Veterans Helping Veterans: Strategies for Enhancing Student Veterans Sense of Belonging in Colleges and Universities

This session was NOT recorded. Slides and facilitation guides for the live session are still available. 

The presenter will share research findings from a study examining student veterans’ sense of belonging within higher education institutions, the factors influencing their feelings of belonging, and strategies higher education institutions can utilize to enhance student veterans’ sense of belonging on campus. The presenter will share specific approaches for increasing student veterans’ sense of belonging, including institutional acknowledgment and inclusion techniques, veteran peer support, and faculty engagement strategies.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe student veterans’ sense of belonging in colleges and universities.
2. Describe the factors that influence student veterans’ feelings of belonging.
3. Describe specific tools and strategies colleges and universities can use to enhance student veterans’ sense of belonging on campus.

Continuing Education Credits

Session Credit Eligibility: 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit or 1.0 CSAEd-SJI credit 

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Guidelines for earning CE credit: 

1 CE is awarded for attending this live session or on-demand recording. 

No partial credit will be rewarded. 

Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.

Credit is available for attending the live session and viewing the on-demand recording. 

Certificates must be submitted for credit no later than 30 days past the end of the live event or 30 days after watching the on-demand. Certificates should be submitted in a timely manner. 

To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the feedback survey that offers the certification in each session. Once you have attended all the live sessions or watched the on-demand sessions for which you would like to request credit, visit the Continuing Education (CE) website to fill out the Student Affairs Education Certification Request Form for all the sessions. All certificants must fill out one for the live session and a separate one for the on-demand sessions. 
Visit the Continued Education (CE) website to learn more regarding deadlines and receive your certificate of completion for the Virtual Conference.