February 11, 2019

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Receives Sponsorship from Travelers

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has received a generous $50,000 sponsorship from Travelers toward programming for the IVMF’s Arsenal of entrepreneurshi...

February 4, 2019

Inc. Magazine’s Vet50 List Highlights 50 Fastest-Growing Veteran-Owned Businesses and Inspires Other Veteran Entrepreneurs to Join Their Ranks

Inc. magazine announced in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), the second annual Vet50 list—a compilation of the nation’s fastest growi...

February 1, 2019

Blue Star Families’ 9th Annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey Highlights Modern Expectations Aren’t Being Met

Annual survey spotlights the top trend of shifting family roles and increasing expectations for dual careers among military households.

January 25, 2019

Vibrant Emotional Health and IVMF Awarded Three Year Contract to Provide Mental Health Awareness Training to Veterans’ Service Provider Networks

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded Vibrant Emotional Health, formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City, a grant to train individuals to re...

January 16, 2019

Schultz Family Foundation Strengthens Support of Veteran Employment through Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Today, the Schultz Family Foundation announced a $7.5 million investment to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University to advance the Onward to Opportunity (O2O) pr...

Onward to Opportunity – Honoring the Service of Our Veterans, Bolstering America’s Competitive Spirit

Onward to Opportunity is personal for both of us. Howard’s father served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. This was a time when all of America was engaged in the cause of the nat...

January 15, 2019

Career Considerations for Constantly Moving Military Spouses

It isn't a shock for a military-connected family to uproot their life and move every so often in support of a family member being in the active military. This type of occurrence is never easy to handl...

January 11, 2019

IVMF Founder Michael Haynie Named University Professor

J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and the Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship, has been named a University Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele W...

January 7, 2019

Syracuse University Sends Two Veterans to the Camping World Bowl

In addition to the donated tickets, Syracuse Athletics, the OVMA and IVMF also hosted a special “Cuse for Troops” contest encouraging veterans to share their Orange pride on Twitter for a chance t...

NCServes Linking Service Members to Resources

Specifically, NCServes -- Coastal helped reduce the homeless veteran problem and achieve one of the lowest rates of veteran suicide in the Southeast.