TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Yvonne Kang-Lopez, Veteran Services Advisor
Dear Campus Community,
Are you interested in learning more about the military culture on our campus? Would you like to better understand and support our students who are part of this unique population, fostering their sense of belonging? If so, don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity. Register now, as there are only five seats left!
This seminar will be presented by Dr. Marshall Thomas, Director of Veteran Affairs from the Chancellor’s Office. The VET NET Ally seminar is a half-day (four-hour) awareness seminar focused on the needs and concerns of military service members and student veterans. At the end of the seminar, participants will be given a decal to display in their workspace to show that they are Allies to student veterans on campus.
The seminar includes:
- VET NET Ally Program Overview
- Veterans by the Numbers
- Why We Joined
- Military 101 – Culture and the impact of service
- Challenges for Veterans in Higher Education
- Status Exercise – Who would you tell that you are a veteran?
- How are We Helping Veterans?
- Situational Awareness – Interacting with Veterans on Campus
- Being an Ally
To register, please click here: https://forms.gle/
For any other questions, please contact Veteran Services Advisor Yvonne Kang-Lopez at: kanglopezy@sonoma.edu.