Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Unmanned Aircraft Program, Veterans Resource Center Grand Opening in Prescott, ODU: a Top Choice for Veterans


Drones in the news: Amazon has been working 'outside the box' to deliver packages via drone, see more at:
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/with-prime-air-amazon-plans-to-deliver-purchases-via-drones-1.255601

Amazon’s proposed unmanned drone delivery service sparked a lot of interest this week.  If you were wondering where to find out more info about this growing field, Yavapai College has an unmanned aircraft concentration in their aviation degree, see more at: http://www.yc.edu/academics/degrees-and-certificates/associate-of-applied-science---aviation-technology/119  “The Aviation Technology degree program prepares students for careers in aviation as helicopter  or airplane pilots, flight service specialists, dispatchers, instructors, and unmanned aircraft operators. The degree also prepares students for the entrance exam into the FAA Air Traffic Control Academy in Oklahoma City.”

Northern Arizona Veterans Resource Center (NAVRC) will hold a Grand Opening on Monday, December 9, with an open house at 240 S. Montezuma Street, #101, in Prescott from 2-5 p.m. and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m.  Congressman Paul Gosar will give the keynote address.  The public is invited to join in the celebration, meet the Congressman, and learn about the issue of veteran homelessness. NAVRC is a division of Veterans Resource Centers of America, which has been serving veterans for 41 years.  In Arizona, offices in Prescott, Flagstaff and Bullhead City opened on October 1st, with a mission of rapidly re-housing homeless veterans and preventing veterans from falling into homelessness.  Case managers work closely with each veteran household (individual or family) to identify needs and goals, resulting in a comprehensive step-by-step plan to overcoming homelessness.  NAVRC can often supplement this plan with temporary financial assistance, such as a check written to a landlord or utility company. Contact Tom Isakson for more info at: tisakson@vetsresource.org or (928) 776-0766.  Thanks to Debbie Stewart’s Non-Profit Newsletter for this info, see more at: http://www.nonprofitnet.com/Newsletter/present%20newsletter/

Highlighting some of your local choices for Bachelor’s degrees: Old Dominion University (ODU) is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and was a pioneer in distance education for active duty military by satellite broadcasting classes to Naval ships. They offer 70 distance learning degree options, and have local campuses in Prescott and Clarkdale, at Yavapai College campuses. ODU is 30th among four-year schools in a recent ranking of the nation's 120 Best Colleges for Vets by the national publication Military Times - See more at: http://www.odu.edu/news/2013/11/best_for_vets#sthash.Us1hAN6w.dpuf   For more info, contact local site directors in Clarkdale: Ruth Gallegos @ 928-649-4481 or rgallego@odu.edu, or Prescott: Nicole DeGrouchy @ 928-445-4616 or ndegrouc@odu.edu

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