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Pre-College Program Announces 50% Discount for Native American, Indigenous and Military Dependent High School Students
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ continues its commitment to welcoming and celebrating a diverse student body by providing financial incentives to students from a variety of communities who attend Summer College, the University’s nationally recognized pre-college program for high school students. “Educational opportunities…
Anthony Cosby Talks About Supporting Veterans, Staying in Service and His Sock Side Hustle
Anthony Cosby often starts his days at 4:30 a.m. with a three-mile walk—not to beat the San Antonio heat or enjoy the quiet pre-dawn hour, but because it’s the only time left in his day to squeeze in fitness. As…
Navy Veteran Tru M. Truong G’24 Looks to Bright Future Through Her University Experience
Originally from the small town of Ben Tre, Vietnam, Tru Truong began her journey in the U.S. at 12 years old when she moved with her mother and sister to Maryland. She was always interested in joining the military as…
Air Force Veteran Stephen Woodard ’70 Returns to Campus With a New Perspective
Stephen Woodard ’70, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, was a proud Air Force ROTC cadet as a student at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ from 1966-70. He earned a degree in English literature from the College of Arts…
From Active-Duty Soldier to Green to Gold Scholar, Ryan Austin Yon ’23 Continues to Inspire
While stationed at the Army’s 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, New York, Ryan Austin Yon set a goal to attend ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ under the Green to Gold Scholarship Program. The program provides eligible, active-duty enlisted soldiers an opportunity to…
Nick Armstrong G’08, G’14 Uses Data to Help Veterans Achieve Their Goals
Data is everywhere. From how many steps you take in a day to the quality of your sleep, it seems that every aspect of our daily lives can be assessed by crunching the numbers. In Nick Armstrong’s role as the…
IVMF Staff Member and Former Sergeant of the Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Participates in Tomb’s Centennial
U.S. Army veteran Bart Womack proudly served for 29 years as an enlisted service member, deploying to such locations as Haiti, Kosovo and Iraq, and retiring as a command sergeant major. But it was his assignments as part of the…
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony to Be Held for First Time at National Veterans Resource Center
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community is invited to the University’s 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’Aniello Building. The event…
Fiserv Extends Commitment to Investing in Growth of IVMF
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced an additional $7 million commitment from Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology and a proud supporter of the military community. As a longtime partner of…
College of Law to Honor Veterans Nov. 9
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, at noon, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College of Law and members of the greater ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ legal community will gather in Dineen Hall’s Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom to celebrate the College of Law’s fourth annual Veterans Day Ceremony….