Called to Serve

Preface: Setting the Context xi About the Editors xix About the Contributors xxi 1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States 1 Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin 2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for ServingVeterans and Service Members 20 Sally Caspers and Robert Ackerman Vignette 39 Joshua Lang 3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns 41 Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman Vignette 69 Nina Duong 4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: EnrollmentPatterns and Student Engagement 71 Danielle M. DeSawal Vignette 87 Sally Caspers 5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role ofGender, Race and Sexuality 89 Susan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson Vignette 114 Annie Rose Badder 6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community116 Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray Vignette 138 Amanda Irish 7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans140 John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders Vignette 165 Jonathan Miller 8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services 167 Stephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R. M. Cooper Vignette 198 Kathy Meyers 9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans 201 Sarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. Rumann Vignette 219 Paul F. Tschudi 10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy221 Brian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing Ross Vignette 253 Joseph R. Sorge 11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans andService Members 255 Tom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing Ross Vignette 276 Nicholas J. Osborne 12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-FriendlyCampus: A Case Study 278 Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky Conclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward 301 Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick Glossary 307 Appendix: Military Ranks 312 Name Index 315 Subject Index 319 To the memory of Timmons Hicks Hamrick, Jr. (Radioman SecondClass, U.S. Navy, 1943-1946). To Anthony Vitale (Private First Class, U.S. Army,1951-1953). To those who are called to serve. F.A.H. To my father, Larry R. Rumann, and to the memory of Harland P.Topping and Cyril L. Rumann. Thank you for your service to our country. C.B.R.