UIC Veterans Student Association

08/11/2012

With a potential increase of veteran students attending college for the first time, there are protocols that will help student matriculate and prepare them for academic success.

08/09/2012

Fellow veteran students,

I just wanted to remind everyone about the Illinois Warrior Summit and 5th Annual Welcome Home Celebration TOMORROW on August 9, 2012. It will be from 10:00am until 3:00pm at the UIC Forum (725 West Roosevelt Road and Halsted Street).

The summit will include 40 employers providing job opportunities, 30 VA program service stations, VA onsite physicals, healthcare registration, and more. Also, there will be giveaways for sports tickets! Please see the attached flyer for details.

05/02/2012

Tori Stitt is among a growing group of war veterans finding that service dogs can offer relief from some of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

05/02/2012

I want to give a special thanks to Meghen Erboe who is graduating on Friday! Yeah!!! She will be leaving us for the East coast for new adventures. Thanks for everything you've done for us. Good luck!

04/23/2012

Women have already proven their capability, and there is no second-guessing that today. In the past, women were seen as inferior because no one knew how they would react to combat.

04/21/2012

PICTURE YOURSELF IN A NATIONAL PARK this April 21 - 29 as America celebrates National Park Week –– a chance to hike, learn, share, and give back in the nation’s 397 national parks. Each year, we take this time to celebrate what we all have inherited as Americans – 84 million acres of the world’s mos...

04/21/2012

VA researchers at the Cleveland Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center are using a hybrid of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and conventional brac...

04/21/2012

04/16/2012

Military veterans’ disability claims are buried under so much paperwork that the average wait for processing and a decision in the Bay Area is now 313 days. (http://facebook.com/the.DAV)

04/09/2012

Hope everyone had a great day at the ball park for that Cub's win!

Don't forget: Next general meeting will be Tomorrow from 4:30-5:30 in SCE 610. Hope to see you there!

04/03/2012

Next general meeting will be next Tuesday, April 10th from 4:30-5:30 in SCE 610. Hope to see you there!

04/02/2012

Not many people understand the bond between a dog and its owner. There are many veterans who would not be here today if not for their service animals. They provide unconditional love and they do not judge. (http://facebook.com/charity.walk)