Student Veterans

The SVA offers student veterans a “sense of community”

The Student Veterans of America chapter at the University has a mission statement to provide a resource for all active duty service members, National Guard, dependents, etc.

A Ceremony for Heroes

Lisbette Castillo The Student Veterans of America held a ceremony in the GC pit to honor fellow Veterans from FIU and their service to this country. The event was held on Nov. 8 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. “This event is simply to give notice and appreciation to my brothers and sisters who, in […]

Veteran Affairs Office provides a home for student veterans

Nareemah Griffiths/Asst. Entertainment Director The Veterans and Military Affairs office mission is to help students who are also veterans in their vocational and academic journeys at FIU. The Veteran’s Center was founded in 2013 and is located at MMC in TWR 100. The office assists approximately 1200 self-identified students. At FIU, a veteran is considered […]

FIU student shares experience as a veteran

By: Delanie Garcia/Contributing Writer One traditional aspect of the college experience is students seeking out higher education after high school. Many students who attend a University after graduating high school do so to prepare themselves for their careers and what is ahead. For student veterans, however, the timeline is a bit different. Israel Najarro, a […]

Editorial: Respect our veterans

Those who have selflessly served in the military are a considerable part of the University’s population - many of them sit alongside us in class.

FIU is dedicated to our student veterans

The student veteran experience at college is something I feel is incredibly unique and which isn’t reaching its full potential.

Student Veterans grow up faster

As college students, stress to us is printing an assignment out, knowing we are going to be late, before sprinting across campus toward our next class to make it on time; stress to millennial soldiers is an entirely different concept.
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