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Student Veteran Maria Delgado Celebrates Her Heritage During Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month
As Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month continues through Oct. 15, Maria Delgado G’19 took some time to reflect on how her heritage and family influenced her to join the U.S. Army. Delgado, a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ graduate student from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Army…
IVMF Goes Global: Sharing Best Practices with International Partners at Canadian Conference
As part of the growing portfolio of international partnerships, Nicholas Armstrong, Institute for Veterans and Military Families senior director of research and policy, along with Gilly Cantor, program evaluation manager, presented “Adapting the Collective Impact Model to Veterans Services: The…
Seventh Annual Valor Day Held at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College of Law organized its seventh annual Valor Day on campus, which aims to provide local veterans with legal support, as well as aid. Lecturer and Director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College of Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic Yelena Duterte was interviewed by…
AmericaServes is New Resource for Veterans
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Program Manager of Community Engagement for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Matt Feldhaus writes an op-ed for Cincinnati.com about AmericaServes, a network that connects veterans to employment. “Service organizations are sent pre-screened, program-eligible clients. What is most…
Paralyzed Veterans of America Awards IVMF with Distinguished MISSION: ABLE Award
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) was recognized among fellow veteran service organizations, service members, veterans, friends and supporters of Paralyzed Veterans of America for its work supporting veteran employment at an event in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19….
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Greater Central New York Communities Invited to Participate in an NVRC Information Session Monday, Sept. 18
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Central New York community, are invited to participate in an information session Monday, Sept. 18, at 5:30 p.m. at the Center of Excellence, room 203, located at 727…
IVMF Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) announced it has received an inaugural $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Through the grant, IVMF will support its STEM curriculum—science, technology, engineering and…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to Host ‘Fort Drum Youth Football Day’ for Children of Fort Drum Military Families
In 1946, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ welcomed more than 10,000 veterans to its campus, doubling enrollment among service men and women returning from World War II. Since then, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has been a national leader in attracting, welcoming and empowering veterans and…
IVMF Awarded Nearly a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Help Advance Government Support of Veterans and Families
In separate grants, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) and IBM Center for the Business of Government awarded the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) research and evaluation division over $235,000 to study strategies and approaches to reinvent traditional federal…
University Welcomes Veterans to 11th Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Veterans from across the nation and beyond are currently on campus for the 11th annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV)—a nine-day intensive on starting and building a business, powered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)….