We have several resources for students and staff to reference! Check out this page for campus and community resources, resources for faculty and staff, grants and scholarships, training, and withdrawal processes.
Campus Resources
The University of Florida offers a variety of free services to all students. Whether you need help writing a resume, want to become a more effective studier, or would like to live a healthier lifestyle, there is a campus resource available.
The Office of Student Veteran Services serves as the liaison between the University of Florida, its students, and the various federal, state, and local agencies concerned with veterans benefits. We want to ensure that our veterans and dependents are set up for success.
The UF Health Compliance Office is the go to office for assisting students with health insurance and immunization needs. This includes providing access to the immunization form and health insurance waiver.
Through a variety of services and instructional approaches, the UF Teaching Center seeks to help students master effective ways of learning for different disciplines. Services include, but are not limited to: walk-in tutoring, facilitator-led group study, and College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) administration.
A free service for current UF graduate and undergraduate students. At the UF Writing Studio student have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a consultant on issues specific to their own particular development. They aim to help students become effective writers, and do not simply proofread or edit documents. Instead they assist student to become better proofreaders and editors of their own work.
The mission of the Career Connections Center is to offer students (and, where appropriate, alumni) a broad range of assistance designed to provide the best opportunity for career employment upon graduation. The Career Center offers services including, but not limited to: researching and matching labor market indicators that best correspond with learned academic skills, work experience, and personal attributes; resume writing; and developing interview techniques. This resource may be especially lucrative for veterans seeking to translate military job experience to the civilian workforce.
The mission of the Counseling & Wellness Center at the University of Florida is to facilitate the total development of students by reducing psychological problems and distress by enhancing mental health, well-being, quality of life, and optional functioning, through the delivery of high quality, culturally sensitive services to UF students and the larger campus community. The primary focus of the Counseling & Wellness Center is on providing brief, confidential counseling aimed at helping students succeed academically and interpersonally.
The University of Florida Dean of Students Office creates a culture of care for students, families, faculty, and staff by providing exemplary programs and services designed to enhance student academic and personal success.
The Disability Resource Center offers a variety of academic accommodations for students on campus. Both veterans with and without service-connected disabilities may qualify for accommodations. The DRC is the central point of contact for these accommodations, and strives to provide quality services to students with physical, learning, sensory, or psychological disabilities, to educate them about their legal rights and responsibilities so that they can make informed decisions, and to foster a sense of empowerment so that students can engage in critical thinking and self-determination.
GatorWell Health Promotion Services educates, empowers, and coaches students to make healthy decisions, and provides leadership and advocacy for health-enhancing policy.
The vision of the UF Libraries is to ignite curiosity, serve as the locus of knowledge management, and promote intellectual exchange. Students can receive support via the Libraries subject guides and specialists, reference and research assistance, workshops and instruction sessions, and numerous other services provided to support student success.
Community Resources
Below are a few resources within the Gainesville and Alachua County community!
The goal of the Alachua County Veteran Services is to assist veterans and their dependents in securing all entitled benefits earned through honorable military service.
VETS helps veterans, reservists, and National Guard members in securing employment and the rights and benefits associated with such.
The Florida Works One-Stop Career Centers are fully prepared to assist veterans with their employment and training needs.
USAJobs is the Federal government’s official job list. Shown are employment search, information center, veteran information, and forms.
Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. They accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them.
The Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and services to severely injured service members during the time between active duty and transition to civilian life.
Vet Tix provides tickets to events which reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American life.
The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program helps veterans with searching for an affordable apartment, rental assistance, buying a home, and avoiding foreclosure.
Faculty and Staff
The University of Florida and the Collegiate Veterans Success Center is committed to honoring our veterans and supporting their success. Our university is actively providing support and guidance to faculty and staff regarding VA benefits and local veteran resources.
Our location has changed! You can now find the Collegiate Veterans Success Center in the Reitz Union, Student Engagement Portal Level 2, Room 2215.
- The Stripes Within Campaign seeks to celebrate current and former UF military students, staff, and faculty that make up the fabric of UF.
- UF Military Connections Welcome is a student-led initiative that greets new military-connected students with an introduction to campus resources and a connection with peers. More information for this event to come!
- Annual Veterans Reception is hosted every Fall to celebrate the service and sacrifice of our veterans who have bravely served in the armed forces and an opportunity for our university community to come together in support of our military-affiliated students, faculty, and staff.
- Green Zone Training is a professional development opportunity designed to educate faculty, staff, and students on military-connected students’ unique challenges, experiences, and needs. It aims to create a more supportive and understanding environment by covering topics such as military culture and common challenges faced by veteran or veteran-affiliated students.
- Counseling and Wellness Center
- Envision Military Network – incorrect link
- Veterans Services Office
- Career Connections Center
Sabrina Saucier
UF Designated Military Liaison | Assistant University Registrar
Email: sabrinasaucier@em.ufl.edu
Grants and Scholarships
Below are links to scholarships specifically for veterans, and some for dependents and spouses of veterans.
