Dear AU Military-Connected Community and Afghan friends
Please join for this timely event featuring our an AU-SOC Professor & filmmaker, Bill Gentile.
Stories From the Heart of Afghanistan and America’s Longest War
Sunday, August 29th at 2:00 pm ET
This panel discussion brings together the untold stories of Afghan families torn apart by decades of conflict, and two journalists who covered the wars that left Afghanistan in pieces. This panel discussion is about the human cost of war.
Panelists Include: Bill Gentile, journalist and professor; Bob Nickelsberg, photojournalist; Rohila, displaced Afghan citizen; Rahman Nawroz, displaced Afghan citizen
Volunteer to help sort and process donations for the Afghanistan Youth Relief Foundation this weekend! In partnership with the Georgetown University Student Veterans Association, AUMCC members are invited to sign up for a shift at the Chantilly processing center. Georgetown student Verónica María Hoyer submitted the video below of the sheer amount of donated goods on 9/2/2021. See below the video for more information on submitting your own donations.
Dear AU Military Connected Students, as we prepare for the fall semester, I want to take a moment to address the evolving events in Afghanistan. If you’re like me, you’re vacillating somewhere between speechlessness and ranting raves. This is to be expected. We’re all experiencing the effects of *grief. The myriad of emotions associated with processing loss will look and feel different for each of us but are no less valid. Fortunately, we don’t have to grieve in isolation. There are over 500 military connected students at AU, and many more military-connected staff and faculty. With fall classes only a week away, and the capability to connect both in person and remote, there’s no better time for military-connected students to come together in solidarity.
Beginning Sunday, August 22nd @ 8p and every Sunday through December 12th (or until further notice), a Military Connected Club Executive will facilitate an open discussion for military-connected students interested in sharing their thoughts, feelings, concerns and/or comments. Regardless of the topic, we want to assure your voice is heard, concerns acknowledged, and any conflict appropriately resolved.
To that end, we encourage all military-connected students to join us in solidarity. United we’re far stronger than alone.
Join KPBS in a conversation with experts, veterans, and families impacted by the Afghanistan War. KPBS Military Reporter Steve Walsh moderates. Panelists include:
Quil Lawrence | NPR Veterans Correspondent
Gretchen Catherwood | Gold Star Parent
James Seddon | Afghanistan War Veteran, US Navy
Farhat Popal | Immigrant Affairs Manager, City of San Diego; Immigrant Advocate
This event is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a major funder of the American Homefront Project. American Homefront is a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
THE MODERATOR
Steve Walsh is the military and veterans reporter for KPBS. He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana and the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. As KPBS’ military and veterans reporter, he contributes to the American Homefront Project, a collaboration of public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
As we remember the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., the AUMCC will join the AU Republican and Afghan clubs to place flags around the quad and then attend a vigil honoring the victims and families.
0800am – Join AUMCC and the AU Meeting on the Quad in front of the Library to plant flags
0845am – 9/11 vigil in front of our KGOD school of business
Approx 1030am – Arlington Cemetery – Leaving flowers at the Pentagon 9/11 memorial and moment of silent reflection
Photo credit: First Responders salute a large American flag as it’s unfurled over the west side of the Pentagon at sunrise in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2017. During the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, 184 people were killed at the Pentagon. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Volunteer to help sort and process donations for the Afghanistan Youth Relief Foundation this weekend! In partnership with the Georgetown University Student Veterans Association, AUMCC members are invited to sign up for a shift at the Chantilly processing center. https://gusva.georgetown.domains/afghan-refugee-support/sign-up/
Dear AU Military Connected Students, as we prepare for the fall semester, I want to take a moment to address the evolving events in Afghanistan. If you’re like me, you’re vacillating somewhere between speechlessness and ranting raves. This is to be expected. We’re all experiencing the effects of *grief. The myriad of emotions associated with processing loss will look and feel different for each of us but are no less valid. Fortunately, we don’t have to grieve in isolation. There are over 500 military connected students at AU, and many more military-connected staff and faculty. With fall classes only a week away, and the capability to connect both in person and remote, there’s no better time for military-connected students to come together in solidarity.
Beginning Sunday, August 22nd @ 8p and every Sunday through December 12th (or until further notice), a Military Connected Club Executive will facilitate an open discussion for military-connected students interested in sharing their thoughts, feelings, concerns and/or comments. Regardless of the topic, we want to assure your voice is heard, concerns acknowledged, and any conflict appropriately resolved.
To that end, we encourage all military-connected students to join us in solidarity. United we’re far stronger than alone.
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Join Retired CSM, 2x LinkedIn Top Voice, and founder of HireMilitary, Michael Quinn, and the USO for an exclusive webinar 2-hour experience! No matter where you are on your career journey, this workshop is designed to equip you with the tools you need to navigate LinkedIn, leverage networking opportunities, access critical resources, and understand the hiring process.
To get the most out of your time in this session, it is recommended participants have a complete LinkedIn profile. For optimal experience, plan to have both a laptop/desktop computer and mobile device available for use during the webinar.
This free, online-only webinar is being offered exclusively through the USO Pathfinder Transition program for Active Duty, military spouses, National Guard, Reservists, and recently separated veterans/retirees. For more information about the program, please visit: www.uso.org/transition
Dear AU Military Connected Students, as we prepare for the fall semester, I want to take a moment to address the evolving events in Afghanistan. If you’re like me, you’re vacillating somewhere between speechlessness and ranting raves. This is to be expected. We’re all experiencing the effects of *grief. The myriad of emotions associated with processing loss will look and feel different for each of us but are no less valid. Fortunately, we don’t have to grieve in isolation. There are over 500 military connected students at AU, and many more military-connected staff and faculty. With fall classes only a week away, and the capability to connect both in person and remote, there’s no better time for military-connected students to come together in solidarity.
Beginning Sunday, August 22nd @ 8p and every Sunday through December 12th (or until further notice), a Military Connected Club Executive will facilitate an open discussion for military-connected students interested in sharing their thoughts, feelings, concerns and/or comments. Regardless of the topic, we want to assure your voice is heard, concerns acknowledged, and any conflict appropriately resolved.
To that end, we encourage all military-connected students to join us in solidarity. United we’re far stronger than alone.
