Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock announced that the college is moving quickly toward doubling its undergraduate veteran population. She made the remarks during a Veterans Day breakfast on November 11.
The college currently reports 21 undergraduate student veterans, more than 51 at the Tuck School and 10 in graduate programs, with 26 undergraduates participating in ROTC, according to Morgan Ogreen. Ogreen said undergraduate veteran enrollment rose about 75% this year, while graduate enrollment grew by roughly one third. To support this growth, the university expanded its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program and created the Office of Veteran Military and Veteran Support under director Morgan Ogreen.
At the November 11 Veterans Day breakfast, the Office of Military and Veteran Support and the Office of Human Resources co‑hosted an event that attracted 81 attendees, with Tuck professor Amy Florentino delivering a keynote where she said the military taught her three lessons about navigating change. Rear Admiral Bill Hayden ’66 was presented the James Wright Award for Distinguished Service by James Geiling MPH’14, recognizing his long military career and his founding of the Starbase Victory STEM nonprofit.
Additional Veterans Day activities included a town hall on November 10, a storytelling event at Still North Books and Bar, and a ROTC drill ceremony on the Green on November 11, which President Beilock attended. Nathan Bruschi of the Dartmouth Student Veterans Association said the events make veteran history visible and connect past service with future contributions. He added that expanding ROTC increases the pipeline to military service and offers financial support to student veterans.
Source: www.thedartmouth.com
