Operation College Promise
NJ Association of State Colleges & Universities (NJASCU)
150 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Email: info@operationcollegepromise.com
Phone: (609) 989-1100
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The following articles have appeared on our website or in previous newsletters.
2011 News
Why Military Veterans Make Great Employees - CNN.com, July 28, 2011
VA Issuing First Payments to Caregivers - July 8, 2011
Two Dogs of War Come to America - Trentonian, July 5, 2011
Time Running Out on GI Bill Fixes - Stars and Stripes, July 5, 2011
Sleep Disorders Normal for Post-Combat Troops - Stars and Stripes, June 11, 2011
Study: Secondary PTSD Overdiagnosed - Military.com, May 31, 2011
Obama Signs 4-Year Patriot Act Extension in France - May 27, 2011
Study: Mail From Home Lessens PTSD Symptoms - Military.com, May 25, 2011
Wounded Marine Gets New Home - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NJ Veterans Hotline Expands - MyCentralJersey.com, April 16, 2011
Military Spending Becomes Latest Battleground of For-Profit Colleges - April 7, 2011
Christie Signs Bill to Determine Need for Veterans' Hospital in South Jersey
US Jet Crashes in Libya, Both Crew are Safe - Yahoo.com, March 22, 2011
Mourners Pay Tribute to Leonard Lomell, World War II Hero from Toms River who Died at 91 - Star-Ledger, March 12, 2011
VA Reaching Out to Veterans on Campus Through VetSuccess - Department of Veterans Affairs, March 11, 2011
How Many Crises can DoD Handle? - DoDBuzz.com, March 11, 2011
Schools Encouraged to Join VAs Yellow Ribbon Program - Colleges and Universities Must Sign Agreements before May 23- Department of Veterans Affairs, March 10, 2011
Army Looks to Improve Guard Life - Military.com, March 10, 2011
Troops Not Taking Stop Loss Pay - March 9, 2011
Millville Veteran Interview Project Celebrates 10 Years of Students Documenting and Preserving History - March 9, 2011
Panel Wants Women in Combat Arms - Military.com, March 8, 2011
Gates: US Should Stay in Afghanistan - March 7, 2011
Marines in Deadly Valley Face Combat Stress - Associated Press, March 6, 2011
Harvard to Sign ROTC Agreement Today - Associated Press, March 4, 2011
Wounded Warrior Trials Bring 150 Injured Athletes to Camp Pendleton - North County Times, February 25, 2011
Senate to Examine Military Tuition Aid to For-Profit Colleges - Bloomberg.com, February 23, 2011
Vets Deal with Returning to Work Force - Iowa City Press-Citizen, February 12, 2011
Veterans More Likely Than Others to Be Homeless, Study Says - Military Times, February 10, 2011
What Admissions Offices Can Do For Veterans - Chronicle, February 9, 2011
Senators: Why is Help for Caregivers Delayed? - Military Times, February 8, 2011
Senator who Voted Against Iraq War is Veterans' Advocate - Star Ledger, February 7, 2011
Helping Soldiers Trade Their Swords for Plows - New York Times, February 5, 2011
UMDNJ to Provide Help Line to Assist Fort Hood Soldiers, Families - February 1, 2011
VA Predicts Changes Won't Interrupt GI Bill Payouts - Stars and Stripes, January 31, 2011
DOL Involved in Multi-Agency Military Family Effort - January 26, 2011
Alternative Fuels Don't Benefit the Military, a RAND Report Says - New York Times, January 25, 2011
White House Rolls Out Military Family Plan - January 24, 2011
Southern New Jersey Veterans Hospital/Approve Shore Plan - Press of Atlantic City, January 23, 2011
Congressman Attempts to Block "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal - CNN.com, January 15, 2011
Panel to Recommend Allowing Women in Combat - Stars and Stripes, January 14, 2011
Vets Group Wants a Fifth Star for Petraeus - Stars and Stripes, January 13, 2011
GI Bill Changes: How Far Will They Go? - Military.com, January 12, 2011
Army Mulls Women in Combat Arms Units - Military.com, January 7, 2011
2010 News
Operation College Promise Assists New Jersey Veterans to Succeed - New Jersey Veteran & Auxiliary News, Winter 2010
Where's the Money? What to Expect in 2011 - December 29, 2010
Pelosi Leads Celebration of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal - CNN.com, December 21, 2010
House Passes "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal - CNN.com, December 16, 2010
Senate Passes Vets Jobs Bill - Politico, December 13, 2010
