Kennesaw State Helps Vets Come Home
Student veterans at the university are leading the way in defining what it means to be a veteran-friendly campus.
Kennesaw State University’s Veterans Resource Center, the first of its kind in Georgia, is making strides to address the needs of a growing population of student veterans. As the state's third-largest university, KSU has seen its student veteran population double the past two years. The center's director, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Frank Wills, says the largely student-run center aims to serve as a "one-stop shop" for veterans as they transition into college. The center is helping to put Kennesaw State on the map as a leader among veteran-friendly campuses. G.I. Jobs' 2012 list ranks the university in the top 15 percent of military-friendly schools nationwide. “The Veterans Resource Center is a need,” Wills says. “We’re in a wartime …
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