Veterans
Scholar Spotlight: Jesse Campion ’15
As an undergraduate at Temple University, Jesse Campion never thought he would end up in the military. But then 9/11 happened. “That kind of shifted the tide,” he says. After graduating in 2002, he started learning more about the benefits…
Taking Care of Business
To date, nearly a thousand “wounded warriors” have completed the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program. Sixty-five percent of them have launched businesses, of which 93 percent are still in operation.
Campus Community Invited to Voluntarily Confirm Military Status through MySlice
As part of the University’s efforts to distinguish Syracuse University as one of the nation’s leading institutions for veterans, and to recognize the important contributions that veterans and their families make to the University every day, a new Military Status…
EVB Nears 30,000 Served
Dozens of young men and women who served their country are now learning how to start their own business, thanks to the efforts of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. Another…
Conference on Moral Injury among Veterans Scheduled April 17-18
On April 17-18, the Moral Injury Project will hold a two-day conference titled “What Did You Fight For, What Did You Bring Home: Moral Injury in the Lives of Military Veterans” in 500 Hall of Languages. The event is free…
IVMF Recognized Among NYS Health Foundation’s ‘Best of 2014’
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University was recently recognized by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) as one of the foundation’s “Best of 2014.” The IVMF was cited in the organization’s widely circulated Best…
Secretary of Defense Recognizes Work of University in Service to Military, Veterans
During a visit to campus Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter recognized Syracuse University for its “remarkable legacy of service” to the military and its “incredible, pathbreaking work” in assisting veterans.
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter to Visit Campus March 31
On his first domestic trip since taking office, Secretary Carter will discuss the “Future of the Force.”
Research Training Program for Veterans Accepting Applications
To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research, including veterans, a collaborative venture between the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for…
IVMF, Schultz Family Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense Launch Innovative Military Transition Program
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