Office of Veteran Services
The Office of Veteran Services at Centenary University has been established on firm ground to provide valuable services and resources to student veterans, veterans’ dependents, active military, and reservists in the Centenary community. It is designed as a One-Stop location where veterans can ask questions and get answers. The office is dedicated to assisting veterans in navigating internal and external systems, obtaining educational goals, developing initiatives, and helping to facilitate a seamless transition to the academic arena and successful integration to the campus community.
Orientations for new student veterans and veterans’ dependents are held in August of each year before the start of the fall semester and in January of each year prior to the spring semester start. Sessions are held in the Veteran Resource Center (VRC) and hosted by the Director of Veteran Services. Orientations are designed to be informative with the intent of acclimating students to the campus as well as providing information about internal and external services and resources. Representatives from various external support services, i.e. VA Healthcare Outreach, the VetCenters, etc. are on-hand to answer questions, to provide information on services and resources, and to help with the application processes, if required.
VA Pending Payment Compliance
In accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection €, Centenary University adopts the following additional provisions for any student using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 G. I. Bill® (Ch 33) or Veteran Readiness and Employment (Ch 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA. This university will not:
1. Prevent the covered individual’s enrollment;
2. Assess a late penalty fee to a student;
3. Require a covered individual to secure alternative or additional funding; or
4. Deny a covered individual access to any resources (classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other tuition-paying students.
However, to qualify for this provision, such covered individuals may be required to:
1. Provide Chapter 33 Certificate of Eligibility (or its equivalent) or for Chapter 31, VR&E’s contract with the institution on VA Form 22-1905 by the first day of class.
Contact information for the Office of Veteran Services is noted below:
Margie Pavlichko
Director of Veteran Services
Phone: (908) 852-1400, ext. 2318
Fax: (908) 979-4277
margie.pavlichko@centenaryuniversity.edu
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm EST
http://www.centenaryuniversity.edu/admission-aid/military/