Schedule

2014 MCC Graduates

Supporting Student Veterans in Higher Education (Virtual)

April 14, 2021
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Time Session
9:30-9:35 a.m.

Welcome & Announcements --
Calvin J. Gantt, Ed.D., Chief Diversity Officer, MCC
9:35-9:40 a.m.

Welcome Message --
Katherine P. Douglas, Ed.D., Interim President, MCC
9:45-10:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks --
Adrian Hale, MCC alumni, Senior Manager, Talent Strategy, Workforce Development & Education Initiatives at Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
10:00-10:45 a.m.

Serving Those Who Serve --
Eric Wheeler (MCC Alumnus, 2000), Assistant Director, Veteran Services, MCC
Holly Wheeler, Ph.D., Professor, English/Philosophy, MCC
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00-11:45 a.m.

Understanding Veteran Readjustment Issues Following the Experience of Trauma --
A. Peter Ziarnowski, Ph.D., Director, Rochester Vet Center
11:45-1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 p.m.

VA Healthcare Programs, Challenges and Best Practices --
Jenny Lopez, Social Worker, VITAL, Family Therapy Clinic
2:00-2:45 p.m.

MCC Student Panel Discussion:

  • Toni Barnett
  • Keith Dawson
  • Lydia Hernandez
  • Frank Grossmann
 
2:45-3:00 p.m. 

Closing Remarks --
Nicholas Stefanovic MCC alumni, Director, Monroe County Veteran Services Agency