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If you are a current military-affiliated student at Rowan University, take a look at the resources below to find opportunities for involvement on campus as well as helpful information to reference if you are called to active duty/training/orders, in addition to a variety of additional resources.
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Opportunities for Involvement
Our Military Appreciation Group (MAG) is a student-led organization dedicated to honoring and supporting veterans and service members throughout the Rowan community. Our focus is practical support, recognition and community service.
Complete Interest FormThe military resource center opened on November 8, 2023. Located in Savitz Hall in Room 255A, service members can study, relax, or enjoy camaraderie with other service members.
If you are a service member or veteran and you are registered with the Military Services Office, you have access to the resource center via your student ID. The swipe access will allow you in the resource center at any time.
If you have questions or if you are running into issues with accessing the Military Lounge and Resource Center, please send our team an email at: militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu
Contact Military ServicesVeterans who train at the three-quarter or full-time rate may be eligible for a work-study program in which they work for VA and receive hourly wages. The types of work allowed include:
- Outreach services
- VA paperwork
- Work at national or state veterans cemeteries
- Work at VA medical centers or state veterans homes
Please email your cover letter and resume to militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu with "Work Study" in the subject line.
Contact Military ServicesOur Military Appreciation Group (MAG) is a student-led organization dedicated to honoring and supporting veterans and service members throughout the Rowan community. Our focus is practical support, recognition and community service.
Complete Interest FormThe military resource center opened on November 8, 2023. Located in Savitz Hall in Room 255A, service members can study, relax, or enjoy camaraderie with other service members.
If you are a service member or veteran and you are registered with the Military Services Office, you have access to the resource center via your student ID. The swipe access will allow you in the resource center at any time.
If you have questions or if you are running into issues with accessing the Military Lounge and Resource Center, please send our team an email at: militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu
Contact Military ServicesVeterans who train at the three-quarter or full-time rate may be eligible for a work-study program in which they work for VA and receive hourly wages. The types of work allowed include:
- Outreach services
- VA paperwork
- Work at national or state veterans cemeteries
- Work at VA medical centers or state veterans homes
Please email your cover letter and resume to militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu with "Work Study" in the subject line.
Contact Military Services
Keep Us Updated
Students Called to Active Duty/Training (Orders)
Students will provide the Military Services Office with a copy of their order for Active Duty or Training. The Military Services Office will then send out a letter via Rowan Success Network (RSN) to all the students' professors with the dates the student is expected to be out and the rights and responsibilities of both the student and professor.
If you have any questions please contact the Military Services Office immediately via email (militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu) or by phone (856-256-4233).
Contact Military ServicesStudents will provide the Military Services Office with a copy of their order for Active Duty or Training. The Military Services Office will then send out a letter via Rowan Success Network (RSN) to all the students' professors with the dates the student is expected to be out and the rights and responsibilities of both the student and professor.
If you have any questions please contact the Military Services Office immediately via email (militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu) or by phone (856-256-4233).
Rights of Students Called to Active Duty
A student of a New Jersey public institution service member or dependent of the service member, enrolled in a public institution of higher education who is unable to complete a course due to an unplanned deployment, mobilization, reassignment, or other military obligation of the service member, shall be entitled to the options set forth in this section with respect to the [student's] service member’s or dependent’s grade for the course.
- A [student] service member or dependent who has completed at least [eight weeks of attendance in a] 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to:
- A receive a letter grade if the faculty member teaching the course determines whether the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade
- Or receive a grade of pass or fail based on whether the faculty member teaching the course determines whether the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade; and the course is offered as a pass or fail.
- Or receive a grade of incomplete
- Or withdraw from the course
- Or receive a temporary grade, if applicable
- Or transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval.
- A [student] service member or dependent who has completed less than [eight weeks of attendance in a] 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, the registrar, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to:
- receive a grade of incomplete if the faculty member teaching the course determines that the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade
- transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval.
- A letter grade or a grade of pass shall only be awarded if, in the opinion of the faculty member teaching the course, the student has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade.
- A grade of incomplete shall remain valid for a period of one year after the student returns to the New Jersey public institution of higher education.
- A student who chooses to accept a grade of pass or fail may, within one year after returning to the institution, receive a letter grade for the course by completing the work required for the course, in which case the letter grade shall replace the pass or fail grade as the student's grade for the course.
- A student who chooses to withdraw from a course shall receive a full refund of tuition and fees attributable to that course.
- A student who has paid amounts for room, board or fees shall, except as provided in number 6 above, receive a refund of that portion of those amounts attributable to the time period during which the student did not use the services for which payment was made.
