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Michael Dakduk, Student Veterans of American & the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: The Curious Case of Michael Dakduk
Prior to joining the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) as Vice President of Military and Veterans Affairs, Michael Dakduk served as executive director for the national nonprofit organization Student Veterans of America (SVA). While attending the University of Nevada – Las Vegas helped organize student veterans on his campus and co-found a chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA). He later served as the SVA National Vice President and contributed over 4,000 volunteer service hours to the organization. For his dedication to supporting America’s student veterans, he was awarded the U.S. President's Lifetime Volunteer Service Award prior to being named executive director of SVA. . In 2010 he completed his bachelor's degree in public administration and was awarded the President Harry S. Truman Scholarship.[1] From 2004 to 2008 Dakduk served in the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines, Dakduk first served under I Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, where he deployed to Iraq in 2005. Upon return, he served in a direct support capacity with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion including a second deployment that was to Afghanistan in 2007. Dakduk has been featured or quoted on veterans' affairs in the Washington Post, USA Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Fox News, CNN, and other leading local and national media outlets. Michael has testified before the Nevada State Assembly and the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Shortly after being named a Truman scholar, Dakduk was quoted as saying “Helping veterans - especially during the transition from combat to civilian life - will remain my life's work. There are visible and invisible wounds of war. I firmly believe that higher education is the way to ensuring the success of our young military veterans as future leaders of our community, state and country. There's a great responsibility now and more responsibility on my shoulders. I have to work harder on behalf of the issues I am passionate about."
April 2008: with the support of a handful of faculty and staff, Michael Dakduk co-founds UNLV’s first student veterans organization. [2]
September 2008: Michael Dakduk elected President of UNLV Student Veterans of America chapter.[3]
February 18, 2009: Michael Dakduk testifies before Nevada Assembly Committee on Judiciary in support of AB 1 which would prohibit certain demonstrations at a funeral, memorial service or ceremony. Dakduk is quoted as saying, “I do not want to have to look into a mother's or father's eyes, with this going on in the background, while their son or daughter is being laid to rest after honorably serving their country. I worry about the loved ones. These protestors are demonstrating against public policy and warfare, but a memorial ceremony is neither the right place nor time to demonstrate.”[4]
April 17-19, 2009: 2nd Annual Student Veterans of America Conference held in San Francisco, CA. Derek Blumke is re-elected as President, Michael Dakduk is elected Vice President and Russell Silver is re-elected Secretary. Consequently, all are appointed or re-appointed to the SVA Board of Directors.
August 4. 2009: Michael Dakduk speaks with Nevada NPR radio station regarding The New GI Bill.[5]
August 14, 2009: As public attention to student veterans increased, UNLV is criticized for not investing enough in veterans’ services or dedicating money to open a veteran’s center. Along with UNLV Associate Professor Bob Ackerman and UNLV Student Veterans Organization President Antonio Montenegro III, Dakduk suggests that at a commuter school with dire financial problems such as UNLV, what they really need is a student organization and a good Web site — not a building and staff. They go on to state that much of what veterans need is available on campus and that the university doesn’t have to spend a bundle to make UNLV more attractive and welcoming to veterans. Additionally it is mentioned that most of the post-9/11 veterans expected on campus belong to a generation that’s more comfortable browsing the Web and text-messaging than sitting in an office talking to a liaison. They’re getting much of the information they need informally from other veterans, so improving that communication network is the best place to start. “We’re not creating anything new and at this point we don’t really need to,” Ackerman says.”[6]
April 4, 2010: Michael Dakduk named on of 60 Harry S. Truman Scholars from among 576 candidates nominated by 245 colleges and universities. Peter Starkweather, dean of the UNLV Honors College said, "It is clear from his background that Michael Dakduk brings credibility to his policy concerns, and has used that status in the veterans' community to accomplish important results, both large and small. This provides strength and effectiveness as a leader." Dakduk is quoted as saying, "There are visible and invisible wounds of war. I firmly believe that higher education is the way to ensuring the success of our young military veterans as future leaders of our community, state and country. There's a great responsibility now and more responsibility on my shoulders. I have to work harder on behalf of the issues I am passionate about." Scholars receive $30,000 for graduate studies, priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling and special internship opportunities within the federal government.[7]
