NFL Draft Day and Milvets

All:
Are you a football fan (and I don’t mean the David Beckham kind)?  I am
pleased to announce that in cooperation with the National Football League,
our organization will be participating in the festivities and activities
during the annual ritual known to football fans as Draft Day.  I would like
to extend an invitation to you (and one guest) [...]

Milvets Election Results

Ladies and Gentlemen,
First, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your participation in elections.  This is the highest turn out I’ve ever seen in my years at Columbia.  I would like to inform you that we will have an informal meet and greet at Havana Central 8pm-9pm this evening for [...]

2009-2010 Executive Board Elections

Ladies and Gentlemen,
This email is to notify you that elections for executive board positions have now begun.  Please vote for one candidate for each position.  Any vote that has more than one name for a position will not count.  All votes must be submitted from your Columbia UNI and be submitted before 11:59pm Wednesday evening [...]

Minutes from GB Meeting 3/5/09

General Body Meeting 03/05/09
Yellow Ribbon Program
o 13 of the 17 schools within Columbia for the next school year (09-10)
• Numbers have not been made official as of yet
• Firm number for percentage of participation will be available approximately mid May
Student Services
• Columbia has started the creation of the veterans student services (Columbia.edu) web site
• This will include detailed information on [...]

Letter from the Secertary of VA. Re: YRP

THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON
Dear Higher Education Executive, On June 30th, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the Post 911 1 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the most comprehensive education benefits package since the original GI Bill was signed into law in 1944. The original GI Bill provided millions of veterans the [...]

Letter from the Director of the VA Re: YRP. Survey Requirements

January 12, 2009
Dear Higher Education Executive,
You recently received an informational letter about the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a benefit authorized under the Post-9/11 GI Bill that allows your institution to enter into an agreement with VA to provide additional assistance to individuals who are charged tuition and fees that exceed the [...]

Minutes from GB, Feb 04 2009

VA Briefing – if you missed the Q&A and need more information please feel free to stop by the ABC office (5th Floor of Lerner) and look for the Milvets mailbox. I have left the booklet of information that the rep left for us.
GB Meeting
a. Yellow Ribbon Program
Graduate schools must meet with their respective administrations [...]

Minutes from GB Meeting 1/22/09

General Body Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2009 7:30 – 8:30pm
Lerner Hall Room 501
Peter Kim – President
I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Presidential Updates:
A) Introduction of E-Board – Angel Quiles (VP), Erika Gallegos (Treasurer), Grant Holten (Secretary), Sean O’Keefe (DoC)
B) Yellow Ribbon Program
• Curtis Rogers – Dir. of Admissions / Dir. of Finance had meeting with the VP of [...]

1/22/09 General Body Meeting Agenda

General Body Meeting Agenda
January 22, 2009 7:30 – 8:30pm
Lerner Hall Room 501
I. Meeting called to order
II. Club update – President
a. Introduction of the E-Board
b. Yellow Ribbon Program Update
c. Student Services
d. Office Hours – Mondays and Wednesdays 11-12pm and by appointment
e. Constitution Amendment Committee
f. Prep Course interest
g. VA orientation interest
h. Midterms and finals – Stress busters
i. End of the year party
j. Fleet Week ‘09
III. Finance [...]

GB Meeting Notice – 1/22/09 7:30pm

All,
We will be holding our first GB meeting on Thursday, 1/22/09, at 7:30pm in Lerner Hall. I will post the room number as soon as I hear back from CU events. The meeting agenda will be posted on the milvets blog once it is finalized (look for it to be posted nlt Wed. [...]