings in this field have anything to do with sales. There are many misconceptions about RMI that get in the way of people pursuing this stable and lucrative career field.
- RMI has pay commensurate with a high profile career. Follow this link for an article about the pending employment crisis in RMI (meaning not enough qualified people to fill the jobs.
- You can contact Jeanne Spreier for more information about this educational path.
- Jeanne Spreier, External Affairs at Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, (T) 972-883-5987, jeanne.spreier@utdallas.edu
- Veteran Scholarships
- Grants do not impact your GI Bill benefits
- All scholarships have different deadlines and criteria
- Click here to view the document with all scholarship info
- Community Opportunities for Veterans
- Internships, Fellowships & Career Fairs
- Click here to view the document with all
- Tutoring at Brookhaven
- Access the schedule here: Brookhaven College Tutoring Schedule
- The "Writer's Place" tutoring service has moved to J-122
- Specifically for courses such as developmental writing, humanities, psychology, nursing, etc.
- Tutoring Services Video
- Message from Faculty Sponsor:
- GOVT 2305/2306 classes are full but there is only 1 veteran in each class
- TUTORING -- He can tutor vets on any subject
- Monday & Friday from 2-5pm (walk-in during these times, room K231)
- Email directly to make special arrangements: JMcKeown@dcccd.edu
- Ruck Walk every Monday & Wednesday at 11am
- walk starts from the area by the K bldg
- Mission America
- Headed by Scott Man "Go Local or Go Home"
- What he has to say about vets: "All vets are complex problem solvers." and "Efficiency through collaboration."
- Links to what causes he champions:
- New SVA Business:
- Volunteer/Community Service
- Visit to W.T. White HS JROTC
- Volunteers can sign up via this link
- Monday, Feb 8 (3:20pm to 4pm)
- Visit to Cary MS Leadership Cadet Corps
- Volunteers can sign up via this link
- Tuesday, Feb 16 (10:30am - 11:30am)
- Tuesday, Feb 16 (1:53p - 2:53pm
- Upcoming Events
- Camo Cocoa (Subcommittee Coordinator: Forrest Haynes)
- Date in February TBD
- Wear military attire to campus (command shirts, unit T’s, PT gear, etc.)
- Raise campus awareness with cocoa and Rip It
- Volunteers will be needed
- Donations will go towards Carry the Load
- March Fundraiser: Freedom Dogs
- Subcommittee Coordinators: Coty Jacobs & Forrest Haynes
- Specific Date TBD (week before Spring Break)
- Volunteers will be needed
- March Event: St. Patrick’s Day 5K
- Saturday, March 9th (which is the weekend at the end of Spring Break)
- Team Coordinator: Jon Tarell
- More details TBD
- April – Big Event
- Ruckin’ for Success
- “What’s Your Story?” Contest
- $50/$35/$15 prizes
- Saturday, April 9, 2015 from 9-12p
- Volunteers will be needed
- April Fundraiser: Netflix & Chills
- Date & Details TBD
- May Event: Carry the Load
- Team Coordinator: Carol Ruiz
- Memorial Day Weekend
- Raise Campus Awareness
- Vet Center Initiative
- Raise campus awareness
- SVA will be distributing a survey to begin gathering data on the Veteran experience.
- Survey can found here until Feb 17th.
- We should take opportunities to get noticed by the Brookhaven Courier by emailing them about upcoming SVA events. They are actively looking for News Tips, Stories and Events.
- The Courier used to do a Veteran Spotlight section but it was written by a veteran student and since that student has left, it was never continued.
- Editorials and Opinion Pieces
- Submission email: bhccourier@dcccd.edu
- SVA Shirts are on sale until midnight Feb 5th.
- Next SVA Meeting is Wednesday, February 17th at 1:30pm in Room S003
- Elections
- Pt 1 Veterans LinkedIn Workshop
Meeting Adjourned at 2:35pm
