Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Veterans
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Veterans

First Outside Contractor Hired to Work on Future NVRC Site Is Veteran

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By News Staff
Share

The first outside contractor hired to work on the National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC) is a veteran. Daniel MacDonald, founder and owner of MacDonald Engineering, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1986-1992 and is now working as a land surveyor on the future site of the NVRC .

Daniel MacDonald as a U.S. Marine

Daniel MacDonald as a U.S. Marine

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor for Veteran and Military Affairs Mike Haynie says, “It’s as it should be, that the first person hired on the NVRC construction was a veteran, because it represents our commitment to support and empower this community, the veteran and military-connected community.”

MacDonald says there has never been a project he has been more proud to work on. Of the university’s commitment to veterans, MacDonald believes that “This speaks volumes … you don’t put up a multimillion dollar building if you’re not committed.” An interview with Macdonald and Haynie can be viewed at the NVRC website.

MacDonald’s company is currently run out of Rochester. He was involved in the implementation of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Act and makes hiring veterans a priority.

The NVRC at Syracuse University is conceived as a class-leading, national exemplar of academic, government and community collaboration. The NVRC will leverage a public-private sector partnership model to nurture academic research, actionable programming and collaborative thought leadership positioned to impact veterans and their families on the campus of Syracuse University, in New York State and in communities across the U.S.

Daniel MacDonald today

Daniel MacDonald today

The NVRC will serve as the center of veteran life on the campus of the University, in the local community and across Central New York. The facility itself is purposefully designed as a community-convening hub, and will be accessible to community organizations, as well as local and state government partners, for the purpose of facilitating programs, trainings, events and initiatives. The NVRC will include a regional student veterans’ resource center, conceived as a one-stop shop supporting the educational needs of the region’s veterans and families. To that end, the NVRC will include classroom spaces to accommodate local and national veteran-focused programming, along with a conference center and 1,000-seat auditorium suitable for hosting community activities, lectures and national convening events and conferences.

Finally, the NVRC will be designed to include gallery space in which the university’s and national storied legacy of serving America’s veterans can be put on permanent display—and also as a platform to highlight exhibitions of art, culture and performance relevant to the veterans’ community.

Based on historical precedent and projected opportunity, current estimates suggest that the NVRC will generate more than $300 million in regional economic activity over the next five years, directly support more than 300 high-wage jobs and indirectly support job creation that will exceed 7,000 jobs over that period. In addition, the event-convening capacity created by the NVRC will support increased occupancy rates at Central New York hotels and lodging facilities, projected to be 5,000+ hotel nights annually.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Providing a Voice for the Systemically Suppressed With Erykah Pasha ’24 on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
    Monday, June 5, 2023, By John Boccacino
  • Men’s Soccer Team Gives Back to Syracuse Community for Season of Support
    Friday, June 2, 2023, By Kathleen Haley
  • June 30 Deadline Set for Fiscal 2023 Year End Business
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023, By News Staff
  • DPS Accepting Sign-Ups for R.A.D. Summer Session
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023, By Alex Haessig
  • Syracuse Stage Adds 2 Musicals to 50th Anniversary Season
    Wednesday, May 31, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

More In Veterans

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Celebrates Graduating Military-Connected Students

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) welcomed the campus community to the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) on May 12, for a day of celebrating the academic achievements of graduating military-connected students. The day started with an early morning…

From the iSchool to the Army, and Back Again

In 1992, Dwayne Murray ’97 was studying sociology through the Maxwell School while enjoying a semester abroad in London, when the School of Information Studies (iSchool) first flew onto his radar. He seized the opportunity to take a couple of classes…

Meet US Army Captain Bong Chi, Defense Comptrollership Program Military-Connected Student

Large, multinational organizations often deal with complex issues when it comes to the intersection of fiscal requirements and government regulations. U.S. Army Captain Bong Chi is among the group of financial professionals tasked with managing the Army’s budget and fiscal…

College of Professional Studies Announces New York State Scholarships for the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States

The University continues its commitment to be the best university for veterans and military-connected students with the creation of four new scholarships for New York State Army and Air National Guard members of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard…

Applications Due for Rostker Dissertation Research Fund

Applications for the 2023 Bernard D. and Louis C. Rostker IVMF Dissertation Research Fund are open through May 26. Doctoral candidates at Syracuse University who are doing dissertation research pertaining to veterans, or military family-related topics, are encouraged to apply….

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2023 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.