Magazine Cites ODU as One of the Nation’s Top Veteran-Friendly Universities
2018年9月6日
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U.S. 退伍军人 Magazine has named bet8体育娱乐入口 one of the top veteran-friendly universities in the nation. The magazine polled hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies for this year's Best of the Best evaluations.
威廉学院 & Mary, the University of Virginia and East Carolina University also made the list.
The annual review is an evaluation of the nation's employers, 倡议, government agencies and educational institutions.
This is just ODU's latest accolade from a military publication. The school is ranked the top "Best for Vets" school in Virginia by 军事 Times and has been named a "军事 Friendly School" eight years in a row by G.I. 工作的杂志.
"We've always been very supportive of our veteran and military community, and military-affiliated for that matter,罗伯特说。. Clark, director, military activities liaison and special projects.
He cited a number of examples. Among the most significant: This fall, the undergraduate tuition rate for active-duty members was reduced to $250 per credit hour, which matches what is paid by the military. That means those students will pay only small associated fees. "ODU is the first state university to do that,克拉克说.
The tuition reduction is already having an impact. 黛博拉·L. Swiecinski, associate vice president for financial services, said that as of Aug. 29, the credit hour enrollment rate had increased by 7.8 percent compared with the same time a year ago. She added that students will continue to enroll over the next few weeks.
Some other ways ODU is military-friendly:
- ODU's designation as a member of the Virginia Training and Education Alliance, which means it has a strong Student 退伍军人 Association and provides priority registration and a gathering place for veterans, 在其他设施中.
- The 军事联络中心, "where they can answer your questions and steer you to different offices you might have to go to, 不管这是不是招生, the registrar or any of our schools,克拉克说. "That's really the home base."
- A 军事 to ODU Transition Program, which provides new students with information about available resources.
- A 退伍军人 政府 work-study program, along with a career center to help graduates find jobs.
- Participation in the Wounded Warrior program in which veterans act as honorary captains at each home football game.
"We've really expanded our offerings to our veteran population, to our military-affiliated population, to really let them know we care about them,克拉克说. "They're not your typical student. They're largely commuters, largely people with families, and they have jobs."
About 25 percent of ODU students are military-affiliated. Clark would like to see that percentage increase, helped by the tuition reduction.
"This isn't just about numbers," he added. "It's about making sure our military members are getting a good, 素质教育, one that they can take with them and use anywhere."
