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Recognizing the Support, Sacrifice and Significance of Military Spouses
National Military Spouse Appreciation Day will be observed on Friday, May 11, 2018. According to MilitaryBenefits.com, the purpose of the day is to honor the contributions and sacrifices made by military spouses who support troops. Experts at Syracuse University’s Institute for…
University Hosts Veteran Commencement
Syracuse University will honor the 198 graduating student veterans at its veteran commencement ceremony in the Miron Room of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. The graduates represent 46 different majors from…
Jade Rhoads Earns Prestigious Pickering Fellowship
Jade Rhoads’ interest in pursuing an advanced degree in international affairs and working in the Foreign Service began during her service in the military. Rhoads served active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005-09—stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, and deployed to Iraq during the years of 2006 and 2008, primarily in the Al Anbar region.
Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Hire Communications Manager
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) expanded their communications team, adding communications manager Leah Lazarz. Lazarz will work to promote visibility and advancement of military-connected students and veterans both at…
IVMF Research Cited in Chicago Tribune Article
The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article about new Senate measures in Illinois that would give veterans more opportunities to explore entrepreneurial ventures. The article references research done by Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which touched upon…
Campus Community Invited to Honor Flight Mission No. 11
On Saturday, April 28, the Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization and faculty and staff Veterans Affinity Group are joining together to support the welcome home ceremony of 80 veterans, mostly from World War II and the Korean War, who will…
IVMF Team Travels to El Paso in Support of Military Spouses
It’s estimated that more than 35 percent of the nation’s military spouses are chronically unemployed. In communities like El Paso, Texas—home to more than 40,000 military-connected families—the rate of spousal unemployment is significantly higher than the national average. For this…
Student Veterans Organization Celebrates the Student Veterans Success
The Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization (SVO) recently hosted its fourth annual SVO Ball and Awards Banquet celebrating the successes of student veterans. Proceeds from the event were donated to Clear Path for Veterans, a local veterans’ resource and community…
Veterans Law Clinic Students Present to VA Decision Review Officer
On March 21, third-year law student Cecilia Santostefano and second-year law student Katie Becker, representing the College of Law’s Wohl Family Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC), each argued a case before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Buffalo Regional Office’s Decision…
Pearsall Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Veterans Portrait Project
Stacy Pearsall created the Veterans Portrait Project in 2008. Since that time she has traveled the nation taking formal portraits of thousands of veterans in whatever style those veterans choose to present themselves.