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Campus Life
November 7, 2018 | 02:19 pm

Making the move from the military to the University

Rochester is currently ranked 13th by US News and World Report in its list of best colleges for veterans. As Veterans Day approaches, six University students from each of the branches of the armed services share their stories of moving from the military to the classroom.

topics: featured-post-side, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans, Veterans Alliance,
Society & Culture
May 24, 2018 | 10:00 am

Honoring fallen alumni, faculty on Memorial Day

Members of the University community have served in wartime since the Civil War, and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. We remember five here: from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

topics: NROTC, veterans,
University News
November 9, 2017 | 03:20 pm

Veterans Alliance offers fellowship, structure

Created in 2013, the group is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are active duty military or veterans, and provides events and resources throughout the year. This Veterans Day weekend, the group will host the annual Military Appreciation Football Game.

topics: admissions, featured-post, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans, Veterans Alliance,
University News
May 25, 2017 | 04:26 pm

Honoring fallen students, alumni this Memorial Day

Since shortly after the University was founded in 1850, its students and alumni have served in wartime. Some have paid the ultimate price, and their legacies are etched into the walls, the memorials, and the fabric of everyday life at the University.

topics: NROTC, veterans,
Society & Culture
May 27, 2016 | 12:28 pm

Bringing recognition to forgotten group of women veterans

Tiffany Miller ’00 and her family worked for years to overturn a ruling that prohibited World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots—known as WASPs—from being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. President Barack Obama signed their bill into law last week.

topics: featured-post, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, veterans, World War II,
Campus Life
November 10, 2014 | 04:31 pm

Salute to University’s veterans

Financial economics major Mark Constable ’16 is one of more than 80 military veterans currently enrolled as students at the University. This Veterans Day, we recognize and honor the commitment of our students, faculty, and staff who serve or have served in our nation’s armed services, and share just a few of their stories.

topics: admissions, Department of Economics, Department of Political Science, Institute of Optics, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans,
Campus Life
November 6, 2014 | 06:51 pm

Veteran and Military Family Services Office opens

There has been a 50% increase in the number of veteran students enrolled at the University since 2010. To better serve those students, and the family members of veterans, the University will celebrate the opening of the new Veteran and Military Family Services Office this Veterans Day.

topics: admissions, announcements, Government and Community Relations, scholarship, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans,
University News
December 20, 2013 | 08:02 pm

University Commitment to Vets Lauded

The University of Rochester was named a Top Military-Friendly University in Military Advanced Education’s 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities.

topics: veterans,