Profits and Scrutiny for Colleges Courting Veterans - New York Times, December 8, 2010
New Class Targets Helping Vets Succeed in College - Press Citizen, December 7, 2010
Survey Sheds Light on GI Bill Hiccups - Army.Mil News - December 3, 2010
Running for the Wounded - Military.com, November 2010
ACE Assesses First Year of the Post-9/11 GI Bill - American Council on Education, November 10, 2010
VA Expands Support for Families of Low-Income Veterans - Department of Veterans Affairs, November 9, 2010
VA Health System Shines in Quality-of-Care Study - November 8, 2010
Air Guard Adds Psychological Health Directors to Wings - Air Force Print News, November 8 2010
Mental Health Visits Rise as Parents Deploy - New York Times, November 8, 2010
Officials: 1 in 5 Undeployable by 2012 - Army News Service, November 4, 2010
Texas A&M Psychology Prof Leads Effort to Prevent Suicides by Veterans - November 3, 2010
"Shebees" Help Female Wounded Warriors - Navy News, November 3, 2010
Veterans Court Approved for Smith County - Tyler Morning Telegraph, November 2, 2010
Kaplan Quest for Profits at Taxpayer Expense Ensnares Veterans - November 1, 2010
The Veterans who Transformed Psychology - The Monitor, November, 2010
Ramapo College Administrator elected President of the National Association of Veteran's Program Administrators - November 9, 2010
Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Faces Struggle in Congress - New York Times, November 8, 2010
9 Vets of Current Wars Win Seats on Capitol Hill - Stars & Stripes, November 3, 2010
Army Announces Suicide Prevention Study - Associated Press, October 28, 2010
More Troops' Concussions Diagnosed Under New Rules - USA Today, October 28, 2010
Military Pay Debate -- Cut Pay or Troops? - October 28, 2010
Army Basic Tries to Issue Brains with Rifles - Military.com, October 28, 2010
VFW's Cell Plan - Tower Lot Rental Funds Good Deeds - Trentonian, October 27, 2010
Life's Pleasures Come Courtesy of Military Sacrifice - Trentonian, October 26, 2010
New Medical Forms Will Streamline Veterans Claims Process - Department of Veterans Affairs, October 26, 2010
Program Fills Gap for Returning Guard, Reserve - October 25, 2010
The Way We Treat Our Troops - October 22, 2010
Gates 'Don't Ask' Memo Limits Discharge Policy - New York Times, October 21, 2010
Sailor Rescued After Overboard for Hours - Virginian-Pilot, October 21, 2010
How to Really End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - New York Times, October 20, 2010
Troops Discharged for Being Gay Re-Enlist - Associated Press, October 20, 2010
Rule Change Tackles Custody Questions - Armed Forces Press Service, October 19, 2010
Long-Overdue Thank You - NYC Man, 95, Gets Medal for WWII Rescue - Trentonian, October 18, 2010
Veterans Need a Veteran in the State Legislature - Burlington County Times, October 14, 2010
Judge Acts While Others Debate DADT Policy - Associated Press, October 13, 2010
Navy Turns 235: Birthplace in Dispute - Military.com, October 13, 2010
Judge Orders U.S. Military to Stop 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - New York Times, October 12, 2010
USO Gala Honors Military Members, Family - American Forces Press Service, October 8, 2010
Researchers Seek New Tools to Flag Concussions - Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2010
Sailors Get Online Help for Addictions - Associated Press, October 4, 2010
For Female Marines, Tea Comes with Bullets - New York Times, October 2, 2010
Fort Hood Battles Spike in Suicides - American-Statesman, September 29, 2010
Fort Hood Assessing Soldiers in Wake of Suicides - Associated Press, September 30, 2010
Senate Passes Compromise Vets Bill - Marine Corps Times, September 29, 2010
State Colleges See Surge in Military Enrollment - NJ101.5 Radio, September 27, 2010
Wounded in Iraq, Double-Amputee Returns to War - Yahoo News, September 25, 2010
U.S. Military Backs Raising Online Education Scrutiny - Bloomberg Businessweek, September 22, 2010
Stockton, Other Colleges Cater to Military Personnel with Housing, Academic and Social Support - The Press of Atlantic City, September 21, 2010
Helping Vets Stop Cycle of Crime - NorthJersey.com, September 20, 2010
The New G Bill: Success or Failure? Veteran Journal, September 16, 2010
10 Tips for Veterans at College - U.S. News & World Report, September 8, 2010
