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Virtual Event: Author Talk and PCS Discussion with Zandra Moten, 4/4/2024
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Time: 12:00PM CDT
Location: Virtual via Zoom
REGISTER HERE: https://siue.zoom.us/webinar/register...
On Thursday, April 4th, in honor of the Month of the Military Child, the Military and Veteran Resource Center will be hosting a virtual event about the psychological, social and academic impact the permanent change of station (PCS) process has on military-connected children. The PCS process is when a servicemember and their family receives orders to transfer from one military installation to another, which can be within the United States or abroad. The PCS process can be exciting for some, but for many it can cause anxiety, confusion, and loneliness for the entire family, especially the children. Guest Speaker Zandra Moten, educator and the author of It’s PCS Season and It’s PCS Season Again, will be joining the Military and Veteran Resource Center in a virtual event to the discuss the impact the PCS process has on the military-connected child.
Zandra has worked in the field of education over 25 years as a teacher and school counselor. She was inspired to write and self-publish her two-book series It’s PCS Season in hopes of helping military-connected children of all backgrounds cope with the obstacles of change, to encourage discourse about the obstacles of moving with the military, and create awareness of the life of a military-child. In March 2023, Zandra’s books It’s PCS Season and Big Dreams, an Inspirational Story of a Journey of Fulfilled Dreams were featured on the syndicated Tamron Hall Show.
In addition to her role as educator and author, Zandra is the wife of a retired Army officer and the proud mother to two military-connected girls. She earned a bachelor’s in Elementary Education at Alabama A&M University, a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at National Louis University, and a master’s in School Counseling at the University of West Alabama. She is currently working in the capacity of a school counselor for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school system where she serves military-connected children.
The event is free and open to the public, and students, educators and counselors will be given a free copy of the book while supplies last. The author talk event with Zandra Moten will be hosted online via Zoom.
To request a free copy of the book, please contact the Military and Veteran Resource Center at 618-650-5425 / veteranservices@siue.edu. A limited number of copies of the book are available.