Times Weekly, Web Staff

On Saturday, June 11th, National Louis University, and the University of Chicago will be partnering with organizations across the state of Illinois to host the 2nd annual Women Veterans Stand Down.  REGISTER TODAY at https://nl.edu/student-services/veterans-and-military-support/stand-down-event/register/.

In honor of Women Veterans Day (June 12th), the Women Veterans Stand Down will be an event exclusively for women veterans to network and connect with local veteran resources.

The hybrid event will be hosted virtually and in-person at host sites, and there will be two sessions to meet the availabilities of attendees. The virtual morning session will host workshops between 9:00 a.m. to Noon.  Keynote speaker, Dr. Martha Herb, Rear Admiral (Retired), will present from Noon to 1:00 p.m.: https://nl.edu/student-services/veterans-and-military-support/stand-down-event/martha-herb-bio/. The virtual afternoon session will host workshops between 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The workshops hosted in the morning will be the same workshops hosted in the afternoon.  Please see agenda here: https://nl.edu/student-services/veterans-and-military-support/stand-down-event/agenda/

The in-person host sites will stream the virtual workshops and keynote, have veteran organizations in attendance, and will provide gift bags and refreshments during the morning and afternoon session. Contact the site for more information. Contact information for each site is listed below.

National Women Veterans United (NWVU, Chicago)

Mrs. Rochelle Crump

nwvu.org@gmail.com; (872) 731-2150

Hope Manor II (Chicago),

Mr. Gabriel Villagomez and Dr. Stacey Dixon

gvillagomez13@ccc.edu; (773) 602-5152

sdixon11@nl.edu;( 312)-261-3262

University of Chicago (Chicago)

Dr. Terrell Odom and Dr. Steve Curda

todom@uchicago.edu; (773)-702-1527

scurda@nl.edu; (312)-261-3126

Harold Washington College (Chicago) –

Mr. Marcus Williams

mwilliamsel@ccc.edu; (312) 553 – 5717

Elks Lodge (Springfield, IL)

Ms. Kourtney Hopkins

kourtney.hopkins@illinois.gov; (773) 636-8366

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)

Mrs. Telisha Reinhart and Mr. Kevin Wathan

treinha@siue.edu; (618)-650-3569

kwathen@siue.edu; (618)-650-3169

LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission

Ms. Christi Hammers

Chammers@lasallecounty.org; 815-433-1761

For more general information about the Women Veterans Stand Down, contact:

Dr. Stacey Dixon             Dr. Steve Curda              Dr. Terrell Odom

National Louis University National Louis University University of Chicago

Sdixon11@nl.edu             scurda@nl.edu                  todom@uchicago.edu

312-261-3261                   312-261-3126                  773-702-1527