HOUSTON, TX – During the week leading up to Veterans Day, the University
of Houston will host a series of events focused on issues facing those who
served our country.

“Veterans Awareness Week” will feature free panel
discussions, semninars and tributes to former members of the armed forces.
Presented by the UH Veterans Services in conjunction with the Veterans
Collegiate Society, events run Nov. 7 – 10 at the University Center (UC) and
Cemo Hall.

“We’re pleased to deliver dialogue that centers on the
experiences of our veteran community,” said Allen Grundy, Veterans Services
director. “It will be an insightful week of events that will spotlight the men
and women who proudly served their nation.”

A schedule of events is as follows:

• 3 – 5 p.m., Nov. 7 – “Veterans Speak Up!” (UC
  Big Bend Room – Room 279):Veterans
  will sound off on the challenges of transitioning back to civilian life and the
  issues they face as college students.
• Noon, Nov. 8 – “Veteran Women in Combat” (UC
  Women’s Resource Center – Room 279A):
  Women
  veterans will talk about the issues facing female soldiers on and off the
  battlefield. Other topics to be addressed include the repeal of the “Don’t Ask,
  Don’t Tell” policy.
• 3 p.m., Nov. 9 “Delicate Memories” (UC Big Bend
  Room – Room 279): As part of UH’s Veterans Oral History Project, Glen
  Outerbrook (founder of eyeMe) will discuss how student veterans can doument
  their journey from the armed forces to the classroom.
• 7 p.m., Nov. 10 “Veterans Entrpreneurship
  Program” (UH Cemo Hall – Room 100D): As part of the Wolff Center for
  Entrepreneurship’s Distinguished Speaker Series, John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial
  Sugar, will discuss crisis management, price elasticity, global footprint,
  brand and industry leadership, diversification and adapting to changing demand.

For more details on “Veterans Awareness Week,” call the VSO at 832-842-5490.

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