{"id":2268,"date":"2024-04-23T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:31:48","slug":"april-2024-featured-campus-austin-community-college-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/2024\/04\/23\/april-2024-featured-campus-austin-community-college-district\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2024 Featured Campus: Austin Community College District"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe Austin Community College PAVE team has done an amazing job providing support for their military-connected students. The veterans services program at Austin Community College has been recognized by the State of Texas with the VERA award in late 2023 and the PAVE team has shown creativity and dedication in their outreach and engagement with military-connected students,\u201d says Emma Czajka, PAVE Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Austin Community College District PAVE Team is composed of 5 Peer Advisers and Team Leader Raymond Cathey, led by their Veterans Outreach Coordinator, Dr. BethAnn Warwick. Together they serve over 2,500 military-connected students across 11 campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACC PAVE team focus their efforts on creating a sense of community and belonging for the students they serve. Their Veterans Resource Center is a welcoming space and according to Raymond, \u201c[Student Veterans] will see the email, but they won\u2019t respond. But they know where we are\u2026and we\u2019re very engaging with them. We\u2019re very friendly\u2026and we help with everything\u201d. Dr. Warwick agreed saying, \u201cI do get thank yous from all the students. The students are really appreciating it. You know, they don\u2019t realize they need it until they\u2019ve got someone to talk to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team uses that strong sense of community as a foundation from which they are able to help make a difference for many military-affiliated students. Peer Advisor Jayden Gutierrez was able to help multiple students develope study regimens for academic success. Another Peer Advisor, Felix Madrid, describes how a student veteran looking to start a business and the VRC was able to connect them with several resources to help. Another Peer Advisor, Fabio Ventura, summed up the experience of helping military-affiliated students by saying \u201cGenerally you find that veterans are very disciplined and hardworking and they already have a lot of positive characteristics to succeed, they just need a little bit of guidance.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Austin Community College PAVE team is able to provide some of that guidance to the students they serve. According to Felix, \u201cOnce students come in they are often surprised they haven\u2019t come in sooner. It\u2019s a big community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up the amazing work supporting your military-affiliated students and community, Austin Community College PAVE team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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