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Veterans

Syracuse’s Growing Veteran and Military-Connected Population Welcomed Back to Campus

Tuesday, August 28, 2018, By Leah Lazarz
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National Veterans Resource CenterOffice of Veteran and Military AffairsOffice of Veteran Success

Last Wednesday (Aug. 22), Syracuse University welcomed new student veterans to campus at the annual New Student Veteran Welcome Orientation and Resource Fair. The event provides student veterans, military-connected students and their families the opportunity to connect with other students, learn about campus resources, and meet the dedicated veteran and military-connected support staff.

Staff and vet students conversing at the orientation session

Photo courtesy of: Rob Rivera/NPPA
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This fall’s 52 new undergraduate student veterans, enrolled on campus, full time, join more than 1,000 other veteran and military-connected students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The University’s veteran and military-connected enrollment on campus has grown 60 percent since Chancellor Kent Syverud assumed his leadership position in January 2014 and identified veteran service among his strategic initiatives.

“To grow 60 percent in just four years is truly a testament to the hard work being done around this campus to make Syracuse University the best place for veterans and for our military-connected population,” says Ron Novack, executive director of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs at Syracuse University (OVMA).

The significant increase in veteran and military-connected enrollment comes as a result of the dedicated work of the OVMA and the Office of Veteran Success (OVS) and the support of the University’s schools and colleges. Such offices have rolled out an impressive number of initiatives aimed at improving the military-connected student experience on campus, including:

  • unlimited participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program allowing Post 9/11 GI Bill students to receive additional funding to cover required tuition and fees;
  • veteran-dedicated staff across campus;
  • expanded capability of the OVS;
  • increased number of VA school certifying officials;
  • dedicated veteran admission advisors;
  • dedicated veteran career services advising;
  • student veteran career immersion trips to New York City and Washington, D.C.;
  • Vet Success on Campus Program;
  • early registration benefits;
  • Orange Door Liaison program;
  • Peer Advisors for Veteran Education Program;
  • Student Veteran Organization;
  • The Wohl Family Veterans Legal Clinic; and
  • increased Air Force and Army ROTC enrollment.

Faculty member speaking with vet studentConsistently ranked among the top 10 best universities for veterans, SU is also one of only 15 Pat Tillman Foundation University Partners. In its second year as a partner institution, the University was selected for its innovative veteran services and strong culture of support for military veterans and spouses, and its rigorous academic programs.

The University is furthering its commitment to the veteran and military-connected population with construction of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), a first-of-its-kind, multi-use facility dedicated to advancing academic research, programming and community-connected innovation serving the social, economic and wellness concerns of the nation’s veterans and families. The NVRC is scheduled open in spring 2020.

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