Announcing an Online Professional Development Training Opportunity for Faculty, Staff, Counselors, & Program Coordinators
“The Road Home…From Combat to College and Beyond” How Your Campus Can Better Serve Student Veterans
Date: Friday, Feb 10, 2012. Time: 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.
Catherine Morris, Veterans Counselor and event coordinator of
“The Road Home…From Combat to College and Beyond” held at Sierra
College in 2007, and Jarrett Blake, Iraq War Vet and Sierra
College student will present a webinar designed to highlight the
unique set of experiences and challenges facing returning war
veterans as they transition into our community colleges, and the
vital role that colleges can play in fostering their health and
success both in and outside of the classroom. Also addressed in
this presentation will be specific steps colleges can take,
military competency, and best practices learned from years of
experience.
Participants will gain access to the Power Point presentation
used in the Webinar, which in turn can be used for training
sessions at colleges across the state. Detail on how to obtain
the presentation slides in PDF format will be made available
during the Webinar.
See below for more information and detail on how to join the
Webinar.
DATE & TIME OF THIS WEBINAR: Friday, February 10, 2012
from 1:00p.m.to 3:00p.m.
The presenters are:
Catherine J. Morris, M.S.
Veterans Counselor/Professor
Sierra College
5000 Rocklin Rd., Rocklin, CA 95677
916.660.7471
email: cmorris@sierracollege.edu
Jarrett Blake
Former Marine, 2 tours-Iraq
Sierra College Student
Crystal Turner
Former Marine, 1 tour-Iraq
Sierra College Student
The subject matter for this Webinar session is:
1) Introduction
2) Understanding Veterans- Military Culture 101
3) Typical Transition Challenges for Student Veterans
4) Challenges From Combat Stress Injuries
5) Suicide and Homelessness Among Veterans
6) How Campuses Can Better Serve Student Veterans
7) Recommend Readings and Resources.
WEBINAR PARTICIPANT INVITATION
PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST CCC CONFER MEETING
This webinar is presented completely over the computer; no
teleconference bridge is required. You will need computer
speakers for audio. Questions & Answers sessions at end of
webinar will be conducted through computer microphone or typed
via chat.
Test Your Computer Readiness
http://www.cccconfer.org/support/supportReadiness.aspx
PARTICIPANT DETAILS
1) Go to www.cccconfer.org
2) Click the “Participant Log In” button under the Webinars logo
(bottom right hand side)
3) Locate your Meeting Name and click on the “Go” button
(Meeting name: The Road Home…From Combat to College and Beyond.
How Your Campus Can Better Serve Student Veterans)
4) Fill out the form (first and last name, email, and screen
name) and click “connect” button
FOR ASSISTANCE
CCC Confer Client Services - Monday - Friday between 8:00 am -
4:00 pm
Phone: 760-744-1150 ext. 1537 or 1554
Email: clientservices@cccconfer.org
This webinar is sponsored by the Perkins 1B Statewide Leadership
Collaborative for Industrial and Technical Education Grant
011-162, and is funded in part by the Chancellor’s Office,
California Community Colleges.
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