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Section: Veterans
Veterans
Veteran Earns Prestigious Internship
East Tennessee State University student David Lutz is one of only 25 people in the country to be selected for the prestigious Veterans Employment Trajectory Initiative, an all-expenses-paid summer internship at The Washington Center Sponsored by the Prudential Foundation, the VET Initiative is designed to cultivate veterans’ career advancement and workforce preparedness. The 10-week professional […]
April 7, 2017
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Is Pillar of Strength
Brendan Ferreira was lying on a mat at the Somerset gym he owns, a small foam roller under his side, rocking back and forth on it. I noticed his left arm ended just past the elbow. “When you get blown up,” he said, “you have a lot of deep scar tissue.” If you don’t work […]
April 7, 2017
Veterans
Iowa Campus Opens Dialogue on PTSD
CEDAR FALLS — Snowflake. Crazy. Reclusive. Those, and some less-polite words, are ways people with post-traumatic stress disorder said their condition is viewed by others. They are subjected to personal questions about their trauma. They can be triggered by something like a professor repeatedly asking a question or the sound of a person’s laugh. They […]
April 7, 2017
Veterans
Nonprofit Camp Serves Veterans
Founded in 2013, Veterans Base Camp “is a 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to providing residential and resources needed by our Veterans and First Responders,” according to the facility’s website. With a team consisting of veterans, business owners, corporate employers, private citizens, and government agencies, the mission of the organization is to collaborate to assist […]
April 6, 2017
Veterans
Campus Bars PTSD Service Dog
DENTON – “This is probably the least disabled veteran friendly school in the nation right now,” Tawan Throngkumpola told NewsFix. Throngkumpola thought his toughest battles were behind him: three tours of duty, IED explosions, and even homelessness. Now, he’s being told his service dog isn’t allowed on campus at the University of North Texas, where […]
April 4, 2017
Veterans
Textbook Helps Veterans Transition
Written for veterans, The Transitioning Student Veteran in Higher Education helps readers apply their active duty experiences to the right higher education choices and career paths. Many veterans struggle to figure out how their military experience can be applied to a higher education experience, and they’re not sure what career paths they’re suited for in […]
April 4, 2017
Veterans
University Gives Wounded Warriors a Spot
A dedicated parking space in the university parking ramp has been reserved with a Wounded Warriors Family Support’s combat wounded sign. The reserved parking space is near the ground floor entrance of the parking ramp. The sign and parking space are the result of an effort by Tom Torgerud, university parking operations coordinator, to show […]
March 31, 2017
Veterans
Companies Pledge 100,000 Jobs for Veterans
PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Veteran Recruiting, DAV (Disabled American Veterans) DirectEmployers, and industry leading companies are teaming up to hire at least 100,000 veterans through the VetFriendly Jobs Initiative (VFJI). The group expects to add hundreds of companies who are equally committed to hiring veterans to fill their open positions. The goal of […]
March 30, 2017
Veterans
Double-Amputee Vet Joins NYPD
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — The wounded warrior is now a cop — and he’ll be walking the beat on titanium legs. Matias Ferreira, a former U.S. Marine Corps lance corporal who lost his legs below the knee when he stepped on a hidden explosive in Afghanistan in 2011, is joining a suburban New York police department. […]
March 30, 2017
Veterans
Texas Bill Would Limit Eligibility for Veterans
Since 1923, veterans in Texas have received educational benefits for themselves and later for their families through the Hazlewood Act, which is now the focus of a bill that would reduce the number of people who can qualify to receive benefits. Rep. J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville, filed House Bill 3766 earlier this month in response to […]
March 28, 2017
Veterans
GI Bill, Part 1: “Cash Cow” for Some Schools
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at the way the GI Bill is used in Western Pennsylvania. The second part will appear Monday. Shortly after the Art Institute of Pittsburgh—Online Division hired LaMont Jones as a recruiter in 2009, the school launched a push to recruit military veterans — and […]
March 28, 2017
Veterans
Trident U. Hires Veteran for Services
Mark A. Weedon has joined Trident University International’s (Trident) Outreach & Partnerships team as Senior Director of Military and Veteran Affairs. Weedon is a 29-year veteran of the United States Army, serving in many capacities while in the military. In his new role, Weedon will directly oversee and manage Trident’s geographically dispersed Regional Managers, as […]
March 24, 2017
Veterans
Military Experts Explain Benefits
Across the nation, military veterans, active duty service members and reservists receive benefits in several areas as an expression of gratitude for their service. In education benefits, Texas military members are offered state benefits, along with federal, as a bonus appreciation. Tim Miller, program coordinator for the Military & Veterans Program at Tech, explained how […]
March 24, 2017
Veterans
Art Helps Vets “Soldier On”
SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. — An unusual exhibit of artwork by U.S. military veterans is now on display through April 30 at the Salmon Falls Gallery. Some of it is unabashedly patriotic, some depicts the natural environment and some is definitely abstract — different perspectives by veterans living in western Massachusetts, who have all struggled with […]
March 21, 2017
Veterans
Fresno Program Helps Veterans Go Back to School
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — In one classroom at Fresno State you will find papers and patriotism. “So now being in a smaller class you get the direct one-on-one attention that you really need in that transition, because going back to a classroom in a regular university with 300 kids in a hall, it would be […]
March 21, 2017
Academics
Ventura Leads Calif. Move to Serve Student Veterans
VENTURA – The Ventura County Community College District Veterans Resource Center Coordinators from Moorpark College, Oxnard College and Ventura College met with managers from California Lutheran University, California State University, Channel Islands, and National University to discuss best practices for helping student veterans achieve success. Leading the discussion was VCCCD Trustee Larry Kennedy, Chancellor Bernard […]
March 17, 2017
Veterans
University Plans Veterans Center
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The University of Memphis is announcing plans for a new veterans’ care center on campus. In a news release, the university said the outpatient Veterans Care Center will address the mental health needs of veterans, regardless of era, gender, discharge status or service connection. The university says the facility will be located in […]
March 17, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Boost Community Outreach
Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and studying business and sociology at Linn-Benton Community College, Fergus isn’t done serving her country. And neither are her fellow members of the LBCC Veterans Club. Read More
March 17, 2017
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