Military connected students bring diverse backgrounds and unique strengths to our campuses. This workshop offers an overview of military culture and our military connected student population. Share and learn practical strategies to support military connected students in the classroom and beyond! Together we can continue to strengthen efforts to cultivate supportive environments that recognize and leverage the valuable skills and experiences of military connected students.
Presenter(s):
- Christopher Johnson – Director of Credit for Prior Learning, Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Miki Huntington – Faculty, Minneapolis College
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Understand key characteristics and experiences of veteran and military connected students in higher education.
- Apply practical strategies to support the success of veteran and military connected students in the classroom.
- Identify campus and community resources available to assist veteran and military-connected students.
Supporting our Military Connected Students
This is part of the series “Supporting our Military Connected Students.”
Register for each session separately.
- Campus Climate for Veteran Students: February 7 – Learn more and register.
- Exploring Credit for Prior Learning and Veteran Students: February 27 – Learn more and register.
- Classroom Strategies for Veterans in the Classroom: March 3 – Register below.
- Examining Military Service From the Margins: April – More information coming soon.
RSVP Required
Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join.
After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Contact the Network for Educational Development.