Computer Training Institute of Chicago
Friday, November 17, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)
Chicago, Illinois
The Cliff Dwellers
200 S. Michigan Ave 22nd FL, Rooftop Deck
Chicago, Illinois
Computer Training Institute of Chicago
Invites you to our Veterans & Veterans Employers Meet-Up Event
The goal of this event is to connect Veterans & Veterans Employers.
We have employers who want to hire veterans. We have veterans who want to get hired. We are orgranizing this event to get both groups on the same page and connect them both, to the resources they both need, to reach their goals.
What current occupations are in demand?
What skills are Veteran employers looking for?
What careers and benefits are veterans looking for?
EVENT AGENDA
6:00-6:25 – Networking
6:25-6:30 – Veterans Guest Speaker Opening Remarks
6:30-8:00 – Panel Discussion (Audience Participation)
8:00-9:00 – Social interaction Between Veterans & Veterans Employers
Veterans & Employers Follow Us @chicagovetswork
Music DJ | Cash Bar
Right to Heal VA Campaign
Veteran & Community Meeting
2:30PM | Saturday, April 14, 2018
The Right to Heal VA Campaign (RTH) has been on the move and we want to get you more involved. On Saturday, April 14th, at the Jesse Brown VA, we are hosting a Veteran & Community Meeting to do just that.
What: Veteran & Community Meeting
Where: Vision Conference Room, Second Floor, Damen Building
Jesse Brown VA, 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
When: 2:30PM | Saturday, April 14, 2018
RSVP by mailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
At this meeting we will share our plans to build the campaign locally and how we are working to coordinate nationally. We also want to hear from you on why you want to join the fight to save the VA from privatization. RSVP today to join us at our Veteran & Community Meeting.
Since our March 1st program we have been busy! Hundreds of you called your representatives on our Save the VA Call In Day; We had delegations visit staffers at Senator Durbin’s, Senator Duckworth’s, and Representative Quigley’s Offices; With SEIU Healthcare and AFGE 789 we demanded that Rear Adm. Jackson and President Trump state unequivocally that the Administration will not pursue an agenda to privatize the VA in anyway shape or form; We hosted a panel on the issues and our campaign at the Labor Notes Conference; And we’ve gotten press coverage in a handful of great outlets. But we still have our work cut out for us.
With all the turmoil resulting from Secretary Shulkin’s dismissal and Trump’s overt plans to privatize the VA, now is the time to get organized. Join the fight to save the VA. RSVP today to join us at our Veteran & Community Meeting.
RSVP by emailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
The Right to Heal VA Campaign (RTH) is calling on all veterans that care about saving the VA to join us tomorrow at a hearing on VA privatization and why it is not the solution. At the hearing we will make a call to action and announce an informational picket and press conference at Federal Plaza on Friday. Details below.
Call to Action & Workers’ Rights Board Hearing
Where: Conference Room, Second Floor, Damen Building
Jesse Brown VA, 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
When: 4:30PM | Thursday, May 17, 2018
RSVP by mailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
On May 17th, join us as the Right to Heal Campaign announces a call to action and next steps in the fight to unite veterans and VA workers to save the VA and fight back against privatization. After the announcement the Workers’ Rights Board will hold a hearing to discuss what VA privatization would mean for veterans. The hearing will feature experts in the field of VA care, veterans speaking to their experience of using both the VA and the private sector, and VA employees who have dedicated their lives to serving veterans.
Save The VA Press Conference and Informational Picket
Where: Federal Center and Plaza, 219 S Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60603
When: 10AM | Friday, May 18, 2018
RSVP by mailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
The Save The VA Coalition and the Right To Heal VA Campaign will be holding an emergency press conference and informational picket to oppose H.R. 5674. The bill backed by the Trump adminstration and the Koch front group, Concerned Veterans of America would expand private healthcare vouchers at the expense of the VA healthcare system and give unprecedented powers to the VA secretary to make drastic changes, including authority to outsource/privatize services of VA healthcare without oversight or congressional approval.
With the firing of VA Secretary David Shulkin for not advancing a privatization agenda quickly enough and with continued disarray within the Trump administration in finding a replacement for Shulkin, we believe it is the worst possible time to give Trump such powers to change VA healthcare. We will be demanding that Senator Duckworth and Durbin hold the line against these terrible bills and vote no on these bills and other efforts to privatize the VA.
RSVP by emailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the events on Facebook Right to Heal Hearing at the Jesse Brown VA & Save the VA Press Conference at Federal Plaza.
Veterans & VA Workers
United to Save the VA!
VETERANS: SIGN UP FOR FREE DENTAL CARE ON ASPEN DENTAL’S MOUTHMOBILE
WHEN
Tuesday, April 16th From 9am – 3pm
WHERE
ADMI Practice Support Center 1040 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
HOW
To make an appointment call: Cameron Kinch (312) 564-2388
WHAT
For one day, Aspen Dental will provide free dental care to veterans. Care includes (but is not limited to) cleanings, fillings and extractions. Veterans should call to make an appointment as we cannot guarantee care for walk-ins.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Proksa Park, 3001 S Wisconsin Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, Berwyn, United States
Date and time:
August 7, 2021
12pm – 5pm
Combined Veterans Luncheon & Expo, will be in its FOURTH year. This year we have a potential list of 100 exhibitors, all organizations and companies that help veterans and the community. We are also adding a job fair to assist employment-seeking veterans. To receive a FREE meal, served by Mission BBQ, veterans must present proof of Service such as a VA ID card, current VSO Membership card, a DD 214 with appropriate State ID, or any identification that proves he or she is a veteran.
Non-veterans pay $15 for their meal. Every meal bought pays for a veteran’s meal as well.
If you can assist us with a financial donation we can feed more veterans. A donation of $50.00 will help us feed 8-10 veterans. A donation of $100.00 will help feed 16-20 veterans, etc.
As a way to thank our sponsors, a large sponsor banner will be displayed at the event. You can display your or your company’s information for all the attendees to see those who helped make the event successful.
If you would like to make a donation, send it to:
CVB Expo
Combined Veterans of Berwyn
P.O. Box 182
Berwyn, IL 60402
Combined Veterans of Berwyn is a 501(c )19 tax exempt veterans service organization. Tax info available upon request.
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About this event
Join BACE and DePaul SHRM for a virtual panel discussion on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: challenges, best practices, research, and insights from experienced leaders.
Zoom: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/98895600793?pwd=Skc1SUlIY015T0FlSWgrdVdHNmIyQT09
Panelists include:
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy, the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
DePaul University
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs
Uber
Moderated by Professor Sharon Glennon, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, DePaul University
BIOS:
Valerie Johnson, PhD
Interim Associate Provost of DEI in the Office of Academic Affairs, DePaul University
As interim associate provost, Johnson reports to the provost and provides vision, leadership and counsel on issues of diversity and inclusion. She continues to work with the colleges on matters dealing with diversity and inclusion, including exploring ways to infuse diversity into the curriculum, reviewing policies, working with the college diversity advocates and collaborating with colleges on the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty. In this role, Jonson chairs the Speech and Expression Advisory Committee and become a member of Academic Council and Provost Council. Johnson also works closely with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and with other entities on campus focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Johnson, who served as a Presidential Diversity Fellow during the 2021-22 academic year, is an inaugural recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Johnson earned a B.A. in political science at North Carolina A&T State University, an M.A. in, political science at Atlanta University; and holds a Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland. She has been a member of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences faculty since 2003. Now an associate professor in the college, she has served as chair of the Department of Political Science and, since 2021, as the Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy in the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy.
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs, Uber
Michael’s military journey began in 1998 with the US Army. He was fortunate to be stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI with the 25th Infantry Division where he was deployed to Iraq from December of 2003 through March of 2005. He served as a casualty operations specialist with the 225 Forward Support Battalion. This position required him to be pushed throughout the theatre of operations to process wounded warriors and local nationals from point of injury to combat support hospitals located in Iraq, Germany, and the United States. After 15 years of Active Duty and over 21 total years of service, Michael retired from the Illinois Army National Guard in September of 2019.
After exiting active duty, Michael joined Accenture as the North American Military Recruiting Lead. He worked tirelessly to create initiatives focusing on the professional development of student veterans, service members, & spouses. Now at Uber, Michael serves as the Head of Military and Veteran Programs where he has the distinct privilege of standing up the first ever global Military, Veteran, and Partner hiring program.
