OFFICE OF ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENTVeterans Student Support Services
About Veterans Student Support Services
The WSU Veterans Student Support Services (Veterans SSS) program is an initiative of the Office of Academic Engagement, funded by the US Department of Education. We work closely with WSU’s Veterans Centers across the state to support increased engagement, persistence, and graduation for our Cougs who are future graduates. Eligible students are those from low-income, first generation households and those with disabilities. Veterans SSS provides a supportive community, personalized advising, academic development, peer and professional mentoring, emergency grant aid and financial wellness, and many other means of support to ensure students are successful during and after their time in college.
Who is eligible?
Eligible Cougs meet all the following requirements:
- US citizens or permanent residents
- WSU students on any campus seeking a first bachelors degree
- Current or former member of any military branch, including National Guard, reservists, and ROTC And meet at least one of the following requirements
- Students with limited financial resources to pay for college
- First-generation college students (neither parent/guardian has completed a bachelors degree)
- Have a documented disability Qualified dependents are not eligible for Veterans SSS, but may seek assistance with WSU’s Veterans Centers.
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Questions regarding Veterans and dependent benefits?
Choose your campus below to connect with Veterans Affairs school coordinating officials for WSU:
- Pullman, Global, Bremerton, Everett, and Spokane veterans and dependents.
- Vancouver veterans and dependents.
- Tri Cities Veterans and dependents.
Veterans Student Support Services is 100 percent federally funded at $261,888 annually through the Department of Education
WSU Everett
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks
Room 430, WSU Everett
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8:45 – 10:00 a.m. Session 1: Supporting student belonging and well-being
8:45 – 9:20 a.m. Presentations
Room 430, WSU Everett
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Improving student engagement: Webquests, Voki’s, and Powtoon, Oh My!, Gina Cronrath, Nursing, WSU Tri-Cities
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A pedagogy of unknowing, Leeann Hunter, English, WSU Pullman
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Fostering empathy to create a culture of social belonging, Cara Hawkins-Jedlicka, Strategic Communication, WSU Pullman
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9:20 – 9:25 a.m. Transition to physical (or virtual) rooms for VOICES
9:25 – 9:55 a.m. VOICES
Room 430, WSU Everett
Select one presenter to join via Zoom for further discussion:
Gina Cronrath (joining via Zoom [Meeting ID: 989 7591 2272, Passcode: 366109] from WSU Tri-Cities)
Leeann Hunter (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 972 0504 4760, Passcode: 645565] and interacting with Pullman participants)
Cara Hawkins-Jedlicka (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 930 9839 4023, Passcode: 670504] and interacting with Pullman participants)
9:55 – 10:00 a.m. Transition time
10:00 – 11:15 a.m. Session 2: Improving student learning with technology tools
10:00 – 10:35 a.m. Presentations
Room 430, WSU Everett
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Technology-supported task engagement, Joy Egbert, Teaching and Learning, WSU Pullman
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Using Google Forms and Nearpod as platforms for student engagement in the classroom, Anne Kim, Pharmacotherapy, Yakima
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The metaverse for education professionals, Brett Atwood, Strategic Communication, Everett
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10:35 – 10:40 a.m. Transition to physical (or virtual) rooms for VOICES
10:40 – 11:10 a.m. VOICES
Brett Atwood will remain in Room 430 to broadcast to other campuses. Everett participants can join via Zoom on personal computers in different room to interact with other speakers.
Joy Egbert (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 989 7591 2272, Passcode: 366109] and interacting with Pullman participants)
Anne Kim (joining remotely via Zoom [Meeting ID: 972 0504 4760, Passcode: 645565] from Yakima)
Brett Atwood (joining remotely via Zoom [Meeting ID: 930 9839 4023, Passcode: 670504] from Everett)
11:10 – 11:15 a.m. Transition time
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Session 3: Supporting students’ competencies and skill development
11:15 – 11:40 a.m. Presentations
Room 430, WSU Everett
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Teamwork core competency: Scaffolding and low stakes activities, Kate Watts, English, WSU Pullman
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Making competencies clear: Using reflection to identify connections Amy Heile, English, WSU Pullman
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11:40 – 11:45 a.m. Transition to physical (or virtual) rooms for VOICES
11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. VOICES
Kate Watts (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 989 7591 2272, Passcode: 366109] and interacting with Pullman participants)
Amy Heile (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 972 0504 4760, Passcode: 645565] and interacting with Pullman participants)
12:10 – 12:30 p.m. Transition time and pick up box lunches for those who registered by August 8
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Workshop: Cultivating equitable learning environments through Inclusive teaching
Room 430, WSU Everett
Broadcast to all campuses via Zoom (Meeting ID: 953 2207 6079, Passcode: 751654) from UNC – Chapel Hill
Dr. Kelly Hogan and Dr. Viji Sathy from UNC – Chapel Hill will remotely lead this active workshop on inclusive teaching. The session will highlight the need for high course structure and model techniques designed to elicit equity in the classroom.
(View Hogan and Sathy’s presentation handout on Google Docs)
2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Workshop Discussion
Room 430, WSU Everett
Broadcast to all campuses via Zoom (Meeting ID: 953 2207 6079, Passcode: 751654)
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 3:55 p.m. Session 4: Improving student learning through well-designed assessments
3:00 – 3:25 p.m. Presentations
Room 430, WSU Everett
Watching broadcast from other campuses via Zoom (Meeting ID: 953 2207 6079, Passcode: 751654)
One artifact, many outcomes: Aligning assessment in a capstone course, Samantha Gizerian, Integrated Physiology and Neuroscience, WSU Pullman
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Curriculum mapping and formative assessments, Aaron Welchel, History, WSU Vancouver
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3:25 – 3:30 p.m. Transition to physical (or virtual) rooms for VOICES
3:30 – 3:55 p.m. VOICES
Samantha Gizerian (joining other campuses via Zoom [Meeting ID: 989 7591 2272, Passcode: 366109] and interacting with Pullman participants)
Aaron Welchel (joining remotely via Zoom [Meeting ID: 972 0504 4760, Passcode: 645565] from Vancouver)
3:55 – 4:00 p.m. Transition time
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Closing remarks
Room 430, WSU Everett
Watching broadcast from Pullman via Zoom (Meeting ID: 953 2207 6079, Passcode: 751654)