Monday, July 5, 2010

GRANT OPPORTUNITY - Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success CFDA Number 84.116G

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Readers,

We hope you are having a great summer! To extend the May 2010 topic Veteran Affairs, we would like to provide you with a link to a great federal grant opportunity:

Office of Postsecondary Education: Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success CFDA Number 84.116G
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55562

The deadline is July 30, 2010. The opportunity would be a great opportunity for our TACUSPA member institutions.

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards and Dr. Sandi Osters
TACUSPA Graduate Education and Research Co-Chairs

Monday, June 7, 2010

Results of the 2010-2011 TACUSPA Blog Topic Survey

Hello TACUSPA Readers!


THANK YOU for responding to the TACUSPA poll - "TACUSPA Blog Poll - "Hot Topics in Student Affairs: Which topics would you like to see on the blog?"! Thirty-one people responded to the poll and here are the results:



Student Affairs and Technology (& Social Media)1239%
Assessment and Evaluation in Student Affairs1445%
Health Education in Student Affairs413%
GLBTQ Student Issues/Concerns310%
Minority Student Issues/Concerns516%
Legislative Issues Affecting Student Affairs1342%
Interviews with Student Affairs Professionals1032%
Programming Ideas826%
Graduate Student and New Professionals' Concerns413%
Graduate Programs in Texas516%
Mental Health Issues516%
Student Affairs and Development929%
Student Affairs/Academic Affairs - Collaboration Ideas1548%
How to Get Published in Scholarly Journals929%
Community College Issues516%
HBCUs and HSIs - Issues516%
Veteran Affairs and Higher Education826%
Financial Literacy723%

People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.


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Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards and Dr. Sandi Osters
TACUSPA Graduate Education and Research Co-Chairs

Monday, May 31, 2010

May 2010 - Veteran Student Services (Tweets from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)


Readers,


Stay abreast of the news focused on veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Services updates their twitter feed on a daily basis. Add their feed to your twitter list OR read the tweets below!


The TACUSPA Graduate Education and Research Commission.

Monday, May 24, 2010

May 2010 - Veteran Student Services (The Experiences of Veteran Students)


The "Half of Us" website features videos focused on the experiences of college students who served in the Iraq War and their return to the college environment.

Very interesting website! - http://www.halfofus.com/video/?videoID=47&chapterID=1.


- The TACUSPA Graduate and Educational Research Commission.

Monday, May 17, 2010

May 2010 - Veteran Student Services (Recent News and Research on Veteran Student Affairs))


TACUSPA Readers - Here is a list of recent research articles focused on veteran student affairs.


Enjoy! - The Graduate Education and Research Commission


Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability
Veterans with Disabilities
http://www.ahead.org/uploads/docs/jped/journals/
JPED%2022_1%20Complete%20Issue.pdf


Research on Reservists and Veteran Students
http://www.fredonia.edu/tlc/ses/sesinfo/sesvet.asp


Student Veterans of American (SCA) - Legislative Agenda
http://www.studentveterans.org/resourcelibrary/documents/
2010%20SVA%20Legislative%20Agenda.pdf


"Supporting Transitioning Student Veterans and Servicemembers"
Corey B. Rumann, Iowa State University
Florence A. Hamrick, Iowa State University
David DiRamio, Auburn University
http://www.highereddata.org/supporting.pdf


The American Council on Education
From Soldier to Student: Easing the Transition of 
Service Members on Campus

The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal
Veterans in Higher Education: What Every Adviser May Want to Know

Troops Take Advantage of GI Bill Transferability