12.04.19

Inaugural Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement (VPPCE) a Successful Start

During Veterans Day week, 18 retired military service members convened at Syracuse University for the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement (VPPCE), created exclusively for veterans and military family members pursuing public office or p... Read More ▶

11.26.19

Advancing Diversity from Advocacy to Activism 5-Point Plan to Be Announced at 3rd CES Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Induction Experience

Advancing Diversity from Advocacy to Activism, a major long-term talent recruitment and retention campaign, will be unveiled at the third Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Induction Experience at CES 2020. MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org wil... Read More ▶

11.15.19

V-WISE Brings 100 Participants to Buffalo and Welcomes New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul

More than 100 women veterans and military spouses from around the country gathered recently in Buffalo for training as part of Syracuse University’s Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) 22nd program. Developed by theÂ... Read More ▶

11.11.19

Veterans Day Job Fair on Fox Square

IVMF's Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Misty Stutsman, spoke on Fox News to highlight the job fair for veterans at Fox Square in support of Veterans Day. There are numerous veteran-owned businesses in attendance and many of them are ... Read More ▶

11.08.19

Stories of Small Business Success: EBV Grads Team Together on Veterans Cemetery            

Earlier this year, United States Senator Charles Schumer announced a $23 million contract award from Veterans Affairs to Global Urban Enterprise to begin construction of a veteran cemetery in Pembroke, N.Y. With the closest existing veterans cemetery... Read More ▶

9.23.19

Military Makeover to Feature IVMF Graduates Matt Butler and Kathryn Thomas

Two Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families graduates will be featured on Lifetime's show Military Makeover on September 25th and October 2nd!... Read More ▶

9.17.19

SBA Awards $100,000 to Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to Offer Additional Entrepreneurship Training to Service-Disabled Veterans

The  U.S. Small Business Administration announced $100,000 in grant funding to Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to develop additional programs that support service-disabled military veterans. The funding announcem... Read More ▶

9.11.19

IVMF Employees Reflect on 9/11

Almost two decades later and September 11th still feels like just yesterday to most Americans. Maureen Casey, IVMF chief operating officer, was in New York City on that day. When the first plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Cente... Read More ▶

8.01.19

TXServes San Antonio Marks Two Years of Impact

Today, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) in San Antonio, The Walmart Foundation and San Antonio-area health and human service providers celebrate two years’ of... Read More ▶

7.23.19

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health and AmericaServes Introduce Care Coordination Network for Veterans, Service Members and Families in Rio Grande Valley

TexasServes Rio Grande Valley – the newest network in the national AmericaServes movement and third in Texas – will guide veterans, service members and families directly to needed services... Read More ▶