September 11, 2010: The UNLV Veterans Memorial is dedicated on the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11th. The memorial was the first of its kind in Las Vegas. The UNLV Student Veterans Organization, UNLV veteran services office, and local veterans groups raised about $5,000 to purchase the bronze sculpture. Michael Dakduk plays an instrumental role in helping the veterans' memorial come to fruition.[8],[9]
October 1-4th, 2010: The 3rd Annual SVA national conference is held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Michael Dakduk is awarded the U.S. President's Lifetime Volunteer Service Award for contributed over 4,000 volunteer service hours to SVA as National Vice President. Among the Conference’s sponsors is DeVry University a for-profit institution of higher education. Further, in a closed door meeting involving members of the SVA Board of Directors in which Michael Dakduk was briefly present, DeVry University veteran and military recruitment staff member is taken to task by SVA state leadership regarding substantiated complaints by a DeVry student veteran for its lack of promised support to veterans at one of its satellite locations that is inconsistent with their stated and published recruitment claims. Nevertheless, the SVA Board of Director members are dismissive of the matter citing the lack of an expressed written contract.
October 2010: As a member of the SVA board of directors Michael Dakduk endorses passage of S.3447: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 despite opposition and warnings of unintended consequences among SVA chapters, student veterans as well as state and regional directors. Once signed into law, S.3447 would: 1) Increase access to Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits to those who were otherwise not entitled, like National Guard members activated under Title 32 and non-degree seeking students interested in flight school or correspondence classes, 2) active duty members and spouses will receive the $1000 a year book stipend, 3) Gives students using Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits the choice to elect the sometimes more generous living stipend of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, 4) Allows reimbursement for tests used for admission into college (SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT) and 5) Students taking only online classes will receive a housing allowance half the national average, at $673 a month if 100 percent qualified (36 months of active duty time). However, S.3447 as written would eliminate break pay between the fall and spring semesters as a means to help pay for the aforementioned students to use benefits. Although Post 9/11 GI Bill benefit recipients understood this compromise as written, it faced opposition from many SVA chapters, student veterans as well as regional and state directors since break pay eased the burden to pay rent and in many cases support families between semesters. Further, with knowledge of the August 2010 GAO report in which undercover tests at 15 for-profit colleges found that 4 colleges encouraged fraudulent practices and that all 15 made deceptive or otherwise questionable statements to GAO’s undercover applicants and that the majority of programs offering online only classes are operated by said institutions, several SVA leaders at the state level opposed the measure providing eligible students taking only online classes a housing allowance as written. Moreover, the SVA Board of Directors ignored warnings by the aforementioned state level SVA leadership that without provisions to help enforce state and federal laws protecting beneficiaries the measure as written would encourage fraud and predatory recruitment by unscrupulous institutions seeking to profiteer of the Post 9/11 GI Bill and unsuspecting beneficiaries with the disadvantage of asymmetric information. To remedy this, said state leadership proposed adding an amendment to S.3447 that would provide additional funding to state approving agencies in all 50 states to ensure the necessary resources for adequate enforcement of federal and state consumer protection laws covered under U.S. Code Title 38 Section 36.96: Limitation on Certain Advertising, Sales and Enrollment Practices.[10],[11],[12],[13]
November 2010: Mike Dakduk named the Student Veterans of America’s 3rd Executive Director succeeding Derek Blumke.
February 2011: During a SVA membership conference call Executive Director publicly acknowledges for the first time in 3 years that SVA is registered as a non-membership 501c (3) organization in which SVA “members” or member chapters have no voting rights in non-profit affairs of the organization.
