{"product_id":"military-affiliated-students-august-11-2026","title":"Military Affiliated Students – August 11, 2026","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTuesday, August 11, 2026\u003cbr\u003e2:00 – 3:15 pm ET\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCreate a Campus-Wide Approach that Strengthens Belonging, Persistence \u0026amp; Career Success\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eToday’s student veterans, active-duty learners, and military-connected family members deserve coordinated, campus-wide support systems that help them successfully transition, persist, and thrive throughout their educational journey. Yet many campuses rely on a single office to meet their complex and evolving needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoin us on August 11, 2026, as our expert presenter shares how her campus transformed support for military affiliated students from a siloed service model into a collaborative, campus-wide commitment. By strategically partnering across academic affairs, student affairs, enrollment, advising, financial services, and career services, her campus has developed coordinated wraparound support systems that strengthened belonging, improved retention and persistence, and created smoother transitions into academic success and post-graduation careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou’ll learn practical strategies for creating proactive support models that move beyond reactive services and isolated offices. Help your campus create a more connected, supportive, and student-centered experience for military affiliated students and families by empowering faculty and staff to become informed advocates throughout every stage of the educational journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTopics Covered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGain tools and strategies to help you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the unique academic, financial, and social transition challenges faced by student veterans and military connected learners and how these differ from traditional student pathways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyze institutional gaps that occur when military affiliated support is siloed within a single office, and evaluate how these gaps impact retention, persistence, and student well being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign a cross campus support ecosystem that integrates academic advising, financial aid, disability services, counseling, faculty engagement, and student affairs into a coordinated model of care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement communication strategies that reduce confusion around benefits, enrollment processes, and academic expectations for military affiliated students and their families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrengthen faculty and staff readiness by developing training and shared language that improves cultural competence and responsiveness to military connected learners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply high impact, research informed practices that improve belonging, connection, and community for veterans, active duty students, and dependents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate institutional policies and procedures to ensure they are flexible, student centered, and aligned with the realities of military life, deployment cycles, and family responsibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePresenter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; float: left;\" alt=\"Headshot of Brianna Ridenour\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5171\/1405\/files\/Brianna_Ridenour_Headshot_Circle.png?v=1711724162\" width=\"100x100\" height=\"100x100\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrianna Ridenour\u003c\/strong\u003e (she\/her) is the Assistant Director for Adult Learner and Veteran Services (ALVS) at Colorado State University (CSU), where she leads peer advising initiatives, office programming, and new student transition efforts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/paper-clip.com\/pages\/presenter-bio-brianna-ridenour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for full bio.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInvite your entire team for one low price!\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive 75-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlimited access for your entire team to view webinar recording for two years \u003cem\u003e(available after live event)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate of completion for each participant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 75%;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstructions for live webinar access for your group are provided to you immediately upon checkout. Instructions for accessing the on-demand recording will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours following the live webinar. Feel free to contact us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:email%20info@paper-clip.com\"\u003einfo@paper-clip.com\u003c\/a\u003e or 1-866-295-0505 with any questions. For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network\/server, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:email%20info@paper-clip.com\"\u003einfo@paper-clip.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 75%;\"\u003ePaperClip Communications welcomes persons with disabilities to join our webinars. 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