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Student Veteran Career Preparation at USC with Villardine Goode

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We are joined today for a discussion about preparing student veterans for their future careers at University of South Carolina (USC) with Villardine Goode. Villardine is a retired Army MSgt now serving as the Veterans and Military Academic Success Coach at USC. Villardine shares her experience providing guidance & information to military service members & veterans as they prepare to enroll in higher education, navigating the admissions process to integrating on campus, why veterans should consider USC, and more!

Main Topics 

  • Villardine introduction & background (0:33) 

  • How has your own military background helped your ability to support student veterans (7:05) 

  • Walking students through financing their education & utilizing benefits available to them (11:48)

  • Approach to student career preparation at USC, partnerships with companies & employers looking to hire student veterans (15:25)

  • Breaking down on-campus barriers, supporting a holistic student veterans community (20:35) 

  • New student veteran orientation, integrating into the campus community (22:35) 

  • Why student veterans should consider USC when separating from the military to attend college (24:45)

  • Advice for service members considering separating & applying to college (27:10) 

    • Additional Resources

    • USC Veteran Admissions 

    • USC Veterans & Military Student Services

    • USC Career Readiness Partnership with 50strong

    • Military career partnership with Lowes

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