Setting the stage : student veterans in higher education -- Athena's labyrinth : the transitional experiences of student veterans -- Student veterans and disabilities -- Innovative approaches to student and administrative services I : recruitment to orientation -- Innovative approaches to student and administrative services II : serving student veterans on campus -- Innovative approaches to veterans' academic programs -- Serving student veterans in our community colleges / by Holly Wheeler -- Serving veterans in the classroom : course structure and design -- Serving veterans in the classroom : classroom management and learning activities -- Serving veterans in the classroom : establishing effective physical, behavioral, and emotional classroom environments -- Developing faculty and staff -- Conclusion : student veterans and academic success -- Appendix A: Common military and educational acronyms -- Appendix B: Glossary of important military and educational terms -- Appendix C: An educator's guide to the military.