Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Veterans
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Veterans

OVMA and IVMF Staff Travel to Las Vegas to Share Expertise Around Student Veterans’ Education Experience

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Leah Lazarz
Share
Institute for Veterans and Military FamiliesOffice of Veteran and Military Affairsveterans

NASPA logoStaff members from Syracuse University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) and Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) recently traveled to Las Vegas to share expertise around serving military-connected students during the annual National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) symposium.

Every year, NASPA brings student veterans, advocates, thought leaders, stakeholders and supporters in higher education together to discuss best practices and address common challenges. This year’s conference was held at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel. The three-day conference consisted of breakout sessions and workshops aimed at bettering the military-connected student experience and understanding the unique perspective and skills each student brings to campus.

Ron Novack, OVMA executive director; Jennifer Pluta G’15, assistant director of veteran career services for OVMA; and Rosalinda Maury, IVMF director of applied research, presented several panels examining the student veteran landscape.

“Events like NASPA empower and inform our student veterans and staff as we remain dedicated to serving the veteran and military-connected community at Syracuse,” Novack says. “We are honored to attend and influence the sessions. The insight and knowledge brought back to campus from the conference enriches the student experience at Syracuse University as we continue our work to be the best place for veterans, their families and military-connected students.”

Pluta presented takeaways from her veteran career crash course, a one-day, one-credit course for student veterans to explore career development opportunities and workshops at various stages of career readiness. Pluta piloted the course during the Fall 2018 semester.

Maury also conducted two presentations with Corri Zoli, director of research at Syracuse University’s Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, and Daniel Fay of Florida State University. The first panel outlined social science research and data-driven analyses to debunk myths about today’s all-volunteer force; the other focused on using quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand women’s contribution to national service and post-service life.

The OVMA staff facilitated a discussion with Emily Steinway, veterans transition manager of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University that highlighted the importance of collaboration in serving military-connected student populations. The panel offered insight on creating connections with advisors and faculty; bridging the student-academic affairs divide; programs with community colleges and technical schools; and working within local and state government and businesses.

The OVMA and IVMF have been active on the conference circuit in early 2019, having presented similar work at the Council of College and Military Educators Symposium last month in Austin, Texas, as well as the Student Veterans of America National Conference in Orlando, Florida, in early January, where they were joined by a group of 22 Syracuse University students.

  • Author

Leah Lazarz

  • Recent
  • ‘Exhibition Interrupted’ to Honor Work of Retiring Professor Anne Munly
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Julie Sharkey
  • Important Update for Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By News Staff
  • Intelligence++ Competition Winners Announced
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Cristina Hatem
  • Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud
    Tuesday, April 20, 2021, By News Staff
  • Campus Resources Available for Faculty, Staff and Students
    Monday, April 19, 2021, By News Staff

More In Veterans

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces Student Scholarship Recipients

The Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is pleased to announce the following awardees of military-connected student Spring 2020 scholarships. These awards provide meaningful financial assistance to military-connected students as part of the University’s commitment to being the best…

IVMF’s Maureen Casey to Host Panel Discussion Featuring Women Leaders From U.S. Military

Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL) is offering a virtual fireside chat, “Lessons In Leadership–Insights from a Collective,” on March 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. The discussion will be hosted by Maureen Casey, chief operating officer for…

COVID One Year Later: Insights from the Military-Connected Community

By Misty Stutsman Fox and Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, researchers with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) The changes our nation has experienced, both at home and abroad, are considerable and hastening. Economic conditions are uncertain, the federal…

Office of Veterans and Military Affairs Accepting Student Veteran Scholarship Applications

In pursuit of Syracuse University’s continuing commitment to be the best place for veterans, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is offering several donor-funded scholarship opportunities and programs for both veterans and military-connected students. Three new scholarships are…

University to Guarantee Admission to Eligible Area High School Graduates After Completing Initial Enlistment in US Military

As part of its enduring commitment to veterans and their families and to being the “best place for veterans,” Syracuse University is launching a new program called Operation Veteran Promise. The Office of Admission will grant local students graduating this…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.