Military & Veteran Services Newsletter

November 20, 2017

Congratulations December graduates! Veterans graduating this semester may pick up red, white and blue recognition cords to wear at the December Recognition Ceremony and/or May Commencement from this office (Umrath 121) or from the Liberman Graduate Center (DUC 300) before December 2nd.

In order for this office to provide support and free beverages on an ongoing basis, I request your input on the best days and times for regularly scheduled office hours during the semester: Office Hours Survey.

Student Veteran Spotlight

Check out the recent Forbes.com article on Executive MBA Navy student veteran Jared Ogden, CEO of Triumph Systems, who was featured in a business-themed Veterans Day article on support for veteran entrepreneurship.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marklrockefeller/2017/11/11/dont-just-thank-a-veteran-heres-5-way-to-invest-in-one/#4a8143415622

Veteran Alumni Spotlight

See how Executive MBA alumna Katie Buehner, Army veteran and Candidate Success Manager at Tech Qualled, is helping veterans land jobs in high-tech sales roles. She was featured in a recent Business Because Veterans Day article.

https://www.businessbecause.com/news/making-the-headlines/4887/veterans-day-executive-mba-military-jobs-tech

Announcements

Volunteers Needed to Sort Items for Homeless Veteran Christmas Party

Steve Wahle with the St. Louis VA Homeless and Vocational Rehabilitation Programs needs volunteers for a few hours on the morning of Friday, December 1st from 9-11 am at a warehouse a few blocks north of the VA John Cochran Medical Center. The group will pack up cold weather gear for the Homeless Veteran Christmas Party. If you are interested, please email steven.wahle@va.gov.