American Corporate Partners (ACP) - A Great Resource For All Student Veterans

American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping veterans transition from the armed forces to private enterprise through career counseling and networking with professionals from some of America’s finest corporations.

Mentors and Protégés are matched one-on-one by city and according to their mentoring preferences.

Participation is available in or near the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

Mentors and Protégés who do not live within approximately 100 miles of our participating cities are encourages to participate in our E-mentoring program.

For more information - http://www.acp-usa.org  

Welcome to the Warrior Gateway

The Warrior Gateway Project was created to address multiple needs of veterans. The project is a direct response to public statements made by Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling for a national clearinghouse of resources for wounded veterans and a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Veterans Coalition to find a solution to the explosive growth in the NGO sector and to help drive improvement in that sector.

The Warrior Gateway is that solution.

The Warrior Gateway’s fundamental strategy is to bring together the relevant information from around the web and our strategic partners to help our military community. This is accomplished through combining several components into an online portal.

http://www.warriorgateway.org/

A Great Networking Event for Student Veterans in Atlanta, GA - Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Join Tim Crow, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at the Home Depot, for the next Atlanta area American Corporate Partners (ACP) event on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

There will be refreshments served and an opportunity to conduct informal networking.  Prospective Mentors and Protégés of the Atlanta area are especially encouraged to participate in this session to learn more about this unique program. 

Please RSVP to John Suh (jsuh@acp-usa.org) by COB on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010.  For additional information, please contact ACP at (212) 752-0700.

From the Battlefield to the Classroom

Veterans are enrolling at Georgia State in record numbers thanks to the newly expanded G.I. Bill, and the university is helping them return to the classroom.

Check out the feature article in the latest edition of Georgia State University Magazine: http://www.gsu.edu/magazine/2010winter/battlefield.html

January 22-23, 2010 - A Call for Veterans with PTSD and/or mild TBI to Participate in 2-Day Creative Arts Healing Group Workshop

The ArtReach Foundation invites active duty military and veterans with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or mild Traumatic Brain Injury from all wars to participate in a Free 2 day creative arts healing group workshop. The ArtReach Foundation is an Atlanta based non-profit that has a ten year history of working with traumatized children and adults in war zones. In 2009 we began a new initiative for our troops and veterans called ArtReach: Project America. The Georgia Pilot Project for Soldiers & Veterans is the initial phase of Project America (www.artreachprojectamerica.com).

GSU SVA Featured on Atlanta Business Radio

Wed, 16 December 2009

Atlanta Business Radio's Helping Our Veterans Special

On today's show we featured some of the leaders in our community that are giving back to the Veteran community.

http://atlantabusinessradio.libsyn.com/

GSU-SVA Leadership Biographies

John Manganaro (President)

Mark Sanders (Vice President)

Dr. David Smith (Faculty Advisor)

Mr. Phil Rockwell (Faculty Advisor)

Bob Sampson (Non-Faculty Advisor)

11/11/09 - 2nd Annual GSU Veterans Day Tribute

Join us for the 2nd Annual Veterans Day Tribute in showing our appreciation for the dedication and commitment our students, staff, and faculty have provided to America as former service members in the United State Military.

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 11th from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Alumni Hall, Veterans Memorial Hall (at the corner of Gilmer and Courtland) - Main Campus.

10/29/09 - A Great Networking Event for Student Veterans in Atlanta, GA

Join GE’s Vice Chairman, Mr. John Rice as he addresses Atlanta’s American Corporate Partners network on:

“The Value of Veteran Leadership at GE and Beyond”

Following this speech, ACP Veteran Protégés, Mentors, and Corporate Leaders are invited to a social hour for light refreshments and professional networking.

RSVP to: Alana Massey (amassey@acp-usa.org) by COB on October 23, 2009.  For additional information, please call 212-752-0700. 

9/2/09 - The GSU Student Veterans Association has teamed up with American Corporate Partners!

American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping veterans transition from the armed services to private enterprise through career counseling and networking with professionals from some of America’s finest corporations such as General Electric, Home Depot, IBM, and many others!  For more information please visit their website: http://www.acp-usa.org/

8/31/09 - Student Veterans of America is now at Georgia State University!

8/25/09 - Veterans On-Campus Mixer

Don't miss the upcoming Veteran Mixer !!!

Veterans On-Campus Mixer (A Panther Welcome Week Event): Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hall in Alumni Hall.

This event is designed to introduce student veterans to resources on campus that are available for them. Come meet your fellow student veterans, faculty and staff from around the campus community who are standing by to support you through your college experience.

You'll be surprised at the number of student veterans attending Georgia State. All students are welcome! For more information about this event contact Dr. David Smith, Jr., at 404-413-1542. Please RSVP at dsmithjr@gsu.edu.