New and returning MTSU student veterans and their families are welcome to attend a “newcomers briefing” hosted by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.

The event will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Tom H. Jackson Building, 628 Alma Mater Drive. To find the location and parking, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.

Shane Smith, right, assistant director with the Daniels Center, tells the crowd attending a newcomers briefing in the JUB about connections they can make with future employers while they are student veterans on the path to graduation. This year’s briefing, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, will be in the Tom H. Jackson Building. (MTSU file photo by Eric Sutton)

The event is free. Organizers request new and returning student veterans and their families make their reservation by emailing Elizabeth Wilburn at Elizabeth.Wilburn@mtsu.edu.

Dr. Hilary Miller

“The briefing is an orientation customized for our military-connected students and their families. It will focus on campus resources,” said Hilary Miller, center director.

Miller and her staff are targeting new-to-MTSU student veterans and family members, but it is open to all student veterans and their families, she said.

“Our objective is to make them aware of on-campus contacts for all offices that can help them be successful,” Miller said. “We want them to know the center’s staff, be connected to us and meet and know other student veterans.”

Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, will speak during the event.

Dress is casual. A free barbecue dinner will be provided.

MTSU has more than 300 combined undergraduate and graduate programs.

— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)