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Operation College Promise (OCP) joins the nation in grieving for all those affected by the horrible and senseless tragedy at Fort Hood and offers thanks to those who are working at the base to comfort the community in the wake of this devastating event. |
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Operation College Promise is funded in part through a grant from the American Council on Education & the Wal-Mart Foundation Operation College Promise A NJ Association of State Colleges & Universities Initiative 150 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08608 609-989-1100 Director of Programs and Policy Analysis – Wendy Lang |
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On Campus
Timpson of Elizabeth is first Marine to Attend Kean under Post 9/11 GI Bill—(Suburban News, November 13, 2009) Kean Student Helps Wounded Soldiers Stockton Dedicates Veterans Monument Stockton College Southern New Jersey Regional Workforce Veterans Training Initiative—Funding Available—Find out how to get yours! Montclair State University President’s Letter: Veterans on Campus
National Issues
ACE Launches Web Site to Connect Veterans to Higher Education Center Assesses Psychological Trauma Treatments—American Forces Press Service, November 4, 2009 Medic Hopes Her Stress Story Can Help Others—American Forces Press Service, November 4, 2009 Prerequisite: Experience in War (Inside Higher Education, October 22, 2009) Ohio State University course “Representations of the Experience of War” offers two courses to students who are veterans, active duty, guard and reserves. PGER McCallum Launches Elks/Wounded Warrior Project with $50,000 Grant—(The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA) VA, Congress Share Blame for GI Bill Payment Delays, Tom Philpott, Military.com, October 15, 2009 Teaching Under Fire and Online From “Mortaritaville” in Iraq—Amid incoming fire and dust storms, an economics professor at war kept her classes in North Dakota going—(Chronicle of Higher Education, October 5, 2009) Wounded Soldiers Return to Iraq, Seeking Solace (The New York Times, October 14, 2009) Americans wounded in the Iraq war are being ferried back to the scenes where they were maimed to help achieve psychological closure. Homeowner Assistance Program Now Under Way (NavyTimes.com, October 1, 2009)
State Issues
Preventing Veterans’ Suicides—Community colleges can play unique role for soldiers (Press of Atlantic City, November 11, 2009) Returning Vets Head for the Classroom—Latest GI program’s popularity has led to problems with delays in payment (Star-Ledger, November 11, 2009) New Jersey Servicemembers from Four Wars Talk About Veterans Day—Morris County salutes its veterans (Star Ledger, November 11, 2009) Resources, Services Increase for Vets on Campus—(Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 2009) |
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Friday, February 5, 2010 Performance 2-4 p.m., Reception to follow Montclair State University—Memorial Auditorium (Montclair, NJ) Event is Free of Charge—Registration Required
Operation College Promise and Montclair State University present
“Into the Fire”
A theatrical performance about returning veterans with disabilities and combat-related trauma, and their stories as they integrate into their families, communities, educational institutions, and the workforce. Performance followed by an actor-moderated discussion.
To learn more, click here. To register, click here. |
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Holiday Mail for Heroes Proudly Supported by Pitney Bowes
In this season of hope and giving the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined forces to invite Americans to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad.
Learn more, here. |
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Wendy Lang, Coordinator, Operation College Promise, Dawood Farahi, President of Kean University, and Stephen Vence, Director of Veterans’ Affairs at Kean University at the November 10, 2009 Conference “The Post 9/11 GI Bill—Progress, Potential and Pitfalls ... What you Need to Know”
To see photos from the November 10th conference, click here. Did you attend conference? What did you think? Take our survey. |
