Veterans
Newhouse to Host Workshop for Active Duty Military Aug. 15 and 16
The Military Visual Journalism program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will present a two-day workshop, “Managing Your Digital Arsenal,” Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, on the Syracuse University campus. The workshop is open to all…
IVMF Receives $450,000 from Sam’s Club to Support Women Veteran Entrepreneurs
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has received a $450,000 grant from the Sam’s Club Giving Program to support women veteran entrepreneurs through its business management training program V-WISE, Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship. The Sam’s…
McDonough Authors Post on VAntage Point
Col. James McDonough (U.S. Army, Ret.), IVMF Managing Director of Community Engagement and Innovation, has authored “Transparency, Data-Sharing Solutions Boost Work to End Veteran Homelessness“—a blog post featured on the VA Blog, VAntage Point.
IVMF Executive Director Haynie Named Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud this week announced the formation of a new leadership position to oversee the development and expansion of programming for veterans and the military. J. Michael Haynie, the co-founder and executive director of the…
IVMF Announces Personnel Changes and Promotions
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced a series of organizational changes and promotions, designed to best position the institute for continued growth and impact in the years ahead. “In just three short years, the IVMF team…
Haynie Named Chairman of Labor Department Advisory Committee
Mike Haynie, the executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named by U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve as the chairman of the department’s Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer…
IVMF Awarded Federal Contract to Expand Operation Boots to Business
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), to extend and expand Operation Boots to Business, a self-employment training program available to…
IVMF’s Schmeling Briefs Military Spouses, Congressional Staff Members at MOAA Military Spouse Symposium
On March 26 and 27, IVMF managing director James Schmeling briefed military spouses and congressional staff members on the MOAA/IVMF Military Spouse Employment Report in Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Military Officers Association of America Military…
Gump to Continue Leading Undergraduate Program for Trauma Research with Veterans
Falk Family Professor of Public Health Brooks Gump will continue leading a program this summer for undergraduate veterans and non-veterans (five openings for each) interested in becoming trauma researchers. Gump was one of six faculty from three upstate New York…
Syracuse Law’s April 5 ‘Valor Day’ Provides Free Resources for Local Veterans, Service Members
As a way of giving back to those who have served, SU law students, alumni and local volunteers will partner—for the third time—to provide free legal and advocacy services for veterans, service members and their families. The event will be…