NYS Advisory Counsel on Military Education

October 6th, 2016

• Welcome & Introductions

• Why Syracuse University?

• OVMA & IVMF Overview

• National Veterans Resource Complex

• Building Tour

AGENDA

WHY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY?

WORLD WAR I

Syracuse University’s commitment to veterans

and military students dates back to World War I

Spring 1918- Students Army Training Corps

(SATC) was established

December 1918- Due to the Armistice, the SATC

was demobilized

It is estimated that over a thousand men received

training at Syracuse University during the brief months that SATC existed

World War II

A Commitment to Veterans

Chancellor Tolley announced the “uniform admissions program”, promising everyone entering the service that there would be places waiting for them at Syracuse when they returned.

“I realized that if a veterandidn’t go to college as soonas he came back, he’dnever have anotherchance. It was now ornever. Now was not thetime to shut the doors. Ourdoors opened wide in 1946.”

—Chancellor William Pearson Tolley

Army (1919) & Air Force (1946) ROTC Programs

Defense Comptrollership Program (1952)

Military Photojournalism Program (1963)

Military Motion Media Program (1992)

National Securities Studies Program (1996)

SU’s Military

Connected Programs

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Thought Leadership

Programs&

Services

Evaluation

Research &

Policy

The IVMF:

Veterans and Military Families

The College of Arts & Sciences

School ofEducation

Falk College of Sport and

HumanDynamics

School of Information

Studies

College of Engineering and

Computer Science

Private Sector Non-Profits & Higher Ed

Government/Military

Veterans and Military Families

School of Architecture

Collegeof

Law

The Martin J. WhitmanSchool of

Management

Maxwell School of

Citizenship and Public Affairs

S.I. Newhouse School of

Public Communications

College of Visual and

Performing ArtsUniversity College

A Rare and Differentiated

Resource

IVMF Impact/Reach (2015)

IVMF providing Programs & Servicesto more than

32,000+Service members and their families

People

THE ORGANIZATION Professional Staff

From 6 to 56 since 2011

20+ student employees

Decentralized team

Strategic Additions in 2015

COO, Directors of Communications,Tech, M&E and Center of Excellence

Enhanced Development Team

Expanded Pro-Bono Partnerships Accenture

Ernst & Young

Deloitte

To advance the post service lives of America’s service members, veterans and their families by focusing across the full spectrum of their social,

economic and wellness concerns to:

• deliver class-leading educational and vocational programs,

• conduct actionable and national impacting research and policy analysis, and

• provide valued technical assistance, advisory support and expertise.

“IN SERVICE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED”

THE IVMF:

Mission

Programs & ServicesThe IVMF:

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans & Families (EBV/EBV-F)

Cutting edge business training for veterans with disabilities & families

1300+ Graduates– 68% have started a business– 92% still in operation– $200+ million in revenue generated– Approx. 2,000 jobs created (above & beyond founder job creation)

Recently expanded program to two new universities (10 total)

National Alumni & Training Conference – 150+ alumni attend; $110,000 awarded in business plan competition

ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP FOR VETERANS & FAMILIES (EBV/EBV-F)

VETERAN WOMEN IGNITING THE SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIPWorld-class small business training for women veterans & military spouses

More than 2000 graduates– 65% have started their own business– 93% are still in operation– 1 in 5 V-WISE ventures grosses $100,000+ per year– Approx. 1,000 jobs created (above & beyond founder job creation)

V-WISE Technical Assistance: Increasing tools, ongoing support, legal services, and mentorship to program graduates

Recognized by Harvard University & Army Women’s Foundation

Veteran Women Igniting The Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE)

Operation Boots to Business

OPERATION BOOTS TO BUSINESSForging a pathway to post-service business ownership

for service members and families

More than 41,000 graduates

2-day entrepreneurial education and training program (fundamentals of starting a business) as part of DoD TAP @ military installations globally (facilitate in US based programs); in partnership with the SBA

– 1480 US-based programs; 165 outside the U.S.

Provide 8 week facilitated on-line training to more than 10% of 2 day program participants

– 53 sessions completed to date

Operation Boots to Business: Re-Boot

OPERATION BOOTS TO BUSINESS: RE-BOOT

Forging a pathway to post-service business ownership for ALL of the nation’s veterans

Provide veterans and spouses of all eras with the fundamentals of business ownership

Co-sponsored by the SBA, IVMF and private/corporate philanthropic support

Program to be offered in more than 125 cities; more than 1400 participants to date in 70 workshops

Officially launched during veteran small business week (2015)

8 week facilitated on line offered as well

Onward to Opportunity

Model partnership: Schultz Family Foundation, IVMF, and DoD

Includes aptitude assessment to evaluate interest, skills and competencies; work with IVMF advisor to enroll and align to career tracks