VA Has Begun Updating Housing Payments with the 2010 BAH Rates for Post 9/11 GI Bill Students - Department of Veterans Affairs Announcement, September 2, 2010
VA Sending Out Checks to Correct GI Bill Payout Shortages - Stars & Stripes, September 2, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama to Join Mission Continues Volunteers in Service for 9/11 - September 2010
VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange - Department of Veterans Affairs, August 30, 2010
Governor Christie Signs Series of Bills to Honor New Jersey's Military Veterans - GovNetNJ.com, August 23, 2010
Thousands Strain Fort Hood's Mental Health System - USA Today, August 23, 2010
Veterans Advocates Combat Misdiagnosis Soldiers Carry Personality Disorder Stigma - Star Ledger, August 16, 2010
Colleges See Increase in Military Enrollments - College Promise has helped student population at state schools grow - Burlington County Times, August 12, 2010
Chiarelli Rejects "Medicated" Army Claim - August 9, 2010
1,100 Colleges Join Veterans Affairs' Reduced-Tuition Program for Students - Washington Post, August 5, 2010
Combat Vets Face More Unemployment - Military.com, August 5, 2010
Colleges Help Vets Get an Education - Burlington County Times, August 2, 2010
Army Guardsman Reunites with Lifesaving Afghani Dogs Hope For The Warriors grants A Warrior's Wish to bring dogs to Atlanta - July 27, 2010
VA is Long Overdue in Updating Health Care for Female Veterans - The Olympian, July 22, 2010
Retooling the GI Bill - Inside Higher Education, July 22, 2010
GI Bill Offers Expanded Educational Opportunities to Veterans - EzineArticles.com, July 2010
GI Bill Stipend Make-Up Checks Coming in August - Military.com, July 21, 2010
MyCAA to Relaunch in October - American Forces Press Service, July 21, 2010
Cuts Made to MyCAA Education Program - Virginia-Pilot, July 21, 2010
Returning Soldiers Still in Harm's Way When They Get Home - July 21, 2010 Vet Firms Eyed for VA Tech Upgrades - Military.com, July 21, 2010
VA Unveils Contract Strategy that Helps Veterans' Small Businesses - Department of Veterans Affairs, July 20, 2010
US Army Unveils a Trove of Soldiers' War Paintings - July 19, 2010
New Suicide Prevention Video Released - Army News Service, July 19, 2010
Study: Ecstacy Treats PTSD - Military.com, July 16, 2010
New Jersey Airmen Spend Day at Panamanian School - July 16, 2010
New Jersey Airmen Spend Day at Panamanian School - New Horizons Panama 2010 Public Affairs, July 16, 2010
New PTSD Rules Relax Definition - Military.com, July 12, 2010
Obama: Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Deserve Best Care - American Forces Press Service, July 10, 2010
Rules Eased for Filing of PTSD Claims - Washington Post, July 9, 2010
Army Wounded Warrior (AW2) Symposium Puts GI Bill Transferability Among Top Issues - July 2, 2010
Egg Harbor Township High School Continues to be a Top Military Recruiting Ground as 26 Recent Graduates Head for Active Duty - Atlantic City Press, July 2, 2010
Operation College Promise Concludes Visit to the 177th NJ National Guard Fighter Wing - June 24, 2010
Carney Introduces Bill to Improve Counseling for Student Veterans - The Review, June 9, 2010
Montclair State University and the Student Veterans Association Participated in the Hugs from Home Program - April 16, 2010
Equality for Guard and Reserves - The American Conservative Union Foundation, April 8, 2010
Few Veterans Have Applied for Increase in Benefits - New York Times, April 3, 2010
Statement from VA Secretary Eric Shinseki - March 21, 2010
The Citizen Soldier - TCNJ Magazine, March 2010
Stockton College Awarded Membership in the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) Consortium - March 4, 2010
Pentagon Suspends Career Aid for Spouses, February 25, 2010
Vet Group Has Tips on GI Bill Repayments - Marine Corp Times, February 24, 2010
Homeless Vets Grant Program Expanded by New Bill- The NVF News, February 3, 2010
Take Two for GI Bill - Inside Higher Education, January 27, 2010
From Battlefield to Ivy League, on the GI Bill - New York Times, January 9, 2010
GI Bill Backlog Climbs as New Semester Looms - ArmyTimes.com, January 6, 2010
Serving Military Student Populations - AASCU Public Purposes, December 2009/January 2010
2009 News
GI Checks AWOL - Herald News, December 30, 2009
