Department of Transfer & Student Veteran Success
Mission
The Oklahoma State University Office of Transfer & Student Veteran Success provides
a holistic transfer and student veteran experience that assists them as they transition
into the University, helps students prepare for a rewarding academic career & student
experience and promotes their progress toward graduation and into their desired career
field.
Vision
- To provide a transfer and student veteran experience that engages students in the campus community, Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Nation and the world.
- To help them achieve academic excellence through connecting them to the activities and resources that promote research, scholarship and creativity.
- Ensure student success through an environment that is supportive, enriches personal growth, encourages excellence & innovation and prepares students for purposeful careers.
Veteran success at Oklahoma State can be attributed to three broad objectives: (1)
initiating, cultivating and sustaining relationships between veterans and the OSU
community through the Student Veteran Success Center, (2) providing tangible resources
and activities designed to foster the veterans' sense of connectedness to the university,
and (3) raising awareness among the university community of the student veteran experience.
The Office of Transfer Academic Support Services is committed to serving our transfer
students, partner colleges & universities and our internal stakeholders by creating
pathways to success and mutually beneficial partnerships. We offer support both on
our campus and at our partner colleges year round. Whether you are a faculty or staff
member at OSU, or from another college or university, our knowledgeable staff can
guide you to the resources or contacts that you need.
How our office can help you
- Leveraging university resources in support of transfer and military connected students
- Facilitating campus connection and a sense of community through veteran-centered events and activities, while increasing awareness of student veterans on campus within the Oklahoma State University family
- Collaborating with the office of New Student Orientation and Enrollment to ease the transition to campus life with transfer and student veteran specific orientation sessions
- Developing, supporting, and assisting with transfer and student veteran related initiatives including: staff and faculty training (Green Zone Training), workshops, research, and other activities
- Advising and directing transfer and student veterans to available campus based services
- Coordinating with community, state, and federal service providers, to include: Veteran Service Organizations, State of Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, and United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs to provide services on or near campus to support veteran students
- Heightening awareness of student veteran specific issues among the Oklahoma State University family
- Promoting Oklahoma State University's transfer and student veteran initiatives to external audiences
- Advocating to state and federal lawmakers on behalf of military connected students