Veterans
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces Student Scholarship Recipients
The Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is pleased to announce the following awardees of military-connected student Spring 2020 scholarships. These awards provide meaningful financial assistance to military-connected students as part of the University鈥檚 commitment to being the best…
IVMF鈥檚 Maureen Casey to Host Panel Discussion Featuring Women Leaders From U.S. Military
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL) is offering a virtual fireside chat, 鈥淟essons In Leadership鈥揑nsights from a Collective,鈥 on March 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. The discussion will be hosted by Maureen Casey, chief operating officer for…
COVID One Year Later: Insights from the Military-Connected Community
By Misty Stutsman Fox and Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, researchers with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) The changes our nation has experienced, both at home and abroad, are considerable and hastening. Economic conditions are uncertain, the federal…
Office of Veterans and Military Affairs Accepting Student Veteran Scholarship Applications
In pursuit of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 continuing commitment to be the best place for veterans, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is offering several donor-funded scholarship opportunities and programs for both veterans and military-connected students. Three new scholarships are…
University to Guarantee Admission to Eligible Area High School Graduates After Completing Initial Enlistment in US Military
As part of its enduring commitment to veterans and their families and to being the 鈥渂est place for veterans,鈥 黑料不打烊 is launching a new program called Operation Veteran Promise. The Office of Admission will grant local students graduating this…
Jill Biden Asks Student Veterans to Take Active Roles in Their Communities at 2021 Student Veterans of America National Conference
A key opportunity for the student experience, 黑料不打烊 student veterans attended the 13th annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference (NATCON) virtually on Feb. 19 and 20. The two-day event featured a keynote address by the first lady…
Foundation Provides Grant to Improve Delivery Services to Area Veterans and Their Families
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), higher education鈥檚 first interdisciplinary academic institute dedicated to advocacy, research, support for military veterans and their families, was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The grant will…
New Video Series and Website Aim to Improve Military-Connected Students Experience in Job Market
While there are many programs to help translate military skills, there are few that support veterans in learning to communicate that translation effectively. To address this issue, Veteran Career Services in the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) has…
‘Make 鈥楪arage-Gate鈥 Matter’
J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and founder and executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner: 鈥淢ake 鈥楪arage-Gate鈥 Matter.鈥 Haynie recently spoke with Lauren Schellin,…
Application Cycle Now Open for the Tillman Scholar Program
The Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. PTF has opened the application process for the Tillman Scholar…