| IVETS Welcome | Welcome to the fall 2021 semester! For some of you, it is your first time enjoying our campus during the fall. We hope you stop by the IVETS offices, student lounge, and computer lab. We’ll have breakfast burritos and mini quiches from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24 and assorted pastries from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 25 in the IVETS student lounge (214 Calvin Hall). Stop by for food, coffee, and community during the first week of classes and you’ll enter a drawing to win an Iowa Veterans t-shirt!
For those of you who are online students, connect with us on social media and check out our resources at veterans.uiowa.edu. We’re excited to spotlight some new amenities this semester, including the Veterans Closet and the family-friendly room, alongside returning services like Math Platoon and Chemistry Platoon. Get involved this semester by joining UIVA and participating in VA Work Study.
Warmly,
Chelsea
Director, IVETS | | Welcome Week Activities
We’re excited to welcome you back with breakfast in the lounge (214 Calvin Hall) on Tuesday, Aug. 24 8:30-10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 8 a.m-noon. The IVETS lounge has free coffee every day, a full-sized refrigerator, snacks, games, a tv, and lots of space to study.
Each time you sign in to IVETS spaces during the first week of classes you’ll be entered to win a free Iowa Veterans t-shirt! Be sure to sign in at the kiosks in the computer lab and student lounge to be entered. Winners will be announced Monday, August 30 on social media and by personal email to winners.
VMC Subscription List
Interested in learning more about Veteran and Military-Connected events and opportunities at UI, local, state, and national levels? Join the VMC subscription list! For faculty, staff, and students, you'll receive information about state and county events, calls for participation in research studies, and news about other programs that come through to the IVETS office. | | | | Veterans Closet The Veterans Closet provides free business and professional attire and complimentary items to our students in the VMC. The Veterans Closet is located next to the IVETS Student Lounge in 214 Calvin Hall. Stop by to peruse what we have! In addition to clothing, you’ll find hygiene products and business accessories, like bags. It’s an open closet. Take what you need; just let our front desk folks know when we’re running low on something. If you’d like to donate items, please do! You can leave donated items at the 207 front desk. | | | Family-Friendly Room When you need to bring your kid with you to print something or study, hang out in our family-friendly room. Located off the student lounge in 214 Calvin Hall, the family-friendly room features a university computer, access to a printer in the lounge, a soft play surface for little hands and feet, books, toys (like Magnatiles), a chair swing, and kids’ Amazon tablets to check out. The family-friendly room is available during regular lounge hours.
| | Join the UIVA Ready to get involved this semester? UIVA has lots of opportunities for you to connect with your fellow Veteran and Military-Connected (VMC) students.
Fall 2021 weekly meeting will be held Thursdays at 6 p.m. in 208 Calvin Hall.
You can also visit us in the new UIVA office off the student lounge (214 Calvin Hall).
Instagram: @uiveteransassociation
Facebook: The University of Iowa Veterans Association, UIVA
| Tutoring Math Platoon
Get free personalized tutoring with Math Platoon this semester. Fall semester Math Platoon begins week 2 of the semester.
When: Mondays 12:30-2 p.m. and Thursday, 3:30-5 p.m. in 208 Calvin Hall
Contact Zach Graham at zachary-graham@uiowa.edu with questions or to learn more about the program.
Chemistry Platoon
Join Chemistry Platoon for free tutoring with your community. Fall times and dates will be available soon. Contact Zach Graham at zachary-graham@uiowa.edu with questions or to learn more about the program.
Rhetoric Tutoring in Calvin Hall
IVETS has partnered with the Department of Rhetoric to hold free tutoring sessions in our space. Success in Rhetoric (SiR) undergraduate peer mentors will host tutoring sessions in 208 Calvin Hall open to all students taking Rhetoric. Check our tutoring website for dates and times, to be posted the first week of classes. | | Work Study Opportunity
Are you receiving federal or state education benefits for military service and enrolled at least 9 s.h. for the summer session? You might be eligible to work in our office through the VA Work Study program. If you’re interested, contact Chelsea Burk (chelsea-burk@uiowa.edu) with your resume, customer service experience, and summer availability. | Veterans Worksheet
Using federal tuition benefits this semester, including GI Bill, Federal Tuition Assistance, and INGSS? Fill out the Veterans Worksheet (scroll past the picture, button on the right). If you aren’t sure whether you’ve completed this document, email registrar-vets-office@uiowa.edu.
Verification for Ch. 33 benefits to begin this semester
Starting this fall, the VA will require those receiving Ch. 33 benefits (Post-9/11 GI Bill) to verify they are still enrolled as students each month. We have yet to receive future guidance on this, but will send out information as soon as we know more. Keep an eye out in your email from correspondence from VA abut this, too. | | | |
