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Second Annual Veterans' Regional Conference: "The Welcome Beyond the Welcome"


Please save the date, Friday. April 8, for MCC’s Second Annual Veterans’ Regional Conference: “The Welcome Beyond the Welcome.” The event is hosted by the Academy for Veterans’ Success and the Counseling and Advising Center. Our keynote speaker will be The Honorable Patricia Marks, Monroe County Court Judge, Retired.

Second Annual Veterans’ Regional Conference:
The Welcome Beyond the Welcome
Friday, April 8
Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center (Monroe A & B)
8:00am – 4:00pm

This exciting conference will include discussions of the following:

* The Transition of Veterans to Civilian Life
* Veterans and their Academic Journey
* Families, the Unsung Heroes
* Chaplain dialogue, “The Words We Never Hear”
* Women Warriors/Women who Serve

SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION: A panel of experts will discuss the invasive impact of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Also, a student veteran will share his personal testimony concerning the everyday struggle he encounters striving for personal and academic success while dealing with PTSD.

MCC faculty, staff and students are invited to attend this free regional conference that is also open to the public.

Register now online at http://www.monroecctickets.com.

Peggy Harvey-Lee
Counseling and Advising
03/04/2011