April 2011: Rapid growth would exceed the organization’s capacity to offer optimal support to chapters that Michael Dakduk and the SVA Board of Directors felt was unacceptable. In response, Dakduk led SVA’s dedicated efforts to restructuring the organization and program development with support from the Bridgespan Group as part of a grant funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As a result, Michael Dakduk played a key role in the decision to eliminate all state and regional leadership in favor of one Student Council composed of six students including the President and Vice President. This was understandably a highly controversial move that some student veterans felt left them disenfranchised and disconnected from the national leadership.[14],[15]
August 2011: UNLV opens Veteran Resource Center.[16]
August 3, 2011: Mike Dakduk expresses concerns that budget hawks seeking to reduce federal spending will flail the Post 9/11 GI Bill.[17]
September 18, 2011: UNLV Named Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine. UNLV alum and executive director for the Student Veterans of America Michael Dakduk is quoted as saying “The Military Friendly Schools list is the go-to resource for prospective student veterans searching for schools that provide the right overall experience. Nothing is more compelling than actual feedback from current student veterans.”[18]
September 23, 2011: Mike Dakduk speaks on behalf of disabled student veteran who alleges college kicked him out over combat service connected disability.[19]
September 30, 2011: In a NBC KTNV Las Vegas news report Michael Dakduk publicly criticizes his alma mater UNLV for not being a VA Yellow Ribbon school that would assist out-of-state student veterans with covering the cost of tuition through funds that are then matched by the federal government. But UNLV hasn't signed onto the program. Michael states, "It bothers me that my alma mater is not stepping up.”[20]
March 27, 2012: SVA supports GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 and issues the following statement is addressed to Senator Patty Murray: "Today's veterans are being given the opportunity of a lifetime to improve their economic viability through education with the Post 9/11 GI Bill,” said Student Veterans of America Executive Director Mike Dakduk. “In order to most effectively take advantage of this generous benefit, however, we need to make sure that they are provided with the proper information to make informed decisions about their future alma mater, and Student Veterans of America is proud to support this Bill which does just that."[21]
April 5, 2012: Student Veterans of America initially reports suspending 40 of its chapters at for-profit colleges for improperly promoting the universities and not being sufficiently student-run. AP says that the “essentially fake SVA chapters” helped the schools get onto lists of “military friendly” or “veterans friendly” colleges. Michael Dakduk, executive director of SVA, said the action came after a routine review of organization procedures uncovered a pattern of problems with the for-profit chapters. According to Dakduk, “Numerous chapters were founded with a faculty member as the main point of contact, instead of a student veteran. Those chapters were found to have no actual student members, and the SVA brand was being used by the schools’ marketing departments in recruiting efforts.” Additionally, Dakduk says “SVA will not allow institutions of higher learning, whether for-profit or not, to use the name Student Veterans of America for the sole benefit of the institution.. Dakduk goes on to say his group is not releasing the names of the 40 institutions believed to be operating chapter scams until after a full review of their records can be completed. But added, the group does plan to publicly out institutions found to be exploiting SVA’s reputation.”
