Selected Books for Faculty/Staff
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon: Ministering to Returning Combat Veterans by Call Number: BV 4459 .T56 2009Over a half million combat veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Few communities escape the direct impact of solders returning from war. Yet their needs and the needs of their families are often hidden in plain sight in our congregations and communities. This book identifies specific needs of veterans and their families and gives creative and practical ways the church can minister to them.
Called to Serve: A Handbook on Student Veterans and Higher Education by Call Number: UB 357 .H36 2013Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically, with over a quarter million student veterans taking advantage of military-related educational benefits packages. Significant changes in higher education and wartime military personnel policies in the last 30 years necessitate a fresh look at how colleges and universities can best respond to the needs of student veterans. This comprehensive volume offers the most up-to-date scholarship and practical program guidance to help student affairs professionals, academic administrators, and faculty understand, serve, and support student veterans.
Preparing Your Campus for Veterans' Success by Call Number: UB 357 .K45 2013This book is intended for everyone in higher education whether in the classroom, student affairs, administration, admissions, health services or faculty development who is, or expects to be teaching, advising, or serving student veterans. The authors stress the importance of collaborative approaches.
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Selected articles
Ackerman, R., DiRamio, D., & Garza Mitchell, R. L. (2009). Transitions: Combat veterans as college students. New Directions for Student Services, (126), 5-14.
Barnard-Brak, L., Bagby, J., Jones, N., & Sulak, T. (2011). Teaching post 9/11 student-veterans with symptoms of PTSD: The influence of faculty perceptions and self-efficacy. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 35(1), 29-36.
Bellafiore, M. (2012). From combat to campus. Academe, 98(5), 33-36.
Branker, C. (2009). Deserving design: The new generation of student veterans. Journal Of Postsecondary Education And Disability, 22(1), 59-66.
Council for Adult and Experiential, L. (2010). Duty, Honor, Country... & Credit: Serving the Education and Learning Needs of Active Military and Veterans. CAEL Forum and News 2010. Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
Field, K., Hebel, S., & Smallwood, S. (2008). Cost, convenience drive veterans' college choices. (Cover story). Chronicle of Higher Education, 54(46), A1-A14.
Institutional response to an emerging population of veterans. (2011). ASHE Higher Education Report, 37(3), 95-112.
Knapp, S. (2013). Stepping up: We must do more to help student veterans succeed. Presidency, 1-3.
Livingston, W. G., Havice, P. A., Scott D. A., & Cawthon, T. W. (2012). Social camouflage: Interpreting male student veterans' behavior for residence life professionals. Journal of College & University Student Housing, 38/39(2/1), 176-185.
Lokken, J. M., Pfeffer, D. S., McAuley, J., & Strong, C. (2009). A statewide approach to creating veteran-friendly campuses. New Directions for Student Services, (126), 45-54.
Markel, N., Trujillo, R., Callahan, P., & Marks, M. (2010). Resiliency and retention in veterans returning to college: Results of a pilot study. Paper presented at the Veterans in Higher Education Conference: Listening, Responding, Changing for Student Success (Tucson, AZ, Sep 2010).
McCaslin, S. E., Leach, B., Herbst, E., & Armstrong, K. (2013). Overcoming barriers to care for returning veterans: Expanding services to college campuses. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 50(8), vii-xiv.
O'Herrin, E. (2011). Enhancing veteran success in higher education. Peer Review, 13(1), 15-18.
Reynolds, C.V. (2013). From combat to campus. Chronicle of Higher Education, 21-26.
Rumann, C. B., & Hamrick, F. A. (2009). Supporting student veterans in transition. New Directions for Student Services, (126), 25-34.
Sander, L. (2014). National data signal college success for military veterans. Chronicle of Higher Education, 60(29), A8-A10.
Sander, L. (2012). With GI Bill's billions at stake, colleges compete to lure veterans. (Cover story). Chronicle of Higher Education, 58(35), A1-A8.
Sargent, W. R. (2009). Helping veterans transition into academic life through the creation of a university veteran support group: So we can better serve those who served us.
Street, M. (2014). Military veterans bring value to the classroom. Chronicle of Higher Education online.
Summerlot, J., Green, S., & Parker, D. (2009). Student veterans organizations. New Directions for Student Services, (126), 71-79.
Vacchi, D. T. (2012). Considering student veterans on the twenty-first-century college campus. About Campus, 17(2), 15-21.
Whiteman, S. D., Barry, A. E., Mroczek, D. K., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2013). The development and implications of peer emotional support for student service members/veterans and civilian college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60(2), 265-278.
Women warriors: Supporting female student veterans. (2011). ASHE Higher Education Report, 37(3), 69-80.
Selected Veteran Memoirs/Biographies
The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows by Call Number: DS 79.766 .C37 A3 2013
What It Is Like to Go to War by Call Number: DS 559.5 .M358 2011
Falling Through the Earth by Call Number: HQ 755.86 .T78 2006- The Way We Get By (DVD)Call Number: Media DS 79.76 .W39 2009 DVD pt. 1&2
