The Registrar's Office, 101 Brigham Hall, is the certifying office for veterans' benefits at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Contact our School Veteran Official, David Kieckhafer, at 608-342-1321, or kieckhaferd@uwplatt.edu (Fax 608-342-1389).
The Veterans Club offers the opportunity for fellow student veterans to come together building camaraderie and support systems. The Vet club invites members that have served in any branch, for any length of time in the U.S. Military to join. The goals of the club are to unite service member students on campus, to establish a unified veteran's voice on campus, and to assist the members in academics, developing social skills and in the understanding of one another. Activities held by the organization include fund raising to support veteran organizations, regular group gatherings to build unity, supporting the local community, and assisting members in an understanding of available veteran's benefits. Meetings are held at 6:30pm every other Thursday at Ulrich Hall room 010. Please contact Robert Quillen with any questions.
To qualify for monthly educational benefits through Veterans Affairs, a veteran must be enrolled in an approved degree program. Veterans have 10 years from their date of discharge to use their federal educational benefits. Benefits are payable for 36 months while enrolled in school.
Please visit the Department of Affairs website http://www.gibill.va.gov/ for detailed information regarding Federal GI Bill Education Benefits.
DANTES Troops to Teachers
The purpose of TTT (Troops to Teachers) is to assist eligible personnel transition to new careers as public school teachers in "high-need" schools and school districts. A network of State TTT Offices has been established to provide participants with counseling and assistance regarding certification requirements, routes to state certification and guidance concerning the pursuit of employment. The TTT Home Page provides detailed program information and resource links, including links to state Departments of Education, state certification offices, model resumes, and other job listing sites in public education.
Wisconsin contact: Steve Campbell at 800-947-8387 or steve.campbell@dva.state.wi.us
The Wisconsin G.I. Bill provides a waiver ("remission") of tuition for eligible veterans and their dependents for up to 8 full-time semester or 128 credits at any University of Wisconsin-System or Wisconsin Technical College System institution. Qualifying veterans receive a 100% remission of standard tuition and segregated fees excluding textbooks. Some programs have higher costs and are not eligible for 100% remission. For further information about eligibility and what costs are covered, please visit the UW System FAQ page at: http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/student/WI_GI_Bill_FAQs.htm
A 100% remission is provided to the qualifying unremarried surviving spouse and children of a veteran who died in the line of duty, and to the spouse and children of a veteran with substantial service connected disabilities (combined VA service-connected disability rating of 30% or greater). For qualifying spouses, the benefit must be used within 10 years after the youngest child reaches the age of 18. For qualifying children, the benefit is available from ages 18 through 25. For the Wisconsin G.I. Bill, the veteran must have entered service as a Wisconsin resident. The benefit recipient must reside in Wisconsin.
The Veterans Education (VetEd) grant program provides a reimbursement grant based on a credit-bank system that is based on length of active duty military service to eligible veterans who have not yet been awarded a bachelor's degree for the reimbursement of tuition and fees following successful course completion at an eligible UW, technical college, or approved private institution of higher learning. A "pre-application" must be filed within 30 days of the start of the semester.
Veterans may concurrently receive Chapter 30 Montgomery G.I. Bill (VA) benefits and VetEd for the same semester. However, individuals eligible for Wisconsin G.I. Bill benefits must apply for, and use those benefits in order to be eligible for VetEd reimbursement. VetEd reimbursement will be reduced to the extent that tuition and fees have already been paid by other grants, scholarships, and remissions provided for the payment of tuition and fees.
The Wisconsin National Guard Tuition Grant Program will reimburse 100% of the actual tuition charged by the school or 100% of the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever amount is less. A “pre-application” must be filed within 30 days of the start of the semester. Reservists who have been activated cannot draw from both Wisconsin National Guard Tuition Grant Program and Veterans Education (VetEd) Reimbursement Grant Program.