Veteran Services
The person who certifies VA benefits for CSUSM.
Who is Vicki Hernandez?
What is, LinkedIn.
What tool is used to build your new board of directors in your identity as a civilian?
Where can I grab Starbucks on campus?
TO the right of EMS, and Veteran Services.
Where is Financial Aid physically located?
Me, the student veteran. I am responsible.
Who is responsible if I don't certify on time?
The student responsibility agreement (SRA).
What paper must you fill out before each school term?
To provide peer to peer mentoring and benefit use support.
What is the role of a Veteran Benefits Support Specialist?
The library has computers to use.
What if there are no open computers in the Veteran Center?
I miss out on free money.
What happens if I don't complete my FAFSA?
Make sure you have 12 credits that you can certify, then add the other class.
What is, I want to take a class outside of my degree plan?
I want to tell the certifying official I dropped a class, but I don't want to talk to them.
What is, I can send an email from my student account to do this?
The concept of paid internships.
What is a high impact practice for obtaining experience in the civilian workforce?
CSUSM library home page, then Research help ----> Find your Librarian
How do you know who your librarian is?
Pell Grant.
What FAFSA driven grant may veterans qualify for?
You may qualify for Cal Vet Fee Waiver even if you are a veteran yourself.
What if my spouse is rated 100%?
Cal Vet Fee Waiver; Post 9/11 GI Bill; DEA
What military service related education benefits does CSUSM accept?
Ericka Paez, MSW.
What is the name of the staff member who developed the Whole Person Approach?
Group Study Rooms.
What can be reserved up to two weeks in advance?
Nadia Sandifer.
Who is the Veteran POC in Financial Aid?
See a Veteran Services staff member to talk about strategies to make the GI Bill work for you.
What if I am running out of GI Bill?
Judy Sandman
Who accepts the Cal Vet Fee Waiver letters?
A method for finding boosters in your intended industry of work.
What is the Two Hour Job Search?
The Academic Support Center.
What is located on the second floor of Kellogg Library in room 2111?
1. Complete FAFSA
2. Write personal statement
3. Apply to general scholarship before deadline
What are the three main pieces to the general scholarship?
It will cover entire semester with BAH.
What if I have one day of benefits left?