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VETERANS @ PENN
Resources and News for Military Veterans & Active Duty Service Members @ Penn.
Since the College of Philadelphia became the University of Pennsylvania in 1779,
Penn men and women, past and present, have served in America’s military from the
Revolution to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The goal of Veterans at Penn is to provide support, resources, networking, and
information for military veteran and active duty students, faculty, and staff at the
University of Pennsylvania.
UPenn Veterans Upward Bound Program www.vpul.upenn.edu/#/vub/ Yellow Ribbon Program @ Penn www.upenn.edu/registrar/yellow-ribbon.html Wharton Veterans Club http://clubs.wharton.upenn.edu/veterans/index.htm Philadelphia Vet Center www2.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?id=590 Philadelphia VA Medical Center www.philadelphia.va.gov/ Philadelphia VA Regional Office www.vba.va.gov/ro/philly/Index.htm Click here for info re: housing assistance, legal assistance, temporary financial assistance & assistance with applying for VA benefits Student Veterans of America www.studentveterans.org/ National Veterans Foundation www.nvf.org Vets4Vets www.vets4vets.us Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3069831 Center for Minority Veterans www.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/ Center for Women Veterans www1.va.gov/womenvet/ Click here for Troops to Teachers info; more info & application @ www.proudtoserveagain.com/ Operation Home & Healing www.operationhomeandhealing.org/ Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network www.gpvn.org/ American Corporate Partners (connecting veterans & business leaders) acp-usa.org/
Benefits For Israeli Veterans www.mcc.co.il/
Click HERE if you're interested in networking with other veterans @ Penn &/or getting more information, or send email to mfelker@cis.upenn.edu
PAST EVENTS April 11, 2012
Job Readiness: Veterans Education & Job Fair; click here for more information.
Click here to view photos of the job fair.
January 26, 2012
Silent Voices: the Perceptions of Homeless Veterans; click here for more information.
November 4, 2011
A History of Penn Military Veterans, click here for more information.
November 11, 2011
Veterans Day observance/flag raising
Warrior Writers: Re-Making Sense, 11/11/11, UPenn Bookstore, noon
Join Warrior Writers for a special visual arts presentation and select readings from Re-Making Sense, Warrior Writers' second anthology of creative work by veterans of the global War on Terror. This event is presented by Warrior Writers in conjunction with Veterans Upward Bound and the Affirmative Action Office of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Date: Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
- Time: noon
- Location: University of Pennsylvania bookstore, 3601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
- More info @ www.warriorwriters.org/home.html and www.phillyfunguide.com/event/detail/440837851/Warrior_Writers_ReMaking_Sense
October 21, 2011
Veterans@Penn Brown Bag Series: Resources for Veterans, click here for more information.
October 19, 2011
Click here for information & volunteer to assist in the Home Depot renovation of the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House (www.vetscomforthouse.org/index.html) near the UPenn campus.
Google Inc. Veterans Recruiting/Networking Event
Google Inc. is conducting a recruiting and networking event for University of Pennsylvania Veterans occurring the weeks of March 28 - April 1 and April 4 - 9.If you are a Veteran, please email WhartonVeterans@gmail.com with your name, UPenn affiliation (school), and branch of service to receive the event details.
Foreign military Veterans are welcome to attend.
All Veterans, regardless of their attendance, are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Wharton Veterans Club and introduce themselves so that we can continue to strengthen our personal and professional relationships amongst each other and within the UPenn community.
Veterans@Penn Brown Bag Series
The Transitioning Veteran & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Click here for more information.
Friday, April 8
noon-1:30
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room
NEWS Half of Student Veterans Have Contemplated Suicide, Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/4/11
Click here to view the Veterans@Penn image montage
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Contact Mike Felker - veteransatpenn@cis.upenn.edu
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman, 8/68-8/72
medic 1st Marine Division Viet Nam
12/69-12/70
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