Welcome Hawkeyes!

Welcome to campus! We hope you have an amazing start to your collegiate career and we are looking forward to supporting you on that journey

You are receiving this email because you are part of the Veteran and Military-Connected (VMC) community. The VMC community includes Veterans, dependents of a Veteran, current military service members, or ROTC cadets.

The Iowa Veteran Education, Transition, and Support (IVETS) office is here to help our VMC Hawkeyes! Please consider joining us during On Iowa on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the Iowa Theater at the Iowa Memorial Union to meet some of our staff and learn more about IVETS!

We will also be at the University Capitol Center (UCC), on the second floor during their Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

About Us

IVETS offices are located on the second floor in Calvin Hall (CH) and are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our computer lab and lounge space is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

We have two offices to help support you. Our benefits office is located 207 CH. Our support services, computer lab (free printing), and lounge space are located at 211/214 CH.   

When visiting our space, please make sure to you swipe in for the visit. Swiping in allows us to evaluate programming and usage of our spaces and resources. 

Check out our IVETS website to see what benefits, programs, and services available to Veteran and Military-Connected students.

Benefits

If you will be using benefits this year, please complete the required Online Veteran Worksheet to notify us of your intentions. This worksheet must be completed each academic year so we are able to begin the certifying process for you. If you have already filled out this worksheet, thank you!

Upcoming Events

Stop into the IVETS lounge in 214 CH during Welcome Week to engage, eat, and connect!

Welcome Week Events, IVETS Open House, IVETS Lounge 214 Calvin Hall

Taco Tuesday
Tuesday, Aug. 23 from11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bagels and Coffee
Wednesday, Aug. 24 to Friday, Aug. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to noon

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on events, services, and resources provided by the IVETS team.

Have a great start to the semester. Thanks and Go Hawks!

IVETS Support Team

Matt Miller
Tara Lamb

IVETS Financial Resources & Benefits Team

Dennis Arps
Tammy Bruns
Sara Sullivan

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