Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Policy statement. Youngstown state university is
committed to providing a veteran friendly campus designed to attract, assist,
and maintain veteran and service member students in a supportive and
academically productive environment and to meaningfully recognize the
contributions of our military men and women.
(B)
Purpose. To
provide guidelines and requirements for the support and assistance offered to
veteran and service member students in order to promote their achievement and
success.
(C)
Scope. This policy applies to all university divisions,
colleges, departments and units and to all prospective and current veteran and
service member students.
(D)
Definitions.
(1)
"Service member."
A person who is serving in the armed forces of the United
States.
(2)
"Veteran." Any person who has completed service in the
armed forces, including the national guard of any state or a reserve component
of the armed forces, and who has been discharged under honorable conditions
from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence
of satisfactory service.
(E)
Procedure. The
university shall:
(1)
Maintain an office of veterans affairs to serve as the
central resource of information, support, and referrals for military and
veteran students for enrollment, GI Bill educational benefits, and services
offered by the department of veterans' affairs.
(2)
Utilize the Ohio
board of regents, and the legislative, workforce and higher education
communities as resources and/or partners for the development and promotion of
effective practices to assist service member and veteran students in their
transition to and success at the university and in the
workforce.
(3)
Establish specific benefits for veteran and service
member students including but not limited to priority registration, a separate
or specific portion of student orientation, and recognition of service members
and veterans at various university events such as graduation.
(4)
Establish a clear
outreach strategy through the office of veterans affairs to inform potential
veteran and service member students about the opportunities offered by the
university and the educational benefits available through the use of GI Bill
and other available veteran and service member resources.
