Military and Veteran Resources

What makes CU different from many other colleges and universities is our unique appreciation for the fact that military students have different needs and attributes than non-military students. The centerpiece of our efforts is the Office of Military and Veterans Resources, or as we like to call it — The Military Office.

The Military Office

Staffed by current and former military members who are using the same benefits you are, they will assist you in maximizing your benefits, getting assistance with financial aid, or helping with your military or civilian career goals and aspirations.

• Additional academic advising for all military students (on top of your major advisor): Stacie Rosewood-Boyskey, Jennifer Orndorf, Michael Hall, and Amanda Kern, are dedicated professionals who can explain every aspect from admissions to graduation.
• Military Academic Credit Review Board (MAC-RB) – An individualized process which ensures military service and experience is acknowledged as appropriate academic credit. This process is innovative, even path-breaking. It exists nowhere else in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Only a handful of colleges and universities nationwide are doing anything so service-intensive and academically grounded to support military students and veterans. 
  MaryJo Campana – MAC-RB (CU) – Lock Haven. 570-484-3129. mcc831@commonwealthu.edu 
• GI Bill Certifying Officials: 
  Stacie Rosewood-Boyskey – GI Bill Certifying Official (Mansfield); FTA (Mansfield) – Mansfield
  570-662-4134 srosewoo@commonwealthu.edu
  Jennifer Orndorf – GI Bill Certifying Official (Lock Haven); EAP (CU); MFEP (CU); FTA (Lock Haven) – Lock Haven
  570-484-2847 jconnor@commonwealthu.edu
  Amanda Kern – GI Bill Certifying Official (Bloomsburg) – Bloomsburg
  570-389-4439 akern@commonwealthu.edu 
• Military specific programming, guest speakers, and events created specifically with military members in mind.
• All military members who have graduated entry training receive two credits in healthy living which satisfies one of the 10 general education goals.
• A co-curricular learning experience (CLE) specifically for military members who have experience with other cultures (usually in the form of a deployment) — This CLE earns 2 out of the 5 points needed for the cultures and diversity general education requirement — and it's FREE!
• Active Duty Activation Policy
  Student-veterans who are called to active duty status (deployment, mobilization, enlistment) and must withdraw from the university should contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@commonwealthu.edu as soon as possible to request a military withdrawal.  The student must provide activation orders. The Registrar’s Office will provide the student with guidance on the steps required to withdraw. Students may be charged for room and board only for the time they lived in campus housing or utilized a meal plan if deployed within a term. Grades will not be awarded for a partial term, including a W for Withdrawal, if deployment occurs before a term is concluded. The Registrar’s Office will also provide guidance upon withdrawal on the process to return to the University after activation.  Students will contact admissions@commonwealthu.edu when they are ready to readmit.  Students will be readmitted to the same program as before deployment or a similar program if that program is no longer offered.  The student will have the same enrollment status, (unless another status is chosen by the student), the same number of credits and the same academic standing.

Military Resources Center

One of the most common issues veterans face after coming home from a military deployment or after leaving active service is a sense of being lost and alone. The Military Resources Center is a safe place for current and former military members and military supporters.

The Military Resource Center is staffed by current and former military members who are knowledgeable of specific military needs and solutions, and will do whatever it takes to resolve any issues. The Military Resources Center is located in Student Services Center 013 and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Stop by for free coffee and to get to know your military network.

• Military Student Education Benefits Checklist
• Military Student Scheduling
• Military Academic Credit Review Board (MAC-RB)
• GI Bill® Benefits
• ArmyIgnitED
• Military & Veterans Learning Community

The Cohen Mental Health Clinic provides no-cost mental health care to post 9-11 Veterans and their families.

Learn more

Referral Services

In addition to the Military Resources Center, Bloomsburg University offers a number of resources, which any student, including military students, may contact if they are having any issues or concerns. 

Some such resources are:

• Counseling Services
• Disability Services
• PTSD Resources