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Military Veteran Entrepreneurs Win Contest

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Four veteran entrepreneurs rose to the top to win the VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge, a unique business competition offered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University. The VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge provides exposure to a distinguished judging panel and access to capital – $100,000 in total to be awarded, […]

Veteran Who Once Lived in Car Graduates College

WINTERVILLE, N.C.— There was a time when Zack Cleghorn “didn’t want to wake up in the morning.” Four years ago he finished a seven-year tour as a Marine, but returning to the United States was tough. The 28-year-old struggled with PTSD and depression and was living out of his car. Now, he’s the first college […]

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Illinois Veterans Help Comrades Affected by Fire

URBANA — When University of Illinois student and Marine veteran Jason Sakowski heard about a fatal fire in Danville that claimed the life of one veteran and displaced others, he wanted to do something to help. “It sounded so horrible,” said Sakowski, coordinator for Veteran Student Support Services on the UI campus. He said he […]

“Battlefields to Ballfields” Puts Vets in Officiating Jobs

During a lengthy drive from his Sacramento home to Oregon for a golf and fishing vacation, Mike Pereira had plenty of time to think about addressing two issues especially important to him. How could the former director of NFL officiating combine enhancing his lifelong profession while helping military veterans transition into new careers. He came […]

Montana Veteran Finds Purpose and Support at College

After twelve years of honorable service in the Army and five deployments overseas, Blake Thompson found himself in a challenging position. “I decided I needed a new career to support my family and wanted to use my G.I. benefits to learn new skills. Since Kalispell, Montana is my home, I wanted to see what Flathead […]

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Florida Program Gets Veterans into Nursing

A program at Florida International University’s Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences is helping recent veterans, current reservists, and national guard members integrate into education and prepare for a future as a nursing professional. The Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) program is open to service members who trained and served in […]

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Texas Bill Would Benefit Veterans

A Texas lawmaker authored a bill to prevent penalties against student veterans and their families whose benefits aren’t in sync with education deadlines. Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, authored House bill 846 to prevent higher education institutions from dropping veteran students and their families from classes or charging extra fees if their state or federal […]

College Staff Take Course in Military Competency

February 28, 2017 —With about 20 percent of its students connected to the military, Texas A & M University, San Antonio, recently took an extraordinary step: It became the first college in the United States to require all faculty and staff to take “military competency” training. As part of its mission to be “military embracing,” […]

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Stanford Expands Veterans’ Programs

After serving six years in the U.S. Army, including five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Cole Moses knew that the transition to academic life – as an MBA student at Stanford Graduate School of Business – would be tough. Still, even before he arrived on campus Moses knew he could rely on two organizations for […]

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Virginia Expands Cybersecurity Training for Veterans

Roughly three months after it began, Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s Cyber Vets Virginia initiative to retrain veterans to work in the tech sector is expanding with the addition of two academies this spring, said state officials who hope the program will grow even further. Announced on Veterans Day 2016, the Virginia governor’s plan focuses on filling […]

Gift Will Enhance Veterans’ Services at the Citadel

The Citadel announced a substantial gift from celebrated Charleston entrepreneur and philanthropist Tommy Baker and his wife, Victoria. In recognition of their generosity, the college will name its business program the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business at The Citadel. It is the largest cash gift ever made to the college’s business program, and […]

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Program Trains Veterans for Future in Farming

A growing number of veterans are looking to agriculture for their next career and entrepreneurial opportunity. It’s what brought dozens of veterans and active duty military recently to the parking lot of the Hillsborough County Agricultural Extension Service in Seffner. Shortly after sunrise, they boarded a bus for the Military Farm Tour sponsored by the […]

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