Reminders from the U of M Veterans Certification Office
Reminders from Financial Aid
Resource Guide for Veterans and Families:
Billing and payment due dates
Dates and deadlines for spring
With so many services for veterans, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here's a brief summary of four local resources. We start with the Veterans Resource Office on campus, where you can go to get personalized information about all of the services listed here, and more.
The University of Minnesota's Veterans Resource Office is in 200 Fraser Hall to provide veterans and current military members, as well as their families, with information regarding both educational and non-educational benefits, military transfer credits, veterans' employment help, family assistance, and transition issues.
Contact the Veterans Resource Office with questions about any of these issues, or to set up a one-on-one appointment to talk about benefits or resources that might be available to you or your family. David Schrader, the Metro Region Coordinator, will sort through the various programs and resources available to you, and make sure that you know where to go next. Call 612-625-7620 or e-mail schr0381@umn.edu. The office is located at the One Stop Student Services Center in 200 Fraser Hall.
County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs) provide advice and assistance for veterans filing claims for state and/or federal non-educational benefits. They act as advocates for and provide resources to veterans, their families, and/or survivors, assisting them in obtaining a better standard of life by utilizing the benefits they have earned and are entitled to under law.
David Olson is an Assistant Veterans' Service Officer for Hennepin County. He has worked with veterans for more than twenty-five years, and he notes that his office “is the front line for [state and federal] services…The state does not do VA applications and the VA does not do state applications”—the County Veterans Service Officers, however, handle both kinds of applications, especially medical claims for both service-related and non-service related issues.
In addition to contacting David Schrader in the on-campus Veterans Resource Office for a one-on-one conversation about the full range of veterans benefits and resources (see above), veterans attending the University of Minnesota can contact Olson or one of his colleagues at the Hennepin County office to learn about and to file claims for medical and other non-educational benefits (veterans may also contact the CVSO in their home county).
To contact the Hennepin County Veterans Service Office, call 612-348-3300 or e-mail david.olson@co.hennepin.mn.us. A directory of other Minnesota CVSO¿s can be found at http://www.mdva.state.mn.us/public/CVSO e-mail/.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's Veteran Employment Service provides free transition assistance, resume development, job search and interview skills, direct referrals to job openings, and wage and salary negotiation/information. These services are provided by Veterans Employment Representatives at Minnesota WorkForce Centers. Veterans Employment Representatives can also aid student veterans with unemployment benefits claims, advise them regarding their employment and re-employment rights, and assist them in accessing employment assistance and training programs offered to veterans through the U.S. Department of Labor. Student veterans may contact a Veterans Employment Representative at their nearest Minnesota WorkForce Center at 1-888-GET-JOBS, or www.deed.state.mn.us/Veterans.
Comfort for Courage (C4C), a student led nonprofit veterans support
group, exists to build awareness and a sense of community for all
veterans on campus. C4C runs the Veterans Transition Center (VTC),
which provides a place on campus for veterans to meet, relax, and have
a good time. Whether you are about to graduate or are just starting
your college experience, the VTC is a great place to relax, share
stories, meet other veterans, play board games, or watch a movie
(there¿s a couch, TV/DVD player, and vending machines nearby so you can
even have some popcorn with your movie). Currently, there is FREE pizza
and pop available every Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. If you are interested in
becoming involved with C4C, would like additional information about the
VTC, or just want to receive news about social events, e-mail
C4C@umn.edu
to be added to the e-mail list.
Veterans Transition Center
15 Eddy Hall
192 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
C4C@umn.edu
Please note: If you have difficulty meeting these billing due dates because you have not received your veterans benefits, please contact the Veterans Certification Office at 612-625-8076 or veterans@umn.edu. You will not be charged late fees if your late payment is caused by delays in your certification that exceed the V.A.'s anticipated 10-12 week processing time.
| Billing date | Minimum due | Due date | |
| 1st statement | January 20 | 33% | February 14 |
| 2nd statement | February 17 | 50% | March 14 |
| 3rd statement | March 17 | 100% | April 11 |
| 4th statement | April 14 | 100% | May 9 |
| 5th statement | May 12 | 100% | May 30 |
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