This approximately 11,000-square-foot building is funded through the State of Texas appropriations that were provided to the Alamo Colleges for the 2022-23 biennium. The project was awarded $7.7 million.
Northeast Lakeview College President Veronica Garcia opened the ceremony with comments focusing on the benefits for military-affiliated families.
“It will be a standalone facility, which will provide specific services and support for our veteran students and our military-affiliated families,” Garcia said.
According to information shared by Northeast Lakeview College officials, some of the enhancements for the new facility include:
- increasing veteran-specific orientations, academic and nonacademic programming;
- enhancing career planning, training, job assistance search and transitional services;
- re-establishing a veteran mentoring program that matches incoming veterans with current students to support the transition process from military life to academia;
- incorporating private meeting spaces to discuss confidential matters, such as disability claims, benefits, veteran-specific advocacy, and emergency services and legal services; and
- offering community space to host organizations and other events that support veterans, such as faculty support in the classroom, military culture and learning styles.
