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Agenda
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Janelle Ashley, President, Worcester State College |
| 9:05 a.m. | Update from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Shelley Tinkham, Associate Director for Academic Policy, Department of Higher Education |
| 9:10 a.m. | Overview of State Approving Agency Responsibilities, Procedures for New Program & Program Revision Submissions George O’Connor, Director, Office of Veterans Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education |
| 9:30 a.m. | Procedures/Requirements for Supervisory Visits John Ebuen, Program Specialist, Office of Veterans Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education |
| 9:50 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. | Overview of "VA-Once" Thomas Coleman, Veterans Affairs, Massachusetts Education Liaison Representative |
| 10:45 a.m. | Veterans' Affairs Compliance Visits and Explanation of GI Bill Chapters Charles Anderson Pace, Veterans Affairs, RI Education Liaison Representative |
| 11:15 a.m. | Educational Obstacles for Veterans Affected by PTSD Mary Beth O'Sullivan, Outreach Advisor/Recruiter, UMass Boston Veterans Upward Bound |
| 11:40 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:10 p.m. | State Veterans Benefits William Leamy, Trainer, Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services |
| 12:35 p.m. | SAVE Program Samuel Hamm, Outreach Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services |
| 1:00 p.m. | Break |
| 1:10 p.m. | Veterans Workforce Investment Program/ One Stop Career Centers Kathy Mack, VWIP Program Coordinator, Division of Career Services |
| 1:25 p.m. | Massachusetts National Guard Tuition Waiver Lieutenant Mark Bennett, Director of Education and Incentive Programs, Massachusetts Army National Guard |
| 1:40 p.m. | Q&A and Closing Remarks Thomas Coleman, Veterans Affairs, Massachusetts Education Liaison Representative |
| 2:00 p.m. | Adjournment |