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Symposium: Welcome Home to Washington
THANK YOU!
The Welcome Home to Washington Veteran's Symposium was a success. The quality of the sessions and keynotes was groundbreaking and attendees provided continuous positive comments. From a planning committee standpoint, we are appreciative of the overwhelmingly stellar sessions and the learning that was taking place even amongst seasoned professionals.
For a review of the conference, please check GW Today.
Comments are welcomed at vetserve@gwu.edu.
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With the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program being implemented on August 1, 2009, the number of student veterans is projected to increase on college campuses across the country in the short and long term. This day-long symposium will provide academic, student affairs, disability, and rehabilitation professionals with a framework for understanding current issues and effective practices in serving student veterans.
REGISTRATION—Registration is $100. Thanks to the kind support of many sponsors, students and veterans are eligible for free registration.
SCHEDULE—With three keynote speakers and over a dozen session offerings, Welcome Home to Washington provides an impressive list of session offerings. View the full program schedule for full detail.
*UPDATE: Thursday's showing of "Alive Day" with feature a panel discussion including Ellen Kent, the four-time Emmy awarding producer/director of the powerful documentary.
TOP SPEAKERS—Featuring veterans, ranking administrators, and long time practitioners, presenters have been selected who can provide unique insight and leading information on the important services universities provide to veterans. Biographies of select speakers are featured here.
SPONSORS—It is only through the support of a variety of sponsors that Welcome Home to Washington is able to be provided for practitioners at such an affordable cost. Please review the sponsor list and show your support for these organizations.
TRAVEL AND OTHER FAQs—Check here for helpful information about hotels, transit to GW, and other frequently asked questions.
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009
Location: The George Washington University
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center 800 21st Street, NW
Washington DC
GW is proud to host this symposium which will bring together student veterans, higher education leaders and practitioners, and public sector researchers and policy makers to share perspectives on how we can foster success for our nation’s next generation of student veterans. The conference will focus on four themes: student veteran support and transition, creative solutions in systems and institutional change, mental health and disability services, and educating the campus community, to actively promote a culture of inclusion.
Positioned in the nation’s capital, The George Washington University (GW) is not only named after our country’s most famous veteran, but welcomed the first recipient of the GI Bill, Don A. Balfour, as a GW student in 1944.
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