The Carolina Veterans Resource Center (CVRC) has planned a week of campus events to honor Veterans Day. The CVRC is part of the Dean of Students office, which supports our thriving Tar Heel community of military-connected students. This year’s opportunities offers a chance to network, connect, and learn from our veteran students and those who support them. Members of our community can also write a note of thanks to our veterans or learn about partnering with the CVRC.
Schedule of events (*denotes CLE credit):
*November 6 and 13: Students in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences in the Department of Health Sciences will host free hearing screenings for Carolina students who are veterans or active-duty service members. To be held from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in Bondurant Hall, room 4076. RSVP to the hearing screening.
November 12: Taco Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Join the CVRC at a resource fair, followed by its biweekly Taco Tuesday event. Representatives from the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Vet Centers counseling, and the VA Durham Health Care System will be in attendance.
November 13: Coffee with a vet: Carolina Veteran Students of America (CVSA) will pass out free coffee and doughnuts to Carolina students from 9:00 a.m. until noon in the Pit. Lumen will also be on hand to pass out patriotic stickers.
*November 14: Women’s breakfast — the Carolina Women’s Center is supporting Carolina veterans with a free breakfast at the CVRC from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. RSVP to the women’s breakfast.
*November 14: LGBTQ appreciation luncheon — The LGBTQ Center is hosting a free military-appreciation luncheon at the center from noon until 1:30 p.m. RSVP to the lunch.
*November 14: The CRVC will host a panel at the UNC School of Government in room 2603 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Topics will include the difference between tinnitus and hearing loss, available treatment options, and VA benefits. Please arrive by 6:15 to ensure timely seating. RSVP for in-person, CLE attendance. RSVP for virtual attendance option (no CLE). The panel will feature the following:
- Shawn Kane, MD. Kane is the chief medical officer and primary care physician for the THRIVE Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. He earned his B.S. in Biology at Gettysburg College in 1991, and attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services (USUHS), graduating in 1995 with his medical degree. Kane completed his residency in family medicine at Womack Army Medical Center and his fellowship in primary care sports medicine. He has served most of his career as a physician in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) across multiple units. After retiring from the Army in 2018, he Kane joined the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Candace M. Quinn, AuD, Ph.D. Quinn is a VA Rehabilitation Research Development and Translation research investigator at the Durham VA Health Care System, an assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine in the Department of Head & Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, and an affiliate Investigator for the VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) in Portland, OR. Quinn’s research program focuses on psychoacoustic evaluation and diagnosis of tinnitus, app-based development for tinnitus evaluation and sound therapies, and progressive tinnitus management. She was recently awarded a VA RR&D Career Development Award – 2 to study the effects of Notched Noise Therapy on the perception of tinnitus within the veteran population.
- Kathryn Roberts, AuD, CCC-A. Roberts joined the faculty of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Carolina in July 2023. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings throughout her career, providing patient-centered care across the lifespan. She has also served as a clinical assistant professor at the University at Buffalo teaching doctoral students both in the clinic and classroom. Her interests in audiology include assessment of the vestibular system as well as assessment and intervention of hearing disorders. Currently, Dr. Roberts works in the clinic providing care to patients and one-on-one supervision to audiology doctoral students. She is a licensed audiologist in North Carolina and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
- Daniel Johnson, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media doctoral candidate, Pulitzer prize nominee, and U.S. Army veteran. Johnson is a Roy H. Park doctoral fellow and journalism professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Originally from North Carolina, Daniel served for nine years in the U.S. Army was a journalist for the military in 2016 in Iraq. His current research and work is focused on investigating the military’s suicide crisis. Most recently, he has reported and written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate Magazine and the Chicago Tribune.
- Moderated by Hanna Brochinsky, a doctor of audiology student in the Department of Health Sciences at the UNC School of Medicine. She earned her bachelor’s degree in speech, language, and hearing sciences from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she was involved in the ROTC program. Following her graduation, Brochinsky was commissioned into the medical corps of the United States Army Reserves and currently serves as a Second Lieutenant in the 396th Medical Company in McLeansville, NC.
November 16: Military-appreciation game — Carolina athletics will host a military-appreciation football game against Wake Forest University at Kenan Memorial Stadium.