Two training pathways; Customer Service Excellence & Information Technology

Partnered with Hire Heroes USA to provide employment coaching services

Committed and vetted employer pipeline; US Chamber of Commerce to identify employers, large and small, that have opportunities and interview participants

Launched at Camp Pendleton and JBLM in Oct.; graduated 30 in Dec; 4 more bases by June 2016

ONWARD TO OPPORTUNITY

Connect transitioning service members & active duty spouses to in-demand civilian careers by providing industry-specific and approved training

AmericaServes

AMERICASERVES

Introducing Coordinated & Community-Connected Networks of Care and Service Provision Supporting Veterans and Families

First-of-its-kind collective impact model

Deployed within communities, networks establish single points of entry

No-Wrong-Door: Program eligibility requirements collected to facilitate referrals

IVMF provides resources to assist with implementation, launch and operations for 2 years; remain engaged to assist with oversight and measurement

IVMF secured support from the DoD and the VA as network participants

Local Ownership: leverage local leadership for sustainability

Launched in NYC, Pittsburgh and Charlotte; 10 city tour in progress

Small Business EngagementVeteran/Military Family Business Ownership

COALITION FOR VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS

Coalition of private sector companies, businesses, NGOs working to increase opportunities for Veteran and military family businesses as suppliers to the private sector

Develop database of veteran businesses

Drive certification/classification of VOBs

Increase access to financing and capital

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Build centralized location for creating and organizing relevant knowledge and information

Enhance practice by building strategic partnerships

Establish foundation for standard-setting across currently disparate training programs and resources

Build opportunities by connecting to SBA and academic resources to the veteran-business ownership community

Supported by First Data

Small Business EngagementVeteran/Military Family Business Ownership

Research, Policy & EvaluationThe IVMF:

• Student veteran perspectives, goals, and perceived barriers to success

• Leading practices in higher education supports

• Financial readiness

• Veteran, military family needs and challenges

• Leading practices in veterans’ services

• Community collaboration and collective impact

• Veteran, military spouse employment and underemployment

• Entrepreneurship

• Workforce readiness; Employer hiring and retention practices

• Whole-of-government strategy and coordination in veterans affairs

• Veteran wellbeing and the future of military service

• State and local policy (2016)

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

PORTFOLIO

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION

IVMF Support• IVMF Program

Evaluation• Quality and

Performance Monitoring • Business Intelligence

Partner Support• USO• USDA/Cornell• Team RWB• Team Rubicon

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs

INNOVATIONS AND EFFORTS:• Yellow Ribbon Unlimited

Syracuse University has an unlimited number of allocations for student veterans to attend school with the Yellow Ribbon Program.

• Recruitment and Career AdvisingAssistant Director for Veterans and Military Families Career Services, Assistant Director for Recruitment provides end-to-end student veteran support.

• Military Experiences and Transfer CreditsStandardized prior learning assessment and transfer credits

• Degrees Designed with Veterans in Mind Accelerated and flexible graduate degrees. MBA@Syracuse, MBA for Veterans, E-MPA, Communications@Syracuse, and Information Studies (5 MS on-line degrees)

• Early Semester Registration Student Veterans can register for classes early before registration opens just like Student Athletes.

• Veterans Honors Program Renée Crown University Honors Program, SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

• Military Honors Program Society of Scabbard and Blade, Society of Pershing Rifles, Arnold Air Society & Silver Wings

OFFICE OF VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

INNOVATIONS AND EFFORTS:• Warrior Scholar Project

SU sponsored WSP in July ’15. Immersive one to two week academic workshop or “bootcamp” provided free of charge to enlisted veterans and held at top universities in the U.S.

• Student Veteran Organization (SVO)Recognized as SVA Chapter of the Month (Sep ‘15); Student Veteran Ball; Employment Networking Event

• Syracuse University Veterans Affinity Group (SUVAG)This affinity group of faculty and staff veterans (who currently serve or have honorably served) inform them of programs, initiatives, and resources that are available to them on campus.

• Student Veteran Orientation Fall and spring semester student veteran orientation for incoming and returning student veterans. Display campus and community resources for our student veterans.

• SU Athletics Collaboration Home Town Heroes at SU Football games; Military Appreciation Days at Fall Sports Events; Free Football tickets to Active Duty and Veterans; Fort Drum Partnership – Summer Football Training Camp, Soldier Combine.

• “VeteransU” SU Student Veteran App Student veteran idea, created, and delivered to student veterans on campus. Streamlines the admissions application process; places campus and community resources in the palm of their hand; facilitates communication between student veterans on campus.

OFFICE OF VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

NATIONAL VETERANS RESOURCE COMPLEX (NVRC)

Grand Opening Spring 2019

Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)

Office for Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA)

Army and Air Force ROTC

Syracuse University and Regional Student Veteran Resource Center

National Center of Excellence for Veteran Business Ownership

Thank You