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Educational Engagement and Academic Progress of Student Veterans

Author : Michael M. Bichrest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Educational Engagement and Academic Progress of Student Veterans written by Michael M. Bichrest and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a need for ongoing study of veterans’ academic progress (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2012). Student–veterans are the least engaged group on campuses (McNair & Stielow, 2012). Integration methods and rational choice methods of student–veteran engagement, used together, lead to academic progress during and after military tours of duty. The research question guiding this study asked which factors of engagement impact academic progress for student–veterans. This was a correlational study designed to examine which aspects of rational choice (Downs, 1957) and integration (Tinto, 1975) predict academic progress for students who are also veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. A correlational design was used to analyze the relationship between engagement and academic progress in a self-selected sample of 40 undergraduate students who were veterans of these operations. Engagement was operationally defined as a student’s quality of satisfaction, socialization, goals, persistence, and acceptance with school and school-related activities that enhance academic progress (Alrashidi et al., 2016). There were moderate positive relationships between educational engagement and the variables of goals, persistence, social environment, acceptance, and satisfaction. The findings were that there were no relationships between the variables of goals, persistence, social environment, acceptance, and satisfaction and accumulated academic credits. However, there were significant relationships linking persistence and acceptance to GPA. -- From abstract.

What’s Next for Student Veterans?

Author : David DiRamio
Publisher : The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience
ISBN 13 : 1942072163
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book What’s Next for Student Veterans? written by David DiRamio and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record numbers. The first wave of research about these new student veterans focused primarily on describing their characteristics and the transition from military service to civilian life and the college campus. This new edited collection presents findings from the second wave of research about student veterans, with a focus on data-driven evidence of academic success factors, including persistence, retention, degree completion, and employment after college. An invaluable resource for educators poised to enter the next phase of supporting military-connected college students.

Student Engagement and Academic Success in Veterans' Post-Secondary Education

Author : Shelley E. Osagie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Student Engagement and Academic Success in Veterans' Post-Secondary Education written by Shelley E. Osagie and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major purpose of this study was to investigate whether the level of engagement, as measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) correlates with veterans' academic success as measured by cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA). Participants were senior college students, at a four-year urban public university who completed the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The design compared two years that the survey was administered, 2011 and 2013. The NSSE was also used to examine differences in perception among veterans, nontraditional and traditional students. Based on the quantitative analysis it was determined that the more engaged veterans are the better their GPA. While there was no statistical significance, there were positive correlations for veterans between GPA and their relationships with students, faculty, and administrative personnel in the 2011 sample; the 2013 sample showed a negative correlation. The analysis also determined that perceptions in quality of interaction with faculty, advisors, and administration changed from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, perceptions of veterans showed they felt the campus was supportive in 2011, however did not feel the same in 2013. The results of this quantitative study provide higher education institutions and researchers additional insight into which areas of their university services need attention in order to assist in the academic success of student veterans.

Student Veterans and Service Members in Higher Education

Author : Jan Arminio
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317810562
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Student Veterans and Service Members in Higher Education written by Jan Arminio and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Veterans and Service Members in Higher Education bridges theory to practice in order to better prepare practitioners in their efforts to increase the success of veteran and military service members in higher education. Bringing together perspectives from a researcher, practitioner, and student veteran, this unique author team provides a comprehensive but manageable text reviewing relevant research literature and presenting accessible strategies for working with students. This book explores the facilitators and barriers of student veteran learning and engagement, how culture informs the current student veteran experience, and best practices for creating and maintaining a campus that allows for the success of these students. The latest to publish in the Key Issues on Diverse College Students series, this volume is a valuable resource for student affairs and higher education professionals to better serve veteran and military service members in higher education.

Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education

Author : Claire Semer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Academic Success of Student Veterans in Higher Education written by Claire Semer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any veteran should be able to earn a degree without struggling financially, emotionally, or academically on or off campus. The purpose of this research study was to explore the college experience of student veterans and identify ways to help them succeed academically. More specifically, this study sought to identify factors that predict the academic success of veterans in their first year of college. The researcher examined veterans’ experiences in college, inside and outside the classroom, in order to identify which engagement activities, if any, influenced their first-term cumulative GPA. The researcher found the following seven variables to be statistically significant predictors of student veterans’ first-term GPA: (a) race, (b) the number of credit hours taken, (c) talking to faculty members about career aspirations, (d) receiving oral feedback from a faculty member about academic performance, (e) attending events on campus, (f) exercising or participating in physical activities, and (g) time spent commuting to class. Increased veteran enrollment has merited examination of the challenges student veterans have encountered at higher education institutions. This study adds to the limited body of knowledge on this topic and contributes to a future plan for the successful education of veterans who attend college.

Veterans in Higher Education: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching to Campus

Author : David DiRamio
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118173112
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Book Synopsis Veterans in Higher Education: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching to Campus by : David DiRamio

Download or read book Veterans in Higher Education: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching to Campus written by David DiRamio and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's estimated that, in the coming decade, as many as 2 million students with military experience will take advantage of their education benefits and attend institutions in all sectors of higher education. This monograph provides useful information about students with military experience who attending college by blending the theoretical, practical and empirical. The authors assemble some of the best-known theories and research in the literature of the field to provide starting points from which to investigate the phenomenon of today's veteran attending college. Other frameworks and theories, particularly from the literature on college student development, from recognizable names such as Baxter Magolda, Braxton, Chickering, Schlossberg, and Tinto, are used--sometimes directly in their own words. New issues to our generation, such as the unique subpopulation of women veterans and the challenges they face, are explored. This volume equips higher education professional with a fundamental understanding of the issues faced by the student veteran population and aims to enable them in their roles of providing sorely needed assistance in the transition to college, persistence at the institution, and degree attainment. This is the third issue in the 37th volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.

Defining and Improving Success for Student Veterans

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defining and Improving Success for Student Veterans written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Preparing Your Campus for Veterans' Success

Author : Bruce Kelley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000974243
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Preparing Your Campus for Veterans' Success written by Bruce Kelley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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. This book is the outcome of a partnership between the Center for Teaching and Learning and the office of Disabilities Services at the University of South Dakota that led to the development of the Fides program whose goal was to establish high-quality, evidence-based development opportunities specifically designed to enable key university constituencies—the faculty, staff, and administration—to understand their role in providing extraordinary learning experiences for veterans. The program was funded through a congressionally directed FIPSE grant. Materials from Fides have been featured by prominent educational organizations, and are being used by the National Center for PTSD, colleges, universities, and boards of regents across the US.This book provides the background and guidelines you need to leverage the strengths that student veterans bring to your institution, to ease the challenges they face in transitioning into higher education, to facilitate their learning, and to ensure their successful graduation.Student veterans bring many strengths to your campus – maturity, significant life experiences, and cross-cultural awareness. They are highly motivated to serve others and value education. Student veterans may however face significant challenges. Student veterans have typically been out of high school for some time, where they may have earned average grades. Many are married with children and more than a few are single parents. They are approximately 20% less likely than non-veterans to attain a bachelor degree and slightly more likely to drop out of higher education without attaining a degree of any sort. Deployments extend their time to degree, and multiple deployments can significantly delay graduation.The challenges associated with transitioning from the military into higher education are heightened when a student has a disability – physical, psychological, or emotional. Common disabilities that are emerging from Iraq and Afghanistan include amputations, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder.To enable student veterans to succeed, institutions need to develop holistic initiatives to mediate student veterans’ transition and persistence, and develop appropriate programs and services that recognize their skills, family responsibilities, and distinct needs. This book outlines best practices for student affairs; describes innovative approaches to administrative services and support; suggests streamlining policies and procedures to make the campus “veteran friendly”; proposes ideas for academic programs; looks at the implications for course structure and design; considers the classroom environment; and explores how classroom policies impact student veterans. One chapter examines the issue of student veteran success specifically from the point of view of two-year institutions. The authors stress the importance of collaborative approaches across divisions and functions providing all stakeholders on campus with a comprehensive view of how they can support each to ensure the success of their student veterans.

