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Called to Serve
A Handbook on Student Veterans and Higher Education
Florence A. Hamrick (Author), Corey B. Rumann (Author)
9781118176764, Wiley
Hardback, published 7 December 2012
368 pages
23.6 x 18 x 2.8 cm, 0.726 kg
“Whether readers are seeking simply to better understand the growing veteran population, identify ‘quick win’ opportunities to improve veteran-directed services using existing resources, or planning larger efforts to mobilize people and programs across the institution to support veterans, Called to Serve will provide them the direction they need to begin as well as helpful tools to guide them on an ongoing basis.” —Brian Bialkowski for Higher Ed Jobs
Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including: Praise for Called to Serve "An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans." "One of the more compelling issues of our time is the integration of returning veterans and service members into our society following their service to our country. This handbook will be a critical tool in guiding higher education professionals in developing strategies to ensure their success in college." "This timely book explains and presents a new meaning of 'called to service.' The issues and vignettes bring to life real situations that will be facing all campuses. I highly recommend this valuable resource to those looking forward and not back." "I have waited over forty years for such a comprehensive handbook to be written about the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that are associated with providing higher education to America's veterans—our future leaders. Well done."
—Renee T. Finnegan, colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville
—Kevin Kruger, president, NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
—Gregory Roberts, executive director, ACPA–College Student Educators International
—Robert E. Wallace, Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office
Preface: Setting the Context xi About the Editors xix About the Contributors xxi 1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States 1 2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for Serving Veterans and Service Members 20 Vignette 39 3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns 41 Vignette 69 4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: Enrollment Patterns and Student Engagement 71 Vignette 87 5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role of Gender, Race and Sexuality 89 Vignette 114 6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community 116 Vignette 138 7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans 140 Vignette 165 8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services 167 Vignette 198 9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans 201 Vignette 219 10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy 221 Vignette 253 11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans and Service Members 255 Vignette 276 12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-Friendly Campus: A Case Study 278 Conclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward 301 Glossary 307 Appendix: Military Ranks 312 Name Index 315 Subject Index 319
Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin
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Joshua Lang
Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman
Nina Duong
Danielle M. DeSawal
Sally Caspers
Susan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson
Annie Rose Badder
Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray
Amanda Irish
John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders
Jonathan Miller
Stephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R. M. Cooper
Kathy Meyers
Sarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. Rumann
Paul F. Tschudi
Brian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing Ross
Joseph R. Sorge
Tom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing Ross
Nicholas J. Osborne
Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky
Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
