American Council on Education – http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Promising-Practices-in-Veterans-Education.pdf

Vocabulary

OEF/OIF/ONS/OND

GWOT-S: Global War on Terror Service MedalForces called up for airport security (9/11/2001- 03/2002) also eligible.

GWOT-E

Individuals authorized for the award must have been deployed abroad for service in GWOT operations on or after September 11, 2001, and to a future date TBD by the Secretary of Defense.

Oct

Public Perception of GWOT Veterans

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. (2012). A new generation of leaders: A report on America’s perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Washington, D.C.: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Retrieved from http://missioncontinues.org/docs/default-document-library/a_new_generation_of_leaders.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Post Secondary Attendance, 2007-8Type Veteran, Active Duty Military, and Reserves

Male 73%

Female 27%

Public 2-year 43%

Public 4-year 21%

Private nonprofit 4-year

14%

Private for-profit 12%

Others, or attended more than one

9%

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac of Higher Education, 2011

FY 2011

•600,000 veterans used Post-9/11 and REAP educational benefits.•Almost 200,000 active duty personnel used their educational benefits.•46% used benefits for undergrad•8% used benefits for graduate degrees•60% - public colleges/training•26% - private colleges/training•14% - private non-profit/training

GWOT Educational Benefits Recipients

Program 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Active 343,751 354,284 341,969 247,105 185,220Post 9/11 34,400 365,600 555,000REAP 41,388 44,014 42,881 30,269 27,302TOTALS 385,139 398,298 419,250 642,974 767,522

VA Annual Benefits Report, 2011 http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/2011_abr.pdf

2011 Participants in Vocational Rehabilitation for Seriously Injured: 90,340 Gulf War Veterans

Military veterans make up 3% of community college enrollments nationally.

GWOT veterans comprise 6.25% of NWACC’s student population.

2012

Post-911: 11.7% of all veterans

VA 2010

TYPICAL MAJORS •Nursing•Business Administration•Criminal Justice•General Studies•Psychology

GWOT education:50.6% of female vets37.2% of male vets

In 2009:•213,000 (13%) Active Duty•190,000 (16%) National Guard and Reserves.•7000 Coast Guard•+200,000 deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan.•59% have children under 18.•15% live in poverty.

VA 2011

FEMALE VETERANS

19.4% of GWOT (OEF/OIF/OND) female Veterans reported a history of MST (Military Sexual Trauma).

Pew Research Center (2011)

Morin, R., & Pew Researh Center. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life. Washington, D.C.: Pew Social & Demographic Trends

Rudd Student Veteran Report (2011)Percent of Student Vets National Survey, N=628 Symptoms

46% PTSD46% Suicidal ideation35% Severe anxiety24% Severe depression20% Have a plan for committing suicide

10.4% Consider suicide often7.7% Have attempted suicide3.8% Believe their suicide is “likely”

Rudd, M. D., Goulding, J., & Bryan, C. J. (2011). Student veterans: A national survey exploring psychological symptoms and suicide risk. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42(5), 354–360. doi:10.1037/a0025164

National Student Vet Retention

More student veterans need remedial tutoring than non-veteran students:

Math Remediation

Writing Remediation

Veterans 35.8% 20.7%Non-veterans 24.3% 11.6%

219,864 first-time full-time freshmen at 297 bac. granting colleges and universities.

Remedial Courses2007-2008

Veteran Status

Any Remedial

Course

One Remedial

Course

Two or More

Remedial Courses

Non Vet 20% 9% 11%Veteran 17% 11% 6%

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac of Higher Education, 2011

11,000 vets interviewed, 4680 combat vetsout of 362,000 students nationwide.•Veterans preferred online classes•More combat vets had at least one disability than non-vets.•Student veterans tend to attend public non-specialized universities.•Veterans more involved with working and dependent care than non-vets.•More veterans are first generation college students.•Veterans perceive less support from their colleges.•Veterans have fewer interactions with professors than non-veterans.•Veterans prefer to not reflect or take part in integrative learning.•Larger proportion of veterans are part-time students.

NSSE 2010

GWOT VETERAN AT NWACCAY2010, AY2011

TYPES OF CLASSES

PERCENT FAILURE TO PROGRESS: D’s and F’s

On-Campus 30%Hybrid 30%Online 40%

NWACC Institutional Research, 2012

1 million GWOT veterans have service-connected disabilities

• 170,000 have 30%-50% disability

• 166,000 have 60%+ disability

• Overall unemployment rate: 12.1%

• Unemployment rate for young vets: 20%

2012

GWOT veterans’ unemployment rates:•High school graduate, no college (525,000): 12.5%•Some college or associate degree (935,000): 11%•Bachelor’s degree or higher (605,000): 6%

11.6% unemployment rate for GWOT vets who served in Iraq/Afghanistan (900,000).

