For the fourth year, Victory Media,
Inc. has selected Widener University as a “Military Friendly School,” placing
it in the top 20 percent of all higher education institutions nationwide that
are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and
spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.
The 2014 list of Military Friendly
Schools was compiled through extensive research and a data driven survey of
more than 10,000 schools nationwide approved for Veterans Administration
tuition funding. The survey tabulation process, methodology and weighting that
comprise the 2014 list were independently verified by Ernst and Young LLP. Each
year, schools taking the survey are held to a higher standard than the previous
year via improved methodology, criteria and weightings developed with the
assistance of an Academic Advisory Board consisting of educators from schools
across the country.
“Given Widener’s mission as a
university committed to civic engagement and service to the nation, and our
history as Pennsylvania Military College, this is a great honor,” said Widener
University President James T. Harris III.
The Military Friendly Schools media
and website, found at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com,
feature the list, interactive tools and search functionality to help military
students find the best school to suit their unique needs and preferences. The
colleges, universities and trade schools on this year’s list exhibit leading
practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military
experience.
“Inclusion on the 2014 list of Military
Friendly Schools shows Widener’s commitment to providing a supportive
environment for military students,” said Sean Collins, director for G.I.
Jobs and vice president at Victory Media.
Widener participates in the Post
9/11 G.I. Bill Yellow Ribbon Program, and the university introduced Widener
CARES (Children of Active and Reserve Military Personnel Educational
Scholarship) in 2005. This unique scholarship fund ensures that the children of
U.S. military personnel, who are killed in action in either Operation Enduring
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, have the opportunity to pursue higher
education.
Widener was known as Pennsylvania
Military College until 1972, and the university still maintains a vibrant Army
ROTC program that serves as the headquarters for other college and university
ROTC programs throughout the Philadelphia region.
The Widener School of Law also
provides one of the few Veterans Law Clinics in the nation, providing free
legal aid to veterans in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania who
have been denied veterans benefits.
A full story and detailed list of
2014 Military Friendly Schools will be highlighted in the annual Guide to
Military Friendly Schools, distributed to active and former military
personnel in early October. Victory Media is a service-disabled, veteran-owned
small business founded in 2001. Victory’s free, data-driven Military Friendly
lists are published in G.I. Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur
media channels.
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