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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 have served in America’s military from the Revolution to the present. 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 theUniversity of Pennsylvania. RESOURCES UPenn Veterans Upward Bound Program www.vpul.upenn.edu/aap/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 Switch - a career transition blog for veterans by veterans http://switchstarter.wordpress.com/ 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 Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network veteran students internship application https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDlxemt1TU1FOXl5U1ZqRDZvWVBNdWc6MQ 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/ Philadelphia Bar Association Military & Veterans Assistance Program www.philadelphiabar.org/page/MAP                                                                                                          American Corporate Partners (connecting veterans & business leaders) acp-usa.org/ Mentor Vet - www.mentorvet.org/  - a web-based program that matches student veterans with mentors from industry. Veterans & Mesothelioma www.mesothelioma.com/veterans/ Benefits For Israeli Veterans www.mcc.co.il/ Click here for a brief history of US Military Veterans @ the University of Pennsylvania Click here to contact the Veterans@Penn committee

EVENTS

University of Pennsylvania Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony College Green – Locust Walk   Monday, November 12, 2012 8:30 a.m.     Presentation of Colors            82nd Airborne Division Color Guard Flag Raising                                82nd Airborne Division Color Guard   National Anthem/ Men of Jubilee                           “The Star Spangled Banner “                           Lyrics by Francis Scott Key                                                                                                                           Music by John Stafford Smith                                                                                                                      Welcome                                  Ralph J. De Lucia                                      Office of Affirmative Action & Equal                                                                                                                                           Opportunity Programs   Men of Jubilee                           “America The Beautiful “                      Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates                                                                                                                           Music by Samuel A. Ward                                                                   Invocation                                    Charles Howard                                       University Chaplain   Closing Hymn/ Men of Jubilee                           “Grateful “                                            Lyrics by Hezekiah Walker                                                                                                                                          In partnership with the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the VPUL: Veterans Upward Bound Program   Click here for a printable handout about the above University of Pennsylvania Veterans Day observance.

October 9, 2012 Careers for Veterans:  A Webcast Sponsored by Boeing

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   EMPLOYMENT Christopher M. Green Military Sourcing Expert - outreach to veterans Accenture US Diversity & Inclusion Recruitment Channel 1400 16th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202 email: christopher.m.green@accenture.com phone: 720-359-6946 http://careers.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/index.aspx http://www.facebook.com/accenturecareersus   NEWS Half of Student Veterans Have Contemplated Suicide, Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/4/11 Click here to view the Veterans@Penn image montage