There are three main ways we can increase our support: financial, academics and social.

- Academics
  Historically, most schools have had only one person, at most, dedicated to veteran services. As the number of enrolled veterans continue to grow at our campus, so does the support staff at Felician. The University now has an entire department available to student veterans. Each veteran is connected to a veteran liaison that works on their behalf for the entire time they attend Felician, and an employee from each administrative department such as Student Financial Service and the Registrar, and their own personal veteran student benefits specialist.
- Financial
  According to Mentalhealth.va.gov, "In 2009, there were approximately 500,000 Student Veterans receiving education benefits. In 2013, over 1,000,000 student Veterans are using their GI benefits to pursue advanced educational opportunities and this number is estimated to increase by 20% in the next few years." To compliment these benefits, Felician University offers dedicated financial benefits to veterans and their families, accepts American Council Education (ACE) Military Transcripts, and will transfer up to 90 credits depending on the course of study. Felician is also a fully participating Yellow Ribbon Institution, offering the maximum contribution rate of 50% with a matching contribution from the VA – and no limit to the number of veterans who can attend under the program. The University is also a proud member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.
- Social
  Earlier I mentioned that one of the challenges veteran students face is that they don't feel connected to their classmates. Our solution was to create a Veteran's lounge for our active military and veteran students that is fully equipped with all of the amenities of home, including kitchen, study areas, recreational/game space, and a relaxation space where we hold meetings from outside organizations that are connected to our veteran community.

The Veterans Club at Felician participates in 5K runs/walks, community events, veteran specific internships, veteran job fairs, VA workshops, on campus veteran events and a special Veterans Day ceremony, including marching in the New York City Veterans Day Parade and the local American Legion Memorial Day Parade.

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