{"id":16116,"date":"2012-09-17T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=16116"},"modified":"2012-09-17T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T14:54:24","slug":"wright-state-named-military-friendly-school-four-years-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/09\/17\/wright-state-named-military-friendly-school-four-years-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State named Military Friendly School\u2014four years in a row!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victory Media, the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has named Wright State University to the coveted Military Friendly Schools<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> list for the fourth consecutive year. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America\u2019s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> shows Wright State University\u2019s commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students,\u201d said Sean Collins, director for G.I. Jobs and vice president at Victory Media. \u201cAs interest in education grows we\u2019re thrilled to provide the military community with transparent, world-class resources to assist in their search for schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to work with and serve our diverse student population of enlisted and veteran military personnel,\u201d said Jacqueline McMillan, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment management.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2010, Wright State established a 24-member Veteran and Military-Connected Student Committee. The committee created an ongoing strategic plan to advocate for military-friendly policies across campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve spent the last several years researching and planning, building a foundation and implementing a number of large initiatives that have a positive effect on this group and on the university itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of these initiatives include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awarding college credit for military service<\/li>\n<li>Launching a Military and Veteran Student Center website<\/li>\n<li>Not penalizing service members who are called up for active duty mid-term<\/li>\n<li>Helping students write resumes that showcase their military experience<\/li>\n<li>Offering online orientation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have an office devoted fulltime to the success of military students,\u201d said Amanda Watkins, assistant director of the Wright State Office of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur veterans dedicate their lives to protecting our country and our freedoms, allowing us to pursue our dreams,\u201d said Watkins. \u201cWe are honored to serve those who have served us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools shows Wright State University\u2019s commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/09\/17\/wright-state-named-military-friendly-school-four-years-in-a-row\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,729,725,2039,715,719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-around-campus","category-home-news-sidebar","category-military-veterans","category-news","category-special-categories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16116"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16119,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116\/revisions\/16119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}