SCO Katherine Sykes

The following message was copy-pasted from an email from VBA, sent on 1/14/2025, 2:25 PM MST:

Greetings,

With the end of the federal government shutdown, we want to share several important updates for you and the students you support.
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ECC and SCO Hotline Operations
The ECC and SCO Hotline have resumed operations and are available to assist with questions. Call us at 888-GIBILL-1 (888-442-4551), or 001-918-781-5678 if calling from overseas, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.

If a student has a debt due to enrollment changes, they can submit a message through Ask VA or call the Debt Management Center at 1-800-827-0648.
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Progress on Claims and Student Support
VA Education Service continues to make steady progress in restoring timely service for students, especially for those using Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) benefits. We recognize the past several weeks have been difficult, and we appreciate your patience.

We are working as quickly as possible to process all pending claims and remain on track for full recovery by mid-December.

Students can check the status of their payments and complete common self-service actions such as updating direct deposit information or changing contact details using their My Education Benefits page: https://www.va.gov/education/ -your-veterans-education

We encourage you to submit enrollment certifications as soon as possible. Enrollment Manager allows certifications up to 180 days before the term begins for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) enrollment certifications and up to 120 days for non- 33 (Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty [Chapter 30], Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve [Chapter 1606], or Chapter 35).
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Email and Text Notifications for Attendance Verification
VA now offers email and text messaging for students using Chapter 30, 33 or 1606 benefits. These messages are used for the required monthly verification of attendance.

We encourage students to ensure their contact information is up to date in their VA.gov profile and to opt in to text or email notifications to ensure their payments are released without delay.

For Chapter 35 students only, enrollment verification is temporarily waived as explained below.
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Automatic Verification for Chapter 35 Students
Chapter 35 students whose fall 2025 terms have been processed will be automatically verified for November. They do not need to submit verification of attendance at this time.

We will share more information once Chapter 35 beneficiaries will be required to resume verifying their enrollment.
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Thank you for your continued partnership and for the dedicated support you provide to Veterans and their families.

Respectfully,

Education Service


US Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration
1-888-442-4551, TDD: 711


Do you have a question or concern about your benefits? Contact us safely and securely with AskVA! https://www.va.gov/contact-us/ask-va/introduction

If you know a Veteran who is in crisis, call the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 press 1.
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/call/

Please understand that I cannot answer FERPA-protected questions in Facebook. Also:

1. Not all FERPA releases cover the questions y’all have.
2. FAMweb access is not the same as a FERPA release for my office.
3. A GI Bill FERPA release does not cover military TA or National Guard. Send your student to us.

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I am a School Certifying Official for VA Education Benefits and military TA.
Other SCOs in my office may also access this page, but this page is not monitored daily; please call, email, or come see us.
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1000 Libby Coy, Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Colorado
(970)491-6340
[email protected]
https://registrar.colostate.edu/military-veterans/getting-started-at-csu/
Closed now.

: House of Representatives passes funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending the measure to President Trump's desk. ⬇️

Fort Collins-area businesses offering food support to SNAP recipients, federal workers

Suddenly thinking of the SCO team… 🫰

you're all my inspiration to keep going🥹🧡💜

“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.” — Unknown

Thinking of all y’all, dear Veterans, and hoping the shutdown ends soon.
(I’m in this photo. This was from the day when the last Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs came to campus.)

We invite you to join us for our events during Veterans Week, as we honor and celebrate our veteran community. We are especially honored by the amazing contributions of our CSU veteran community as they bring great value and diversity to the ALVS office and Colorado State University. Happy Veterans to our amazing

Some gave all; all gave some. Thank you!

Presenting a wreath at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier on this #VeteransDay.

VEBO's email was flagged as Spam bc all students get our reminders at the same time.