VETERANS SERVICES
Appendix F6: Conference and Travel Requests [ Acct. Category 5000]
Audience: Staff Development Committee, Administrators, Budget Committee, PRBC
Purpose: To request funding for conference attendance, and to guide the Budget and Staff Development
Committees in allocation of funds.
Instructions: Please list specific conferences/training programs, including specific information on the
name of the conference and location. Note that the Staff Development Committee currently has no
budget, so this data is primarily intended to identify areas of need that could perhaps be fulfilled on
campus, and to establish a historical record of need. Your rationale should discuss student learning goals
and/or connection to the Strategic Plan goal.
Conference/Training
Program
WAVES (Western Association
of Veterans Education
Specialists)
Other workshops (travel
expense)
2013-14 Request
$3,000
500
Rationale
This is an annual conference that Certifying Officials
MUST attend in order to get updates on new
regulations, changes in regulations, best practices.
Attend workshops in order to get immediate
updates. Travel to different veteran agencies such
as the Oakland Vet Center and obtain information
on how we can better assist our students. Travel to
other venues in the local community – showing our
presence and informing the public of our Veterans
Services.