{"id":61906,"date":"2011-09-09T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/community\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2011-09-09T20:32:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T20:32:42","slug":"enlisting-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/09\/enlisting-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Enlisting in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After retiring from the United States Marine Corps, a 20-year career that took him to 32 countries and into combat operations Desert Storm in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, John Bowers has once again charged forth into unfamiliar territory.<\/p>\n

This time, that territory is a college campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to Wright State because everyone here makes veterans feel very comfortable,\u201d said Bowers, now an accounting major at the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a welcoming, supportive environment,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m often thanked by faculty and staff for my service, a really nice gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n

For three consecutive years, Wright State University has been named a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The magazine recognizes institutions that do the most to help America\u2019s veterans and their families succeed in higher education.<\/p>\n

That national recognition is no accident. It\u2019s the result of a conscious effort to support our nation\u2019s heroes.<\/p>\n

In early 2010, Wright State established a 24-member Veteran and Military-Connected Student Committee. The committee created a two-year strategic plan to advocate for military-friendly policies across campus.<\/p>\n

The committee builds on many of Wright State\u2019s strengths. Located near a major military base and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the university is home to two ROTC regiments and more than 300 military veteran faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWright State has had a long and fruitful relationship with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,\u201d said Jacqueline McMillan, Ph.D., vice president for Enrollment Management.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to work with and serve our diverse student population of enlisted and veteran military personnel,\u201d she said. \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

Some of these initiatives include:<\/p>\n