- Any refund payable to a student who is a financial aid recipient shall be subject to the applicable State and Federal regulations regarding refunds.
- A copy of your orders must be submitted to Military Services as soon after you receive them as possible.
- Should it be necessary to withdraw from all classes, the Military Services and Registrars Office should be contacted, and a Leave of Absence taken. If time does not permit doing so, please have a family member contact Military Services at 856-256-4233 and we will process the Leave of Absence. However, a note from the student is required requesting a leave due to activation.
To verify your attendance with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of each month
- Text message
- Online at VA.gov
- If you’re using Post-9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits, you can verify your enrollment for school or training on VA.gov.
- If you’re getting benefits through the STEM Scholarship, you can verify your enrollment by text or email.
Students will provide the Military Services Office with a copy of their order for Active Duty or Training. The Military Services Office will then send out a letter via Rowan Success Network (RSN) to all the students' professors with the dates the student is expected to be out and the rights and responsibilities of both the student and professor.
If you have any questions please contact the Military Services Office immediately via email (militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu) or by phone (856-256-4233).
Contact Military ServicesStudents will provide the Military Services Office with a copy of their order for Active Duty or Training. The Military Services Office will then send out a letter via Rowan Success Network (RSN) to all the students' professors with the dates the student is expected to be out and the rights and responsibilities of both the student and professor.
If you have any questions please contact the Military Services Office immediately via email (militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu) or by phone (856-256-4233).
Rights of Students Called to Active Duty
A student of a New Jersey public institution service member or dependent of the service member, enrolled in a public institution of higher education who is unable to complete a course due to an unplanned deployment, mobilization, reassignment, or other military obligation of the service member, shall be entitled to the options set forth in this section with respect to the [student's] service member’s or dependent’s grade for the course.
- A [student] service member or dependent who has completed at least [eight weeks of attendance in a] 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to:
- A receive a letter grade if the faculty member teaching the course determines whether the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade
- Or receive a grade of pass or fail based on whether the faculty member teaching the course determines whether the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade; and the course is offered as a pass or fail.
- Or receive a grade of incomplete
- Or withdraw from the course
- Or receive a temporary grade, if applicable
- Or transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval.
- A [student] service member or dependent who has completed less than [eight weeks of attendance in a] 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, the registrar, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to:
- receive a grade of incomplete if the faculty member teaching the course determines that the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade
- transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval.
- A letter grade or a grade of pass shall only be awarded if, in the opinion of the faculty member teaching the course, the student has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade.
- A grade of incomplete shall remain valid for a period of one year after the student returns to the New Jersey public institution of higher education.
- A student who chooses to accept a grade of pass or fail may, within one year after returning to the institution, receive a letter grade for the course by completing the work required for the course, in which case the letter grade shall replace the pass or fail grade as the student's grade for the course.
- A student who chooses to withdraw from a course shall receive a full refund of tuition and fees attributable to that course.
- A student who has paid amounts for room, board or fees shall, except as provided in number 6 above, receive a refund of that portion of those amounts attributable to the time period during which the student did not use the services for which payment was made.
- Any refund payable to a student who is a financial aid recipient shall be subject to the applicable State and Federal regulations regarding refunds.
- A copy of your orders must be submitted to Military Services as soon after you receive them as possible.
- Should it be necessary to withdraw from all classes, the Military Services and Registrars Office should be contacted, and a Leave of Absence taken. If time does not permit doing so, please have a family member contact Military Services at 856-256-4233 and we will process the Leave of Absence. However, a note from the student is required requesting a leave due to activation.
To verify your attendance with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of each month
- Text message
- Online at VA.gov
- If you’re using Post-9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits, you can verify your enrollment for school or training on VA.gov.
- If you’re getting benefits through the STEM Scholarship, you can verify your enrollment by text or email.
Additional Resources for Current Students
- New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- ADA: Know Your Rights – Returning Service Members with Disabilities
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
- National Center for PTSD: Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD
- National Resource Directory (NRD) for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members
- Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients
- US Department of Labor – Veterans’ Employment and Training Services
- Veterans Affairs – Resources for Veteran Students and their Families
- Wounded Warriors Project
- Third Party Scholarship Opportunities
Registering for classes or changing your schedule?
Keep Military Services updated
When you register for classes, complete this form in order for us to process your benefits.
If you make changes to your schedule, please email militaryservicesoffice@rowan.edu.
Questions?
Contact the Military Services Office
The Military Services Office at Rowan University is happy help you. Feel free to reach out to our team via email (militaryserviceoffice@rowan.edu) or by phone (856)256-4233 (from on campus phone: 6-4233).
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