Syracuse University Su Veterans Initiative  

SU Veterans Initiative

SaluteThe Veterans’ Resource Center opened in July 2009 to assist prospective and current students with Veterans Administration and University business matters and provide a welcoming space for veterans on campus. The office and Veterans Lounge is located at 700 University Ave.

IVMF Launched June 2011 by founding partners SU and JPMorgan Chase & Co., the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), is the first national center in higher education to focus on the social, economic, education and policy issues affecting them and their families post-service.


Veterans Technology ProgramThe Veterans Technology Program offered by the School of Information Studies, is a free online program designed to assist post-9/11 veterans develop professional and technical skills to transition into careers in information technology or operations.



Syracuse University: Scholarship in Action

Scholarship in Action is the bold vision that propels Syracuse University — a vision for education that's not static or for its own sake, but breaks out of the traditional "ivory tower."  It drives us to forge innovative and sustained partnerships across our local and global communities.  And that makes SU a place where students become leaders, scholars become collaborators, and the community is continually energized by new ideas.

Our Vision   |   SU as Anchor Institution


A Shared History Syracuse University and our nation’s veterans: a shared history
No university in the country was more closely identified with the GI Bill than Syracuse. Chancellor William P. Tolley served on the Presidential committee whose proposal formed the basis of the legislation. Although still a small university by national standards, SU ranked first in New York State and 17th in the country in veteran enrollment. Read more >

 


Latest Events

Welch Allyn 5k & Family Fun Run - July 20 [read more]

Syracuse University 2012 Veterans Day Ceremony

2012 Veterans Day Ceremony
On November 12, 2012, Syracuse University honored the nation's veterans with a ceremony at Hendricks Chapel.
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Veterans Seminar Series

Serving Those Who Serve: Insights and Innovative Ideas
09.25.12 VIEW THE VIDEO

From Combat to Kentucky: Interviews with Student Veterans
10.02.12 VIEW THE VIDEO

Health Care for Homeless Veterans: VA's Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness
10.16.12 VIEW THE VIDEO

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Veterans and Symptoms/Treatments of PTSD
10.23.12 VIEW THE VIDEO

When Veterans are in My Classroom
11.12.12

 

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