{"product_id":"called-to-serve-isbn-9781118176764","title":"Called to Serve","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. \u003ci\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/i\u003e offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRenee T. Finnegan\u003c\/b\u003e, colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the more compelling issues of our time is the integration of returning veterans and service members into our society following their service to our country. This handbook will be a critical tool in guiding higher education professionals in developing strategies to ensure their success in college.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKevin Kruger\u003c\/b\u003e, president, NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This timely book explains and presents a new meaning of 'called to service.' The issues and vignettes bring to life real situations that will be facing all campuses. I highly recommend this valuable resource to those looking forward and not back.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGregory Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, executive director, ACPA–College Student Educators International\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have waited over forty years for such a comprehensive handbook to be written about the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that are associated with providing higher education to America's veterans—our future leaders. Well done.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRobert E. Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e, Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface: Setting the Context xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDexter Alexander and John R. Thelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for Serving Veterans and Service Members 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally Caspers and Robert Ackerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua Lang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNina Duong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: Enrollment Patterns and Student Engagement 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDanielle M. DeSawal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally Caspers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role of Gender, Race and Sexuality 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnie Rose Badder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda Irish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R. M. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathy Meyers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. Rumann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul F. Tschudi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph R. Sorge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans and Service Members 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVignette 276\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas J. Osborne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-Friendly Campus: A Case Study 278\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCorey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Military Ranks 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the memory of Timmons Hicks Hamrick, Jr. (Radioman Second Class, U.S. Navy, 1943–1946).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Anthony Vitale (Private First Class, U.S. Army, 1951–1953). To those who are called to serve. F.A.H.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo my father, Larry R. Rumann, and to the memory of Harland P. Topping and Cyril L. Rumann.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thank you for your service to our country. C.B.R.\u003c\/p\u003e  “Whether readers are seeking simply to better understand the growing veteran population, identify ‘quick win’ opportunities to improve veteran-directed services using existing resources, or planning larger efforts to mobilize people and programs across the institution to support veterans, \u003ci\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/i\u003e will provide them the direction they need to begin as well as helpful tools to guide them on an ongoing basis.” —Brian Bialkowski for \u003ci\u003eHigher Ed Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorence A. Hamrick\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of educational psychology at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is coauthor with John Schuh and Nancy Evans of \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Student Affairs Practice\u003c\/i\u003e from Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorey B. 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