Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.), welcomed the attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
SANFORD - Central Carolina Community College hosted the NC STRIVE (Student Transition Resource Initiative For Veterans Education) Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
NC STRIVE was an opportunity to share best practices to better serve our nation's veterans, service members, and their family members in seeking higher education.
Among those in attendance was Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.). "Veterans have a very fond place in my heart," said Sec. Wilson. "We have a very large population of military in our state. We're the fourth largest population of military in the country," he said, noting that North Carolina also has the eighth largest veteran population.
Also welcoming the attendees were Flo Stein, Deputy Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. T. Eston Marchant, CCCC President.
NC STRIVE Planning Committee members included Chair Susan Watkins of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Co-Chair Dr. Wei Li Fang of the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, and Co-Chair Ann Marie Beall of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
A variety of training opportunities were available throughout the day, including programs on DoD (U.S. Dept. of Defense) to VA (Veterans Affairs): Eligibility and Access To Care; Military to Higher Education: Facilitating Academic Success; and College to Career: Enhancing and Building the NC Workforce.
NC STRIVE 2016 was supported in part by block grant funding from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; the University of North Carolina System; Central Carolina Community College; and the Harnett County Veterans Council. Other conference supporters included N.C. Veteran's Business Association, SAS, Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, and Dunkin' Donuts.
CCCC offers the Veterans Upward Bound Program, which is designed to motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education. The program provides assessment and enhancement of basic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring, and academic instruction in the core subject areas. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate at which participants enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs.
The Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program at Central Carolina Community College serves veterans from Lee County, Harnett County, Chatham County, Johnston County, and Wake County.
For more information on Central Carolina Community College, visit the website www.cccc.edu.
Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.), welcomed the attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
Flo Stein, Deputy Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, welcomed the attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
Attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference listen to the Student Panel discussion on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.
NC STRIVE Conference Planning Committee leaders visit with Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr. (second from left), N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.). Pictured are, left to right: Co-Chair Dr. Wei Li Fang of the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, Sec. Wilson, Co-Chair Ann Marie Beall of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Chair Susan Watkins of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.