Veterans and Family Student Association

Looking for a government job? Then join the Career Center at GOVCONNECT next Tuesday, Oct 14 from 4 pm to 6pm.

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Place: Ford Alumni Center

Participating Government Agencies:
City of Eugene, Congressional and State Representatives, Peace Corps, State of Oregon – Department of Human Services, State of Oregon – Oregon Health Authority, Teach for America, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, UO Planning, Public Policy and Management department (PPPM)

Registration:
Please register if you plan to attend this event:
1. Sign in to DuckConnect
2. Go to “Career Events & Workshops”
3. Locate and register for this event 

QUESTIONS? Give the Career Center a call at (541) 346-3235.

This event is open to all students. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps.

Help us edit/combine/enhance photos for our website

Do you have basic photo editing skills?
Do you support student veterans?

Then you might be just whom we are looking for. The VFSA is in need for a volunteer who can edit pictures (combine, enhance, crop to fit). This requires very little of your time, and you would only be called upon occasionally.

If you liked to help us promote student veteran issues on our campus, please email our Public Relations officer Marina Gross at mgross(at)uoregon.edu.

Want to stay on top of all of our events? Join the VFSA chapter on OrgSync (http://www.orgsync.com), the University of Oregon’s portal to events among all student organizations.

Have questions? See one of the officers at the Vet Center.

Welcome back to the pond! We are excited to begin another year of studies and are planning some great events. Details are going to be announced soon.

For now, please stop by the Veteran Center in the EMU South and relax, print, and join the others in our unit.

We will update this blog with Fall Term events soon.

The new Veterans Program Coordinator Stacey Vasquez shared these great events with us.

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2014

The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a nonprofit organization whose misison is to “honor and empower wounded warriors” of the United States Armed Forces. WWP works to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs.

All proceeds from the Crocker Family and Friends Golf Tournament are being donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

WHERE: Diamond Woods Golf Course
WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 7; shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: 18-hole 4-person scramble
COST: $85/golfer, includes green fee, lunch, and cart
PRIZES: sold at event for various prizes
GOODIE BAGS: including mulligans and strings, putting contest on the turn for a new putter!
WIN $10,000 for hole-in-one on hole 7!
Various other hole-in-one prizes on the other par 3’s
Hole sponsor: $100 Sole Hole Sponsor: $250
QUESTIONS: Call Linda Crocker at 541-602-6796

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014
Veterans Appreciation Picnic
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Hendricks Park, East 19th Ave. to Fairmount Blvd. (behind U of O campus), turn right on Fairmount Blvd. and left on Summit; then look for balloons
Sponsored by Veterans Treatment Court
RSVP TO DANIELLE AT 541-682-6672

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014
Eugene Vet Center Open House

190 E. 11th Ave., Eugene, OR (enter parking lot from Pearl Street)
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Learn about the many ways we serve veterans
Meet our staff of Master’s level therapists, outreach personnel, and dedicated front office workers
Find out how to make appropriate referrals
Take a tour of our facilities and enjoy refreshments

We wish you a great summer, y’all. We’ll be back in the Fall term.

Thank you for attending last week’s presidential vote. Matti Cone will be our new leader for the 2014-2015 academic year.With a new president elected, it is now time to elect the remaining positions. Therefore, the VFSA will be holding our final rounds of election this Tuesday, June 3 at 6:00 PM at the Veterans Center. The Veterans Center is located inside of MacArthur Court, which is currently known as EMU South. For those who remember, MacArthur Court was our previous basketball arena.

Quick info:

Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Time: 6 pm
Place: Veteran Center inside of MacArthur Court (the old basketball arena), also knows as “EMU South”

Just like last week, we are going to provide enough pizza to go around. So please join us to meet the candidates and cast your vote. Your vote matters in shaping the future of the VFSA.
See you Tuesday!

The Veterans and Family Student Association (VFSA) will be holding an election this Tuesday, May 27 at 6:00 PM at the Veterans Center. The Veterans Center is located inside of MacArthur Court, which is currently known as EMU South. For those who remember, MacArthur Court was our previous basketball arena.

Quick info:
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Time: 6 pm
Place: Veteran Center inside of MacArthur Court (the old basketball arena), also knows as “EMU South”

We encourage you to come to the Veterans Center and listen to the candidates’ future plans for VFSA, the Veterans Center, and the Veteran Community at the U of O as a whole before casting your vote.

This is a great opportunity to come and meet fellow veterans and find out what the Veterans Center and VFSA is about. More importantly, this is your chance to shape the Veterans program here at the University of Oregon. Join your fellow student veterans and family members in the Student Veteran community and let your voice be heard.

We hope to see you  many of you on Super Tuesday!

We would like to thank each and every one of you for your hard work and dedication during your past and future service.

We have many activities planned this week to honor each other. You can find more information about Veteran Awareness Week here.

Happy Veterans Day!