{"id":281622,"date":"2017-11-09T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T20:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=281622"},"modified":"2022-11-30T14:20:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:20:39","slug":"veterans-alliance-offers-fellowship-structure-281622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/veterans-alliance-offers-fellowship-structure-281622\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Alliance offers fellowship, structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Bissonette \u201919 left the military seven years ago, but he still thinks of himself as a Marine first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s how I identify myself,\u201d says the 32-year-old data science major in the College, who works in the University\u2019s IT department. \u201cEvery day, I think about my time in Iraq. And sometimes, I just need to talk to someone who shares my experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nesbitt \u201918S (MBA), a Simon Business School student who is on active duty with the North Carolina National Guard, says, \u201cRegardless of the branch, we all have a shared experience. And it\u2019s a level of connection not understood by most non-veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-right\">\n<h3>Honoring veterans<\/h3>\n<p>The fourth annual Military Appreciation Football Game kicks off Saturday, November 11, at noon against Hobart College at Fauver Stadium, featuring an appearance by the NROTC Color Guard. Parking and admission for the football game are free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A NOTE: <\/strong>Due to expected unsafe road conditions in the early hours of the morning, the annual Veterans Alliance Run planned for Friday, November 10, has been CANCELLED.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bissonette and Nesbitt have found a niche in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/diversity\/staff\/resourcegroups\/veterans\/\">Veterans Alliance<\/a>, a University Resource Group (formerly affinity group) created in 2013 that consists of active military and veteran members of the University community and their family members. The support network is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and hosts social events throughout the year such as happy hours, panel discussions, a military appreciation football game, and a Veterans Day run.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Clyde \u201903, executive director of college enrollment, cochairs the Veterans Alliance committee with Nate Kadar \u201910W (MS), director of student life at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simon.rochester.edu\/index.aspx\">Simon Business School<\/a>. Clyde served 10 years in the Marines following college, as a fighter pilot who reached the rank of major. He says veterans who enroll in college after the military face a difficult transition. They\u2019re often older, and the structure of military life is gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a veteran who went to an Ivy League school,\u201d Clyde says. \u201cHe was there studying, but he didn\u2019t feel like he belonged. He said, \u2018I feel like a weed among the ivy.\u2019\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kadar says many veterans are searching for a way to connect with others who share their experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Veterans Alliance is distinct from the <a href=\"https:\/\/enrollment.rochester.edu\/blog\/veteran-and-military-family-services-office\/\">Veteran and Military Families Office<\/a>, established a year after the alliance. Run by director Pat Toporzycki and school certifying official Kate Ayers, the office is the first place veteran prospective students and their families visit while exploring academic programs and veteran benefit options at the University.<\/p>\n<p>Rochester offers tuition benefits to veterans and their dependents through many programs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/gibill\/yellow_ribbon.asp\">Yellow Ribbon<\/a>, which includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/enrollment.rochester.edu\/apply\/veterans\/#tab3\">Rochester Pledge commitment.<\/a> There were 47 veterans and 20 dependents using military benefits at the University during the 2016\u201317 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding veteran educational benefits can be daunting,\u201d Toporzycki says. \u201cIt\u2019s important that veterans know we\u2019re here to assist them so they can focus on being a student.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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