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April 18, 2012: Mike Dakduk writes editorial Post 9/11 GI Bill Allow For-Profit Colleges to Take Advantage of Veterans[23]
April 26, 2012: Student Veterans of America publicly names 26 of 40 suspended chapters. Reinstates 14 chapters initially suspended. “SVA’s executive director weighed in on why the violations are significant: 1) It defrauds veterans seeking advice from SVA’s student leaders 2) It deters veterans who would otherwise form chapters at these campuses 3) It misrepresents these chapters as being a point of contact for veterans seeking out their peers who can help them with transition issues and introduce them to a community of individuals that share similar experiences and 4) It undermines the legitimacy and reputation of SVA and many military and veteran-friendly school lists cite having a SVA chapter as a criterion for becoming ‘veteran-friendly’. Out of the 26 schools that saw their SVA chapters pulled, 14 appeared on a major “military friendly” school list, which is then used by for-profits to attract active duty troops and Veterans. One school with three revoked SVA chapters took the number one spot in the online and nontraditional category for the Military Times Edge “Best for Vets: Colleges 2011”.”[24]
April 30, 2012: ABC News profile’s SVA Executive Director Mike Dakduk in article “U.S. Veterans Targeted by Marketers in College Selection Process” Dakduk said the onus is on veterans to conduct research to find the best accredited schools that will help them with their career goals, instead of relying on arbitrary lists of the "best" schools for veterans. "Research is going to be paramount," he said. "Do not take information from a third party. I don't care what their title is, whether it's the president of a university or a CEO. Go straight to GIBill.va.gov and find out exactly what the benefits are," he said. "If you take information from someone out of a story or from a blog, you might be misled. That's not what SVA is about," he said. "It's a peer-to-peer student network led by student veterans."[25]
May 16, 2012: Michael Dakduk testifies before House Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding hearing on Executive Order #13607 and Its Impacts on Schools and Veterans. Calls for an amendment to the 90/10 rule with the following statements: “Common sense dictates that schools that are required to receive no more than 90% of their income from the federal government should not be able to skirt this rule by accepting the overage in veterans’ benefits. Requiring competition for 10% of revenue is a reasonable mechanism for ensuring this and strengthens the free-market in education. Quite frankly, any business that complains about having to compete for 10% of their customers should not be in business. We strongly challenge the sentiment that a change to 90/10 or the requirements contained in this Executive Order somehow inhibits a school’s ability to compete.[26]
November 9, 2012: APSCU Announces Formation of Blue Ribbon Taskforce for Military and Veterans Education. Student Veterans of America Executive Director Michael Dakduk is named as a Special Advisor to the taskforce.[27]
July 16, 2012: Executive Director Michael Dakduk visits Chapter leaders and University President at ECPIU, a for-profit university.
August 24, 2012: Michael Dakduk participates in a roundtable discussion along with representatives from APSCU and their member institutions on the Treatment of military veterans by for-profit colleges and universities at the 2012 American Legion Convention. Dakduk scapegoats the media for “influencing public and political opinion of veterans’ education” as it relates to the for-profit sector and states that “I think this (roundtable) is a testament to what key players are really doing.” These comments were apparently made in light for-profit representatives’ vehement criticism of the Senate HELP committee report on for-profit higher education and ensure student success led the Senator Tom Harkin, in particular, Suzanne Palmer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. [28]
October 2, 2012: UNLV named GI Jobs Veteran Friendly School for second consecutive year.[29]
April 10, 2013: Executive Director Michael Dakduk testifies before House Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013. We are proud to be working with the American Legion on a state-by-state initiative to see in-state tuition granted to all veterans. We are also very proud to be aligned with both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in seeing this issue resolved in Congress. SVA fully supports H.R. 357 and we encourage Congress to recognize that veterans served our nation in its entirety, not just one state.[30]
June 5-7, 2013: Student Veterans of America Executive Director Michael Dakduk attends APSCU Convention in Orlando, Florida. Dakduk sat on a panel focusing on the President’s Executive Order 13607: Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions and Public Law 112-249: Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans.[31]
June 2013: UNLV named VA VetSuccess on campus program site.[32]
