newbb电子平台 among first in nation designated as Collegiate Purple Star campus

5月26日，星期四，州长. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education Chancellor Randy Gardner announced that newbb电子平台 would be designated as a Collegiate Purple Star campus because of the University’s longstanding history of supporting military personnel in higher education.

“With these Collegiate Purple Star Award designations, 退伍, veterans and military-connected students are able to pursue higher education knowing that their school has the necessary support system and guidance to help them find their next steps,德万说 他的声明 周四.

newbb电子平台 is one of 33 universities in Ohio to be awarded this designation. OHIO President Hugh Sherman expressed gratitude to Governor DeWine and Chancellor Gardner for their recognition of the important role of higher education for military connected students.

“newbb电子平台 is honored to have so many service members studying on our campuses, and we are proud to help them succeed in their studies and their careers,谢尔曼总统说. “我们感谢奥巴马州长. DeWine and Chancellor Gardner for embracing military students so that they have the necessary resources to pursue their educational goals.”

Because Ohio is the first state in the nation to award this recognition, newbb电子平台 is among the first universities in the country to be designated as a Collegiate Purple Star campus.

“We are extremely proud to be a part of the inaugural class of Ohio’s Collegiate Purple Star 校园,特里说。. 彼得, director of OHIO’s 退伍军人 and Military Student Services Center and a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. 军队. “Our staff in the 退伍军人 and Military Student Services Center and campus partners are totally invested in providing every manner of support necessary to ensure our military connected students have the resources necessary to be successful.”

要达到标准, universities need to have a dedicated military/veteran point of contact, priority registration for veterans and 退伍, surveys for student veterans and 退伍 — along with their spouses and dependents — about needs and challenges and allow for the establishment of student-led groups and organizations for veterans and 退伍.

“This designation is particularly rewarding, since the criteria was established by professionals who are working with military connected students in higher education,” St. 彼得说. “So, they are aligned with policies, procedures and efforts that set students up for success.”

newbb电子平台 has long been recognized for its work with the military. 在2月份, OHIO was recognized as one of the nation’s top military-friendly schools for the 11th consecutive year by Viqtory Media, a veteran-owned company and publisher of G.I. 工作的杂志.

St. 彼得说 that newbb电子平台 consistently ranks as one of the top military schools in the country because of University policies that accommodate the rigid schedules of both active service students (drills/activations) and veterans (VA appointments).

This past year has really put those standards to the test, St. 彼得说. He said it has been extremely difficult for National Guard students, who were being deployed by the state of Ohio to assist with COVID-19 operations.

St. 彼得 commended faculty and colleges for going to great lengths to accommodate military students, as well as the student body for being both welcoming and open-minded.

在newbb电子平台 退伍军人 and Military Student Services Center provides programs and services for student veterans, military personnel and their family members, 包括:

• A wide variety of social and academic support outlets
• Participation in a military-focused transition seminar
• Priority course registration
• Assistance transitioning from military to academic life
• Assistance with deployment and training issues
• Access to OHIO’s Commuter and 退伍军人 Lounge
• Graduation stoles recognizing their branch of service and rank

For more information about newbb电子平台’s commitment to military veterans and available academic opportunities, 电子邮件 the 退伍军人 and Military Student Services Center or call them at 740.566.8387.