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Center for Community Partnerships

Center for Community Partnerships New Start for Student Veterans Program

Providing individualized academic support to military and veteran students to overcome adversity, remove barriers, and achieve meaningful reintegration

Veterans get a New Start

New Start for Student-Veterans Program Feature (Audio Described Version)

New Start Services

  • Collaborative assessment to generate individualized strategies to overcome challenges, identify needs, utilize strengths, and determine meaningful goals.
  • One-on-one support from a Supported Education Specialist to empower you to develop the necessary skills to conquer higher education.
  • Identification and implementation of strategies and tools to improve problem-solving, self-advocacy, time and stress management, communication, and academic performance.
  • Connection to on and off-campus resources relevant to your unique veteran and service member needs.
  • Integration into campus life with support to navigate higher education as a veteran and nontraditional student.
  • Reintegration into community life with purposeful recreational, volunteer, and leadership opportunities.
A group of adults, wearing helmets and life jackets, sitting in a bright yellow raft as it goes down a river

Our Founding Benefactor

Established following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the New Start for Student-Veterans program supports current and incoming CSU student-veterans who experience academic or life challenges. The program entered a new era in 2012 when alumnus Dennis Repp donated $1.55 million to create the New Start for Repp Distinguished Veterans Fund. Repp, a veteran himself, has since donated an additional $1 million to help the program better track the progress of program participants, from college entry to graduation and beyond.

New Start founding benefactor

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if New Start is right for me?

New Start services are provided by the Department of Occupational Therapy’s highly recognized Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) at Colorado State University. New Start offers culturally competent support for military and veteran students. Our participants engage in:

  • A faster and more effective transition to higher education and purposeful community reintegration.
  • Translation of military-based strengths into academic, career, and personal success.
  • The ability to identify, express, and meet personal needs and goals.

Still not sure? Reach out to us at contactccp@colostate.edu and we can help answer your questions.

Is there a fee for services?

No, all New Start services are free.  The New Start program is funded by charitable donations, allowing services to be offered at no cost.

New Start’s primary benefactor is Dr. Dennis Repp, a distinguished CSU alumnus and military veteran with a passion for supporting veterans in making a New Start after military service.  We can’t thank him enough for inspiring this active and vital program here at CSU.

How do I get started?

You can complete your application today using our online application form. A Supported Education Specialist will contact you to complete your enrollment.

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