Student Veteran Organization
The purpose of SVO is to provide PAU's military veteran students with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and following graduation; to provide veteran and non-veteran students with information on veterans' issues, including behavioral health related research and military/veteran cultural concerns; and to link veteran and non-veteran students with the local veteran community through events and volunteering opportunities.
SVO is open to anyone interested in the unique issues facing service members and their families – we do not require that you be a service member, only that you have a passion for, or curiosity about, veteran support, services and research. Incoming students: if you would like to talk with a fellow military/veteran student about their experience at PAU, please email SVO@paloaltou.edu. A board member will have a current student contact you.
The Student Veteran Organization is an official Chapter of the Student Veterans of America http://www.studentveterans.org/
Contact: svo@paloaltou.edu
2023-2024 Officers:
Co-President: Nicole Stephenson
Co-President: Sami Mitchell
Vice President: Jason Woodruff
Secretary: Ashlynn Steinbaugh
Treasurer: Jas Chok
Event Coordinator: Colin Simsarian
Advisor: Lisa Harris
Faculty Advisors: Matt Cordova, PhD and Matt Yalch, PhD
Welcome Home: Understanding the Complex Transition and Unique Needs of Military Veterans Academic Life – a presentation by Dr. David M. Joseph, Director of the Oakland Vet Center and follow up discussion featuring a panel of PAU Student Veterans.