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Your Board of Directors have landed! We’re in Austin this week to plan an informative and fun week for you all in July. Stay tuned during the week for more sneak peeks of the hotel!

Did you hear? Our final day of our 2026 Annual Membership Promotion is December 31,2025. This is the last day you can renew or join as a new member for $200 before our rates increase.

Don't miss out! Join or renew now! https://aveco.wufoo.com/forms/q1x9ka5h0d61lnl/

From our AVECO Board family to yours, we are wishing you the happiest of holidays. No matter what you celebrate, we hope it is filled with love, joy, and hopefully lots of good food!

🎤 Call for Peer Presenters – AVECO 2026 (Austin, TX)

AVECO is accepting session proposals for the 2026 AVECO Conference! We’re looking for VA School Certifying Officials and veterans education professionals to share practical, peer-driven knowledge.

Topics may include compliance, VA systems, audits, collaboration, and veteran student support.

🗓️ Submit by: May 15th, 2026
📝 Proposal form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVze6HUT7mUxprG9ktW177SepZS8niC9qCDEzba6WLbVxi1g/viewform

New and experienced presenters are encouraged to apply!

We want to wish our youngest siblings a happy birthday!!!

Happy birthday to the United States Space Force and Semper Supra!

As we find ourselves halfway through December, one of the things we have consistently remained thankful for is your continued membership and support. We would not be able to do the things that we do without you all. If you have not done so already, please renew your institution's membership before January 1st so you can continue to receive all the benefits of an AVECO membership at a discounted rate!

The AVECO SCO Power Hours are underway with Student Veterans of America(SVA) President and CEO Jared Lyons! Still not registered? You can join our remaining three sessions—visit www.aveco.org for the agenda and registration.

📣 Final Agenda Update – SCO Power Hours!! Join us virtually on November 20, 2025! We’re excited to announce one final addition to our lineup:
✨ Rose Cobb, VA SCO at Jefferson State Community College & President of the Alabama Veterans Affairs Association, will present:
Bridging the Gaps: Strengthening Connections Between Student Services & the SCO. She joins our outstanding speakers:

⭐ Jared Lyons – Student Veterans of America
🎤 Jackie Patterson – DeVry University
🎤 Andrea Wheeler – AVECO President, DeVry University

Full agenda and access details are available on the AVECO website and in your Whova confirmation email. We look forward to seeing you online! 💻✨

Originally known as Armistice Day, November 11th was established to commemorate the end of World War I. We know it today as Veterans Day to celebrate those who signed a blank check to support our country and our nation's freedoms. From the AVECO Board of Directors, we want to give our gratitude to each and everyone of you who answered our nation's call. Whether it was through the draft or volunteer service, we will never be able to repay you for all you have sacrificed.

Happy 250th birthday to the world's greatest fighting force!...our communications chair might be a little biased :)