1. COMBAT2COLLEGE Montgomery College Rockville, Maryland

2. Developed by National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA Montgomery College, Rockville Campus Montgomery College, Rockville Campus Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC

3. Message Welcome Home and Thank You Veterans!

4. The Returning Warrior: WW II

5. The Returning Warrior: Today

6. Mission To create a welcoming environment for all veterans, active duty, and reserve members of the armed forces by assisting them in adapting the skill set developed from military training and combat experience to facilitate a successful college experience. To create a welcoming environment for all veterans, active duty, and reserve members of the armed forces by assisting them in adapting the skill set developed from military training and combat experience to facilitate a successful college experience.

7. Philosophy Respect and Appreciation This message is embedded and communicated in all college processes This message is embedded and communicated in all college processes

8. Philosophy Inclusiveness Emphasis on primary prevention to facilitate academic success for all OIF/OEF veterans, with disabilities or not Emphasis on primary prevention to facilitate academic success for all OIF/OEF veterans, with disabilities or not

9. Philosophy Removal of Stigma Focus on assisting the veteran to explore and identify how military training and combat experience can be a source of personal strength and resilience towards a successful college experience Focus on assisting the veteran to explore and identify how military training and combat experience can be a source of personal strength and resilience towards a successful college experience

10. Objective To provide academic and social opportunities and appropriate support services for To provide academic and social opportunities and appropriate support services for OIF and OEF veterans, specifically OIF and OEF veterans, specifically All veterans All veterans Active duty and reserve members of the armed forces Active duty and reserve members of the armed forces

11. Objective Connection To provide opportunities for veterans to meet and interact with each other without stigma. To provide opportunities for veterans to meet and interact with each other without stigma.

12. Objective Identification of Resources Resources are identified and made available to all veterans.

13. Objective Wellness Promote optimal psychological, spiritual, and physical recovery from combatPromote optimal psychological, spiritual, and physical recovery from combat Exercise as treatmentExercise as treatment Provide opportunities to connect with other veteransProvide opportunities to connect with other veterans

14. Objective College community education Emphasis on training faculty and staff regarding veterans’ military and combat experiencesEmphasis on training faculty and staff regarding veterans’ military and combat experiences Awareness of specific combat issues, impact in the classroom, and possible solutionsAwareness of specific combat issues, impact in the classroom, and possible solutions Promote sensitivity to the shared experience of this populationPromote sensitivity to the shared experience of this population

15. Implementation Small adjustments to existing college offerings and activities Small adjustments to existing college offerings and activities Liaison with Veterans Administration and local community resources Liaison with Veterans Administration and local community resources

16. Program Features for Students Single Point of Entry: Admissions Single Point of Entry: Admissions Identified Counseling Faculty Identified Counseling Faculty Identified Disability Support Services Counseling Identified Disability Support Services Counseling Peer Mentoring Peer Mentoring Referral to VA and local resources Referral to VA and local resources

17. Program Features for Students First Year Experience Course -adapted Student Development course Transitioning skills: military culture to college culture Transitioning skills: military culture to college culture Stress-management: combat stress & PTSD Stress-management: combat stress & PTSD Guest Speakers Guest Speakers

18. Program Features for Students Open gym hours for veterans Open gym hours for veterans Physical Education classes, adapted as needed Physical Education classes, adapted as needed Faculty supported Clubs for veterans Faculty supported Clubs for veterans Projects: Oral Histories Projects: Oral Histories Activities for families Activities for families

20. Program Features for Faculty/Staff In-service training opportunities for departments/areas In-service training opportunities for departments/areas Training materials on Combat2College website Training materials on Combat2College website

21. Program Features for Community Lecture/Discussion Series taped for cable TV and website Re-entry/Transition Re-entry/Transition Clinical Issues Clinical Issues Scholarly Inquiry Scholarly Inquiry Student Veterans Panels Student Veterans Panels

22. Summary C2C is created using existing college resources C2C is created using existing college resources Removal of stigma allows all student veterans to benefit Removal of stigma allows all student veterans to benefit Assists the student to self-explore ways in which military training and combat experience can be a source of strength Assists the student to self-explore ways in which military training and combat experience can be a source of strength Community college serves as an agent of healing Community college serves as an agent of healing

23. www.montgomerycollege.edu/combat2college/

24. For Program Information Contact: Rose Sachs, C2C Program Coordinator Email: rose.sachs@montgomerycollege.edu Phone: 240-567-5077 Sue Haddad, C2C Assistant Program Coordinator Email: sue.haddad@montgomerycollege.edu sue.haddad@montgomerycollege.edu Phone: 240-567-5087 Chanel Riley, C2C Program Assistant Email: chanel.riley@montgomerycollege.edu chanel.riley@montgomerycollege.edu Phone: 240-567-5058