Invisible Wounds of War• 14% Post-traumatic Stress Disorder• 14% Major Depression• 19% Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

2008

GWOT DISABILITY COMPENSATIONS, 2011

Frequency Males Females1 MusculoSkeletal MusculoSkeletal2 Skin Neurological3 Hearing Mental Disorders4 Neurological Respiratory5 Mental Disorders Hearing

VA Annual Benefits Report, 2011

Estimated 6% of troops suffer concussion and mTBI from basic training – current unpublished military study reported by National Public Radio, 2012/08/24

2012

Symptoms of TBI

Source: Military Health System, U. S. Department of Defense

PTSD Checklist – Civilian VersionRepeated disturbing thoughts, dreams of past upsetting event.

Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed.

Re-experiencing past stressful event.

Feeling distant or cut off from other people.

Extreme upset, physical symp-toms when reminded of past stressful event.

Feeling emotionally numb and unable to experience loving feelings for appropriate persons.

Avoid thinking, talking about, or activities that bring past stressful event to mind.

Sleep disturbance, irritability, trouble sleeping.

Trouble remembering important parts of a stressful experience from the past.

Jumpy, hyper-alert, difficulty concentrating.

What Vets Bring to the Classroom• Professional mindset– Ethics & a strong sense of discipline (order)– Respect & reliability– Task discipline & a clear mission focus

• Transferable skills– Teamwork & collaboration– Cross-cultural experience– Project management– Skill in working under stress– Troubleshooting– Flexibility (improvise, adapt, overcome)– Sense of humor

What Profs Should Do

• Our take-aways– Value their life experience– Create opportunities for multiple learning paths– Appreciate & accommodate

American Council on Education. (2011). Accommodating student veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder: Tips for campus faculty and staff. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

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ReferencesAir Force Times Staff. (2009, January 6). Pentagon expands eligibility for GWOT medal. Air Force Times. Springfield, VA. Retrieved from http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/01/airforce_gwot_medal_010609/

American Association of Community Colleges. (2012). Reclaiming the American dream: A report from the 21st- century commission on the future of community colleges. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Community Colleges. Retrieved from http://www.aacc.nche.edu/aboutcc/21stcenturyreport/21stCenturyReport.pdf

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012, March 20). Employment situation of veterans - 2011. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/vet_03202012.htm

Department of Defense worldwide traumatic brain injury numbers. (2011). Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Government Website. Retrieved October 15, 2011, from http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx

Department of Defense worldwide traumatic brain injury numbers. (2011). Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Government Website. Retrieved October 15, 2011, from http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Task Force. (2012). 2012 Report: Strategies for serving our women veterans draft for public comment (Government Report) (p. 27). Washington, D.C.: Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/Draft_2012_Women-Veterans_StrategicPlan.pdf Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. (2012). A new generation of leaders: A report on America’s perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Washington, D.C.: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Retrieved from http://www.naspa.org/kc/veterans/Perceptions%20of%20Veterans%20A_New_Generation_of_Leaders%20%202012.pdf

ReferencesMental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC). (2003). PTSD checklist - Civilian version (PCL-C). Veterans Administration. Retrieved from http://www.mirecc.va.gov/docs/visn6/3_PTSD_CheckList_and_Scoring.pdf .

Morin, R., & Pew Researh Center. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life (pp. 1–8). Washington, D.C.: Pew Social & Demographic Trends. Retrieved from http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/08/the-difficult-transition-from-military-to-civilian-life/ National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. (2011). America’s women veterans: Military service history and VA benefit utilization statistics (p. 63). Washington, D.C.: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, Department of Veterans Affairs. National Survey of Student Engagement. (2010). Major differences: Examining student engagement by field of study - annual results 2010 (Education Report) (pp. 1–52). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. Retrieved from http://nsse.iub.edu/html/annual_results.cfm

Pryor, J. H., Hurtado, S., DeAngelo, L., Palucki-Blake, J., & Tran, S. (2009). The American freshman: National norms for Fall 2009 (Expanded., Vol. 2009). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/TFS/Norms/Monographs/TheAmericanFreshman2009.pdf Tanielian, T. L., & Jaycox, L. H. (Eds.). (2008). Invisible wounds of war: Psychological and cognitive injuries, their consequences, and services to assist recovery. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corp. Retrieved from http://www.rand.org/multi/military/veterans.htm

ReferencesU. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). National center for veterans analysis and statistics. National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.asp U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, & Westat. (2011). National survey of veterans, active duty service members, demobilized National Guard and reserve members, family members, and surviving spouses (2010) (Government Report No. 27 (6th survey)) (pp. 1–320). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.va.gov/vetdata/docs/SurveysAndStudies/NVSSurveyFinalWeightedReport.pdf

United States Department of Defense. (2012). U. S. Department of Defense [Website]. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved March 12, 2013, from http://www.defense.gov/ Veterans Benefits Administration. (2011). Annual benefits report: FY 2011 (p. 163). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/index.asp Weber, D. J. (2012). AAA Academic Success and Well-Being Following OEF/OIF Deployment (Ph.D.). Arizona State University, United States -- Arizona. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdtft/docview/923053861/abstract/1396308B03A7C43FEFB/2?accountid=14872

Zwerdling, D. (2012, August 24). Before reaching war zones, troops risk concussions. All Things Considered. Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2012/08/24/158873690/before-reaching-war-zones-troops-risk-concussions

HELPFUL WEBSITESWe found the following websites particularly helpful for teaching profs.

http://www.vetfriendlytoolkit.org/