Conference Agenda (tentative)

8-9 a.m.: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9-9:30 a.m.: Welcome (Conference Room A)
Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Dr. James Pappas, Vice-President, Outreach, and Dean, College of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma (invited)

9:45-10:30 a.m.: Breakout Session I

Affording Higher Education: The GI Bill, Financial Aid and Tuition Waivers (Room A3) – Facilitator: Danny Stewart (VA)
Mike Chambless (OSRHE), Clint Erickson (Army National Guard), Irala Magee (OSRHE), Loma Brannon (RSC), Vicki Hensen (CU), Vince Hooper (VA)
Reach Higher (Room A5) – Dr. Debbie Blanke (OSRHE) and Sheila Smith (OSRHE)
State Regents Policy (Room A6) – Gina Wekke (OSRHE) and Jose Dela Cruz (OSRHE)

10:45-11:30 a.m.: Breakout Session II

Establishing a Vet Center on Campus (Room A3) – Beth Adele (UCO)
Folds of Honor (Room A5) – Ed Pulido
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (Room A6) – Brooke Stuart (OSU)

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Breakout Session III

Working With Veterans: Teaching and Academic/Career Advising (Room A3) – Facilitator: John Wood (RSC)
Clint McKnight (UCO), Mary Meeks (ECU), Don Aguilar (CU), Dan Ratliff (RSC), Capt. Kevin Roland (ECU)
Military v. Civilian v. Academic Culture (Room A5) – Lynn Malley (Cross-Cultural Consultant)
Military Sports (Room A6) – Kimo Aweau (UCO) and Eliot Blake (UCO)

12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch (Conference Room A)

1:30-2 p.m.: Guest Speaker: Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon (retired), Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Conference Room A)

2:15-3 p.m.: Breakout Session IV

Serving Student Veterans with Disabilities or Mental Health Issues (Room A3) – Beth Jeffries (VA), Ed Pulido (Folds of Honor), Suzette Dyer (OU), Mike Shuttic (OSU), Bruce Lochner (UCO), Bill Brown (VA), Priscilla Sacks (U.S. Army)
State Regents Policy (Room A5) – Gina Wekke (OSRHE) and Jose Dela Cruz (OSRHE)
School Certifying Officials: Closed Session (Room A6) – Facilitator: Vicki Hensen (CU)

3:15-4 p.m.: Breakout Session V

Military v. Civilian v. Academic Culture (Room A3) – Lynn Malley (Cross-Cultural Consultant)
Working with Veterans: Teaching and Academic/Career Advising (Room A5) – Facilitator: John Wood (RSC)
Clint McKnight (UCO), Mary Meeks (ECU), Don Aguilar (CU), Dan Ratliff (RSC), Capt. Kevin Roland (ECU)
Reach Higher (Room A6) – Dr. Debbie Blanke (OSRHE) and Sheila Smith (OSRHE)

4:15-4:30 p.m.: Closing Session (Conference Room A)