{"id":10622,"date":"2016-02-05T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T00:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=10622"},"modified":"2016-02-11T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:15:17","slug":"support-for-veterans-available-at-student-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/10622\/campus-life\/support-for-veterans-available-at-student-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for veterans available at Student Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Serving those who served and their families<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Noe Magana<\/p>\n

Veterans Resource Center Hours of Operation<\/p>\n

Monday: 8 a.m – 4 p.m Tuesday-Thursday: 8 a.m- 5 p.m<\/p>\n

Friday: 8 a.m – 4 p.m Saturday & Sunday: Closed<\/p>\n

There are no visible signs that it exists, but the San Jose City College Veterans Resource Center is located in one of the many \u201chidden\u201d rooms on the second floor of the Student Center.<\/p>\n

Gary Ledesma, veterans, general transfer and career counselor, said the VRC was founded about three years ago, however SJCC has provided assistance,<\/p>\n

academically and with referrals, to veterans long before he arrived at SJCC in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

Ledesma said he estimates the Veteran Affairs in SJCC assists 200 students per semester. Most students tied to the VA are either veterans or immediateadmin | TIMES STAFF<\/span> family members of veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s open to anyone,\u201d Ledesma said. \u201cWe have students whose parent has been a veteran and they can come in and we can definitely support them and help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Student Robert leow Uses one of the computers at the SJCC Veterans Resource Center located in the Student Center on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n

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Kathy Araki, VRC program assistant and Robert Leow, 28, business, emphasized the program\u2019s three Cs: community, commodity and connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have four computers here that (veteran students) can use for school work,\u201d Araki said. \u201cWe have a refrigerator where they can store their food that they want to bring in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Araki also said veteran students are always welcome to use the center to work on their homework, relax, eat or just gather to interact with each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt provides me access to computers, people, privileges, relaxation, a place to come between classes just to study (and) talk to people,\u201d Robert Leow said.<\/p>\n

The VRC also offer tutors, if requested by its students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they come in here and ask if there is somebody available (to tutor), I can find out,\u201d Araki said.<\/p>\n

Veterans are also offered an opportunity to consult Dr. Gonzalez, a VA Psychologist, confidentially every other Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of veterans come back with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and they have issues they like to discuss with a person that is knowledgeable about their types of mental health problems,\u201d Ledesma said.<\/p>\n

Ledesma also said Veterans are among four groups that are offered priority registration in California along with CalWorks, EOP&S and disabled students.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny of the questions I have about finances or anything else, there is somebody here that can figure it out,\u201d Leow said.<\/p>\n

Ledesma said there are one or two veterans that can \u201cinformally\u201d help with tutoring in math or English along with professionals that can help in other areas veterans need help with.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an employment person come in and talk about what jobs are there for veterans,\u201d Ledesma said. \u201c(We) try to get veterans employed.\u201d<\/p>\n

A complete list of the services offered by the VRC and VA are available on the SJCC website under Support Programs.<\/p>\n

The VRC is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room SC 215.<\/p>\n

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