UMW Celebrates Veterans With Special Events and Veteran Support Programs

The Mountain View Excessive College Marine JROTC Colour Staff performs a flag elevating ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day at Jefferson Sq. on the College of Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg campus. Picture by Sam Cahill.

All year long, College of Mary Washington alum Ryan Hastings assists veterans and active-duty service members and their households by offering assets and steering to assist them obtain their academic and profession targets.

Hastings, a 20-year Military veteran who earned BLS levels from Mary Washington in 2016 (historical past and communication) and 2018 (management and administration research), is aware of the significance of veteran help. All 12 months lengthy, he serves as UMW’s major level of contact for military-affiliated college students by the Veterans Useful resource Middle, offering data on veteran-specific advantages and companies.

Every November, although, Hastings assists UMW with a lineup of Veterans Day actions – from an early-morning flag-raising to a celebratory luncheon – all designed to honor veterans’ dedication and sacrifice. UMW will maintain additional observances later within the week, together with the Small Enterprise Improvement Middle’s presentation of a Veteran Small Enterprise of the 12 months Award and an occasion held on the Dahlgren Campus by the Naval Floor Warfare Middle Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).

Hastings’ quest to assist military-affiliated college students thrive continues by his work with the Pupil Veterans Affiliation, a campus group devoted to constructing a supportive community and fostering a way of group for military-affiliated college students at Mary Washington.

“If you happen to’re a veteran trying to recapture the camaraderie you had within the navy, I encourage you to hitch,” he mentioned, highlighting how the group gives a group the place veterans can regain a way of belonging. They meet within the Veterans Useful resource Middle, a snug area obtainable year-round the place college students can examine, socialize or loosen up.

A wide range of Veterans Day actions, together with an early-morning flag-raising, honor veterans’ dedication and sacrifice. Picture by Sam Cahill.

The Mountain View Excessive College Marine JROTC Colour Staff at UMW. Picture by Sam Cahill.

Ryan Hastings ’16 served for 20 years with the U.S. Military earlier than turning into UMW’s military-affiliated scholar assist specialist in 2019.

UMW’s Pupil Veterans Affiliation is devoted to constructing a supportive community and fostering a way of group for military-affiliated college students.

The Veterans Useful resource Middle gives a snug area for veterans to socialize, examine, loosen up and discover camaraderie.

All year long, Mary Washington welcomes military-connected college students by a number of profit applications, together with the Montgomery GI Invoice, Tuition Help “Prime Up,” Veterans Instructional Help Program, Survivor’s and Dependents’ Instructional Help Program, Tutorial Help Program and extra. Hastings serves as the varsity certifying official for bachelor of liberal research, nursing and schooling college students, in addition to certificates and graduate college students, who use these veterans’ advantages. He additionally verifies advantages for any scholar collaborating within the Chapter 31 Veteran Readiness and Employment program or utilizing Chapter 1606 – Chosen Reserve advantages.

Via Veterans Day occasions and different campus assets, UMW reaffirms its dedication to honoring veterans’ sacrifices and serving to military-affiliated college students succeed. Highlights for Monday, Nov. 11, embrace a morning flag elevating ceremony that includes the Mountain View Excessive College Marine JROTC Colour Staff, and a Veterans Luncheon within the Cedric Rucker College Middle Chandler Ballroom, welcoming UMW college students with a navy affiliation – together with active-duty college students, veterans and dependents to commemorate Veterans Day.

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, UMW’s Dahlgren campus will maintain a Veterans Day observance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The occasion is free and open to veterans, their households, the NSWCDD workforce and the group.

Moreover, on that very same day, the Veteran Small Enterprise of the 12 months ceremony will happen on the Jepson Alumni Govt Middle from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The occasion is free for veterans and veteran spouses, although registration is required, and also will present data on acquiring funding to start out or develop a enterprise, working with federal and state businesses, and different assets for veterans.

For extra data on veteran and navy assist companies, together with the Veterans Useful resource Middle, go to UMW’s Veteran & Navy Assets net web page.