LAWTON — Cameron University will mark Veterans Day with a two-day event focused on organizations that offer support to veterans, active-duty soldiers and their families.
The Veterans Resource Fair will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9 on the first floor of the McMahon Centennial Complex, located at University Drive and D Avenue. Visitor parking is available across the street.
The event will put military families in touch with local, state and federal organizations that can offer them assistance.
“Cameron University’s Veterans Resource Fair is designed to offer information about a wide-ranging variety of military/veteran-related organizations,” said Vicki Henson, assistant director of finance assistance services and coordinator of veterans affairs, in a news release. “We look forward to hosting veterans from across southwest Oklahoma.”
Participants include:
• Alfred Finch, a VetSuccess on Campus counselor at Cameron, will assist students using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits with specialized career, financial and personalized counseling services, as well as employment search assistance.
Finch also provides information about the VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program.
• Rachel Barber, legal administrative specialist and public contact outreach specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Service Center at Fort Sill, will be available to provide information about other types of VA benefits.
• The VA-sponsored Red River Center provides readjustment counseling and resources to veterans, focusing on services that help veterans make the transition to civilian life.
• Representatives of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs will be on hand to assist people with claims before the VA.
• Representatives from the Oklahoma Works-American Job Network and the Oklahoma National Guard will be available.
• The Red Cord, an organization dedicated to eliminating human trafficking, will share information about its services.
• Staffers from Cameron’s Student Enrichment Center will be available to share information about various resources, including personalized non-academic support, job shadowing and financial literacy.
• The university’s Office of Student Support Services, which is a federally funded Title IV program, will be available. The program offers support for Cameron students who have academic needs, are first-generation students, have an economic need or are disabled.
• Cameron’s George D. Keathley Department of Military Science will be available, and the school’s Student Veterans of America chapter will provide information about the organization’s activities and services.
• Cameron’s Office of Veterans Affairs will provide general information about using VA educational benefits.
For more information, call 580-581-2301 or email VA@cameron.edu.