WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT VETERAN
ORIENTATION ITINERARY8:30- 9:30 – REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST (University Advising Cntr, ste 1600 UGL)9:30-10:35 – PRESENTERS (Bernath Auditorium, 1st floor UGL)10:35-11:25 – MATT PRESENTS (OMVEB & VA BENEFITS) (Bernath Auditorium)11:30 – 12:30 RECEPTION IN RESOURCE CENTER (Room 687 Student Center Bldg)ALL OFFICERS NEED TO MEET AT MATT’S OFFICE AT 8AM(Officers Uniform: WSU SVO Shirt – golf shirt or SVO shirt and khakis)9:30 PAT HANNAH: PRESIDENT9:35 TY STEVENSON: ADMISSIONS9:40 TIM DUFF: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT9:45 PAT SMITH: FINANCIAL AID9:50 KEN SMITH: EXECUTIVE VP OF FINANCE9:55 TYRONE AUSTIN: ACADEMIC ADVISING10:00 RYAN SEIJA: EXECUTIVE VP OF COMMARADERIE10:05 DEENA BANKS: STUDENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE10:10 MIKE REINHARDT: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY10:15 LYNN HILL: COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES10:20 MERRI BUSCH: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION10:25 CPT TABITHA PINTER: OFFICER RECRUITMENT10:30 ROBERT KAKOS: VETERAN OUTREACH10:35 MATT MCLAIN: OFFICE OF MILITARY & VETERANS BENEFITS11:25 PATRICK HANNAH: CLOSING REMARKS AND THANK YOUS
WELCOME TO THE FIRST ANNUAL STUDENT
VETERANS ORIENTATIONHOSTED BY THE STUDENT VETERANS ORGANIZATION WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
WARRIOR TO WARRIOR: VETERANS HELPING VETERANS TO BE SUCCESSFUL: ALL STUDENTS
AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF EACH OTHER
VETERAN ORGANIZIED AND LED
WHAT IS THE STUDENT VETERANS ORGANIZATION?
PATRICK HANNAH: PRESIDENT
TIM DUFF: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
KEN SMITH: EXECUTIVE VP OF FINANCE
RYAN SEIJA: EXECUTIVE VP OF COMMARADERIE
MIKE REINHARDT: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
MEET THE OFFICERS THAT REPRESENT YOU
THE SVO OFFERS MANY THINGS TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?
ADMISSIONS
TY STEVENSON
DEDICATED SPACE TO CALL OUR OWN
WE HAVE A NEARLY 1500 SQUARE FOOT ROOM CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF THE STUDENT CENTER
TIM DUFF: WHAT WE OFFER
VETERANS COMPUTER LAB WITH FREE PRINTING
COMPREHENSIVE TUTORING AND GROUP STUDY
STUDY ROOMS FOR VETERANS TO UTILIZE
WHAT WE OFFER
OUR OWN LOUNGE AREA THAT INCLUDES:1. BIG SCREEN TV2. POOL TABLE3. FOOSBALL TABLE4. KITCHEN WITH MICROWAVE AND
REFRIGERATOR
WHAT WE OFFER
FINANCIAL AID
PAT SMITH
WE OFFER COMMARADERIE AND OPPORTUNITES TO GIVE BACK
RYAN SEIJA: WHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED
WE ARE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND OURSELVES AS WELL
WE PARTNER WITH SEVERAL VETERANS SHELTERS IN THE DETROIT AREA
WE HOST A WELCOME BACK EVENT EACH YEAR HERE AT WAYNE STATE
WHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED
WE PARTICIPATE IN MANY EVENTS THAT BENEFIT VETERANS ALSO
DETROIT RED WINGS BUD LYNCH SUITE
DETROIT TIGERS MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
WHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED
WE CONDUCT MANY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES:
IST ANNUAL GOLFING FOR VETERANS
REMEMBERENCE RIBBONS ON VETERANS DAY
RAFFLES T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND HATS
WHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED
ACADEMIC ADVISING
TYRONE AUSTIN
VETERANS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
KEN SMITH: VEOP
Who Qualifies: Other than "Dishonorable", 180 Days consecutive, Undergrads
Free Preparatory Courses: Math, English, Computer Skills
Free Student Success Courses: Memory, Listening, Study Skills
Preventative measure to ensure academic success
VEOP PROGRAMS TO ASSIST YOU
STUDENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
DENNA BANKS
THE STUDENT VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER IS FOR ALL VETERANS TO UTILIZE
OUR GOAL IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT GRADUATION
WE HAVE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO BE SUCCESSFUL
MIKE REINHARDT
THE NATIONAL GRADUATION RATE FOR VETERANS IS ONLY 13%
HERE AT WAYNE STATE WE ARE AT 50% IS HALF GOOD ENOUGH? ONLY YOU CONTROL WHICH HALF YOU
WILL BE ON
BY THE NUMBERS
COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
LYNN HILL
MERRI BUSCH
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
CPT TABITHA PINTER
OFFICER RECRUITMENT
ROBERT KAKOS
VETERAN OUTREACH
OUR AWARD WINNING FACULTY ADVISOR
OFFICE OF MILITARY & VETERAN EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
MATT MCLAIN
YOU ARE INVITED TO COME TO YOUR RESOURCE CENTER FOR A LIGHT SNACK
AND TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU
ROOM 687 ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF THE STUDENT CENTER
THANK YOU