January 2013, PR.17 For more information contact: Jeffrey P. Cropsey PublicAffairs@ccmeonline.org Tel: 850.380.6372
San Diego Area Veteran/Military Student Community Invited to the Council of College and Military Educators Symposium Visit www.ccmeonline.org San Diego, California 18 January 2013 Wednesday, 27 February will be open to service members, veterans and their families free of charge. Not only does this provide a great opportunity for their career and education exploration, but also the chance to attend presentations and breakout sessions related to this year’s theme “Building Bridges to Success through Education for the Military Community”. Wednesday’s agenda includes guest speaker Larry Broughton, former US Army Elite Special Forces, award-winning entrepreneur, and highly praised expert in the area of Veteran Entrepreneurship, a panel presentation from the DoE, VA, and DoD transition offices about the Veteran Opportunity to Work Act (VOW), a Disability Services in Higher Education Lockerbox series and many other breakout sessions covering a wide array of topics Over one hundred exhibits will be available for our military/veteran guests to visit, with proof of military service, on both Tuesday, February 26 and Wednesday, February 27. Parking at the Hilton Bay front will be validated by CCME upon check-in at their registration counter in the hotel. Guests are asked to bring proof of military service. CCME had its beginning in California in the early 1970’s. This year represents CCME’s 40 th annual symposium. According to CCME President, Joycelyn Groot, “The mission of our organization is to promote educational programs and services to support the unique needs of service members, veterans and their families. So, we are pleased that this year’s San Diego location will make access to the local military community convenient, and well worth their time.” Exhibitors from higher education institutions and organizations that support military/veteran education include: ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY AMERIFORCE APOLLOS UNIVERSITY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - GUARD SUPPORT CENTER ASHFORD UNIVERSITY ASPEN UNIVERSITY AUBURN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AUBURN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BAKER COLLEGE ONLINE BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE BLACKBOARD
BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EXTENDED EDUCATION CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAPITOL COLLEGE CAREER STEP CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE COLLEGE BOARD COLEMAN UNIVERSITY COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA COLLEGE COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COMEX SYSTEMS, INC CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC / EVEREST/ WYOMING TECH DEVRY UNIVERSITY DSST - CREDIT BY EXAM PROGRAM DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP (EDMC) EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY-WORLDWIDE eSCIENCE LABS EXCELSIOR COLLEGE FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY GALE, CENGAGE LEARNING GI-JOBS MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS GRADUATE SCHOOL USA GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY GRANTHAM UNIVERSITY HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HEALD COLLEGE HENLEY-PUTNAM UNIVERSITY HIGHER ED GROWTH INDIANA TECH INDTAI, INC. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY ONLINE JONES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION c/o KMI MEDIA GROUP MTCI - MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CONSULTANTS INC MILITARY TIMES EDGE NATIONAL ROBOTICS TRAINING CENTER NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NCCER NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PARK UNIVERSITY PEARSON VUE PEIRCE COLLEGE PETERSON'S NELNET LLC REGENT UNIVERSITY RIO SALADO COLLEGE ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - CARBONDALE STRAYER UNIVERSITY SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE TEACHER READY THOMAS EDISION STATE COLLEGE TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL TROY UNIVERSITY
TULSA WELDING SCHOOL-RSI ULTIMATE MEDICAL ACADEMY UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-CONTINUING STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ONLINE WORLDWIDE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY U S DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GI BILL VINCENNES UNIVERSITY WALDORF COLLEGE WALLCUR LLC WEBSTER UNIVERSITY WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
The Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) 2013 symposium will be held in San Diego, California February 25-28 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101. For more information go to: http://www.ccmeonline.org