11.11.17

A Veterans Day message from Maureen Casey


By Maureen Casey, IVMF Chief Operating Officer  We are living in unsettling times. We are friends, family, neighbors, classmates, teammates, and citizens, each day navigating life’s routine challenges, and at the same time trying to make sense of... Read More ▶

11.10.17

Norfolk State University Board of Visitors Selects Interim President


(NSU NEWSROOM—Nov. 10, 2017)—The Norfolk State University Board of Visitors today appointed Vice Rector Dr. Melvin T. Stith to serve as the university’s interim president while the Board delineates a plan to conduct a national search for a new ... Read More ▶

11.10.17

Accenture Teams with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families to Bolster Skills Training and Transitional Employment Support for U.S. Military Community


NEW YORK; Nov. 9, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has granted more than US$2.5 million to help the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) expand its successful Onward to Opportunity-Veteran Career Transition Program ... Read More ▶

11.09.17

Skillsoft Training Launches Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University into the Workforce


Over 11,000 post-9/11 veterans and spouses have received vocational training and education with Skillsoft's content BOSTON, November 9, 2017 - Skillsoft, the global leader in corporate learning, today announced The Institute for Veterans and Mi... Read More ▶

11.07.17

IVMF’s Maureen Casey Wins Prestigious Business Leadership Award


Sponsored by Accenture and U.S. Trust, the 2017 C200 Luminary Awards Distinguish Pamela Chambers O’Rourke, Ilene S. Gordon, Maureen E. Casey and Shellye Archambeau Miami, FL, November 1, 2017 – On Friday, November 3, The Committee of 200 (C20... Read More ▶

11.02.17

Vetrepreneurs – Strengthening the Backbone of the U.S.


By Misty Stutsman, IVMF Director, Entrepreneurship & Small Business This week is National Veteran Small Business week! However, what does that mean to an outsider? Why is it important to recognize this subset of entrepreneurship? In different c... Read More ▶

11.02.17

30 in 30: Celebrating Military-Connected Entrepreneurship Stories


#1 David Sharpe, EBV-Syracuse University Graduate https://youtu.be/yGH5hwh4U9M Learn more about David and his story on our EBV website. #2 Tom Aiello, March Marketing MARCH Marketing, LLC is a marketing agency focus on the military vet... Read More ▶

10.23.17

Boots to Business Follow on Courses Offered by the IVMF


The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University now offers Boots to Business follow-on courses. Learn more about Boots to Business. Boots to Business is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a trai... Read More ▶

10.20.17

North Carolina (NCServes) Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary as National Model for Transforming Access to Veterans Care & Service


Milestone event features 200 community collaboration veteran services partners, led by Charlotte Bridge Home, state officials and local veterans served by groundbreaking national program AmericaServes. Charlotte, NC – AmericaServes, a national coo... Read More ▶

10.06.17

Change Can Be Hard, Irrelevance is Easy


By Retired Col. Jim McDonough, IVMF Managing Director & Mike Schindler, IVMF Program Manager, Community Services Retired U.S. Army General Eric Shinseki in December 2001, said, “If you dislike like change, you’re going to dislike irrele... Read More ▶