Program for the 18th annual Texas A&M University System Military-Affiliated Symposium, October 5-6, 2026 in Frisco,…
This is the program for the 18th annual Texas A&M University System Military-Affiliated Symposium, held October 5-6, 2026 in Frisco, Texas. It is designed for educators, administrators, and professionals who support veterans, servicemembers, and military-connected students and families. The theme is "Scaling Impact: Practice, Data, Partnerships."
The Monday schedule includes registration, opening remarks by Dr. Monteigne Long and others, a plenary panel, and sessions on topics such as a purpose-to-impact intervention that raised student-veteran success from 23% to 84%, participatory methods for veteran engagement, on-demand mentorship models, Wounded Warrior Project partnerships, an adaptive horsemanship program for veteran families, and an overview of the new Hazlewood database. A networking reception closes the day.
Tuesday features concurrent sessions on Texas policy strategies for veteran education and workforce alignment, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans, leader development, donor relationships, Wounded Warrior Project's Warrior Care Network, embedded behavioral health, veteran transition to civilian healthcare, and mentorship for long-term success. A solutions exchange with roundtables and workshops is followed by a closing plenary and remarks.
The document also includes abstracts of selected presentations. These detail the VET+MAP purpose-to-impact model, Photovoice and digital storytelling for veteran voices, cross-sector mentorship through 50strong, Wounded Warrior Project's referral pathways, Tarleton State University's adaptive horsemanship curriculum, and the Texas Veterans Commission's new Hazlewood database system.