Mission/Vision
Vision: Establish and maintain the standard for all universities to emulate when providing military veteran-focused educational and student support services.
Mission: To support the mission of the Division of Student Affairs through the development and implementation of outreach programs designed to provide student support services focused on the special needs and requirements of today's military veteran, servicemember, dependent and survivor. The center plays a supporting role in the development and implementation of educational and research components designed to position the university with veteran and military affiliated organizations and agencies.
2008/2009 Center for America's Veterans Update: The G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Center for America's Veterans honors the legacy of the 1943 MSU alumnus and 15-term U.S. Congressman who authored the Montgomery GI Bill. Created in the Fall of 2006, the Center for America's Veterans was designed to provide outreach services and programs in support of our student veterans, servicemembers, dependents and survivors.
Programs include a comprehensive benefit counseling and certifying program (includes Federal and State educational benefits like the various chapters of the GI bill and the active duty/guard/reserve tuition assistance programs), Veteran Support Group program (partnering with the counseling center), Veteran Outreach and Recruiting Program (designed to aggressively recruit and retain veterans, servicemembers, dependents and survivors), and the Veteran Transition Assistance Program (designed to facilitate the transition into school and upon graduation, into the workforce). The Center is housed on campus and provides a student computer lab which students can use in support of military/veteran related benefits or educational matters.
The center is continuously partnering with military and veteran related organizations at the local, state, and federal level to ensure that we are keeping a pulse on the educational needs and requirements of today's veteran and servicemember. We continuously make recommendations to the university leadership in an effort to improve on the university's military and veteran friendly attributes and have seen an exponentially growing interest at the state and national level in support of higher education based veteran student support service centers. Finally, we play a supporting role in the development and implementation of a Veteran Research and Educational Component here at the university.
