UConn Ranks High Among the Ranks

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Ranked 24th in the country for veterans’ services by U.S. News & World Report this year, the University enrolls about 800 veterans, military service members, military dependents, and ROTC students. (Ariel Dowski ’14 (CLAS)/UConn File Photo)

This story was originally published in UConn Today

Within the higher education community, the University of Connecticut has achieved a reputation as an institution that values military veterans and reflects that through its programming and services.

Ranked 24th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for veterans’ services this year, the University currently enrolls about 550 veterans or current military service members, 120 military dependents and 110 ROTC students. In addition, 200 faculty and staff members are veterans.

“UConn is a place where diversity is super-important, and veterans are seen as another way that makes the school vibrant,” says U.S. Army Maj. Alyssa Kelleher ’04 (CLAS), director of the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs. “There is a real concern and care on how campus-wide decisions affect our veterans.”

The Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs oversees programming for veterans, as well as building a sense of community on and off the UConn campuses.

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