Supporting our military-affiliated students experiencing food insecurity through our continuous food drive initiative has been an incredible journey marked by unwavering generosity and community kindness. Our food pantry has served students from all military backgrounds, including National Guard, Reserves, Veterans, and military-family members attending the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Thanks to generous contributions from […]
Garrett Anderson, Outreach Coordinator and Student Recruiter, highlights some student outreach success this semester:
At the Chez Veterans Center, we serve a diverse and ever growing group of military-connected students. Our services are geared to support their success on campus and overall success after graduation. Take a look at some of the data we have been collecting.
The University of Illinois Campus has started a campaign featuring different professionals. We are excited to share the release of a a video featuring Ingrid Wheeler, Assistant Director, Behavioral Health Services at the Chez Veteran’s Center (CVC). In order to show the diverse ways that University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign staff carry out and support the […]
Our campus serves not only undergraduate military-connected students, but also graduate students. Read more about our recent graduate from the College of Law, Fernando Silva: Fernando graduated with his law degree this semester at the University of Illinois College of Law. He grew up in Cicero, Illinois. Upon his enlistment in the U.S. Navy, Fernando […]
We are very proud of our students hard work and success, especially when it leads to graduation. Read more about what Ken Wilson experience with the Chez Veterans Center as he moves forward with his next step pursuing his Master’s Degree: My name is Ken Wilson, and I’ve been an 88M (transportation) in the National […]
The Chez Veterans Center Director, Andrew Bender, was featured in the most recent Moving Forward magazine. Moving Forward is dedicated to highlighting the annual accomplishments of the college’s faculty, staff and students. It also includes engaging features, such as profiles of notable alumni, updates on the college’s latest initiatives and events, and much more. You can […]
The Chez Veterans Center is saddened by the loss of Adeline Kulig Puccini, who passed on March 29th 2023. Mrs. Puccini helped support the building of the Chez Veterans Center and named our third floor here at the Center the “CAPT. J. E. Puccini, USN, Adeline K. and Nancy Ann Puccini Residential Floor. Mrs. Puccini […]
Jason Sakowski, Assistant Director for Veteran Student Support Services shares programming offered at the CVC this semester: Semester Kick-off In 2022-2023 the Military-Connected Kick-off is held in the fall and spring of each academic year. One hundred and fifty participants in the Kick-off in the spring and fall. The goals of the Military-Connected Kick-off are […]
After the success of last year’s cohort of the Warrior-Scholar Project we are thrilled to be hosting our second cohort. This summer will be a two-week humanities and STEM academic boot camp from June 18-June30 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. During this academic boot camp, enlisted service members and recently transitioning Veterans will be […]