Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) is a peer support program that connects incoming veterans on college campuses with trained peer advisors who can help them transition to life as a new student.

PAVE builds on the camaraderie veterans experience in the military to create a sense of community and connectedness that contributes to academic and personal success. Successful student veterans are trained as Peer Advisors to work one-on-one with new student veterans to help address challenges they may face and refer them to appropriate resources on and off campus and provide ongoing support. PAVE can also support military dependents as they transition into the campus community.

Program Goals:

  • Ease the transition from the military to academia
  • Improve student veterans’ sense of connectedness to their school
  • Create a safe haven and source of support
  • Identify mental health issues and other concerns in a timely manner and connect student veterans with appropriate resources
  • Improve student veteran academic performance
  • Increase student veteran retention rates

PAVE is a partnership between the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and Student Veterans of America. The program is currently in place on 15 campuses nationwide

Visit the PAVE Website