Baylor University has been named a Top Ten Gold-level Military Friendly® School Award recipient in the category of large private schools for 2017 by Victory Media, mfs17_top10-1publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, the list of Military Friendly Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade school to receive the education and training needed to pursue a civilian career. Baylor will be showcased along with other 2017 Military Friendly Schools in the annual Guide to Military Friendly Schools, special education issues of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse Magazine and on www.militaryfriendly.com.

In the fall of 2016, Baylor enrolled 135 military veterans who are supported academically by the VA Education Benefits Office, which assists student veterans with all certification needs for veteran educational benefits, and the university’s Veteran Educational and Transition Services (VETS) program. Founded in 2012 by Janet Bagby, Ph.D., senior lecturer of educational psychology in the School of Education, VETS promotes the academic success of veterans attending Baylor. VETS partners with a range of departments and their resources to provide assistance, including academic, family and counseling support, mentoring, and career and professional development, for the specific and unique challenges faced by student veterans.

Baylor Army and Air Force ROTC Ð Military Veterans Ceremony Ð Fountain Mall Ð 11/09/2012
Baylor Army and Air Force ROTC – Military Veterans Ceremony – Fountain Mall – 11/09/2012

Kevin R. Davis (B.A. ’12), a Marine Corps veteran and Program Manager of VETS, said, “With Baylor’s mission statement to ‘educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service,’ we have to recognize this population of men and women who have already taken up this calling in their lives. We must do all that we can to empower these students to now go and engage in their next chapters of worldwide service.”

For more information about the award, visit http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=175263.

For more information about Baylor’s commitment to attracting and supporting student veterans, visit www.baylor.edu/VETS.