Veterans
Student Veteran Profile: Ryan Gross ’18, University’s First Tillman Scholar
Growing up, Ryan Gross was always inspired hearing about his grandfathers’ World War II experiences, including leading tank units at the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. It was this connection that led…
Veterans Affinity Group Hosting Community Social
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Veterans Affinity Group is hosting an SU Veterans Community Social in partnership with the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5-9 p.m. at Orange Crate Brewing Co., 731 S. Crouse Ave….
‘Best Place for Vets’ in Full Force at Student Veterans of America Conference
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ turned the Lone Star State orange recently as over 20 Orange student veterans, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA), the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the team from the Veterans Affinity Group, and University…
IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced the appointment of two new members to its external advisory board. JPMorgan Chase Vice Chairman John Donnelly has accepted a seat on the IVMF Board. David Owen, the global chief administrative officer at…
Veterans Express Themselves in Writing Group
Once a month, veterans meet in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Writing Center to share stories of their armed service experience and learn how to craft those narratives into more polished written works.
Profiles from the Past and Present—Celebrating Alumni and Student Veteran Stories
In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumni each day of the week. After welcoming veterans to campus…
Maxwell Students Named as 2017-18 SoldierStrong Scholars
Maxwell School graduate students Mitch Forbes and Chris Tonsmeire, both U.S. military veterans, have been named as this year’s SoldierStrong scholars, under terms of a scholarship the SoldierStrong Foundation provides to veterans at the school. Forbes is pursuing an executive…
Profiles from the Past and Present—Celebrating Alumni and Student Veterans
In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumni each day of the week. After welcoming veterans to campus…
Veterans Day Ceremony Features Service at Hendricks Chapel
The annual ceremony honoring U.S. veterans and victims of all wars will be held at Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Nov. 10, at 11. a.m. The public is welcome to attend. The emotional ceremony honoring all branches of service will feature the…
Photographer Stacy Pearsall ’05 Receives Service Dog on ‘Today Show’
Stacy Pearsall ’05, an alumna of the Newhouse School’s Military Visual Journalism Program was the recipient of a service dog during a special segment on NBC’s Today Show. Pearsall, who visited campus earlier this week for her Veterans Portrait Project,…