September 2023 Team Leader of the Month: Clay Webster, Central Oregon Community College
From Bonnie Jordan, Veterans Program Coordinator, Central Oregon Community College: “Clay exemplifies leadership and dedication in all that he does and he has carried these strengths into his role as a PAVE Team Leader and Advisor. Here are just a few of the highlights of his work during his time at COCC: Helped visualize and implement […]
September 2023 Featured Campus: University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma is our Featured Campus for September! “The University of Oklahoma (OU) PAVE team has generated phenomenal momentum on campus with the opening of their new Veteran Zone space and several successful outreach events. The team has demonstrated consistent dedication to connecting and engaging with the students they serve and partnering with other […]
‘Veterans serving Veterans’: JCCC Veteran and Military Student Resource Center leading by example
Check out this fantastic news story about how the Johnson County Community College Military Student Resource Center and PAVE team are making a difference for student veterans on campus.
April 2023 Peer Advisor of the Month: Raynee Mendez, Johnson County Community College
From Gerardo Ruiz, Veteran Services Coordinator, Johnson County Community College: “Raynee is fairly new to PAVE but has been doing an outstanding job throughout the semester. He completes his outreach to students in a timely manner. He currently leads our PAVE team in outreach and interactions. He is also very involved in our events and SVA […]
April 2023 Team Leader of the Month: Jacob Ortolani, University of Texas at Dallas
From Dr. Lisa Adams, Military & Veteran Center Director, University of Texas at Dallas: “Jacob is in his third (and final) semester as the UT Dallas Team Leader. He effortlessly engages with students and Peer Advisors when he works at the Military and Veteran Center. He is diligent with reviewing all interaction and outreach logs. Our […]
April 2023 Featured Campus: University of Nevada – Las Vegas
University of Nevada – Las Vegas is our Featured Campus for April! “UNLV has been consistently and enthusiastically providing exceptional support to the student veterans on their campus. The close-knit team has held special events, like the Women Veterans Retreat meant to empower and inform women veterans, as well as other innovative events to connect with all […]
April 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Jessica Quintanilla, University of the Incarnate Word
From Phillip Rangel, Team Leader at UIW: “Her engagement with her advisees, for a being a new PA, has been off the charts. She has made contact with 100 percent of the assigned students and has had positive two-way communication. Her logging activity is detailed so that the UIW PAVE leadership can read the whole […]
March 2021 Peer Advisor of the Month: Kevin Dillon, University of Washington – Tacoma
From Juanita Murilllo Garcia, Veteran & Military Resource Center Director at UWT: “It’s Kevin’s last quarter as a Peer Advisor and he decided to make a Zoom Training Video for future Peer Advisors to navigate the website remotely. He is constantly providing PAVE-to-PAVE advice; For example, what kind of messaging works, sample email and/or messages, […]
March 2021 Team Leader of the Month: Brandon Wright, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls
From Jay Headley, Director of Veteran Services at OIT: “Oregon Tech was approved for the PAVE program during the Fall 2020 semester. However, at that time OIT was without key leadership needed through a Director of Veteran Services position (PAVE Coordinator). Even in the absence of leadership, Brandon filled roles as Advisor, Team Leader, and Coordinator […]
Student veteran deepens connections between military and civilian life on Brown’s campus
Katie Yetter, a PAVE Team Leader, was recently profiled in an article on Brown University’s website. Read More