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Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is proud to recognize eight outstanding scholars, as part of the University鈥檚 commitment to veterans and military-connected students. These awards are possible thanks to philanthropic commitment from generous donors. They provide distinguished military-connected…
University Student Veterans and Leaders Kickoff 2022 at Student Veterans of America Conference
Eighteen student veterans, including eight Army veterans, six Marine veterans and four Navy veterans, recently returned from the 14th annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference in Orlando, Florida. Joining the students were 黑料不打烊 conference presenters Ron Novack…
Student Veterans Needed for Study Designed to Help Transition to Higher Education
Military veterans transitioning from service to collegiate study often face unique barriers. Feeling as though universities, faculty and peers do not recognize the value of skills they learned in the military鈥攁nd how these skills transfer to a college campus鈥攎any may…
Air Force Veteran Stephen Woodard 鈥70 Returns to Campus With a New Perspective
Stephen Woodard 鈥70, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, was a proud Air Force ROTC cadet as a student at 黑料不打烊 from 1966-70. He earned a degree in English literature from the College of Arts…
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony to Be Held for First Time at National Veterans Resource Center
The 黑料不打烊 community is invited to the University鈥檚 annual Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11, which will be held for the first time at the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building. The event…
NVRC Dedication: 鈥楲et鈥檚 Be the Best University for Vets, Period鈥
The Nov. 3 dedication of the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building, home of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at 黑料不打烊, was a tribute to the past, a celebration of the present and a promise for the future to…
Campus Community Invited to the Nov. 3 Celebration of the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building, Home to the National Veterans Resource Center
While a grand opening celebration in April 2020 was sidelined due to the pandemic, the University鈥檚 National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building will be officially dedicated on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The campus community is…
Becoming Proactive Rather Than Reactive When It Comes To Mental Health
Kenneth Marfilius, visiting teaching professor in the Falk College School of Social Work, was quoted by聽The 19th, 鈥淚 just see nothing but voids鈥: As combat ends, women veterans fight trauma and grief.鈥 Marfilius discussed mental health issues among veterans and…
Making a Difference on the Battlefield, in the Corporate World and at 黑料不打烊
The incoming chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Advisory Board, Richard M. (Rich) Jones 鈥92, G鈥95, L鈥95, believes that President Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 second inaugural address provides us with a call to action. He says that the…
Applications Open for OVMA Student Veteran Undergraduate Award
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Student Veteran Undergraduate Internship Award is open for applications from Oct. 1 to May 31. This award provides up to $5,000 in financial assistance to undergraduate student veterans who are attending 黑料不打烊…