Veterans Support

Student Veteran Center and Services

Students can contact Military and Veteran Services by contacting Denise Giesbers with specific questions, concerns or assistance needed.  We will respond as quickly as possible. 

Mental Health Services

The Student Counseling Center is available for assistance.  Please visit their website 有关如何安排预约的具体信息，请致电503-352-2191.

  • Additional Tools - listed on their website
  • To enroll in VA healthcare online, visit How to apply for VA health care
  • Washington County Crisis Line | 503-291-9111
  • Crisis Text Line | Text “Connect” to 741741
  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 1-800-273-8255
  • Trevor Lifeline | 1-866-488-7386

Veteran Education Benefits

Chapter 33 GI Bill® Benefits

新的立法已经签署成为法律，如果他们的学院或大学在冠状病毒大流行期间关闭或转向提供在线教育，那么退伍军人学生将继续获得《美高美网络平台游戏》的福利和住房津贴. S. 3503, which passed both congressional chambers, 由参议院退伍军人事务委员会主席杰里·莫兰(R-KS)和资深成员乔恩·泰斯特(D-MT)介绍，. 该法案赋予退伍军人事务部从现在到12月21日之间的自由裁量权，即使一个项目上线，也可以继续支付全额福利. A companion bill, H.R. 6194，由众议院退伍军人事务委员会高级成员菲尔·罗伊(R-TN)提出，. AACOM与国会领导层和其他利益相关者合作，确保这项立法的通过.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 有关VA提供的教育福利的更多信息，请访问官方网站 U.S. Government website.

Chapter 31 Voc Rehab

  • 目前，我们已被告知，他们不希望福利发生变化.  They are aware we have moved to online classes. 
  • 如果您需要与Voc康复顾问讨论您的情况，请通过电子邮件或留言与他们联系. 

For Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve Students

被所属部队以任何理由征召的学生应遵循以下规定:

Email Student Veteran Services 提供以下信息，我们将与您联系以作出安排(如果受OPSEC限制), please provide as much information as possible):

  • Your Name
  • Boxer ID
  • Military Unit
  • Anticipated deployment location
  • Expected deployment date
  • Estimated deployment duration

At Pacific University, our students, 校友和员工找到一个包容和支持的环境. 我们欢迎退伍军人和他们的家人作为我们学习社区的一部分.

Employment

美高美网络平台游戏是一个机会均等的雇主，我们欢迎退伍军人加入 join our ranks as faculty and staff members. 美高美网络平台游戏的员工在一个支持性的工作环境中享受有竞争力的薪水和福利.

In addition to our standard benefits, 退伍军人可以选择在退伍军人节享受额外的带薪假期, 在规定的日期或经主管批准的其他日期.

Admissions

At Pacific University, we value your military service. The diverse backgrounds, 退伍军人带入课堂的经验和成熟的声音有能力丰富所有人的教育经历. 我们认识到，服兵役和部署，特别是可以对一个人的生活产生巨大的影响, academically, personally, and professionally. Young people may mature through their military experience, 虽然对一些人来说，现役和重返平民生活也可能是动荡的. Your individual experiences are part of the admissions process at Pacific, 我们还会考虑服兵役对你的教育生涯和成为一名学生的准备有何影响.

Financial Aid

Pacific is a proud participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program, 它提供的学费超过了911后的《美高美网络平台游戏》. 该计划为美高美网络平台游戏的本科和研究生课程提供经济援助.

我们还与其他一些联邦项目合作，旨在为退伍军人提供他们想要的教育和职业.

Academics

Pacific offers undergraduate, graduate and professional 文科和理科、商业、教育、卫生专业和验光专业的课程. We welcome students straight out of high school, as well as those further along in their academic journey.

除了丰富的文科经验，我们的本科生经常感兴趣的 preparing for further study in the health professions — many right here at Pacific.

Those health professions 我们的许多退伍军人学生也对这些项目感兴趣. The College of Optometry 与军方有着丰富的合作项目历史，以及 School of Physician Assistant Studies 是否有专门为培训退伍军人成为初级保健提供者而设计的课程.

Services

学生在太平洋享受培育，个性化的学习经验. This is a place where your professors not only know your name, they care about you as a student and as a whole person.

The Advising Center 大学生规划课程和学位途径的第一站是什么.

Academic advisors provide meaningful one-on-one guidance for students, and the Career Development Center helps students and alumni make their way into the working world.

The Office of Accessibility & Accommodation Services 为学生提供各种学习需求的支持和住宿. OAA为有书面记录的退伍军人提供学术住宿. 所有有这种情况的退伍军人学生都被鼓励到无障碍办公室注册 & 住宿服务，讨论帮助他们在太平洋成功的选择.

Student counseling and health centers are available for students in Forest Grove and Hillsboro. 学生咨询中心的心理学家已经完成了由部署心理学中心提供的UC4培训，并接受了为退伍军人提供支持的专门培训. 学生谁是服务人员或退伍军人被邀请寻求咨询, crisis support, 或者通过学生咨询中心以补贴的价格进行治疗.

学生咨询中心不提供家庭治疗服务，但可以向社区提供转诊服务. 此外，我们的职业心理学院还开设了一个 clinic 在波特兰市中心和希尔斯伯勒为公众提供咨询服务. 退伍军人和他们的家人可以通过诊所接受免费咨询.

The Center for Civic Engagement 能否帮助退伍军人与以各种方式支持他们的社区组织建立联系, from mental health to housing to advocacy.

Additionally, our students enjoy a wealth of extracurricular activities从俱乐部和组织到校内运动和户外探险. 我们的许多学生都是退伍军人，他们喜欢有联系的活动, our transfer student club, 我们还与当地的退伍军人组织建立了关系, such as the American Legion.

Most importantly, at Pacific all of our students are valued members of a small, tight-knit community, where they find the opportunities, care, 以及他们在接下来的旅程中取得成功所需要的支持.