Penn State York and Penn State,The Lancaster Center are offering a free informational conference, Duty to Degree: Informational Conference for Veterans, on Saturday, April 14, in York, and Saturday, April 21, in Lancaster. The program is designed for veterans interested in learning more about their military benefits and the educational opportunities available.  

Topics to be covered at each conference include benefits, financial aid, academic choice, career information and admission options. Attendees also can meet with veterans who have successfully managed the challenges of becoming successful students and the graduates who have gone on to fulfilling careers.

The conference at Penn State York, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, includes information about opportunities for veterans at Penn State and Penn State York. Registration is in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center.

The conference at Penn State, The Lancaster Center, from 8:30 a.m. to noon on April 21, includes information about opportunities for veterans at Penn State, Penn State York,  and Penn State, The Lancaster Center as well as a variety of other colleges and universities including Albright College, Central Penn College, Consolidated School of Business, Eastern Mennonite University, Eastern University, Elizabethtown College, HACC Lancaster, and Penn State York/Lancaster, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.  The program will take place in the multi-purpose room at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster, Pa.  Penn State, The Lancaster Center is located in the Farm and Home Center.

“The Duty to Degree:  Informational Conference for Veterans is designed to provide veterans with information about their military benefits, financial aid, academic choices, counseling resources, and admissions options,” said Sharon Christ, director of Enrollment Management and Strategic Recruitment and Retention Initiatives and one of the planners of the conferences.

Veterans who attend will learn about the opportunities available, meet with veterans who have successfully managed the challenges of becoming successful students, and the graduates who have gone on to fulfilling careers.   A complete schedule for the day is at each location is at the end of the story.

Veterans interested in the conference in York or Lancaster can register online at http://www.yk.psu.edu/veterans/.  Online registration ends at noon, Thursday, April 12, and those who wish to register after the deadline, should call Sharon Christ at 717-771-4048 or email her at sem1@psu.edu for the York conference or Karen Sheehe at 717-299-7669 or krs22@osu.edu for the Lancaster conference. To learn more about the variety of opportunities at Penn State York, visit the website at www.yk.psu.edu or contact the admissions office at 717-771-4040. To learn more about the opportunities at Penn State, The Lancaster Center visit their website at www.lancastercenter.psu.edu or call 717-299-7667.

Duty to Degree:  Informational Conference for Veterans Schedule – York

Saturday, April 14

8 a.m.        Registration
                  Community Room, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center
8:15 a.m.   Veterans benefits and resource overview
9:15 a.m.    Financial aid
9:45 a.m.    Academics, careers, and transitions
10:30 a.m.  Student veterans panel
11:15 a.m.  Campus tours
Noon          Complimentary lunch (optional)

Duty to Degree:  Informational Conference for Veterans Schedule – Lancaster

Saturday, April 21

8:30 a.m.            Registration and continental breakfast
9 a.m. to noon    Information tables from Lancaster County schools and veterans resources
9:15 a.m.            Academics, careers, and transitions
10:15 a.m.          Financial aid
11:15 a.m.          Student veterans panel