We are completely committed to advocate for the success of all students, with a specialized focus on supporting military-connected individuals transitioning from military service to academia, along with their family members. Learn more
URGENT: Federal Government Shutdown
Department of Veterans Affairs operations will continue. The VA estimates that 97% of its employees would keep working, so health care services at hospitals, clinics, and community programs would not be disrupted. Benefits like compensation, pensions, education support, and housing assistance would still be processed and paid, though regional benefits offices would close. Critical programs such as suicide prevention, caregiver assistance, and homelessness support would remain available, and burials in VA cemeteries would go on. However, veteran outreach to include Veteran Readiness and Employment (also known as Chapter 31 or VR&E) will be suspended. Hotlines would operate in a limited way—the Veterans Crisis Line and general benefits line would remain open, but the GI Bill hotline would close. More information can be found via the VA,
All University programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.
Student Veteran Stories
Alexander Pimentel was stabbed and shot as a teen, critically wounded by a bomb blast during one of three tours in the Army in Afghanistan, and diagnosed with cancer years later. Oh, and by the way, he earned his degree at º£½ÇÉçÇøCI while raising three kids as a single parent. Read more