UofSC is a “Military Friendly School”

Facts about Student Veterans at Carolina

Students using the GI bill – 1,361 (5.7% of enrollment)

89.3% of Student Veterans are retained 1st to 2nd year compared to 87.4% of all students 1st to 2nd year

Student Veteran's Association at Carolina founded in 2012

Veteran’s Alumni Council founded in 2016

Veteran’s Center established at the SSC in 2016

8 Keys to Veteran’s Success

The 8 Keys 1. Create a culture of trust and connectedness across the campus community to promote wellbeing and success for veterans. 2. Ensure consistent and sustained support from campus leadership. 3. Implement an early alert system to ensure all veterans receive academic, career, and financial advice before challenges become overwhelming. 4. Coordinate and centralize campus efforts for all veterans, together with the creation of a designated space for them (even if limited in size). 5. Collaborate with local communities and organizations, including government agencies, to align and coordinate various services for veterans. 6. Utilize a uniform set of data tools to collect and track information on veterans, including demographics, retention, and degree completion. 7. Provide comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff on issues and challenges unique to veterans. 8. Develop systems that ensure sustainability of effective practices for veterans.

www.ed.gov/veterans-and-military-families/8-keys-success-sites

Principles of Excellence

• Provide students with a personalized form covering the total cost of an education program.

• Provide educational plans for all military and Veteran education beneficiaries. • End fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and misrepresentations. • Accommodate Servicemembers and Reservists absent due to service

requirements. • Designate a point of contact to provide academic and financial advice. • Ensure accreditation of all new programs prior to enrolling students. • Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the

administration of federal student financial aid programs.

http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/principles_of_excellence.asp

Veterans Center at UofSCUSC was selected by the Home Depot Foundation and Student Veteran’s of America to receive a grant of $8,500 to create a campus Veteran’s Center this year.

Veterans Center at UofSC

The campus "Veterans Center" was established in the fall of 2016.

The center is a place for any military affiliated student, veterans, and their supporters to meet other like minded students. It is also a place to relax between classes, grab a bite to eat, and study with other student veterans.

The Veterans Center is open to both undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the military and it is located within the Student Success Center, on the top floor of the Thomas Cooper Library.

Hours of Operation: Sunday- 4:00pm-10:00pm Monday- 8:30am-10:00pm Tuesday- 8:30am-10:00pm Wednesday- 8:30am-10:00pm Thursday- 8:30am-10:00pm Friday- 8:30am-5:00pm Saturday- Closed

Veterans Center at UofSC

Green Zone Ally TrainingDeveloping support for the military-connected student community

Faculty, staff, & students who want to be allies to the military connected student population.

Learn more about the military cycle of deployment, GI Bill, transitioning from the military to campus, and resources for student veterans.

More information at:

http://www.sc.edu/success/greenzone.html803.777.1000sassc@mailbox.sc.edu

Student Veterans AssociationStudent Organization for military connected students