11th Annual Texas Veterans Higher Education Symposium October 2-3, 2019 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 2 7:30—8:30 a.m. On-site registration (Conference Center) 8:30—9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks (Ballroom) Dr. C.J. Woods, Texas A&M University, Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff Bill Flores, U.S. Representative, 17th District of Texas 9:15—10:30 a.m. Keynote Address (Ballroom) Jared Lyon, National President and CEO, Student Veterans of America 10:30—10:45 a.m. Break 10:45—11:00 a.m. Presentation: Texas Veterans App (Ballroom) Dr. Suzanna Hupp, Health and Human Services Commission 11:00—11:45 a.m. Presentation: “Best Practices in Student Veteran Academic Success” (Ballroom) Mike Dvoracek, Texas A&M University 11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Lunch (Ballroom) 1:15—2:15 p.m. Panel: “Best Practices in Student Support” (Ballroom) Moderator: Jeremiah Gunderson Panelists: Sarah LeMire | Susan Williams | Tammy Micallef 2:15—2:45 p.m. Break 2:45—3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Presentation: “#FirstGenVets: Outcomes of a Learning Community for First Generation College Student Veterans” (Ross) Dr. Summer Odom, Texas A&M University | Kelly Essler, Texas A&M University Presentation: “Using Research to Inform Best Practices in Serving Student Veterans” (Ballroom) Dr. Janet Bagby, Baylor University 4:00—5:00 p.m. Presentation: “Taking the Wheel on the Data-Driven Highway” (Ballroom) Dr. Chris Cate, Vice President of Research, Student Veterans of America 5:00—5:15 p.m. Closing and End of Day Remarks (Ballroom) 6:30 p.m. Social (TAMU University Club, 11th Floor Rudder Tower) 11th Annual Texas Veterans Higher Education Symposium October 2-3, 2019 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center College Station, Texas Thursday, October 3 7:30—8:30 a.m. On-site registration (Conference Center) 8:45—9:30 a.m. Presentation: “Assessment 101: How You Know What You Need to Know About Student Veterans” (Ballroom) Dr. Darby Roberts, Texas A&M University 9:45—10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Presentation: “Moneyball for Education: Using Big Data to Construct a Regional Analysis on Military-Connected Students” (Ross) Bradley Ward, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Presentation: “Measuring Student Veteran Perceptions Regarding Sense of Belonging on Campus” (Ballroom) Michael Logan, The University of Texas at San Antonio 10:45—11:00 a.m. Break 11:00—11:45 a.m. Regent Elaine Mendoza, The Texas A&M University System (Ballroom) 11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Lunch (Ballroom) 1:15—2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Panel: “Supporting Student Veterans at Private Universities through the Yellow Ribbon Program” (Ross) Moderator: Dr. Janet Bagby Panelists: April Brown | Kevin Davis | Dr. Deanie Kepler Presentation: “Innovative and Collaborative Partnerships Enable Record Certification Turnaround Time” (Ballroom) Reuben Aleman, The University of Texas at San Antonio 2:30—3:30 p.m. Panel: Employment (Ballroom) Moderator: Stacy Overby Panelists: James Kumm | Lisa Adams | Amanda Olson | Bob Cartwright 3:30—4:00 p.m. Closing and End of Day Remarks (Ballroom) .