Charge
- Continue UCA’s tradition of honoring Veterans, Service Members, and their Dependents at our annual Veterans Day Celebration bringing attention to UCA’s diverse student, faculty, and staff while paying tribute to the entwined history of UCA and the military community.
- Raise funds for scholarships to help a minority population within UCA to have access to education and scholarly opportunities, while at the same time inviting future populations to UCA.
- Work on special projects related to our veterans such as bringing awareness, services, or initiatives that would enrich the lives of our veteran students, faculty, and staff.
Membership
Committee term is from January 1 – December 31
- Co-Chair (Appointed by the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, two-year terms)
- Co-Chair (Appointed by the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, two-year terms)
- Past-Chair Ex Officio Member (serves one-year term)
- Ex Officio Member – Director of Veterans Resource Center (Permanent)
- Two people appointed by the Faculty Senate (two-year terms)
- Two people appointed by the Staff Senate (two-year terms)
- One person appointed as a representative from the UCA Police Department (one-year term)
- One person appointed as a representative from the Marketing and Communications (one-year term)
- One person appointed by the ROTC Staff (one-year term)
- One member from the Department of Music
- One person appointed as a representative from the Student Veterans of America RSO (one-year term)
- Three members at-large (one-year terms)
- Two members of community (one-year terms)
Executive Roles
- Co-Chair (two-year term)
- Co-Chair (two-year term)
- Past Chair Ex-Officio (one-year term)
- Director of Veterans Resource Center (permanent)
- Secretary (one-year term)
- Treasurer (one-year term)
Meetings
On call
Reports to
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Members
LeighAnn DenHartog
Committee Co-Chair
Co-Chair
2023-2025
VACANT
Committee Co-Chair
Co-Chair
2024-2026
VACANT
Ex Officio Past Chair
Past Committee Chair
2024-2025
Greg Pelts
Ex Officio-Director of Veterans Resource Center
Ceremony Committee Chair
Permanent, Ex-Officio
Brent Shires
Faculty Senate
2023-2025
VACANT
Faculty Senate
2023-2025
Robyn Smith
Staff Senate
2023-2024
VACANT
Staff Senate
2024-2026
Tyra Philips
Police Department
Secretary
2024
VACANT
Marketing and Communications
2024
Casey Miller
ROTC Staff
2024
VACANT
Music Department
2024
SVA Student Rep
Vacant
2024
Amanda Paladino
At Large
2024
Brenda Graff
At Large
Treasurer
2024
Mark Elrod
At Large
2024
Larry Woodle
Community At Large
2024
VACANT
Community At Large
2024
Page updated: July 30, 2024