Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-71 - Policy Statements Relating to Veterans Assistance, Posthumous Degree Awards and International Baccalaureate Diplomas › Section 3364-71-18 - Veteran and service members' support and assistance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement
The university of Toledo is committed to providing assistance
				and support to meet the unique needs of service members and veterans so they
				may succeed at degree attainment. In an effort to best serve this student
				population, the university of Toledo has adopted the veteran and service
				members support and assistance rule
				3364-71-18
				of the Administrative Code pursuant to section
				3345.42
									1 of the Revised Code.
(B) Purpose of policy
The purpose of this policy is to set forth the support and
				assistance the university of Toledo will provide to service members and
				veterans while enrolled at the institution. In alignment with section
				3345.42 of the Revised Code,
				this policy utilizes the following definitions for "service member" and
				"veteran":
"Service member" means a person who is serving in the armed
				forces
				of the United States.
"Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the
				armed forces, including the national guard of any state or a reserve component
				of the armed forces, and who has been discharged under honorable conditions
				from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence
				of satisfactory service.
(C) Scope
All service members and veterans enrolled at the university of
				Toledo.
This rule shall supersede, to the extent necessary to fulfill
				the requirements of this rule, the following related rules of the
				Administrative Code: priority registration (
				3364-71-12);
									
									credit for prior learning
				( 3364-71-17);
									
									military service member readmit ( 3364-30-51);
									
									graduate student leave of absence
				( 3364-77-04);
									 and
				administrative adjustment for extenuating circumstances
				( 3364-71-16).
(D) Procedure
(1) In support and assistance provided to
			 service members and veterans the university of Toledo will:
(a) Establish and maintain a service member
			 and veteran student services office.
(b) Refer service members and veterans to
			 proper local, state and/or federal agencies in the event the university of
			 Toledo believes that the service member or veteran is eligible for
			 services.
(c) Work with the Ohio
			 department of higher education ("ODHE") to develop a
			 veteran-friendly campus that increases the opportunity for service members and
			 veterans to succeed academically.
(d) Work with other Ohio institutions of
			 higher education to disseminate and share promising practices for serving
			 service members and veterans
			 effectively.
(e) Promote
			 veteran-friendly campuses by utilizing the "ODHE's"
			 structure to disseminate and share promising practices statewide for serving
			 service members and veterans effectively.
(f) Train appropriate faculty and staff to
			 increase awareness of the mindset and unique needs of service members and
			 veterans returning from combat zones and/or tours of duty overseas.
(g) Create "safe zones" for service
			 members and veterans through a student service
			 member/veteran club, organization, or association and campus-wide awareness
			 training.
(h) Provide a portion of
			 student orientation (or a separate session) specifically for service members
			 and veterans.
(i) Recognize the
			 service of service members and veterans at various events such as graduation,
			 community service awards, honors awards, and an appreciation day.
(j) Regularly evaluate institutional policies
			 and procedures that create barriers to service member and veteran
			 success.
(k) Empower those working
			 directly with service members and veterans to provide services designed to
			 promote educational achievement.
(l) Provide training, in partnership with
			 veterans affairs, in the proper certification methods for certifying
			 officials.
(m) Develop a clear
			 outreach strategy to communicate with eligible persons about educational and
			 training benefits to encourage the use of "GI" bill benefits, as well as
			 services and assistance offered by the institution.
(n) Continue to work with the legislature,
			 workforce and higher education community to identify and develop statewide
			 policies to ensure the transition to higher education is seamless for all
			 students, including service members and veterans. (This may include, but is not
			 limited to, issues such as transfer, credit for prior learning and/or
			 experience, career ladders, support services, etc.).
(o) Ensure the campus community is aware of
			 benefits associated with the new post September eleven "GI" bill and through
			 our campus veterans' office and veteran coordinator(s) to actively find ways to
			 connect returning service members and veterans with the services offered by the
			 department of veterans affairs.