Syracuse University

Mike Haynie, executive director of Syracuse's newly created Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Ken Quaglio MBA '91, Principal at Ernst and Young and graduates of SU's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program will speak about the University's long-standing commitment to the veteran and military family communities, which began during the post-World War II era and continues today.  Following World War II, Chancellor Tolley doubled campus enrollment by offering vets a world-class institution at which to use GI Bill benefits.  This commitment continues through the present-day work of the EBV, which offers cutting-edge training in entrepreneurship and small business management to vets with disabilities to assist them in pursuing the American dream of business ownership, and through the IVMF, which leverages the resources of higher education in service to veterans and military families, in partnership with stakeholders and the support of JPMorgan Chase, to develop research, educational and employment programs positioned to address the primary social and economic concerns of this community.

When:        Monday, October 3, 2011

Where:    The Mayflower Hotel - 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW  Washington, D.C. 20036

We hope you will join us for a special evening - register here.

If you require special accommodations, please note on RSVP link OR you can contact SUinDC at 202.797.4678.

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About the EBV

The EBV, founded at SU's Whitman School of Management in 2007, is now offered through a network of seven world-class business schools that includes Whitman, the College of Business at Florida State University, the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M University, the Krannert School at Purdue University, the School of Business at the University of Connecticut and the E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.  Widely acclaimed as the premier entrepreneurship program for veterans in the nation, the EBV is recognized as "National Best Practice" by the Department of the Army.  In 2011, the editors of Inc. magazine named the EBV one of the top 10 best entrepreneurship programs in the U.S.  More than 350 veterans from across the country have graduated from the EBV since 2007, and to-date graduates have created more than 170 new businesses.

About the IVMF

Founded in 2011 through a partnership with JPMorgan Chase, the IVMF at Syracuse University is the first national center in higher education focused on social, economic, education and policy issues impacting veterans and their families post-service.  Through the pillars of educational programming, employment and actionable research, the institute provides in-depth analysis of the challenges facing the veteran community, captures best practices and serves as a forum to facilitate new partnerships and strong relationships between the individuals and organizations committed to making a difference for veterans and military families.