NEWS RELEASE
January 18, 2012
John Sharp, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, today announced creation of a new Best Practices model for services and support to student veterans throughout its 11 campuses, 7 state agencies and health science center. Drawing upon the A&M System’s Project Military Friendly and input from universities, community colleges and agencies around the state and the country, the guidelines cover student veteran-related issues ranging from GI Bill financial procedures to counseling to improved measurements for tracking academic success.
“This important Best Practices model provides the groundwork for a more focused and collaborative approach to providing service to our veterans and military community, not only within the A&M System, but throughout the higher education community,” said Sharp. “With student veteran enrollment steadily increasing as troops come home from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, it is vital that we do everything we can to insure that our universities are prepared to put these fine young men and women on a steady path to success.”
