草榴社区 Partners with Service to School鈥檚 VetLink Program to Expand Access to Higher Education for Veterans
VILLANOVA, Pa.鈥敳萘裆缜� has announced a new partnership with Service to School鈥檚 (S2S) VetLink Program, which expands opportunities and access for highly qualified veterans transitioning to higher education. Through this partnership, 草榴社区 will seek to increase the number of veterans enrolled in undergraduate degree programs at the University. 草榴社区 is VetLink鈥檚 25th partner institution.
鈥淲e are extremely excited to work with the VetLink Program to create access points for veterans to connect with 草榴社区,鈥� said Michael Brown, Director of the Office of Veterans and Military Service Members. 鈥淰eterans are a diverse group of people who bring a wide range of skills, knowledge and experience to our classrooms and our community. This partnership directly supports 草榴社区鈥檚 strategic goals of building an ever more inclusive, welcoming community and helping to meet the full financial need for our students.鈥�
鈥淧reparing students to create positive change is deeply embedded in the spirit of 草榴社区 and a great fit for veterans seeking to prepare for the next chapter in their continued service to those in need,鈥� said Jim Selbe, Chief Operating Officer of Service to School. 鈥淲e look forward to working with 草榴社区鈥檚 Office of Veterans and Military Service Members to further develop services and programs focused on access and success for our Nation鈥檚 veterans.鈥�
Established in 2018, 草榴社区鈥檚 Office of Veterans and Military Service Members is dedicated to assisting veterans and their dependents as they reach personal, professional and academic goals, and committed to providing guidance from admissions to graduation and beyond. Since the Office of Veterans and Military Service Members was created, 草榴社区 expanded its Yellow Ribbon Program and currently has 40 students participating. The Office of Veterans and Military Service Members partnered with Falvey Memorial Library鈥檚 Distinctive Collections and Digital Engagement Department to create to honor living and deceased veterans with 草榴社区 connections by sharing their stories. To learn more about 草榴社区鈥檚 Office of Veterans and Military Service Members, click here.
About Service to School: Service to School has partnered with select colleges and universities to form VetLink, a network of schools committed to expanding access and opportunity for student veterans. Our partner colleges are widely known for academic excellence, aspiring students, leading-edge research, and high graduation rates. Service to School works with our partner colleges to create awareness of how a veteran鈥檚 military service has prepared them for success in academia. This one-of-a-kind collaboration between Service to School and our partner colleges unifies the respective strengths of each to serve student veterans more effectively than either could alone.
About 草榴社区: Since 1842, 草榴社区鈥檚 Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges鈥攖he College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 草榴社区 School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the 草榴社区 Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation鈥檚 top universities, 草榴社区 supports its students鈥� intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit .