Veterans Resources
Numerous services and benefits are available for U.S. military veterans in the areas of tutorial assistance, and educational and vocational counseling. To learn more, see the links below or contact Laura Zuppo, certifying official and executive director of the Office of Admissions and Student Financial Planning (zuppo@law.stetson.edu), or Jennifer Fraser, certifying official and assistant director of Student Financial Planning (jlfraser@law.stetson.edu). You may also call our office at 727-562-7802.
Yellow Ribbon Program | More Info
EBenefits - One-Stop Shop for online benefits information
Educational and Vocational Counseling
New GI Bill: Information | Benefits Calculator
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008
Service2Scholars: A Florida Initiative to Transition Veterans
Credit for Military Training
Military Times | Veterans News and Information Service
Law and Order - Student Organization
Student Veterans Organization
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service
Veterans Benefit Request Form - 2011-2012
Veteran Student Change in Benefits Form
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System - St. Petersburg
727-398-6661
10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital - Tampa
813-972-2000
13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
MacDill Air Force Base
Base Operator 813-828-1110
VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Office
800-827-1000, Ext. 7902
9500 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33731
Readjustment Counseling Services
727-549-3633
Provides readjustment counseling services for Veterans who served in a combat theatre and for their family members and significant others.
Location:
St. Petersburg Vet Center
6798 Crosswinds Center Dr. N.
Gaslight Square, BLDG A
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Healthcare for Women Veterans
727-398-6661
Provides a variety of healthcare needs specific to women.
Location:
Bay Pines Health Care System
10000 Bay Pines Blvd.
PO Box 5005
Bay Pines, FL 33744
VA Vet Centers
Provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Several locations in the Tampa Bay area.
Meet Student and Alumni Veterans
Stetson Law is honored to be home to more than 30 U.S. military veterans. Read profiles to learn more about a few of them.
Students Win Best Brief Award at
National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition
Stetson Law students Diana Evans and John Henley, coached by Professor Michael Allen, won the Best Petitioner’s Brief Award at the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15-16, 2011. Evans also tied for the Best Oralist Award at the competition.
The competition is hosted by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association and the George Washington Law School. During the final round, the students argued in front of the actual judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.