Applications open for new partner campuses
We are excited to announce that we are now recruiting new partner campuses! Schools in the Western U.S. are eligible to join the program at no cost, and schools outside the Western U.S are eligible to join the program via a licensing fee. The application deadline is May 13. More info can be found at […]
Working together to improve college mental health
Take a look at this fabulous article about the Depression on College Campuses conferences featuring quotes from Dr. Michelle Kees and a PAVE shoutout.
New grant allowing PAVE to expand in 2022
Thanks to a new grant from the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) will be expanding the program to 12 additional colleges and universities in the Western U.S. this year. The grant will also continue to support the 29 schools who were recruited into the program through a previous […]
February 2022 Team Leader of the Month: Mia McCall, University of Oregon
From Maria Kalnbach, Nontraditional and Veteran Student Engagement and Success Coordinator: “Mia McCall holds many identities, including student veteran, mom to two young boys, spouse to a student veteran, and a military brat. It is because of these many identities that Mia is a natural and empathetic leader. She served as a Peer Advisor before […]
February 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Hope Williams, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
From Tyler Thomas, VA Certifying Official at UNCC: “Hope has been pivotal in establishing our program at UNC Charlotte. She has assisted a student veteran above and beyond expectations given their unique circumstances and is directly responsible for the student’s readmittance to the school. Hope’s persistence and ability to connect the student to resources on […]
February 2022 Featured Campus: University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico is this month’s Featured Campus! “We are seeing the UNM team blossom. They recruited 3 new Peer Advisors this term and have been quick to begin outreach to student veterans. The Peer Advisors distributed several scholarship opportunities and information about events, and they offered grab and go snacks during the first […]
Celebrating 10 Years of PAVE
PAVE is now at 49 Partner Campuses, more than at any time before. In the past ten years, 25,000 student veterans have been contacted and over 1,600 Peer Advisors and Team Leaders have been trained through PAVE. The PAVE National Team thanks all of the thousands of Peer Advisors, Team Leaders, Veteran Services Coordinators, and […]
California State University, San Marcos Launches PAVE On Campus
Congratulations and welcome to CSU – San Marcos, a brand new PAVE campus! Check out this article to see how they’re launching PAVE at their campus.
January 2022 Peer Advisor of the Month: Carson Zeiter, Michigan State University
From Patrick Forystek, Student Veterans Resource Center Coordinator: “Carson has gone above and beyond to engage with his new student group. He’s easily the most engaged advisor I’ve ever had, including at schools that didn’t have the PAVE program but offered peer advising. On numerous occasions, he’s given tours to his students, introducing them to […]
January 2022 Team Leader of the Month: Eliot Van Pelt, Grand Valley State University
From Jill Hinton Wolfe, Military and Veterans Resource Manager: “Eliot, a member of the Michigan National Guard, is incredibly proactive, and in his interactions with new student veterans always goes above and beyond to find resources and connect veterans to people who can help them. For example, he meets students for coffee and then tracks […]