Photo by Central Lakes

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Supporting the Reintegration of Veterans
Photo by Central Lakes College student Jason
Sather
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iSeek SolutionsMinnesota State Colleges and
Universities (MnSCU) Office of the
ChancellorMinnesota Department of Employment
and Economic Development (MNDEED) Veterans
Employment ServicesPresented byNancy
JacobsenExecutive Director, ISEEK/CareerOneStop
James FinleyDirector, Veterans Employment
Programs
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Why Serve Veterans?
Its The Right Thing To Do!
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Maximizing Your Talent PoolVeteran Education
Reentry Program
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty greeting National
Guard soldiers.
Strategic Partners Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities (MnSCU) Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic Development
(MNDEED) Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
(MNDVA) Minnesota Department of Labor and
Industry (MNDOLI) Minnesota National Guard
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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
http//www.dma.state.mn.us/
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MNSCU
and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

• Pre-Deployment Sessions
• MNSCU representatives talk with soldiers about
  online learning
• MNSCU representatives talk with spouses and
  family members about education opportunities

• Family Reintegration Academy
• MNSCU representatives talk with spouses and
  family members about education opportunities for
  their soldier

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MNSCU
and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Initial Reintegration Sessions
30 - Day Sessions
MNSCU representatives talk with demobilizing
National Guard soldiers about educational
benefits.
MNSCU representatives talk with National Guard
soldiers about continuing their education.
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MNDEED
and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Veterans employment representative talking with
National Guard soldiers at 30 Day reintegration
session
Minnesota Workforce Center co-located with St.
Cloud Technical College
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MMDVA
and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Veteran Centers
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, MN
MN State Community Technical College, Moorhead,
MN
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Minnesota Electronic Tools for Veterans

• ISEEK (Internet System for Education and
  Employment Knowledge) www.iseek.org
• MnSCU www.mnscu.edu
• MNDEED www.deed.state.mn.us
• MNDVA www.mndva.state.mn.us

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ISEEK
http//www.iseek.org/sv/44500.jsp
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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
http//www.mnscu.edu/students/veterans/index.html
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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Veterans Life Plan
www.century.edu/lifeplan/lpcarehome.htm
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Veterans e-Folio
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
www.efoliominnesota.com
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Minnesota State Colleges and UniversitiesElectron
ic Services for Veterans
Minnesota Online, the guide to online courses
and programs from Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities institutions, offers thousands of
online credit and non-credit courses and over 100
degree, certificate, and diploma programs.
Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) provides
students with current and accurate transfer and
course information to enhance their degree and
program planning. Course Applicability System
(CAS) provides information on courses, course
equivalencies, and program requirements at a CAS
institution to anyone who accesses a CAS website.

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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
Development Veterans Services
http//www. deed.state.mn.us/veterans/index.htm
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http//www.mncertifiedvets.us/
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• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
  Development

www.minnesotaworks.net
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Minnesota Department of Veterans AffairsMy
Military Education
http//www. mymilitaryeducation.org
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http//www.mnonline.mnscu.edu/military/Veterans_Co
ordinators.php
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Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
http//www.minnesotaveteran.org/cvso/
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CareerOneStop
www.careeronestop.org/militarytransition
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MilSpouse
www.milspouse.org
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VetCentral
http//www.jobcentral.com/vetcentral
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Partnership between Industry, Education, and MN
National Guard
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Training Needs Communication Tool
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Minnesota Best Practices

• Education and Training
• 1. On campus Veterans Education Representatives
  to assist returning veterans
• 2. Online assistance for information to answer
  questions about educational benefits.
• 3. Education and training for National
  Guard members offered at a campus with college
  credit awarded.
• 4. Minnesota G.I. Bill
• 5. Delayed tuition payment
• 6. MNSCU representatives participate in
  reintegration activities
• 7. National Guard liaison officer
  stationed at MNSCU System Office
• Employment
• 1. National Guard soldiers returning from
  deployment eligible for unemployment insurance
  benefits
• 2. National Guard soldiers returning from
  deployment automatically qualify for dislocated
  worker programs/OJT employer training
  opportunities
• 3. Veteran employment representative
  participate in reintegration activities

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Strategic Partners

• Minnesota National Guard
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
  Development
• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• County Veteran Service Officers
• Employer Support of Guard and Reserves
• Higher Education Veterans Program
• TriCare
• TurboTap
• Catholic Charities
• Lutheran Social Services
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Vet Centers
• Family Assistance Centers

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For More Information Contact
Don Pfeffer MN Department of Veterans
Affairs Higher Education Veterans
Programs dpfeffer_at_clcmn.edu

• Nancy Jacobsen
• iSeekSolutions
• Executive Director
• Nancy.Jacobsen_at_iseek.org

Steve Frantz MN State Colleges
Universities Office of the Chancellor Director,
Veterans Education Re-entry Initiative Steve.Frant
z_at_so.mnscu.edu
Jim Finley MN Department of Employment and
Economic Development Director, Veterans
Employment Programs Jim.Finley_at_state.mn.us