Training
There are three training opportunities below. Check them out for more information and links to register!
This course is designed for faculty and staff at UF who want to enhance their ability to identify signs of student distress and provide appropriate support.
Through a series of interactive modules, participants will:
- Examine the prevalence of stress and emotional distress among students.
- Recognize behavioral signs of distress acquire strategies for connecting students with the necessary resources.
- Real-life scenarios in this course allow participants to apply best practices in responding to students in distress.
Faculty, staff, and students who may be concerned about any student in distress should email umatter@ufl.edu.
The Counseling & Wellness Center offers an array of programs and services to support university students in developing skills to identify warning signs and symptoms of suicide and take proactive steps to connect themselves, or peers, to campus resources as needed. Two central programs utilized include Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and LivingWorks SafeTALK training programs. For more information, please visit www.counseling.ufl.edu/outreach/suicide-prevention
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
QPR (for Question, Persuade and Refer) is 1-1.5-hour interactive training for suicide prevention. The course covers myths regarding suicide, warning signs, and how to inquire about suicidal thoughts. The course also includes an opportunity for questions and discussion. This training is available to faculty, staff, students, and organizations across the University of Florida campus.
- Upcoming Open Trainings (Available for All)
- Upcoming Faculty/Staff Only Trainings
- Request a QPR Group Training
LivingWorks SafeTALK
LivingWorks SafeTALK is a 3.5-4 hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and connect them with further help. In LivingWorks SafeTALK you will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support. Your role as a connector is the main focus of this training, which features:
- Trainer presentations, facilitated discussion, and skills practice.
- Videos that illustrate what happens when signs of suicide are overlooked, and how you can contribute to safe outcomes when these signs are heard and addressed.
- Information about UF-and-Gainesville-specific resources
- Opportunities to further explore organizational applications of the training.
A community resource person will be on hand at the workshop to support your safety and comfort.
The Counseling & Wellness Center hosts LivingWorks safeTALK training for the university community. If interested in participating in a safeTALK training, students, staff, & faculty can register directly with LivingWorks here (https://livingworks.net/training/livingworks-safetalk/) OR plan to attend a CWC hosted safeTALK training by signing up to participate in an upcoming training event.
A professional development opportunity designed to educate faculty, staff, and students on veteran and military-connected students’ unique challenges, experiences, and needs. It aims to create a more supportive and understanding environment by covering topics such as military culture and common challenges faced by veteran and military-connected students.
Withdrawal Process
There are different reasons why a student may need to withdraw from classes. Below is general information, in addition to different types of withdrawal processes.
It is suggested that student veterans contact the VetSuccess On-Campus Counselor or the Office of Student Veterans Services to discuss the withdrawal process.
Withdrawal formally drops all courses in a term. University of Florida students should read and understand the university’s withdrawal procedures before deciding to withdraw from UF. Students who withdraw after the drop/add period and before the deadline for withdrawal will receive a grade for W for all courses. Any student who withdraws after the deadline will receive WF grades in all courses and will be subject to dismissal. Students who leave UF without withdrawing normally will receive failing grades. Students on academic probation who withdraw from UF before the deadline will continue on probation until their grade point deficit is reduced to zero. Students on Admissions Committee probation must meet the terms of their probation.
Per Florida Statute 1004.07, any student enrolled in a postsecondary course or courses at a state university shall not incur academic or financial penalties by virtue of performing military service on behalf of our country. Such student shall be permitted the option of either completing the course or courses at a later date without penalty or withdrawing from the course or courses with a full refund of fees paid (see refund of fees information in the fees and fiscal section). If the student chooses to withdraw, the student’s record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to active military service.
Per Florida Statute 250.482, if a member of the Florida National Guard is ordered into active service, no private or public employer, and no employing or appointing authority of this state, its counties, municipalities, political subdivisions, community colleges, or universities, shall discharge, reprimand, or in any other way penalize such member because of his or her absence by reason of state active duty.
Should an unexpected event occur that causes students to be negatively impacted by it during a semester, the medical petition process could help students petition for the course to reflect a withdrawal on their transcript.
Students have the ability to petition for a course/courses they withdraw from in a current semester. An approved medical withdraw or drop by deadline petition allows for the W’s to be classified as medical and has the opportunity for tuition repayment.
If grades are posted for a given semester, students have the ability to complete a Retroactive Medical Petition for the impacted course(s). An approved retroactive medical petition allows for posted grades to be updated to W’s and has the opportunity for tuition reimbursement.
Pursuant to rules the Florida Board of Governors Regulations 7.002, to be eligible for repayment for the petitioned course(s), students must complete the “Select the Petition Type” and “Terms and Course” sections of a petition via the Medical Petition Portal for each semester(s) in question, within 6 months of the end of the semester they are petitioning for.
Review the Medical Petition Process information at https://care.dso.ufl.edu/medical-petition-portal/, call 352-294-2273, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. or email MedicalPetition@ufsa.ufl.edu with questions.