
Gateway Opens Veteran Support Center in First Partnership with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Gateway Community & Technical College today opened a Veteran Support Center at its
Edgewood Campus to provide academic, career and other services to veterans seeking
to continue their education.
In Gateway's first-ever partnership with Cincinnati State Technical and Community
College, the center will provide services under the Veterans Upward Bound program,
which is made possible under a federal Trio grant to Cincinnati State.
This partnership between the regions two public community and technical colleges is
just the beginning of what I hope will be a very close working relationship that bridges
the river and serves the region. This first partnership to provide services to those
men and women who have selflessly served our country, is a great example of the powerful
impact of regional cooperation, said Dr. G. Edward Hughes, Gateway president/CEO.
The Veterans Upward Bound program has proven its value at Cincinnati State, and were
excited about the opportunity to work with Gateway to extend these services to veterans
in Northern Kentucky, said Dr. John Henderson, interim president of Cincinnati State.
The Veterans Upward bound program offers refresher courses, basic skill development,
career advising, assistance with applying for financial aid, a variety of academic
services, college life adjustment workshops and referrals to other essential veteran
and community services. The Cincinnati VA Medical Center will provide access to healthcare
referral services.
Patricia A. Goodman, Gateway dean of institutional research, planning and effectiveness
and a U.S. Army veteran, spearheaded the project to create the center. Her husband
recently returned from service in Afghanistan.
Our experiences taught us what returning veterans need to continue their education
and make a successful transition to civilian life, Goodman said. Having a Veteran
Support Center has been a Gateway goal for some time. The Veterans Upward Bound program
available through the partnership with Cincinnati State was key to getting the center
off the ground. The proximity and involvement of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center
also enables us to offer a very broad range of services in one spot.
Veterans Upward Bound representatives will staff the center on Mondays from 8:30 a.m.
to noon and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. VA Medical Center personnel will be available
every other Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The center will be open for additional hours soon, because we've just added John Beiting
of Fort Thomas as an assistant through our work-study program, Goodman said. John
is a Gateway nursing student and a U.S. Army veteran himself.
For more information on the center, contact Goodman at (859) 442-1173 or patricia.goodman@kctcs.edu.