Moderator Bio:
Sharon Stapleton Glennon is a senior business professional with over 40 years of corporate financial, managerial and HR work experience who recently completing her fourth year of teaching management, human resource and data visualization courses for DePaul University in Chicago and Manama, Bahrain. She is a double demon having completed both her undergraduate degree in accountancy along with her MBA in Finance (this was way before there were any other business masters degrees such as MSHR) at DePaul University. Additionally, she holds both the SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications and recently completed the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management. Sharon says she has been passionate about DEI since she found herself as a new auditor in a small town on her first client and learned that the client staff thought she was a traveling secretary to support the men on the audit team!
About this event
Join BACE and DePaul SHRM for a virtual panel discussion on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: challenges, best practices, research, and insights from experienced leaders.
Zoom: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/98895600793?pwd=Skc1SUlIY015T0FlSWgrdVdHNmIyQT09
Panelists include:
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy, the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
DePaul University
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs
Uber
Moderated by Professor Sharon Glennon, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, DePaul University
BIOS:
Valerie Johnson, PhD
Interim Associate Provost of DEI in the Office of Academic Affairs, DePaul University
As interim associate provost, Johnson reports to the provost and provides vision, leadership and counsel on issues of diversity and inclusion. She continues to work with the colleges on matters dealing with diversity and inclusion, including exploring ways to infuse diversity into the curriculum, reviewing policies, working with the college diversity advocates and collaborating with colleges on the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty. In this role, Jonson chairs the Speech and Expression Advisory Committee and become a member of Academic Council and Provost Council. Johnson also works closely with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and with other entities on campus focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Johnson, who served as a Presidential Diversity Fellow during the 2021-22 academic year, is an inaugural recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Johnson earned a B.A. in political science at North Carolina A&T State University, an M.A. in, political science at Atlanta University; and holds a Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland. She has been a member of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences faculty since 2003. Now an associate professor in the college, she has served as chair of the Department of Political Science and, since 2021, as the Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy in the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy.
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs, Uber
Michael’s military journey began in 1998 with the US Army. He was fortunate to be stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI with the 25th Infantry Division where he was deployed to Iraq from December of 2003 through March of 2005. He served as a casualty operations specialist with the 225 Forward Support Battalion. This position required him to be pushed throughout the theatre of operations to process wounded warriors and local nationals from point of injury to combat support hospitals located in Iraq, Germany, and the United States. After 15 years of Active Duty and over 21 total years of service, Michael retired from the Illinois Army National Guard in September of 2019.
After exiting active duty, Michael joined Accenture as the North American Military Recruiting Lead. He worked tirelessly to create initiatives focusing on the professional development of student veterans, service members, & spouses. Now at Uber, Michael serves as the Head of Military and Veteran Programs where he has the distinct privilege of standing up the first ever global Military, Veteran, and Partner hiring program.
Moderator Bio:
Sharon Stapleton Glennon is a senior business professional with over 40 years of corporate financial, managerial and HR work experience who recently completing her fourth year of teaching management, human resource and data visualization courses for DePaul University in Chicago and Manama, Bahrain. She is a double demon having completed both her undergraduate degree in accountancy along with her MBA in Finance (this was way before there were any other business masters degrees such as MSHR) at DePaul University. Additionally, she holds both the SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications and recently completed the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management. Sharon says she has been passionate about DEI since she found herself as a new auditor in a small town on her first client and learned that the client staff thought she was a traveling secretary to support the men on the audit team!
Hey Chicago Veterans!
You’re invited to get assistance enrolling in VA health care, applying for disability compensation, and accessing other benefits you’ve earned.
- Access VA mental health resources.
- Concerns about your toxic exposure while in service?
- Find out what resources you are eligible for.
- Interested in income-based benefits for war-time Veterans and survivors?
- Need help submitting a VA disability claim?
- Need housing or worried about becoming homeless?
- Ready to enroll in VA health care?
- Want to check the status of your disability claim or appeal?
- Want to learn more about VA health care options for women?
This is an exclusive event for Veterans and their families in the Chicago area. Don’t miss this opportunity to access the benefits you’ve earned. Just show up on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Event Location:
6100 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
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