Monday veterans event will feature panel of veteran students, certificate signing

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard will sign a Partners for Veteran Supportive Campuses certificate of commitment to veterans at a 10 a.m. ceremony on Monday, Nov. 15, in Viking Union Room 565.

The signing ceremony will be followed by a presentation from Peter Schmidt, a consultant with the Department of Veterans Affairs and psychologist from Edmonds Community College. Schmidt's presentation will last through 3 p.m. and will include a panel of veteran students at noon, a casual brown-bag lunch gathering at 12:45 p.m.

A drop-off box for the food drive for homeless veterans will be available at the event, and attendees are encouraged to bring a donation.