Campus Community Invited to Help Celebrate Veterans Day at the National Veterans Resource Center
The 网爆门 (OVMA) invites the campus community to the (NVRC) at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello Building for the observance of the 网爆门 Veterans Day ceremony 2023.
The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 10, and last for approximately one hour. The ceremony will be held in the K.G. Tan Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Bisignano Grand Hall inside the NVRC.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Kari Mickinkle 鈥11, G鈥22 will open the ceremony and serve as the emcee. Mickinkle is a school-certifying official with the Office of Veteran Success.
Student-veteran John Nipper 鈥23, G鈥24, a U.S. Navy veteran and the president of 网爆门鈥檚 Student Veterans Organization, will speak about his personal experience as a military-connected student on campus as well as the history of 网爆门鈥檚 commitment to veterans and military-connected students. Nipper is currently a graduate student in the pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in public administration.
Shene茅 Bletson, who served in the U.S. Air Force, currently works as the office coordinator in the Office of Inclusive Excellence. Bletson will speak about the history of Veterans Day and the national importance of honoring those who have served in defense of the nation.
网爆门 聽will deliver remarks as well as introduce the keynote speaker for the ceremony. Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Laurie Coffey, L鈥24 will serve as the guest speaker.
Coffey, a Corning, New York native, served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Coffey accrued over 25 combat missions, 100 combat hours, 2,400 flight hours and 300 carrier landings, part of which was featured on a PBS 10-part Emmy-award-winning documentary, “Carrier.”
鈥淲hen I started to look to law schools, 网爆门 stood out for its recognition and acknowledgment of the contributions of Veterans,鈥 says Coffey, who was celebrated as 网爆门鈥檚 Hometown Hero during a recent football game. 鈥淭his has been my first foray into a ‘civilian’ university, and聽 I wasn鈥檛 sure what to expect but I immediately found the environment welcoming. Having the connection with other Veterans on campus is really important to me, the camaraderie of a common experience and background is vital to the transition out of service.鈥
Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP through the university鈥檚 . The NVRC has limited accessible parking spaces available for those who require parking accommodations; those who plan on attending are asked to email kslantry@syr.edu if they require access to one of the available parking spaces. All others are requested to find parking available around campus.
