Outreach Programs and Services
Academic and program advocacy.
Through existing programs and units of the university, the center facilitates and coordinates services to veterans including counseling and guidance; academic advice, course selection, and registration; mentorship and interconnectivity with faculty and staff; and graduate school recommendations, among others.
Career transition assistance.
The center works with local, state, and federal agencies in an effort to assist veterans/servicemember/dependents and survivors in their pursuit of a successful and promising career upon graduation from the university. Partnering with the MSU Career Center, the center assists students in the development of resumes designed to capture military experience and training and assists in developing interview skills to ensure students are successful during the interview process. For more information, please contact Mr. Ronnie White, Career Transition Coordinator, at 325-6825 or RWhite@saffairs.msstate.edu.
Computer Self-help Center.
Free to veterans, the self-help room will facilitate online Veterans Administration benefit application processing and general online/computer requirements, including printing.
G.I. Bill, tuition assistance and vocational rehabilitation benefits counseling and assistance.
The center's trained and certified professionals provide comprehensive educational benefits counseling and serve as liaisons between veterans and the V.A. regional processing office. For more information, please contact Ms. Lorene Cox at 662-325-6719 and mlcox@saffairs.msstate.edu or Melanie Owens at 662-325-2024 and mowens@saffairs.msstate.edu .
Student Veteran Association:
Please contact Mr. Frank Wills, SVA President, for any information regarding the SVA. Mr. Wills can be reached here at the Center for America's Veterans or by emailing FWills@saffairs.msstate.edu. Student Veterans Association
Student Veteran Support Group (web link):
The SCS, in conjunction with the "Sonny" Montgomery Center for America's Veterans, offers a group designed to provide support to military veterans as they transition back into their role as a student at MSU. This group is designed to give veterans a regular opportunity to meet & network with other veterans to discuss issues related to their military experience and adjustment in returning to the campus environment and civilian life. For more information about this group or if you are interested in joining, please contact the group facilitator, Dr. Beatrice Tatem at (662) 325-2091.
Veteran Work Study Program:
The veteran work study program is designed to offer part-time work to veterans and servicemembers who are currently receiving a veteran education benefits. Duties include but are not limited to assisting in the processing of VA certification related forms, records, work-study program, and in the resolution of VA certification/re-certification related problems, either in person, by telephone, or direct mail. Assisting in maintaining veteran's files, and entering VA student data into electronic information systems such as VA-Cert and VA-Once.
Briefing VA students pertaining to enrollment and related issues such as, enrollment process, tuition and fees, and how to apply for other sources of assistance in a variety of enrollment related areas AND assisting in the establishment and implementation of educational outreach programs designed to facilitate the educational transition of military veterans. Applications for Veteran Student Worker positions can be picked up at the Center for America's Veterans. For more information, please contact Ms. Peggy Hurst at 325-6719 or email at PJHurst@saffairs.msstate.edu.
