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Student Resources

Learn about additional resources from SVA’s partners.

Virtual Resources for Chapter Leaders

Online Chapter Meetings

SVA recommends using Zoom, Slack, Discord, or Google Hangouts if your campus does not provide a virtual meeting solution. You can also host smaller group calls on Facetime.   Meetings should be productive, to the point and not waste time:
  • SVA Chapter Members and Leaders often live busy lives
  • Schedule meetings at a time when members can attend
  • Have an alternative platform for those who can’t attend
  • Consider privacy level
  • Meetings open to the public should feel welcoming
  Announce the meeting via email and social media
  • Announcements should be short, visually appealing
  • Send reminders the day before and one-hour prior to meeting
  • Create and circulate a public and private meeting agenda
  Start and end the meeting on time
  • Appoint a time-keeper if necessary
  • Build in breaks for long meetings
  • Take and record attendance
  • Make introductions when new members or guests are present
  • Follow the agenda
  • Establish what needs to be discussed
  • Encourage open ended discussions
  • Straw polls or a show of hands is an effective way to gauge how the group is thinking
  • Always confirm when an issue is settled or tabled for a later date before moving on to next topic
  • Summarize the decisions made and outstanding items on the agenda
  • Verbally confirm any specific actions
  Adjourn the meeting and announce the date and time of the next meeting

Staying Connected on Discord

Join SVA's server on Discord: https://discord.gg/65R7uRUBpZ

Care for your Mental Health

The Veteran Wellness Alliance connects veterans who are experiencing challenges with their mental or brain health or facing struggles in their daily life with resources that will allow them to improve their wellbeing and live their best lives.

Connect with Mentors

Establish a connection and learn from a mentor through an app like Veterati, a free online mentorship platform for service members, veterans, and military spouses: http://veterati.com/sva

Outreach & Recruitment

Having and maintaining a regular and consistent presence through social media is a must for an SVA Chapter. During these trying times where we are encountering online courses, working from home, and social distancing, utilizing social media will be the key to keeping your chapter and your community connected.  
Facebook Live: Provide Updates and Host Virtual Chapter Events Facebook Live lets you livestream events, performances and gatherings on Facebook. Viewers can watch from a phone, computer or connected TV. Reactions, shares, comments, and other interactive features enable you to engage with your audience.  
Instagram Stories: Provide a Snapshot, Conduct a Poll, and Keep Your Chapter Membership Encouraged With over 500 million people posting 1 billion Instagram Stories every day, your chapter can certainly reach a wider audience and help others stay connected to opportunities, news updates, and any virtual or in- person events.

Manage GI Bill Benefits

Veterans Benefits Administration continues to provide Veterans with benefits and services while shifting to a virtual environment in response to the Coronavirus. Many in-person services are already available over the phone or online, and VBA is expanding the use of existing technologies to remain accessible to Veterans, service members, and their families. Learn more. You can also read GI Bill updates.

 

VBA is also hiring. If you or someone you know is interested in a new career path, VBA offers many professional opportunities to both Veterans and civilians looking for new ways to serve. Careers offering competitive salaries, retirement plans, and paid leave are currently available.

  VA One-Pager on GI Bill COVID-19 Protections (April 2021)  

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E)

 

Educational and Career Counseling Program

 

VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) Program

Level up your LinkedIn

SVA has partnered with LinkedIn to teach student veterans how to establish and define your professional identity, develop network relationships, build professional development opportunities, and conduct training to student veterans on how to leverage career success. We are also educating recruiters on how to tap into a larger pool of high achieving student veterans, promoting continued service of alumni through mentorship opportunities, and further solidifying SVA as a thought leader in the veteran career development space.  
LinkedIn for Student Veterans Training Webinars In this training you will learn how to tell your professional story and build an effective profile, build and maintain a professional support network, search and find jobs and internship opportunities, and maintain and advance your professional development.   Access to LinkedIn Premium and LinkedIn Learning Access your 1-year free Premium Career subscription to help you get noticed by recruiters, build out your network, stay in the know on new jobs that fit with your skills, and easily apply for new opportunities.   LinkedIn’s Veterans Opportunity Report Powered by LinkedIn data and insights, explores the current state of veteran employment and how challenging it can be for veterans to face the realities of not doing work that makes full use of their skills and abilities.   Jobs in Demand Check the most current hiring needs and updates in the U.S.   How to Use LinkedIn Tutorial on the basics of how to use LinkedIn.

 

Mental Health Resources

 

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