UofSC has over 1,300 student veterans using the GI Bill, with a retention rate nearly matching all students. It has established a Veterans Center and programs to support student veterans, including the Student Veterans Association founded in 2012. The Center provides a place for veterans to study and connect with each other and resources. UofSC also implements the "8 Keys to Success" and "Principles of Excellence" to support veterans through leadership, coordinated services, faculty training, and tracking veteran data and outcomes.

1. UofSC is a “Military Friendly School”

2. Facts about Student Veterans at
Carolina
 Students using the GI bill – 1,361 (5.7% of enrollment)
 89.3% of Student Veterans are retained 1st to 2nd year compared to 87.4%
of all students 1st to 2nd year
 Student Veteran's Association at Carolina founded in 2012
 Veteran’s Alumni Council founded in 2016
 Veteran’s Center established at the SSC in 2016

3. 8 Keys to Veteran’s Success
 The 8 Keys
 1. Create a culture of trust and connectedness across the campus community to promote wellbeing
 and success for veterans.
 2. Ensure consistent and sustained support from campus leadership.
 3. Implement an early alert system to ensure all veterans receive academic, career, and financial
 advice before challenges become overwhelming.
 4. Coordinate and centralize campus efforts for all veterans, together with the creation of a
 designated space for them (even if limited in size).
 5. Collaborate with local communities and organizations, including government agencies, to align
 and coordinate various services for veterans.
 6. Utilize a uniform set of data tools to collect and track information on veterans, including
 demographics, retention, and degree completion.
 7. Provide comprehensive professional development for faculty and staff on issues and challenges
 unique to veterans.
 8. Develop systems that ensure sustainability of effective practices for veterans.
 www.ed.gov/veterans-and-military-families/8-keys-success-sites

4. Principles of Excellence
 • Provide students with a personalized form covering the total cost of an education
program.
 • Provide educational plans for all military and Veteran education beneficiaries.
 • End fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and misrepresentations.
 • Accommodate Servicemembers and Reservists absent due to service requirements.
 • Designate a point of contact to provide academic and financial advice.
 • Ensure accreditation of all new programs prior to enrolling students.
 • Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the
administration
 of federal student financial aid programs.
 http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/principles_of_excellence.asp

5. Veterans Center at UofSC
USC was selected by the Home Depot Foundation and Student Veteran’s of
America to receive a grant of $8,500 to create a campus Veteran’s Center this
year.

6. Veterans Center at UofSC
 The campus "Veterans Center" was
established in the fall of 2016.
 The center is a place for any military
affiliated student, veterans, and their
supporters to meet other like minded
students. It is also a place to relax
between classes, grab a bite to eat, and
study with other student veterans.
 The Veterans Center is open to both
undergraduate and graduate students
affiliated with the military and it is
located within the Student Success
Center, on the top floor of the Thomas
Cooper Library.
 Hours of Operation:
 Sunday- 4:00pm-10:00pm
 Monday- 8:30am-10:00pm
 Tuesday- 8:30am-10:00pm
 Wednesday- 8:30am-10:00pm
 Thursday- 8:30am-10:00pm
 Friday- 8:30am-5:00pm
 Saturday- Closed

7. Veterans Center at UofSC

8. Green Zone Ally Training
Developing support for the military-connected student community
 Faculty, staff, & students who want to be allies to the military
connected student population.
 Learn more about the military cycle of deployment, GI Bill,
transitioning from the military to campus, and resources for
student veterans.
 More information at:
http://www.sc.edu/success/greenzone.html
803.777.1000
sassc@mailbox.sc.edu

9. Student Veterans Association
Student Organization for military connected students