Resources for Student Veterans
ON-CAMPUS SERVICES (PAGES 1-5)
OFF-CAMPUS SERVICES (PAGES 6-8)
Campus Services
ATTOURNEY FOR STUDENTS
Contact Person: Shelley Glenewinkel
Email:
Phone: 512-245-2370
Website:
Services:
- Landlord/Tenant Law – apartment leases, rental property, and tenant rights
- Criminal Law – any legal matter that could result in criminal charges
- Family Law –marriage, divorce, and child custody and support
- Contract Law – contractual obligations
- Employment Law – employee rights and responsibilities
- Consumer Protection Law – service or repair performance
- Notary Public Service – notarized acknowledgment of signatures
CAREER SERVICES
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2645
Website:
Services:
- Provides individual career counseling to student Veterans
- Helps find part-time employment, both on- and off-campus
- Provides summer employment resources
- Provides internship resources
- Provides job shadowing resources
- Provides walk-in career coaching
- Job search preparation workshop
- Practice Interviews
- Makes presentations to classes and student groups
- Provides Job Fair resources
- Provides internet resources for Career TV, and other job search sites
- Provides Graduate/Professional School information
- Provides links to experienced alumni
COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS ADVISING CENTER
Contact Person: Rebecca Swindal
Email:
Phone: 512-245-1490
Website:
Services:
- Provides quality academic advising in a caring and positive environment
DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE
Contact Person: Kathryn Weiser
Email:
Phone: 512-245-2124
Website:
Services:
- Acts as a clearinghouse to refer students to appropriate campus offices
- Conducts judicial reviews and recommends action for student problems - individual, groups, or organizations
- Provides ombuds services
- Assists withnotification of class absences for religious holy days
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2315
Website:
Services:
- Offers a variety of assistance including grants, work-study, student and parent loans, scholarships and nonresident tuition and fee waivers
OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS
Contact Person:Dr. Sherri Benn
Email:
Phone: 512-245-2278
Website:
Services:
- Provides academic, cultural, and personal support for underrepresented students
- Provides culturally sensitive, holistic academic and educational support services
- Promotes Veteran Friendly Office Designation Program
OFFICE OF RETENTION MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2152
Website:
Services:
- Provides guidance and support to student organization
- Hosts meet and greet events throughout semester
- Organizes Veteran specific mentoring program
- Helps increase visibility of student Veterans on campus
- Helps others recognized the value of the service of Veterans
OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Contact Person:N/A
Phone: 512-245-2641
Website:
Services:
- Answers questions concerning Veterans’ educational benefits
- Certifies enrollments for the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Attends all orientation sessions and provide special workshops for Veterans
- Monitors students’ academic progress
- Chairs Veteran’s Advisory Council
- Supports the Veteran’s Alliance student organization:
- Keeps them informed about the status of federal and state GI Bill legislation
- Monitors the status of changes to the Texas Hazelwood Exemption Act
- Reports information to the student organization leadership
- Handles “stopping out” because of deployment
- Facilitates student veterans coming back and completing classes.
- Policy: Academic Affairs PPS 4.09
STUDENT OMBUDSMAN
Contact Person: N/A
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Services:
- Assists students in achieving resolutions to university related challenges (i.e. university instructor/professor, employer challenges, etc.)
- Makes referrals to other campus department s or offices when necessary
VETERAN ADVISORY COUNCIL
Contact Person: N/A
Website:
Services:
- Provides advice and support for services and programs designed to facilitate the smooth transition of military Veteran students to college and to promote Veteran student success
- Coordinates Veteran Friendly Office Program
- Campus-wide training on Student Veteran issues: Transitioning from Combat to Classroom: Helping Student Veterans Succeed at Texas State (by Dr. Greg Snodgrass, Dr. Sherri Benn & Dr. Katherine Selber)
Disability Services
OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES (ODS)
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-3451
Website:
Services:
- Assists student Veterans with acquiring disability documentation that meets ODS criteria
- Assigns accommodations for student Veterans on a case-by-case basis based on the student’s disability-related needs
- Provides disability management counseling to assist veterans with understanding the relationship between accommodations and academic success
Health & Wellness Services
ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESOURCE CENTER (ADRC)
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-3601
Website:
Services:
- Individual counseling
- MIP/Alcohol awareness classes
- Men Against Violence Program (M.A.V.)