The Academic Battle

Author :
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Academic Battle written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The roles and responsibilities of colleges and universities in the education of student veterans are important to ensure students' retention, success, and engagement on school campuses. There are a few existing studies on the skills and abilities soldiers gain while in the military, and even fewer studies on how student veterans can translate their acquired military skills into the academic realm. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to advance the research on student veterans in the community college and the perceptions of their college faculty and staff. Because the existing literature primarily focuses on student veterans' needs, this study aims to challenge the existing deficit models and employ a strengths-based model to provide a new framework for veteran serving institutions. This study provides a new lens, for a deeper understanding of the skills veterans, possess and the ways in which those skills can be capitalized upon and transferred to the academic realm to ensure student veteran success. A closed voluntary and anonymous 55-item survey was distributed to student veterans who volunteered to participate in the study, using Qualtrics, to ensure confidentiality and anonymity. Also, student veterans, English faculty members, and Veteran Resource Center directors were given the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one approximate 30-minute interview with the researcher. The goal was to elicit candid responses about the skills and abilities these students possess, how they transfer them into the academic realm and their perceptions of faculty members' and Veteran Resource Center Directors' attitudes towards student veterans. Results of this study indicate that English faculty and Veteran Resource Center directors' perceptions about student veterans and their acquired skills and abilities are positive, yet, preconceived notions and stereotypes continue to cloud their understanding of student veterans. Findings also indicate that student veterans gained multiple skills in the military and currently use those skills and abilities to succeed academically. An examination of the quantitative and qualitative data suggests there is a great need for the implementation and use of a new model which employs a strengths-based perspective. The researcher proposes the Boots to Books Strengths Model, which uses a strength based lens that informs and impacts the incorporation of military experience and socialization of veterans and their military-acquired skills and abilities in the academic setting; resulting in student veterans' overall academic success, self-efficacy, and sense of belonging.

What's Next for Student Veterans?

Author : David C. DiRamio
Publisher : First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina
ISBN 13 : 9781942072157
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book What's Next for Student Veterans? written by David C. DiRamio and published by First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina. This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, more than 1.4 million service members and their families became eligible for higher education benefits, and veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in record numbers. The first wave of research about these new student veterans focused mostly on describing their characteristics and the transition from military service to civilian life and the college campus. This new edited collection presents findings from the second wave of research about student veterans, with a focus on data-driven evidence of academic success factors, including persistence, retention, degree completion, and employment after college."--Provided by publisher.

Supporting the Military-Affiliated Learner

Author : Victoria McDermott
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793618097
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Supporting the Military-Affiliated Learner written by Victoria McDermott and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supporting the Military-Affiliated Learner: Communication Approaches to Military Pedagogy & Education challenges the academic community to 1) reevaluate how they support military-affiliated learners (MALs) and address how the military-civilian-academic divide causes disparities and barriers to MAL academic achievement and retention and 2) implement programs and develop strategies to facilitate equitable academic integration from application to graduation. With contributions from veterans, military spouses, and communication educators, the chapters explicate barriers that MALs face when trying to transition to, navigate, and succeed in higher education. This edited volume explores the impact of the diversity and nuances of MAL identities on their experiences in higher education; promotes military competence by providing opportunities for educators and support staff to learn about potential barriers and promote best practices for connecting with MALs and validating their lived experiences; examines how technology/computer-mediated communication may be used to facilitate community building and promote connectedness for MALs within face-to-face and digital spheres. This book is intended to be a resource guide for administrators, policymakers, and educators by providing tangible strategies, recommendations, and resources to promote the academic success of MALs navigating higher education.

