Veterans

Veterans

The Veterans Knowledge Community is the national leader in supporting the generation and dissemination of knowledge in support of the college success of student veterans.  Practitioners and scholars alike will find an engaging home among this caring group of professionals and scholars.  Please consider joining in our leadership team within your region or at the national level through Volunteer Central.

Message from the Chairs

The Veterans Knowledge Community (VKC) is an important resource for higher education professionals serving student veterans and military-connected students. The VKC places students at the center of our work by providing resources and programming that address the holistic needs of the students. We are guided by integrity, innovation, inclusion, and inquiry, and view the VKC as an opportunity to engage a diverse array of individuals who serve the military-connected population in higher education.

The VKC is a place to engage student affairs professionals who work with the military-connected population through sharing resources and research. As an organization that connects higher education professionals, the VKC offers programming and professional development experiences for its membership through opportunties such as the annual Symposium on Military-Connected Students. If you are a newcomer to the field or a seasoned professional, the VKC can assist you in connecting and learning from colleagues.

There are numerous ways to engage with the VKC: stay up-to-date by receiving our communications, attend our annual Symposium on Military-Connected Students, connect with us on social media, or join our LinkedIn group and take an active role in the conversations and resource-sharing. Want to be even more involved? Reach out to us about joining the VKC Advisory Board and view our open positions on NASPA’s Volunteer Central website. Welcome to our community!

About

Purpose

The NASPA Veterans Knowledge Community shares best practices and knowlege about supporting the success of military connected students in higher education.

Vision

The NASPA VKC is the nation's leading knowledge sharing and generating professional organization and serves as a central gathering place for the intersection of policy, programs, research, scholarship, andbest practices for the success of military connected students in all higher education contexts.

Mission

The Veterans Knowledge Community will advance best practices through the education and involvement of VKC members and NASPA members in general.

Commitment

NASPA's VKC is committed to supporting and sharing quality resaerch and best practices that support the success of military connected students in higher education.  

 
VKC History

A summary of our history can be found here.

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Resources

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Events

One of the best resources available to you is the wide range of professional development opportunities. This list contains both our “Hosted Events,” workshops and webinars that we plan and manage, and some “Related Events,” hosted by the NASPA Central Office or other NASPA Constituent Groups. To see a full listing of NASPA events, please see the Events page.

 

Roster

Knowledge Community leaders are NASPA volunteers who have generously devoted their time to their Knowledge Community. Chairs are elected by the Knowledge Community members while Regional representatives are selected from within the Region. Additional roles are selected by the Knowledge Community.

For open positions, please refer to our Get Involved page.

Newsletter

The Veterans KC regularly publishes a newsletter examining the leading issues facing veterans in student affairs, an update on what we're doing, and other news that would be relevant to our members.

To view an archive of past newsletters, please click here.

Also, the Veterans KC is currently accepting content that highlights the following: 

  • Resource corner/column (links, conferences, veteran-affiliated services, etc)
  • Highlighted Hot Topics in the world of Veteran (research)
  • Health & wellness topics (awareness, prevention and treatment topics including alternative treatments)  
  • Contribution Corner (new publications or articles)
  • Newsworthy happenings at various  institutions that benefit student veterans
  • Programs & Best Practices (brief description submitted by our VKC members of what's worked on their campus)
  • Veteran Culture – “Did you know?” – to acquaint non-veterans with military culture
  • Efforts of other partner organizations

Please click here to email content and/or submit ideas for publication. Thank you!

Awards

Submit a nomination for the Veterans Knowledge Community Awards. Recognizing our members for their accomplishments is an important part of the VKC's mission and we need members like you to help us recognize deserving individuals!

 

2025 NASPA VKC Awards

Apply in NASPA Awards Portal by December 6, 2024 [https://naspa.secure-platform.com/awards/]

Supra et Ultra Award

The NASPA VKC Supra et Ultra Award is reserved for a member who has gone above and beyond in their service to the military-connected students on their campus, in their community or throughout the country, and for whom the Supra et Ultra Award Selection Committee feel additional accolades are in order to recognize this professional’s passion and dedication. The award’s convening relies on review and approval by the Supra et Ultra Award Selection Committee, and is a special honor that may be bestowed upon a deserving VKC member. This award will be presented each year at the NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students.

Ally and Advocate Award

The purpose of Veterans Knowledge Community Ally and Advocate Award is to recognize the outstanding work individuals do with relation to supporting and / or advancing military-connected students. While the NASPA VKC Supra et Ultra award currently exists to recognize outstanding services and contributions from those who support our military-connected students, that award is restricted solely for individuals who are active members of NASPA (The Supra et Ultra award is the VKC’s only current award).

The Veterans Knowledge Community (VKC) acknowledges that great work happens across many lines of work and organizations, not all of which would be appropriate for an individual to be an active NASPA member. The VKC want to highlight those who work in higher education, in addition to those whose work impacts higher education.

 

Get Involved

Get Involved with the Veterans KC

If you have any additional question about getting involved with the VKC, email our Chair, Coby Dillard!