Military & Veteran Services Newsletter

October 27, 2017

Did You Know?

Servicemembers and veterans of the U.S. military can receive a 1-year free premium career subscription to LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn for Veterans program highlights all the resources available to veterans through LinkedIn, to include the free premium subscription for 1 year.Daniel Savage, Head of Veteran Programs at LinkedIn, offers insight into how you can make the most of LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn for Veterans Learning Course is a scaled-down version of the LinkedIn/SVA seminar series highlighted below. For those who are unable make the four 1-hour webinars, this 1-hour course gives many of the highlights and key takeaways from those sessions.

Slides from the first 2 LinkedIn/SVA webinars are available at https://wustl.box.com/s/nfxtivkrtyp9og35qgekxrem8fig7iq2.

Student Veteran Spotlight

Congratulations to Ed Tjaden, 3rd year Law Army student veteran and WUVets president, who received the VFW’s SportClips Help a Hero Scholarship the past few years. He was recently taped sharing his story about his military service, his family and his current educational pursuits. Check out Ed’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Iz5bT1eFw&feature=share.

Upcoming Events

Early Bird Rates Expire This Week – Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference

This is the last week and your final reminder to register for #NatCon2018 and receive early bird pricing. Register now to receive the early bird pricing of $125 for student veterans and $200 for general attendees. If you’re a student veteran, you can save $25 by providing your LinkedIn profile to be added to our professional network. Hurry now before rates increase October 28th!

Student Veterans of America’s 10th Annual National Conference will take place January 4 – 6, 2018 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. This is the nation’s largest gathering of post-9/11 veterans designed to empower tomorrow’s leaders. Next year, we decide how we’re going to shape the future of America and celebrate a decade of SVA’s impact in higher education! Next year we’re Defining Our Future.