WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT VETERAN

ORIENTATION ITINERARY

8:30- 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