Veteran Student Services

Kean Veterans Student Services staff are available daily by phone and email.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

You can text the office using the Remind app at @47dabk

Google Hangout virtual meetings are available. Please email the representative below from your Kean Google email account to request a Hangout!

The New Jersey National Guard is activating units to support the State's response to COVID-19. This includes some Kean University students from our different locations (Union, Ocean, Skylands and Online). If a Guard member is activated, they will be sent orders from their respective units. These orders will need to be presented to each professor to help support the continuation of remote education to every extent possible. Faculty are encouraged to work with each Guard member on an individual basis, as some Guard members will require additional support. Depending on the length of time a Guard member is on active duty, an incomplete or other accommodations available through the Office of the Registrar may become necessary. The Office of Veteran Student Services is also encouraging all veterans. active military and their dependents at Kean to register for both Summer and Fall 2020, as appropriate and possible depending on their military and life obligations. Please feel free to contact the Office of Veteran Student Services by email to veteran@kean.edu with any questions or requests for additional information, support, and resources.

When contacting our representatives, continuing & newly admitted students should email using ONLY your Kean Google email address and be sure to provide your Kean University student ID number.

For all questions:

Vito Zajda, (908) 737-0483/ vzajda@kean.edu

Joshua Rivera, (908)737-0480 / rivejosh@kean.edu

Rosana Silva, (908)737-0480/ silvaros@kean.edu

For questions related to Kean Ocean:
Jennifer Kerr, (732)255-2141 / jkerr@kean.edu

For general information, please email veteran@kean.edu.

Veteran Student Services provides transition services to veterans, service members, and dependents under the Kean Veterans Educational Transition Services Program, Kean V.E.T.S. We are dedicated to creating a seamless transition from soldier to student by providing a multitude of services at Kean and surrounding Kean Community.

Vision

The OVSS vision is recognized as the primary authority providing quality and innovative service to the Veteran population of the Kean community.

Mission

The OVSS is committed to serving: the Veteran students of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents; the Kean community; and the surrounding community. This office will accomplish this mission by providing exceptional services where the student is always first.