June 20, 2013: SVA executive director Michael Dakduk came before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity June 20th to testify on the importance of tracking student veteran success rates, and to share best practices he has seen throughout his travels to over 150 college and university campuses. SVA has been involved in the efforts to improve consumer information and consumer protections for student veterans since late 2011 and more formally in early 2012. In his statement, Dakduk makes reference to SVA a key contributor and signatory of a coalition letter, authored by the VFW, calling for executive and congressional action to inform and protect veterans in higher education. [33]
August 14, 2013: In a press release, Michael Dakduk applauds President Obama's announcement of the 8 Keys to Success program while stating disappointment that the Obama Administration did not reach out to the SVA when developing the program. Dakduk states, "SVA has played a significant role over the past five years in advancing the dialogue around campus-level improvements to support student veterans. However, I am discouraged that the administration did not reach out to the only campus-based veterans organization exclusively dedicated to veterans, service members and their families in higher education. SVA has made great strides in implementing the '8 Keys to Success' prior to its inception." Additionally, Dakduk states a desire to collaborate with the Obama Administration in the future.[34]
August 25, 2013: Via twitter SVA misquotes President of the United States. “POTUS asked about bad actors-says problems are across the board not just in for profits.” In response to a question at an event Friday at Binghamton University President Obama’s actual stated, “So there are probably more problems in the for-profit sector on this than there are in the traditional non-for-profit colleges, universities and technical schools, but it's a problem across the board.”[35]
September 2013: UNLV named GI Jobs Veteran Friendly School for 3rd consecutive year.[36]
September 30, 2013: Student Veterans of America announces Michael Dakduk will be stepping down after nearly 3 year as Executive Director. Mr. Dakduk issued the following brief statement: “Higher education has evolved to be more supportive of veterans, servicemembers, and their families. That evolution is a direct result of the growth and influence of SVA. I am happy to have played a small role in such a remarkable organization. Moreover, I am grateful for the opportunity to have served in many different capacities at SVA. I maintain that my most cherished position was that of chapter leader. Student veteran groups are the backbone of this organization and remain the vehicle through which we enact change. Thank you to the SVA team and our partners for such an incredible experience. I look forward to supporting SVA in my future endeavors. [37],[38]
November 2013: In an article authored by Michael Dakduk he states that “Two key points differentiate career-oriented colleges from traditional higher education when it comes to veterans, service members and their families: accessibility and affordability. The accessibility of taking a class online at your own pace, or in the evening after work, defines the innovation of private sector, career-oriented programs. Many private sector colleges and universities provide veterans, service members and their families with tuition discounts or prices that allow them to maximize their federal benefits. Additionally, the time it takes to complete a postsecondary credential at these career colleges is often shortened by providing credit for military experience and through fast-track programs. This allows veterans to save some of their hard-earned benefits for future postsecondary training opportunities. Perhaps of equal or greater importance, many of these colleges have more than one dedicated employee focused on veteran and service member benefits and support. At many traditional colleges and universities, the ratio of veterans to school officials is mind-boggling. At some institutions, there are more than a thousand GI Bill veterans for one school certifying official. Of course, this is important to affordability for one main reason: Many veterans cannot afford college if they cannot get their benefits processed in a timely manner. While the conversation around college affordability is real and very concerning, veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill at career colleges are fairly immune given discounted tuition, programs with shortened time to completion, and the awarding of credit for military experience and training. Recently, critics have come roaring down on career-oriented schools. Some of this criticism is warranted. However, I would be shortsighted if I did not acknowledge the innovation and adaptability of private sector colleges and universities when it comes to serving veterans, service members and their families. Traditional institutions have taken notice. They are evolving. However, their evolutionary change may be likened to the pace of a snail. Regardless, this is where career-oriented colleges add the most value for students. They can quickly adapt and meet the demands of a changing labor market. Ultimately, competition and choice is better for veterans, service members and all future students in higher education. [39]
