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New center aids to new veterans

City College student Peter Smith, engineering major and 18-year Army veteran, served in three wars including the first Gulf War in 1990.

A new Veteran’s Resource Center will open some time this fall to aid student veterans and dependents of veterans from the City College campus.

The new center, which will be in SC 103, will have computers with assistive technology such as software used by the High Tech Center Training Unit, admissions and records staff, counselors and counseling workshops, guest speakers, mentors and more, according to Dean of Counseling and Student Success David Rasul, also a veteran.

“One of the big concerns about student veterans is their wellness,” Rasul said.The Veteran Resource Centerproposal was submitted in February, but there is still no official date for the center to open. City College is one of only 15 schools in California selected to receive awards to begin work on new veteran centers.
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“In the fall of ’09, there were only 250 student veterans, but with things in Iraq slowing down, there are 425 this fall,” Rasul explained. “You’ll see more and more veterans coming home.” The current Veteran’s Aid window is located in Rodda North, and it usually has only one or two people behind the window.

“The main function of our current veteran’s desk is to help with admissions, veteran affair questions, and to help vets apply for extra resources,” said Blanch Levy, who works in veteran affairs. “We’ve been here ever since
the G.I bill started in the 1940s, which granted veterans educational benefits. Sometimes veterans who are deployed come back with post traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries, which can sometimes hinder academic success. We’re just here to help as much as we can in educational and non-educational ways,” Levy said.

“This is a big change for veterans,” Rasul said. “It is important for them to have professional guidance. Some veterans have never gone to college, and they may have developed certain issues from being away. A support system is really important.”

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