The ACE/Wal-Mart Success for Veterans Award Grant is part of ACE’s “Serving Those Who Serve” initiative, a multiyear effort designed to effect major changes in how veterans learn about their education benefits and postsecondary options, and how institutional leaders can build capacity to serve veterans on their campuses. Park University has a web site dedicated to assisting veterans and current U.S. Military personnel with their higher education pursuits. The web site, http://military.park.edu, provides a one-stop shop for current military members and veterans to get information about degrees and Online programs at Park, as well as the application and financial aid process.
Our Mission
The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community. Park University is committed to serving you. Join us in this exciting venture in continuing to change the world around us through education.
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To Apply:
Visit http://www.park.edu/military/success.shtml.
VETERANS
For more information, contact: Wakisha Briggs Continuing Education Director Park University 8700 N.W. River Park Drive Parkville, MO 64152 wakisha.briggs@park.edu / (816) 584-6859 http://military.park.edu
*PROGRAM*
Continuing to Serve the Educational Goals of the United States Military.
MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION’S
In April 2009, the
American Council on Education and the Wal-Mart Foundation announced that Park University was the recipient of a $100,000 Success for Veterans Award Grant. Park was one of 20 higher learning institutions, and the only one in the Midwest, awarded a portion of a total of $2 million in grants, which recognize model programs advancing access and success in higher education for veterans and their families. The grant supports efforts to create Online veterans-specific orientation programs, expand on-campus veterans service centers, enhance prospective student outreach efforts, and increase capacity for counseling and psychological services.
Park University recognizes the enormous contribution military
MILITARY FRIENDLY personnel make to society. Park has a long history of serving those COLLEGES & who have dedicated much of their lives to serving our country. UNIVERSITIES HONOREE The University began its relationship with the U.S. Military in the early 1940s, and most recently, in December 2008, Military Advanced Education named Park’s College for Distance Learning among its “Top 20 Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities,” citing Park’s “innovative academic degree programs steeped in excellence.”
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Executive Summary
Park University’s Success for Veterans Award is designed to provide a smooth and comprehensive transition to college for veterans. The grant award will help implement staff and faculty training to increase the veteran-sensitive culture at Park University.
Method of Delivery
Park University and the College for Distance Learning are excited to provide convenient Online transition courses that will transfer to degree programs offered at Park University or other accredited institutions for servicemembers who have a DD214.
Benefits of the Park University Success for Veterans Program focus on:
• Administering exceptional customer service catering to the unique needs of servicemembers • Providing high quality access to various Online and face-to-face degree programs • Utilizing Online educational technology to accommodate servicemembers at home and abroad • Convenient Online access to first-rate academic advising and student support services • Offering a variety of lifelong learning experiences to servicemembers in a global society
List of Transition Courses
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CDL 100 Orientation to Learning and Life Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Credit CA 105 Introduction to Human Communication . . 3 EN 105 First Year Writing Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FI 201 Personal Financial Management . . . . . . . . 3 LS 215 Selected Topics in Humanities: Critical Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Financial Support Opportunities
Chapter 33/Post 9-11 GI Bill: www.gibill.va.gov Park University — Yellow Ribbon Education Provider: www.gibill.va.gov/GI_BILL_info/ch33/yellow_ribbon.htm MilitaryOneSource.com — A 24/7 resource for military members, spouses and families: www.militaryonesource.com Free Application for Federal Student Aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Success for Veterans Program Candidates
Candidates are required to have an official Department of Defense Form 214. Generally, DD Form 214 is the document issued by the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces upon a military servicemember’s separation or honorable discharge from active-duty. A DD Form 214 is also commonly referred to as “discharge papers.”
http://military.park.edu