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Office of Veterans and Military Affairs Accepting Student Veteran Scholarship Applications
In pursuit of Syracuse University’s 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…
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, Syracuse University 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…
Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering
As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…
Stories of Service: Shanon Meeks and Jennifer Vollbrecht
In celebration of veterans, the University recognizes the experiences and stories of student, faculty, staff and alumni veterans. These stories are just some of the many from among the veteran and military-connected community members on campus whom the University is…
Stories of Service: Miguel Pica and Janina Rios
In celebration of veterans, the University recognizes the experiences and stories of student, faculty and staff veterans. These stories are just some of the many from among the veteran and military-connected community members on campus whom the University is dedicated…
Chancellor Reaffirms Commitment to Support Veterans
In a virtual Veterans Day address on Nov. 11, 2020, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud pledged to continue supporting veterans everywhere through inclusion and research on campus. Chancellor Syverud cited the ways student, faculty and staff veterans enrich the campus…
Undergraduate Internship Award Provides Student Veterans With ‘Pathway to Employment’
When a national survey by Student Veterans of America showed that the No. 1 concern of student veterans is the lack of internships, Ron Novack and Jennifer Pluta from Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) decided they…
Army National Guard Member Builds Experience through Defense Comptrollership Program
If money makes the world go around, then military finance officers are a vital link connecting our nation’s military and its commitment to the U.S. taxpayer. For Major Chinedu Nwankwoala, a member of the National Guard, a career in finance…
Applications Now Open: Military-Connected Student Scholarships
As the best place for veterans past, present and future, Syracuse University offers many unique opportunities and programs for both veterans and military-connected students. This fall, Syracuse’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is accepting applications for multiple military-connected…
A Student Veteran’s Life Dedicated to Serving Others
Time management is one of the many crucial life skills that students practice during college–right up there with budgeting and knowing how to make a dollar stretch as far as possible. Between academic requirements, social obligations and even a job,…