November 5, 2013: APSCU announces Michael Dakduk as its new Vice President of Military and Veterans Affairs after having previously served as executive director of Student Veterans of America. APSCU President and CEO Steve Gunderson states “The addition of Michael Dakduk builds on our member institutions’ commitment to excellence in postsecondary education for military and veteran students. Michael brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to APSCU and our members at a time when we must lead postsecondary education efforts to meet the education needs and expectations of military service members, veterans, and their families. We look forward to Michael’s leadership in advancing our institutions’ commitment to military and veteran students seeking education and career skills necessary to succeed in the workforce.” In the newly created position, Dakduk will be supporting private sector colleges and universities in the development of programs, services, and policies that support military veterans, service members, and their families. He will also work with the APSCU government relations team on legislative and regulatory issues related to military and veteran students. Dakduk is quoted as saying “It is exciting to join the team at APSCU as we build on our institutions’ service to members of the military family enrolled in our institutions. Post-secondary education holds a critical role in the continued success of service members and the effective transition of military veterans. I am eager to work with our institutions to build upon quality programs and services for the military and veteran community.” Dakduk states in an email that he chose to join APSCU because he believes its members “play a critical role in the transition of service members into post-secondary education and ultimately onto career pathways. He goes on to state “I found in my previous career that it is too easy for people to be critics. Anybody can talk about problems; what I am focused on is rolling up my sleeves and working with people on the frontlines of education to address the challenges our service members and veterans may face.”[40],[41]
November 8, 2013: In a statement released by APSCU Michael Dakduk states that the renewed effort to tighten the 90/10 rule would “harm post-secondary access and opportunity” for veterans and active duty service members. “The 90/10 rule is not a measure of institutional quality,” he said. “It is a measure of the socioeconomic position of the student population served.”[42]
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[3] Retrieved from: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dakduk
[4] Nevada Assembly Committee on Judiciary.(2009). Minutes of the Meeting of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. February 18, 2009. Retrieved from: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Minutes/Assembly/JUD/Final/180.pdf
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[6] Tavares, Stephanie.(2009) For veterans, a new world at college. Las Vegas Sun. August 14, 2009. Retrieved from: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/14/brave-new-world/
[7] Bawany, Afsha.(2010). UNLV Student Recieves Prestigious 2010 Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship. UNLV NewsCenter. April 4, 2010. Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/release/unlv-student-receives-prestigious-2010-harry-s-truman-foundation-scholarship
[8] Ibid
[9] UNLV News Center.(2013). The Back Story: Veterans Memorial. February 19, 2013. Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/article/back-story-veterans-memorial
[10] Library of Congress. (2011). S.3447: All Congressional Actions and Amendments. Accessed on: December 14, 2013. Retrieved from: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03447:@@@S
[11] Government Printing Office. (2011). Public Law 111-377: Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. Accessed on: December 14, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ377/pdf/PLAW-111publ377.pdf
[12] U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2010). For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices. Retrieved from: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10948t.pdf
[13] United States House of Representatives. (1974). 38 U.S.C. 3696 - LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ADVERTISING, SALES, AND ENROLLMENT PRACTICES. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved from: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title38/pdf/USCODE-2011-title38-partIII-chap36-subchapII-sec3696.pdf
[14] SVA Fact Sheet. Vets Prevail. September 18, 2012. Retrieved from: https://www.vetsprevail.org/posts/175-sva-fact-sheet
[15] Student Veterans of America. Student Veterans of America National Leadership Council Formed. April 6, 2011. Retrieved from: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/SVA-National-Leadership-Council-Created.html?soid=1102247846799&aid=AzmD43IOpAY
[16] Hamrick, Florence A, RuMann, Corey B.(2013) Called to Serve: A Handbook on Student Veterans and Higher Education. p. 88. Josey-Bass Publishing. San Francisco, CA.
