Veteran Mentor Program

Objective:

The objective of the VMP is to offer transitional assistance to freshman/transfer service member, veteran, and family member students.  The VMP will be staffed by volunteer APSU service member, veteran, and/or family member students who are enrolled in their junior/senior years or attending graduate school.  The Mentors will be trained by the Coordinator of the Military Student Center on resources available to the new/transfer students which can help them academically, financially, mentally, physically, etc.  The programs primary goal is to provide a peer support group for our students. 

Mentors: 

• Must be enrolled in their junior/senior year or attending graduate school.
• Must be a veteran, active/reserve military, family member of military/veteran personnel.
• Must be enrolled in VA educational benefits or in the case of graduate students exhausted their undergraduate benefits and have firsthand experience utilizing such benefits.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must attend and complete VMP training before the beginning of the semester they will be volunteering for.   
• Submit VMP Application.
• Submit Resume.

New/Transfer Student(s):

• Must be service member, veteran, and/or family member of military/veteran personnel.
• Must be a new/transfer student to APSU.
• Must be enrolled in a VA education benefit program.
• Must submit an application to be involved in the program.

Mentor(s) and Student(s) will be matched utilizing the applications.  The application process will give us a better understanding of similar majors, military service, VA educational benefit program, etc. which will allow us to better match mentors and students.  

If you are interested and/or want more information please contact Justin Machain: machainj@apsu.edu or (931)221-7338.