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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>California University of Pennsylvania Academics News</title><link>http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/category-veterans.htm</link><description>California University of Pennsylvania Academics News</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:53:55 -0400</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><item><title>SERVICE MEMBERS AIM TO EARN GERMAN BADGE</title><link>http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/04/service-members-aim-to-earn-german-badge.htm</link><guid>http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/04/service-members-aim-to-earn-german-badge.htm</guid><category>Veterans</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description>&lt;a href="http://www.calu.edu/events/german-badge/index.htm" title="Read more about what it takes to earn the badge."&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description> --&gt;
       	<enclosure length="9476" type="image/jpg" url="http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/04/badge110x90.jpg"/><content:encoded>Cal U plays host to service members seeking to earn the prestigious German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, one of the few foreign awards that U.S. military members may wear on their uniform. <a href="http://www.calu.edu/events/german-badge/index.htm" title="Read more about what it takes to earn the badge.">Read more</a></content:encoded><language>en-us</language></item><item><title>FREE COUNSELING AVAILABLE WEEKLY FOR VETERANS</title><link>http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/02/free-counseling-available-weekly-for-veterans.htm</link><guid>http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/02/free-counseling-available-weekly-for-veterans.htm</guid><category>Veterans</category><category>Current Students</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;Free counseling services
are available to military veterans and their families through Cal U&#8217;s &lt;a href="http://www.calu.edu/current-students/student-services/veterans/index.htm" title="Visit Cal U's Office of Veterans Affairs."&gt;Office of
Veterans Affairs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Area residents who have served in any branch of the military
are eligible to attend counseling sessions. Their dependents and family members
also may receive counseling. Non-students are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Appointments are available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Tuesday
through May 8. (&lt;i&gt;Please note: Counseling
will NOT be available on March 13, during the University&#8217;s spring break.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Licensed professional counselor Jason Brosk from the Vet
Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, will meet with clients in the Cal U
Office of Veterans Affairs, Room 33-G, Carter Hall.&#160; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Parking Garage,
near the campus entrance on Third Street in California, Pa.&#160; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Services include individual and marriage counseling,
readjustment counseling, and counseling for drug and alcohol issues,
bereavement, and military sexual trauma. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Counseling also is available, as needed, for Cal U veterans and community members with loved ones
who have been deployed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the free program at Cal U, or to
request an appointment, call California University&#8217;s Office of Veterans Affairs
at 724-938-4076 or e-mail vetcenter@calu.edu. For parking fees and a campus
map, visit &lt;a href="http://www.calu.edu/parking"&gt;www.calu.edu/parking&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Veterans, dependents and family members also may request
special appointments by contacting counselor Jason Brosk at the McKeesport
Veterans Center, 412-678-7704.&lt;/p&gt;</description> --&gt;
       	<enclosure length="41499" type="image/jpg" url="http://www.calu.edu/news/press-releases/2012/02/vets110x90.jpg"/><content:encoded><p>Free counseling services
are available to military veterans and their families through Cal U&#8217;s <a href="http://www.calu.edu/current-students/student-services/veterans/index.htm" title="Visit Cal U's Office of Veterans Affairs.">Office of
Veterans Affairs</a>.</p>
<p>Area residents who have served in any branch of the military
are eligible to attend counseling sessions. Their dependents and family members
also may receive counseling. Non-students are welcome.</p>
<p>Appointments are available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Tuesday
through May 8. (<i>Please note: Counseling
will NOT be available on March 13, during the University&#8217;s spring break.)</i></p>
<p>Licensed professional counselor Jason Brosk from the Vet
Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, will meet with clients in the Cal U
Office of Veterans Affairs, Room 33-G, Carter Hall.&#160; </p>
<p>Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Parking Garage,
near the campus entrance on Third Street in California, Pa.&#160; </p>
<p>Services include individual and marriage counseling,
readjustment counseling, and counseling for drug and alcohol issues,
bereavement, and military sexual trauma. </p>
<p>Counseling also is available, as needed, for Cal U veterans and community members with loved ones
who have been deployed.</p>
<p>For more information about the free program at Cal U, or to
request an appointment, call California University&#8217;s Office of Veterans Affairs
at 724-938-4076 or e-mail vetcenter@calu.edu. For parking fees and a campus
map, visit <a href="http://www.calu.edu/parking">www.calu.edu/parking</a>.</p>
<p>Veterans, dependents and family members also may request
special appointments by contacting counselor Jason Brosk at the McKeesport
Veterans Center, 412-678-7704.</p></content:encoded><language>en-us</language></item></channel></rss>