[17] Brewin, Bob. Under debt deal, military pay, veterans programs in play for cuts. Government Executive. August 3, 2011. Retrieved from: http://www.govexec.com/defense/2011/08/under-debt-deal-military-pay-veterans-programs-in-play-for-cuts/34557/
[18] UNLV Media Relations.(2011). UNLV Named Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine. September 18, 2011. Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/release/unlv-named-military-friendly-school-gi-jobs-magazine
[19] Disabled Vet Kicked Out of College. Fox and Friends. Fox News Corporation. September 23, 2011. Retrieved from: http://video.foxnews.com/v/1181448445001/
[20] Patel, Tina.(2011). You Ask: Is UNLV doing enough for veterans? September 30, 2011. KNTV Las Vegas. Retrieved from: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/2892721
[21] Retrieved from: http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=1df74132-a1ef-4bf5-aba7-741d2897a2c8
[22] Shane, Leo III. Student vets group shuts down sham chapters at for-profit colleges. April 5, 2012. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved from: http://www.stripes.com/news/student-vets-group-shuts-down-sham-chapters-at-for-profit-colleges-1.173675
[23] Dakduk, Michael. Post 9/11 GI Bill Allow For-Profit Colleges to Take Advantage of Veterans. PolicyMic. April 18, 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.policymic.com/articles/7120/post-9-11-gi-bill-allows-for-profit-colleges-to-take-advantage-of-veterans/headline_story
[24] Veterans for Common Sense. SVA Revokes Sham chapter at 40 For-Profit Schools. April 5, 2012. Retrieved from: http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/04/09/sva-revokes-sham-chapters-at-40-for-profit-schools/
[25] Retrieved from: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/president-obama-signs-executive-order-protecting-veterans-inundated/story?id=16219870&page=2
[26] House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Witness Testimony of Mr. Michael Dakduk. Hearing on 5/16/2012: Examining Executive Order #13607 and Its Impact on Schools and Veterans. Retrieved from: https://veterans.house.gov/witness-testimony/mr-michael-dakduk
[27] APSCU Announces Formation of Blue Ribbon Taskforce for Military and Veterans Education. November 9, 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.career.org/news-and-media/press-releases/apscu-announces-formation-blue-ribbon-taskforce.cfm
[28] American Legion. For-profit schools defend themselves. August 24, 2012. http://www.legion.org/convention/211788/profit-schools-defend-themselves
[29] Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/release/unlv-named-military-friendly-campus-gi-jobs-magazine
[30] Retrieved from: http://veterans.house.gov/witness-testimony/mr-michael-dakduk-1
[31] Date accessed: November 23, 2013. Retrieved from: http://studentveterans.tumblr.com/post/53366593467/sva-travels-florida-meeting-vfw-stuvets-stakeholders
[32] Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/release/combat-college-unlv-stepping-services-assist-veterans-military-members
[33] Retrieved from: http://veterans.house.gov/witness-testimony/mr-michael-dakduk-2
[34] Hassan, Chris.(2013). Obama Lays Out 8-Step Plan Toward Veteran Success. U.S. New & World Report University Connection. August 14, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/obama-lays-out-8-step-plan-toward-veteran-success_13323.aspx#.UrI5OPRDtu4
[35] Retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davidhalperin/obama-for-profit-college_b_3810064.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
[36] Retrieved from: http://news.unlv.edu/release/combat-college-unlv-stepping-services-assist-veterans-military-members
[37] Student Veterans of America. SVA Welcomes New Executive Director. September 29, 2013. Retrieved from website: http://www.studentveterans.org/media-news/press-releases/185-sva-welcomes-new-executive-director.html
[38] Retrieved from: http://studentveterans.tumblr.com/post/65459439494/dakduk-steps-down-as-director-of-sva
[39] Dakduk, Michael.(2013). Serving Veterans: Why hundreds of thousands of veterans, service members and their families flock to career colleges. Career College Central: Military Edition. November, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.careercollegecentral.com/pdf/ccc-november-2013.pdf
[40] Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. Student Veteran Leader Joins APSCU as Vice President of Military and Veterans Affairs. November 5, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.career.org/news-and-media/press-releases/sva-leader-joins-apscu-vp-military-veterans-affairs.cfm
[41] Stratford, Michael.(2013). Change of Heart on For-Profits. Inside Higher Ed. November 8, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/08/veterans-advocate-changes-jobs-and-positions#ixzz2nsUIytsF
[42] Ibid
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