Student Veterans’ Resources
Welcome Student Veterans! 
Northwestern is committed to serving the men and women that served their country. We hope this site will serve as a resource as you begin your education at Northwestern.
Northwestern Values Veterans
On January 24th, Northwestern hosted a diverse panel of professionals, faculty, and students to discuss how the university can best support student veterans on campus.
You can watch the panel discussion online here.
Resources
- News and Updates
- Northwestern Veterans Association (NUVA)
- Certifying Officials on Campus
- Financial Aid Office VA Benefit Contacts
- Student Account VA Contacts
- Helpful Resources and Links
News and Updates
Northwestern News: Veterans Find a Fit at Northwestern
Northwestern University Veterans Association
Website: COMING SOON. For information contact veterans@northwestern.edu
NUVA is an officially chartered member organization of Student Veterans of America
AmeriCorps VISTA
The AmeriCorps will assist in building capacity for Northwestern University Veterans Association (NUVA) and help answer any questions regarding Veterans Affairs on and off campus. The VISTA will that they can to answer questions or direct student veterans to campus partners who may best assist students including assistance with financial aid, mental health resources, community resources, classroom aid, etc.
Please contact Jessie Chiu, AmeriCorps VISTA for Veterans Services: jessica.chiu@northwestern.edu
Certifying Officials on Campus
Charmaine Nicholson
c-nicholson@northwestern.edu
847-491-8645
- All undergraduate programs- Evanston campus
- Education graduate programs
- Journalism graduate programs
- Music graduate programs
- Communication graduate programs
- Engineering graduate programs
- The Graduate School
Kimberly Chapman
kchapman@northwestern.edu
312-503-8406
- School of Continuing Studies
Barbara Reiffman
barbeiffman@law.northwestern.edu
312-503-8445
Charlene Pineda
charlene.pineda@law.northwestern.edu
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Law School
Stephanie Miller
s-miller8@northwestern.edu
312-503-0974
- Feinberg School of Medicine
Financial Aid Office VA Benefit Contacts
All Undergraduate Students- Evanston Campus
Brian Drabik, b-drabik@northwestern.edu, 847-491-7400
School of Continuing Studies- Graduate & Undergraduate
Julia Jenkins, julia-jenkins@northwestern.edu, 312-503-8722
Education Graduate Students
Pat Mann, p-mann@northwestern.edu, 847-491-8495
Journalism Graduate Students
Julie Collins, collinsj@northwestern.edu, 847-491-5359
Communication Graduate Students
Coleen Delaney, c-delaney@northwestern.edu, 847-491-8950
Engineering Graduate Students
Pat Mann, p-mann@northwestern.edu, 847-491-8495
The Graduate School
Pat Mann, p-mann@northwestern.edu, 847-491-8495
Kellogg Students
- Executive Master’s Program- Paul Dodds, p-dodds@kellogg.northwestern.edu, 847-467-1769
- Full Time Program- Julie Israel, jis226@kellogg.northwestern.edu, 847-491-8694
- Part Time Program- Julia Jenkins, julia-jenkins@northwestern.edu, 312-503-8722
Music
Ryan O’Mealey, r-omealey@northwestern.edu, 847-491-3141
Medical School, Law School, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, & NUPOC (Prosthetics and Orthotics)
Julia Jenkins, julia-jenkins@northwestern.edu, 312-503-8722
Student Accounts VA Contacts
Evanston Office
- Payments- Tameka Jackson, tameka-jackson@northwestern.edu, 847-491-5224
- Third Party Billing- Shirley Khumkit, s-khumkit@northwestern.edu, 847-491-4685
Chicago Office
- Ves Brumfield, v-brumfield@northwestern.edu, 312-503-8503
- Philomena Wilson, piw494@northwestern.edu, 312-503-8122