University Chaplain and Protestant Campus Minister Corey MacPherson completed three months of arduous training at Fort Jackson in the humidity of South Carolina last summer to become a U.S. Army Reserve chaplain.
߲ݴý’s associate vice president for emergency management, campus safety, and environmental health and safety has another title when he isn’t on campus: U.S. Air Force master sergeant.
On this episode of 13, Professor Rebecca Shiner and two former students discuss “Narrating life in the military: Links between veterans’ narrative processing of service experiences and their posttraumatic stress symptoms and well-being.”
Joe Hernon, associate vice president for campus safety, emergency management, and environmental health and safety, is working with other veterans on campus to create a new affinity group to bring together military veterans from across campus for comradery and support.
When ߲ݴý Director of Facilities Operations Jason Wallace isn’t coordinating the University’s army of custodial and maintenance staff, he is leading about 11,000 United States Army Corps of Engineers as a newly decorated brigadier general in the 416th Theater Engineer Command.
߲ݴý University and Service to School (S2S) are proud to announce a new partnership through the Service to School VetLink Program. ߲ݴý joins 21 prestigious institutions committed to transforming higher education and college access for student veterans.
This Veterans Day, ߲ݴý is paying tribute to the men and women of America’s armed forces. The university wants to thank alumni, parents, and current students who have served their country — and the numerous alumni who work on behalf of veterans, helping them transition back to civilian life.
Starting this fall, qualified military veterans can attend ߲ݴý University tuition-free, thanks to an agreement between the university and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The university will take part in the new Yellow Ribbon Program, a component of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which makes earning a college degree more affordable for veterans.