Late-March Newsletter

As we finish up the month of March, the Office of Student Veterans hopes the middle of the semester is treating you well!

To complete March we will be hosting another Happy Hour at the Krafthouse and we hope to see you there. We are also in the process of scheduling the end of semester Chapel Climb. Stay tuned!

Warm regards,

The Duke Student Veterans Office

S. Clay Adams, Assistant Vice President
Grace Sullivan Zirkle, Associate Director
Tyler Van Parys, Staff Assistant
Nicholas Harrelson, Graduate Assistant
Beautiful Reed, Graduate Assistant

Spring Semester Upcoming Events

Happy Hour at the Krafthouse - March 22nd, 2023

Chapel Climb - To Be Determined

Happy Hour at the Krafthouse

The Office of Student Veterans will be holding another Happy Hour at the Krafthouse located within the Brodhead Center on West Campus Wednesday, March 22nd from 1600-1800.

This is a great opportunity to meet and build rapport with others in our community. Appetizers will be provided by the Office of Student Veterans. Drinks are available for purchase.

Electives of Interest to Student Veterans

The Office of Student Veterans is compiling a list of elective courses open to students across various programs that may be of interest to Duke student veterans. If you have any suggestions, please let us know by emailing veterans@studentaffairs.duke.edu.

Examples of the classes compiled thus far include:

War and the Christian Tradition
Care of Souls, Ethics of War
American Grand Strategy
Public Policy and Veterans
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution

Check out the details of the classes compiled thus far.

STEM Student? You May Be Eligible for Extended Benefits!

The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is a scholarship for Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Fry Scholars which allows them to extend their benefits by up to 9 months or $30,000.

In order to qualify, students must:

Be enrolled in a qualifying STEM program.
Have completed 60 standard credit hours (or 90 quarter credit hours) towards their degree.
Have 6 months or less of their benefits left (if you apply too soon, you'll be denied).

Share your Student/Alumni Bio!

Interested in having a student veteran bio featured in the newsletter or a veteran alumni bio active on our Student Affairs website? Email our graduate assistant, Beautiful Reed, at beautiful.reed@duke.edu. She will provide you with a bio template and instructions on how to edit, update, or remove your student or alumni bio at any time.

Open Door Availability

The Office of Student Veterans will be available throughout the school year. Although we will not have official office hours, we are readily able to assist you at any time most convenient for you.

If you would like to meet, please email our graduate assistants Nic at nicholas.harrelson@duke.edu, and Beautiful at beautiful.reed@duke.edu. They will be happy to schedule you to meet with someone in our office.

Quote Corner

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

Ways to Connect

Office of Student Veterans: veterans@studentaffairs.duke.edu

VA Education Benefits Coordinator in the Office of the University Registrar: veteranseducation@duke.edu

Facebook Group: "Duke Veterans"

Facebook Page: "Duke Student Veterans"

Instagram: "DukeStudentVets"