ASU recognized for efforts helping veterans

A recent article on azcentral.com recognized Arizona State's dedication to helping veterans succeed as students when they return to campus.

Christina Silvestri, in an article titled "ASU helps veterans transition to students," lauded the ASU Student Veterans Association and the Pat Tillman Veterans Center on the ASU Tempe campus for making it easy for veterans to enroll in classes, file their benefits paperwork, and find peer mentoring and academic support.

"ASU was the first school in Arizona declared an Arizona Veterans Supportive Campus under a state law that took effect in 2011," writes Silvestri, explaining that "the Arizona Department of Veterans Services awards the designation to community colleges and universities that meet a list of requirements. ... To qualify, institutions must complete steps that include having one-stop resource and study centers for student veterans, forming campus steering committees and offering peer mentoring for veterans."

David Lucier, president and CEO of the Arizona Veterans & Military Leadership Alliance and president of the ASU Alumni Association's Veterans Chapter, is quoted in the article, saying, "I think it's one of the greatest programs having student-veteran initiatives on our college campuses."