Posts Tagged ‘Student Veterans Organization’
Webster to rename Veterans Resource Center after former president Tom Palozola
Palozola was the driving force behind the grant to introduce a center for veterans on Webster University’s home campus.
Read MoreWebster Student Veterans Organization works to combat vets’ isolation on campus
Cory Krassinger never crosses the street until he is told to walk, while he watches other students sprint across to avoid oncoming traffic. He feels this is a representation of the isolation he often feels as a military veteran student.
Read MoreThe pride and silent disabilities of veterans
Tim Schneidewind is a 26-year-old veteran who refuses to go to the Veterans Administration for medical evaluation. “I don’t want people telling me that I’m broken,” Schneidewind said.
Read MoreTom Palozola: The new voice of veterans at Webster
A combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has big plans to benefit veterans at Webster University.
Read MoreStudent Veterans Organization aims to ease veterans’ college transition
Student Veterans Organization (SVO) President Charlie Mach served in the Marine Corps for seven years before coming to Webster University. He hopes that the SVO can serve as a haven for veterans, like himself, as they adjust to being university students — a life very different from the one they had grown accustomed to while in service.
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