The Office of Military and Veteran Student Success (MVSS) facilitates and offers a number of events every year for university faculty, staff, and students. Events range from Veterans Transfer Orientation to our Veterans Graduation Recognition Ceremony. See below for more information about upcoming events. See you at a future MVSS event!
In cooperation with the UCF Office of First Year Experience and Office of Transfer and Transition Services, the Military and Veteran Student Success hosts incoming transfer student veterans for the first two hours of their transfer orientation. The purpose of these sessions is to:
Newly admitted student veterans will schedule their new student transfer orientation with the Office of First Year Experience. The MVSS will reach out to the student veterans one week prior to the scheduled orientation date, to provide specifics on meeting times and locations. If you are a student veteran and have an upcoming transfer orientation scheduled but have not been contacted by the MVSS three days prior to your scheduled orientation date, please contact the Front Desk at 407-823-2707.
Every semester the Military and Veteran Success Center opens our doors for UCF Faculty, Staff, and Students to tour the MVSS, meet the professional staff, and learn more about the various services and programs offered to our student veterans. For more information on dates and times of the MVSS Open House, contact Student Resource Specialist II, Nissa Suarez Saldana.
During the month of November, the Military and Veteran Student Success produces several events in cooperation with various UCF offices to honor and celebrate our Veterans Faculty, Staff, and Students.
Be sure to check out the News and Events Sections for an updated list of Veterans Month Programs
This session is a collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. This session is designed to educate UCF faculty, staff and students about military and veteran culture, explore challenges student veterans may face and offer tips and strategies when working with veterans. At the end of this session, all attendees receive a Veterans & Military Friendly sticker and certificate of completion. For more information about the V.E.T.S session and how to register for this seminar, please contact Director of Military and Veteran Student Success, Michael Kepner.
The Veterans Resource Fair, hosted by the Military and Veteran Student Success, showcases various UCF Offices and Veterans Service Organizations. This event is held typically during the third week of the Semester. This is an opportunity for our student veterans and the entire university community to engage with the Central Florida Veteran Community based organizations. These organizations provide information on support services for veterans and their family members and how the university community (Veterans and non-Veterans alike) can participate in their organizations.
Every semester, the Military and Veteran Student Success, in cooperation with the Student Veterans of America – UCF Chapter and SALUTE National Honor’s Society – UCF Chapter, host this ceremony to honor the academic achievements of our graduating student veterans. This ceremony is held typically the Wednesday before each semester’s commencement. Graduating student veterans are presented with a Veterans Graduation Stole and MVSS Challenge Coin during this event.
Family & friends are welcomed to attend this event. There is no charge for the event, but to receive the stole & coin, the graduating student veteran must RSVP & attend. For more information about this event please contact Vet2Vet Peer Mentor at MVSCPeerMentor@ucf.edu
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