Celebrating heroes who keep giving service: Video of former Marine, Wen Jones, who rescued a teen and his father as they were bullied and assaulted by three thugs at: http://youtu.be/wCw5506YZyY The teen's father was right - Wen is a hero!
Student Veterans of America (SVA) Announcement: SVA is pleased to kick off the 2013 Fall Semester with 3 employment-focused webinars from our corporate partners: PNC Bank, Accenture, and Microsoft. Each company's webinar is specifically for student veterans to provide an overview of their corporation, the internship opportunities available, and to discuss applying for full-time positions.
All student veterans are invited to attend the webinars by clicking on the links below:
• PNC Bank - Sept. 10th from 3:00p to 4:00p ET (https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/708661207)
• Accenture - Sept 17th from 5:30p to 6:30p ET (https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/527862726)
• Microsoft - Sept 18th from 5:30p to 6:30p ET (http://microsoftstudentvets.eventbrite.com)
These webinars are part of SVA's Student Veteran Success Corps (SVSC), which connects top companies with SVA chapters nationwide. If you represent a company and are interested in joining the SVSC, please contact matthew.feger@studentveterans.org
Post Script: Last post, the Video about women Veterans’ homelessness referred to some collaborative efforts in Arizona to raise awareness – here’s that site for more info: http://blisteringatthemargins.com/
Continuing September’s Suicide Prevention month theme, here’s an article in Military Times by Defense Secretary Hagel at: http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130903/NEWS/309030010/Hagel-Getting-mental-health-help-shows-courage-honor-integrity-
Tips for unemployed Veterans are on the VAntagePoint blog at: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/10148/im-a-vet-im-unemployed-now-what/
Student veteran transitions are highlighted in this Policymic article at: http://www.policymic.com/articles/61983/while-college-students-talk-frat-parties-some-veterans-are-just-struggling-to-adjust Hint: It's not just the inane conversations of inexperienced youth that student Veterans are concerned with as they transition to school - there are some good tips for faculty, colleges, and every student in here too!
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