The Reveille
Volume 5
Issue 2
August 2011
 Provide a forum to facili-
UH Veterans Certification Team
The 2011 WAVE (Western
Association of Veteran Education) Conference convened
July 17-20 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas in
Irving, Texas. The conference
disclosed many changes to the
policies and processing of
benefits for EOF/OIF studentveterans, their dependents
and spouses. Sessions were
chock-full of nuggets that provided training and up-to-theminute information on new
revisions for the Post 9/11 GI
Bill Educational Improvement
tate the interchange of
ideas and information.
 Foster communication and
cooperation between all
Inside this issue:
concerned and interested
institutions and agencies
on matters affecting the
2
education of veterans and Veterans’ Profile
other eligible persons.
Student Career
 Provide advisory liaison
Experience Program
3
and coordinating services
regarding educational
programs affecting inservice military personnel.
Act of 2010.
A Few of the Changes
The Association promotes (Public Law 111-377):
high professional standards,
policies, and ethical practices August 1, 2011
among its members.
 Change tuition and fees to
a national maximum
WAVE strives to:
 Prorate monthly benefits  Serve the needs and inno break pay.
terests of veterans, facul Allow re-imbursement for
ties, and administrators in
more than one license or
the member institutions.
certification.
 Represent the mutual
interests of the member- October 1, 2011
ship on matters coming
 Expand 9/11 benefits to
before the organization.
include active National
Guard members.
 Receive housing allowance
in the amount of $673.50
for Distance Education.
By Allen Grundy
Source: UH Office of Institutional Research
UH-Main Campus
Veterans’ Profile for Fall 2010
Veterans (n = 1,313)
n
%
Benefits
VA Benefits
Hazlewood
Both Hazlewood and VA
No Veteran Related Benefits
946
196
93
78
72%
15%
7%
6%
Non‐Veterans (n = 37,439)
n
%
Gender
Female
Male
290
1,023
22%
78%
19,106
18,333
51%
49%
Ethnicity
White
African American
Hispanic
Asian American
Native American
International
Unknown
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Multiracial
608
258
305
76
8
1
17
4
36
46%
20%
23%
6%
1%
0%
1%
0%
3%
12,604
4,611
8,336
7,485
121
3,277
303
111
591
34%
12%
22%
20%
0%
9%
1%
0%
2%
Status
New Student
Transfer
Continuing Student
55
253
758
4.2%
19.3%
57.7%
3,346
3,928
21,038
8.9%
10.5%
56.2%
Classification
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Post Bac
Masters
Doctoral
Special Professional
164
249
252
401
64
117
29
37
12%
19%
19%
31%
5%
9%
2%
3%
6,020
5,940
7,062
9,290
1,246
4,420
1,758
1,703
16%
16%
19%
25%
3%
12%
5%
5%
Full‐Time/Part‐Time
Average Age
Full‐Time
Part‐Time
917
396
AVG
29.6
70%
30%
‐
27,006
10,433
AVG
24.9
72%
28%
Average Current GPA
Total
UG
PB
GRAD
SP
2.96
2.86
3.15
3.61
3.16
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
3.00
2.86
3.27
3.62
3.16
Fall 2010
Above are student-veteran statistics
for Fall Semester 2010. Some of them warrant a closer look. There were 1,313 students who identified themselves as military
veterans. Of that number, 70% were fulltime while 30% were part-time students.
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The percent who used their GI Bill
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
educational benefits was 72%. Only 15%
took advantage of the Hazlewood tuition
exemption for Texas veterans, and 7%
used both Hazlewood and the GI Bill. Also
noteworthy is the fact that our veterans’
average GPA compares favorably with the
rest of the student population.
Volume 5 Issue 2
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Student Career Experience Program (SCEP), formerly Co-operative Education
Program (Co-op), is a primary source of recruitment for the federal government. It consists of work-study partnerships between students, educational
institutions, and various federal agencies. SCEP allows appointment of students to positions related to their academic field of study. Employment as a
student is in the excepted service and public notice is not required. Participants who meet all the requirements of the program may be noncompetitively
converted to term, career, or career-conditional appointments.
Please make sure that you meet the following criteria before you apply.
 Minimum eighteen years old
 Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree-seeking student in
an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, 2-year or
4-year college or university, or graduate or professional school
 Enrolled in at least a half-time course load as determined by your
academic institution
 GPA of at least 2.75 in major and overall; 3.0 for graduate students
 U.S. Citizen
Include the following with your application:




Professional resume
Academic transcripts
Degree plan
Written summary of qualifying general experience that relates to the
position and demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and abilities
 Written summary of career goals and interests
Once you have gathered all the information above, Ms. Helen Godfrey will
need to write you a letter of verification to enclose with your application. Ms.
Godfrey directs the UH-SCEP partnership under University Career Services.
Let her know if you have any questions or concerns. Her e-mail address is
hgodfrey@uh.edu.
Find more details about SCEP at the following web site.
http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/studentcareerexperience.asp
A Publication Of
WHAT WE OFFER
OUR UH VETERANS
268 University Center
Houston, Texas 77204-4024
Phone: 832-842-5490
Fax:713-743-0680
vets@mail.uh.edu
www.uh.edu/veterans
Program Director:
Allen Grundy
832-842-6189
agrundy@uh.edu
"Veterans Helping Veterans"
Editor: Sandra Glass
 Referrals for credit evaluation of
military training
 Referrals for VA health benefits.
 Assistance with transition and adjustment to civilian life
 Unlimited, free access to computers, local telephone calls, and
facsimile transmittals
 200 photocopies or computer print
-outs per month
 A quiet study room
The Reveille is published three
times each year in April, August,
and December. The editor reserves the right to select and
edit articles for publication.
Send comments regarding this
newsletter to vets@mail.uh.edu.
Graduating Veterans & Veterans’ Dependents
We’d like to help you
celebrate this milestone in
your life. If you’re graduating this semester, let us
know so that we can recognize you in the next issue of
The Reveille. In addition, do
you have words of wisdom
that you’d like to pass on to
the student-veterans you
leave behind? If so, let us
know in 300 words or less.
The following are a few examples for a topic:
 How UH Prepared Me for
My New Job (or Career)
 What I Learned in the Military
That Helped in College (or
Civilian Life)
 The Importance of the UH
Veterans’ Services Office
While I Was a Student
 My College Experience As
the Dependent of a Military
Veteran
Keep in touch with the VSO
after graduation. We want to
know how you’re progressing
with your career so that we can
spotlight your successes and use
them to encourage others. To be
considered for inclusion in any
issue, submit an article at least
three weeks prior to the first day
of the scheduled publication
month. Read above for publication months. The article should
be in MS Word format and sent
to vets@mail.uh.edu, Subject:
The Reveille.