Conference Agenda
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7:30-9 a.m.: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-8:45 a.m.: Faculty Session: Advising and Teaching Student Veterans
David Hartmann (UCO), Mary Penick (Cameron) and John Wood (Rose State)
Oklahoma State Regents’ Session: Tuition Waivers, Residency Policy and the Reach Higher Program
Amanda Paliotta, Gina Wekke and Debbie Blanke
9-9:45 a.m.: 2nd Annual Student Veteran Statewide Conference Opening
Dean Stan Greil, Rose State College
Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
State Representative T.W. Shannon, Comanche (invited)
10-11:45 a.m.: Student Veteran Advocacy and Organizations
Tulsa Community College Student Veteran Center (Lauren Brookey)
OSU: Surveying Student Veterans (Mike Shuttic)
Student Veterans of America (Jeremy Williams)
Folds of Honor (Ed Pulido)
SV & UCO Student Government (Daniel Stockton)
SV and OSU Student Affairs Leadership
Mental Health and Disability Issues
Suzette Dyer (OU), Nancy Welch (Texas A&M), Beth Jeffries (VA), Matt Faubion (USAF), Cynde Clark-Collins (Veteran Families United Foundation) and Bruce Lochner (UCO)
Affording Higher Education and the GI Bill
Danny Stewart (Veteran’s Training and Education Agency), JD Dillingham (VA), Bryce Fair, Amanda Paliotta, Matt McCreary and Latreece Langston (OSRHE)
noon-2 p.m.: Lunch
Experiencing a War Zone
Matt Faubion, USAF
2:15-4 p.m.: Today’s Military Families: Unique Needs and Perspectives
Cindy Maynard, Mental Health Network Government Services
Student Veteran Advocacy and Organizations
Tulsa Community College Student Veteran Center (Lauren Brookey)
OSU: Surveying Student Veterans (Mike Shuttic)
Student Veterans of America (ECU, OSU & Regional Director Jeremy Williams)
Folds of Honor (Ed Pulido)
SV & UCO Student Government (Daniel Stockton)
SV and OSU Student Affairs Leadership
Mental Health and Disability Issues
Suzette Dyer (OU), Nancy Welch (Texas A&M), Beth Jeffries (VA), Matt Faubion (USAF), Cynde Clark-Collins (Veteran Families United Foundation) and Bruce Lochner (UCO)
Affording Higher Education and the GI Bill
Danny Stewart (Veteran’s Training and Education Agency), JD Dillingham (VA), Bryce Fair, Amanda Paliotta, Matt McCreary and Latreece Langston (OSRHE)
4:15-5 p.m.: Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Prevention Amongst Student Veterans
Matt Faubion, USAF
Informal Networking Centers With:
Student Veterans of America (ECU, OSU and Regional Director Jeremy Williams)
Folds of Honor (Ed Pulido)
Veteran Families United Foundation (Cynde Clark-Collins)
Tulsa Community College’s Student Veteran Center
OSU VEP Center
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (William Brown)
Faculty Session: Advising and Teaching Student Veterans
David Hartmann (UCO), Mary Penick (Cameron) and John Wood (Rose State)
Oklahoma State Regents’ Session: Tuition Waivers, Residency Policy and the Reach Higher Program
Amanda Paliotta, Gina Wekke and Debbie Blanke
