Student Veterans of America

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Comment by kenyatta yamel on February 22, 2010 at 2:56pm

It is amazing and encouraging to know there are so many vets at UWM.

Comment by John Mikelson on December 17, 2009 at 1:56pm

UW Madison has a strong group and can assist you additional resources can be found at http://www.studentveterans.org/resourcelibrary/

Comment by kenyatta yamel on December 17, 2009 at 1:54pm

hmm, is it possible there is a need for a vets student group at UWM? the group at MATC does not seem to be organized.

Comment by Lisa M. Engel on December 16, 2009 at 8:55am

Hi, Kenyatta. Our office doesn't have any student workers, but I would suggest that you contact the Military Educational Benefits Office (Mellenkamp Hall) as they do and we recently hired one of their student vets as our Financial Spec. IV. I also know that our Administrative Dept. manager came from the School of Health and Human Services (Enderis Hall) and they employ a large number of student workers. If you go to the UWM website and look up employment or human resources, there is a place for students to apply for on-campus jobs. We are an odd department because we don't employ undergraduate students, but a LOT of the offices on campus do, and there are also a large number of jobs filled by student workers in the services offered at the Union (food service, parking, B.O.S.S., and a number of others). There are a large number of student positions advertised each year when the fall semester is starting and they advertise all over campus, but fewer students are hired for the spring semester because most undergraduates graduate in the spring and their jobs open up then. The campus is an ideal location for students to work because they get to know people and resources on campus and can work between classes, if needed. Also, an important consideration for University employment is that they are probably one of the only employers that make a student's academic obligations a first priority over business demands. Feel free to stop by my office (after the holiday, during January is nice and quiet) and I'd be glad to lend a hand, map, etc. Welcome to UW-Milwaukee!

Comment by kenyatta yamel on December 16, 2009 at 7:41am

Goodness, I was on campus yesterday getting my id card and being advised for classes. I will need student employment to help pay for school.

Comment by Lisa M. Engel on December 15, 2009 at 4:35pm

I work full-time in the Biological Sciences office and am a student enrolled in the Community Counseling Master's program. I am well acquainted with most facilities and services on campus and would love to be of assistance to anyone who either wants help navigating their way through college or any vet who would like some friendly assistance or orientation to campus. I work in Lapham Hall, Room S181 M-F from 7:45 to 4:30 p.m. Please look me up and come by to say hi!

Comment by kenyatta yamel on November 13, 2009 at 12:06pm

I am graduating from MATC in December and I am in the Hyman Services Program. I am a Peer Support Specialist assisting people with mental illness.

Comment by Adam on November 12, 2009 at 9:21pm

I'm a Junior at DePaul University here in Chicago, Illinois.

Comment by Rena Hendrick on November 12, 2009 at 1:19pm

I go t Kaplan University for my forensic psychology BS. I have found that it is working out well so far and I am about to graduate. I am frustrated with the new GI bill. I go to school online therefore the old GI bill is best for me because I get more benefits out of it. I wish that I got the BAH and everything else because I cannot work and go to school all of the time. I have to attend classes too but for some reason my school does not qualify. Ugh.