{"id":32201,"date":"2020-07-22T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=32201"},"modified":"2020-08-31T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:05:19","slug":"veteran-services-starts-new-program-for-student-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/veteran-services-starts-new-program-for-student-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Student Services starts new mentoring outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"well span3 pull-right\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"613\" data-attachment-id=\"32214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/veteran-services-starts-new-program-for-student-veterans\/print-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,613\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1591706642&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Print&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Print\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-1024x490.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-1536x736.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-580x278.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-610x292.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-250x120.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/07\/vpmp-graphic-treatment-600x287.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Signing up<\/h3>\n<p><strong>To participate in the VPM Program, apply online by completing the application for mentor at <a href=\"http:\/\/utc.edu\/vpm-mentor\">utc.edu\/vpm-mentor<\/a> or for mentee at <a href=\"http:\/\/utc.edu\/vpm-mentee\">utc.edu\/vpm-mentee<\/a>. If you need assistance, please contact Veteran Student Services by email at vpm@utc.edu or by calling 423-425-5832.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Readjusting to civilian life after a stint in the military can be hard enough for some veterans. Add college to the mix and it can get even harder.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Veteran Peer Mentorship Program is here to help.<\/p>\n<p>Starting fall semester, the UTC Veteran Student Services will launch the Veteran Peer Mentorship Program. The program is part of statewide efforts from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission Veteran Reconnect to \u201cassist veterans and service members attain college degrees and workforce training,\u201d said Squoia Holmes, assistant director of Veteran Student Services and coordinator for the Veteran Peer Mentorship Program, which is part of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission\u2019s Veteran Reconnect program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUTC Veteran Student Services recognizes that student veterans have experiences which set them apart in many ways from their non-veteran peers on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransitioning from the military to a college environment, they may feel a sense of loss of a tribe, of people that understand what it means to have served this country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power and positive influence of peer to peer veteran support will give incoming and current student veterans a mentor that will act as a trusted guide while they are in the program, increase student connection and satisfaction, resource usage and promote academic success,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran mentors will be paired with three to four student veterans each semester, Holmes said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe VPM Program focuses on four overarching goals: (1) the power and positive influence of peer to peer veteran support; (2) a veteran specific orientation program; (3) increased education and usage of on and off campus resources; and (4) academic tracking\/case management,\u201d she said. \u201cThe program will bring these disparate elements into one cohesive program that will work to enhance the holistic support we provide to our student veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe implementation of the Veteran Peer Mentorship Program expands Veteran Student Services\u2019 mission of offering tools\u2014social and educational programs, unique study spaces, guidance, information and referrals\u2014to help students succeed, in and out of the classroom,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC Veteran Student Services will launch the Veteran Peer Mentorship Program this fall aiming to assist veterans and service members attain college degrees and workforce training. <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/veteran-services-starts-new-program-for-student-veterans\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1105,"featured_media":23212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,64,7290,661],"tags":[50289,99159],"class_list":{"0":"post-32201","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-news","9":"category-student-servicees","10":"category-students","11":"tag-student-veterans-programs","12":"tag-student-veterans-services","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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