COMBAT2COLLEGECOMBAT2COLLEGEMontgomery CollegeMontgomery College

Rockville, MarylandRockville, Maryland

Developed byDeveloped by

National Rehabilitation Hospital, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DCWashington, DC

National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CACA

Montgomery College, Rockville Montgomery College, Rockville CampusCampus

Veterans Administration Medical Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DCCenter, Washington, DC

MessageMessage

Welcome Home Welcome Home

and and

Thank You Veterans!Thank You Veterans!

The Returning Warrior: WW IIThe Returning Warrior: WW II

The Returning Warrior: TodayThe Returning Warrior: Today

MissionMission

To create a welcoming environment To create a welcoming environment for all veterans, active duty, and for all veterans, active duty, and reserve members of the armed reserve members of the armed forces by assisting them in adapting forces by assisting them in adapting the skill set developed from military the skill set developed from military training and combat experience to training and combat experience to facilitate a successful college facilitate a successful college experience.experience.

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Respect and AppreciationRespect and Appreciation

This message is embedded and This message is embedded and communicated in all college communicated in all college processesprocesses

PhilosophyPhilosophy

InclusivenessInclusiveness

Emphasis on primary prevention to Emphasis on primary prevention to facilitate academic success for facilitate academic success for all all OIF/OEF veterans, with disabilities or OIF/OEF veterans, with disabilities or notnot

PhilosophyPhilosophyRemoval of StigmaRemoval of Stigma

Focus on assisting the veteran to Focus on assisting the veteran to explore and identify how military explore and identify how military training and combat experience can training and combat experience can be a source of personal strength and be a source of personal strength and resilience towards a successful resilience towards a successful college experiencecollege experience

ObjectiveObjective

To provide academic and social To provide academic and social opportunities and appropriate opportunities and appropriate support services for support services for

OIF and OEF veterans, specificallyOIF and OEF veterans, specifically All veterans All veterans Active duty and reserve members of Active duty and reserve members of

the armed forces the armed forces

ObjectiveObjective

ConnectionConnection

To provide opportunities for veterans to To provide opportunities for veterans to meet and interact with each other meet and interact with each other without stigma.without stigma.

ObjectiveObjective

Identification of ResourcesIdentification of Resources

Resources are identified and made Resources are identified and made available to available to all all veterans. veterans.

ObjectiveObjective

Wellness Wellness • Promote optimal psychological, spiritual, Promote optimal psychological, spiritual,

and physical recovery from combatand physical recovery from combat

• Exercise as treatmentExercise as treatment

• Provide opportunities to connect with Provide opportunities to connect with other veteransother veterans

ObjectiveObjective

College community educationCollege community education • Emphasis on training faculty and staff Emphasis on training faculty and staff

regarding veterans’ military and combat regarding veterans’ military and combat experiencesexperiences

• Awareness of specific combat issues, Awareness of specific combat issues, impact in the classroom, and possible impact in the classroom, and possible solutions solutions

• Promote sensitivity to the shared Promote sensitivity to the shared experience of this populationexperience of this population

ImplementationImplementation

Small adjustments to existing college Small adjustments to existing college offerings and activitiesofferings and activities

Liaison with Veterans Administration Liaison with Veterans Administration and local community resourcesand local community resources

Program Features for Students Program Features for Students Single Point of Entry: AdmissionsSingle Point of Entry: Admissions

Identified Counseling FacultyIdentified Counseling Faculty

Identified Disability Support Services Identified Disability Support Services CounselingCounseling

Peer MentoringPeer Mentoring

Referral to VA and local resourcesReferral to VA and local resources

Program Features for StudentsProgram Features for Students

First Year Experience CourseFirst Year Experience Course

-adapted Student Development course-adapted Student Development course

Transitioning skills: military culture to Transitioning skills: military culture to college culturecollege culture

Stress-management: combat stress & Stress-management: combat stress & PTSDPTSD

Guest SpeakersGuest Speakers

Program Features for StudentsProgram Features for Students Open gym hours for veteransOpen gym hours for veterans

Physical Education classes, adapted as Physical Education classes, adapted as neededneeded

Faculty supported Clubs for veteransFaculty supported Clubs for veterans

Projects: Oral HistoriesProjects: Oral Histories

Activities for familiesActivities for families

Program Features for Faculty/StaffProgram Features for Faculty/Staff

In-service training opportunities for In-service training opportunities for departments/areasdepartments/areas

Training materials on Training materials on Combat2College websiteCombat2College website

Program Features for CommunityProgram Features for Community

Lecture/Discussion Series taped for cable Lecture/Discussion Series taped for cable TV and websiteTV and website

Re-entry/TransitionRe-entry/Transition

Clinical IssuesClinical Issues

Scholarly InquiryScholarly Inquiry

Student Veterans PanelsStudent Veterans Panels

SummarySummary

C2C is created using existing college C2C is created using existing college resources resources

Removal of stigma allows Removal of stigma allows allall student student veterans to benefitveterans to benefit

Assists the student to self-explore ways in Assists the student to self-explore ways in which military training and combat which military training and combat experience can be a source of strengthexperience can be a source of strength

Community college serves as an agent of Community college serves as an agent of healinghealing

www.montgomerycollege.edu/combat2college/

For Program Information Contact:For Program Information Contact:Rose Sachs, C2C Program CoordinatorRose Sachs, C2C Program Coordinator

Email: rose.sachs@montgomerycollege.eduEmail: rose.sachs@montgomerycollege.eduPhone: 240-567-5077Phone: 240-567-5077

Sue Haddad, C2C Assistant Program Sue Haddad, C2C Assistant Program CoordinatorCoordinator

Email: sue.haddad@montgomerycollege.eduEmail: sue.haddad@montgomerycollege.edu

Phone: 240-567-5087Phone: 240-567-5087

Chanel Riley, C2C Program Assistant Chanel Riley, C2C Program Assistant

Email: chanel.riley@montgomerycollege.eduEmail: chanel.riley@montgomerycollege.edu

Phone: 240-567-5058Phone: 240-567-5058