Res Life Serving Those Who Serve: Supporting Student Veterans on Campus by Wade Livingston Housing professionals can play a key part in a student soldier’s transition to campus. WADe LiViNgSToN Student veteran Daniel Adams talks about classes and life on Clemson’s campus with Mary Ann Rampey, administrative assistant to the associate dean of undergraduate studies. A student veteran who is suddenly deployed for active duty with only a day or two’s notice must quickly navigate through a complicated process of withdrawing from classes, canceling housing contracts, arranging for refunds, etc. Daniel Adams, who knows firsthand what it’s like to transition between student life and military life, emphasizes the importance of having an immediate source of help. “One of the most important things the soldier has is a point of contact that is knowledgeable and can help them or refer them to the right place,” says Adams, a student veteran at Clemson University in South Carolina. Implicit in his statement is an understanding of the often complex nature of 1 Talking Stick