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KBOR staff demonstrate military credit portal and urge outreach to boost veteran access to college credit
Summary
Board staff demonstrated a military articulation portal that maps 287 occupations and hundreds of institution articulations; members urged outreach, registrar training, and possible revival of the Kansas Collaborative on Military Credit to increase awareness and uptake among service members and veterans.
Associate director Tobias Wood and director Vera Brown of the Kansas Board of Regents demonstrated a military credit articulation portal at the Technical Education Authority meeting on Nov. 21, saying it is designed to translate military occupations and training into postsecondary credit.
Wood walked members through the portal’s filters by service branch, occupation and service level, showing links that go directly to institutional pages and contact information for campus staff. He said the portal contains 287 occupations and “about 853 articulations across all sectors,” and that institutions have hyperlinks connecting service members to program-specific pages and contacts.
Board staff told members the portal grew from a Lumina Foundation-supported effort and significant campus data work by KBOR academic affairs, IT, institutional research and communication teams. Vera Brown said the portal’s next steps include data verification, continued updates to keep contact pages current, and promotion to service members and campus veteran-support personnel.
Members and college representatives focused discussion on awareness and implementation. Elaine Simmons, vice president of instruction at Barton Community College, urged institutions to identify internal champions and train staff so that veterans and active-duty personnel know where to request credit. Member Cindy and others recommended campus-based veteran support staff and advisory councils help surface employer needs and barriers.
Board staff proposed a range of follow-up actions: reinvigorate the Kansas Collaborative on Military Credit Advisory Committee to advise strategy, engage veteran-support personnel and registrars to identify technical barriers and best practices, and run a public awareness campaign so service members know the portal exists and whom to contact on campus. Chair Frederick asked staff to return with more defined recommendations that balance scope and staff capacity.
The TEA did not take formal action on the portal demonstration; members asked staff to continue refining outreach and reported metrics for the next meetings.