Veterans Reassured on GI Payments - NorthJersey.com, December 28, 2009
National Guard Responds to Storms in Seven States - National Guard Bureau, December 21, 2009
Lending a Hand at Home to New Jersey National Guard Troops Abroad - Star Ledger, December 15, 2009
Back from Combat, Women Struggle for Acceptance - Yahoo News! December 14, 2009
Stop-Loss Pay Starts Flowing in December - Stars and Stripes, December 9, 2009
Advances for Women Veterans Move Forward - Veterans of Foreign Wars, December 8, 2009
NJ Veteran Speaks to Students, Establishes Monuments to Remember Pearl Harbor - Star Ledger, December 7, 2009
Friday Morning at the Pentagon - McClatchy Newspapers, November 27, 2009
Legal Services of New Jersey Launches New Veterans Legal Assistance Program - November 12, 2009
VFW National Home for Children Helps Active-Duty Family Members, November 20, 2009
Veterans Assistance Project Offers Aid in New Jersey - Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 2009
Montclair State University - Veteran and Military Student Recognition Week Held - www.montclair.edu, November 18, 2009
Legal Services of New Jersey Launches New Veterans Legal Assistance Project - November 12, 2009
Stockton Dedicates Veterans Monument - Press of Atlantic City, November 11, 2009
A Brief Visit from my Soldier Son - New York Times, November 8, 2009
Apply for Retro Stop-Loss Payments Now - Army Times, October 24, 2009
Victory for Veterans - Advanced Appropriations for VA Becomes Law - VFW, October 22, 2009
Wounded Soldiers Return to Iraq, Seeking Solace - New York Times, October 15, 2009
VA, Congress Share Blame for GI Bill Payment Delays - Military.com, October 15, 2009
"Week of the Women Warriors:" Launch of Groundbreaking Report on Female Troops and Veterans - IAVA.org, October 14, 2009
Afghan Corruption Could Loom As Surge Factor - Associated Press, October 13, 2009
Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent Orange - New York Times, October 12, 2009
VA Tries to Remedy Delinquent Payments to Vets for College - Star Ledger, October 2, 2009
My Visit to the University of Maine at Augusta - by Elaine Gargiulo, NJCU, Operation College Promise Newsletter, October 2009
Montclarion Highlights Students Who Have Served - Coming Home 8 Years Later - October 8, 2009
Veterans Complain of GI Aid Delay - Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 2009
Secretary Shinseki Orders Emergency Checks to Students Awaiting Education Benefits - US Department of Veterans Affairs, September 25, 2009
Vets Waiting for Education Benefits Will Get Emergency Funding - CNN.com, September 29, 2009
Community Effort Needed to Help Wounded Veterans and Their Families - Trenton Times, September 21, 2009
FOB Hopping with Toby Keith Lifting the Spirit of Those Serving at the Frontlines - USO News, September 2009
Colleges Try to Readjust to Civilian Life - Press of Atlantic City, September 21, 2009
Houses Passes Adler Amendment to Support Veterans Education Opportunities - Prioritizes Grants for Schools that Support Veterans - UTube.com, September 17, 2009
Making the "Troops to College" Bill Work - Millennium Radio, September 16, 2009
From Combat to the Classroom - Record, September 15, 2009
For Veterans in Bind, Civilian Group Moves to the Front Line with Help - Star Ledger, August 24, 2009
Three NJ State Colleges and Universities Awarded Military-Friendly Status by GI Jobs Magazine - August 17, 2009
NJ Universities, Colleges Preparing for Influx of Veterans on New GI Bill - Star Ledger, August 4, 2009
Taking a Leap for Our Veterans - Patrick Shields, Coordinator of Veterans Affairs, Stockton College
Stockton Establishes Veteran Advisory Board - Prominent Leaders Comprise Group, August 3, 2009
Department of Defense Announces Transferability Options for "Post 9/11 G.I. Bill" - June 23, 2009
IAVA Joins Pelosi, Lawmakers to Acknowledge Progress on Three Top Issues for Veterans - IAVI Press Room, June 17, 2009
Counseling Services Available to Help Returning Soldiers Adjust - NJ.com, May 28, 2009
VA Web Site Helps College Counselors Aid Veterans - Armed Forces Press Service, May 27, 2009
177th Fighter Awing Medical Group Receives Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (May 14, 2009)
NJ National Guard Troops to be Welcomed Home With Yellow Ribbons and Lots of Support Services - Star Ledger, March 12, 2009