{"id":2284,"date":"2024-09-27T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:30:34","slug":"september-2024-featured-campus-university-of-the-incarnate-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/2024\/09\/27\/september-2024-featured-campus-university-of-the-incarnate-word\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2024 Featured Campus: University of the Incarnate Word"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe University of the Incarnate Word PAVE team has done a consistently wonderful job offering support to their veteran and military-connected students. They have worked diligently to bring PAVE support and resources to their students through both the main academic year and the summer, offering a wide range of creative outreach strategies and events to foster strong connection,\u201d says Emma Czajka, PAVE Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UIW currently serves 317 military-connected students on a campus where over 20% of the student body is military-affiliated. Their team comprises five Peer Advisors, three Veterans Services Coordinators, Team Leader Phillip Rangel, and Campus Champion Jonathon Lovejoy. Together, they have found innovative ways to make PAVE more inclusive and widely available year-round to veterans, active duty students, dependents, and graduate students. According to Phillip, they are able to operate PAVE over the summer \u201cbecause of the online students and active duty students stationed elsewhere,\u201d even having a fully remote Peer Advisor reaching out to other online students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UIW PAVE team emphasizes the importance of supporting their students. \u201cIt boils down to letting the student know that they are included, they are supported, and they have someone here if they need them,\u201d says Peer Advisor Elizabeth Rios. Their Peer Advisors, like Carlos Acosta, take a hands-on approach to providing that support, staffing tables at events like \u201cTaco \u2018Bout Mental Health,\u201d and even giving one-on-one campus tours to new student veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason for their sustained success in supporting their military-affiliated students is having support from faculty and staff around campus, including two of their Veteran Services Coordinators, Karissa Vigil and Byron Perez, also occupying the role of School Certifying Official. Phillip explained that \u201cOne of the most important things is that departments around the university know that we exist. So the people from advising or financial aid will reach out to the PAVE team to talk to the student veterans.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The compassion and care that the UIW PAVE team shows for their military-connected students is invaluable, especially during a difficult time for many. \u201cTransition is hard \u2014 PAVE provides a soft place for them to land,\u201d says Karissa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up the incredible work, UIW PAVE team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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