- The Network
CAMPUS RECREATION
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2392
Website:
Services:
- Manages Student Recreation Center
- Fitness & Wellness classes
- Informal Recreation
- Outdoor Recreation
- Intramural Sports
COUNSELING CENTER
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2208
Website:
Services:
- Individual counseling for Veterans
- Veteran support groups
- The Counseling Center has professional staff who are Veterans
STUDENT HEALTH CENTER
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-2161
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Services:
- Clinical services
- Pharmacy
- Health education
TOTAL WELLNESS- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Contact Person: N/A
Phone: 512-245-1972
Website:
Services:
- Offers programs and services designed to meet the health, weight loss, fitness, and/or athletic goals of children, teenagers, and adults
- Summer programs for children and teenagers
- Group fitness programs for adults
Student Involvement
VETERAN’S ALLIANCE OF TEXAS STATE
Contact Person: N/A
Website:
Facebook:
Services:
- Supports student Veterans on campus of Texas State
- Promotes university awareness of needs and policies supportive of student Veterans
- Meets regularly to promote social networking and leadership of student Veterans on campus
- Supports university community
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION (NTSO)
Contact person: N/A
Website:
Facebook:
Services:
- Provides non-traditional students with commuter base, social network, scholarships, and volunteer projects.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES & STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (CASO)
Contact Person: N/A
Website:
Facebook: N/A
Services:
- Provides quality, student-centered programs, services and involvement opportunities
- Student Volunteer Services – provides civic engagement
Departments
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK/CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Contact Person: Dr. Katherine Selber
Email:
Website:
Services:
- Writing grants for Troop & Veteran support activities
- US1100 Instructor specifically for Veterans
- Campus staff and faculty training on Veteran issues (with Drs. Sherri Benn & Gregory Snodgrass)
- Troop & Veteran & Family Support Social Work Elective Course
- Research & Training on Troop, Veteran and Family issues to enhance community services
- Technical assistance on program development issues for nonprofit organizations in the community that serve Troops & Veterans
- Building partnerships in the community in the Troop and Veteran support network
- Writes grants for Veteran services on campus
Business Services
TEXAS VETERANS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (TVLP)
Phone: 1-888-838-8391
Website:
- Serves as a Texas Workforce Commission resource and referral network that connect returning veterans with resources and tools that lead to productive lives
- Finds ancillary services in local communities such as community service organizations, veterans service organizations, and faith-based programs
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Phone: VA Benefits- 1-800-827-1000
Education (GI Bill)- 1-888-442-4551
Website:
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES (VETS)
Address: US Department of Labor, Room 516-T, 1117 Trinity Street. Austin, TX. 78701
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Services:
- Provide veterans with resources and services to maximize employment opportunities
Health & Wellness Services
AUDIE L. MURPHY MEMORIAL VA HOSPITAL
Phone: 210-617-5300 or 1-877-469-5300
Address: 7400 Merton Minter San Antonio, TX. 78229
Website:
Services:
- Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services
AUSTIN VET CENTER
Phone: 512-416-1314
Address: 2015 S. IH-35, Suite 101. Austin, TX. 78741
Website:
Services:
- Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services. Services are also available to family members for military related issues
AUSTIN OUTPATIENT CLINIC (AOPC)
Phone: 512-389-6695
Address: 2901 Montopolis Drive Austin, TX. 78741
Website:
Services:
- Urgent Care
- Primary Care
- Women’s Clinic
- Mental Health
- Laboratory
- Optical Shop
- Pharmacy
- Prosthetics
- Radiology
- Social Work
- OEF/OIF Program
- Patient Education
- Homeless Veterans Program
- VA Medical Eligibility
- Home Based Primary Care
HAYS CALDWELL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
Phone: 512-396-7695
Address: 1901 Dutton Drive, Suite E. San Marcos, TX. 78666
Services:
- Substance abuse treatment center
SAN ANTONIO VET CENTER NE
Phone: 210-472-4025
Address: 231 W. Cypress Street. Suite 100. San Antonio, TX. 78212
Services:
- Readjustment counseling is wide range of services provided to combat veterans in the effort to make a satisfying transition from military to civilian life. Services include individual counseling, group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical referrals, employment counseling, guidance and referral. Alcohol/drug assessments
SAN MARCOS ATHLETIC CLUB
Phone: 512-392-0098
Website: none
SAN MARCOS TREATMENT CENTER
Phone: 512-396-8500
Address: 120 Bert Brown Road. San Marcos, TX. 78666
Services:
- Mental health treatment facility and support services
TEXAS HEALTH & RACQUET CLUB
Phone: 512-353-0789
Website:
WORLD GYM
Phone: 512-392-3500
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Hotlines
VET CENTER SUICIDE HOTLINE
1-800-273-8255
MILITARY ONESOURCE
1-800-342-9647
THE NATIONAL TOLL-FREE CRISIS MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION, AND REFERRAL LIFLINE FOR VERRANS AND FAMILIES
1-888-777-4443
THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE FOR VETERANS
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OUTREACH CENTER
1-866-966-1020
Additional Websites
OPERATION HOMEFRONT
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THE WOUNDED EOD WARRIOR FOUNDATION
Website:
Veterans Advisory Council1