Just Ask Us

Author : Heather Wolpert-Gawron
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1506363296
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Just Ask Us written by Heather Wolpert-Gawron and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on over 1000 nationwide student surveys, these 10 deep engagement strategies help you implement achievement-based cooperative learning. Includes video and a survey sample.

Best Forms of Involvement for First-year Student Veterans for Academic Success

Author : Saipraseuth Chaleunphonh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781321772500
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Best Forms of Involvement for First-year Student Veterans for Academic Success written by Saipraseuth Chaleunphonh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study expands the research for the transition of student veterans utilizing the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill enacted in 2008. It presents a quantitative approach to study the relationship between first-time, full-time student veterans and their non-veteran student counterparts in the area of transition to college life and academic success in the first-year of college. Transition to college life is measured through variables that represent pre-entry attributes, skills gained or lost, and student involvement. The results of the study contribute to the efforts of campus professionals to coordinate services and direct resources in order to better serve and increase the academic success of this population. Using secondary data, the study examines financial stress, prior learning experience, psychological/physical health, skills gained or lost, and student involvement in relationship to academic success. Additionally, the study compares first-year student veterans with comparison groups: traditional first-year students, first-generation first-year students, and non-traditional first-year students. Finally, the study identifies what forms of student involvement work best for student veteran academic success and what pre-entry attribute or skill most influences academic success. The study also explores differences between student veterans from public/private institution types and commuter/residential status.

Supporting Veterans in Higher Education

Author : Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Office of Veteran Student Services Jose E Coll
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190615598
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Supporting Veterans in Higher Education written by Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Office of Veteran Student Services Jose E Coll and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shift from active-duty military personnel back to civilian life can be severely challenging. Editors Jose E. Coll and Eugenia L. Weiss have assembled a group of dedicated experts to discuss the various concerns associated with student veterans pursuing higher education. Supporting Veterans in Higher Education is an essential text that draws attention to the unique needs of student veterans and how they can be enabled to achieve a successful transition from military to civilian life. This book explores effective ways of advising student veterans, learning the behavioral health factors that affect academic success, building supportive communities, and much more. The contributing authors understand the intersection between military culture and academic settings and devote themselves to empowering student veterans as they continue their mission to serve beyond the military.

Called to Serve

Author : Florence A. Hamrick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118240146
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Called to Serve written by Florence A. Hamrick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve 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: Strategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service members Suggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completion Frameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities Praise for Called to Serve "An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans." —Renee T. Finnegan, colonel (retired), executive director, Military Initiatives and Partnerships, Office of the President, University of Louisville "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." —Kevin Kruger, president, NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education "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." —Gregory Roberts, executive director, ACPA–College Student Educators International "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." —Robert E. Wallace, Vietnam veteran and executive director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Washington Office

The GI Bill

Author : Glenn Altschuler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199720428
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The GI Bill written by Glenn Altschuler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans. Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account. Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.

The Influence of Engaging Centralized Student Support on the Academic Achievement of Student Veterans

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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Engaging Centralized Student Support on the Academic Achievement of Student Veterans written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more veterans and service members enroll in higher education, institutions are investing greater resources in the establishment and enhancement of centers to support them. However, little is known about the outcomes associated with utilization of the centers. Furthermore, researchers have consistently aggregated veterans and service members under "student veterans" with little regard for potential differences. Using regression analyses and analysis of variance, this case study explored the effect of visits to a veterans center on grade point average (GPA), the effect of academic need on frequency of visits, and differences in academic achievement for different types of military-affiliated students. Results did not reveal a significant effect of visits on GPA; however, academic need was associated with an increased likelihood of visits. Additionally, differences in academic achievement were found between veterans and those still serving in the military, with the latter students achieving lower cumulative GPAs. Further research to better understand the relationship between utilization of a center and academic achievement is discussed, recommendations for future practice are made, and critical quantitative research approaches are considered to further understand within-group differences for military-affiliated students in higher education.