Student Veterans Center

The Big Story: November 15, 2021

Published: January 10, 2022 | 12:32 pm | Posted in: The Big Story

Established 10 years ago on Nov. 11, 2011, the Student Veterans Center helps ease the transition from military service to campus life, integrating student veterans into the general student population and local community. Read more …

FSU Student Veterans Center celebrates 10 years

Published: November 12, 2021 | 1:20 pm | Posted in: University News

As the nation honored its military veterans this Veterans Day, Florida State University commemorated one decade of the Student Veterans Center. Established 10 years ago on Nov. 11, 2011, the Student Veterans Center helps ease the transition from military service to campus life, integrating student veterans into the general student population and local community. Military […]

FSU, Tallahassee community come together for Veterans Day weekend film presentation

Published: November 8, 2019 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: University News

FSU and Tallahassee rolled out the red carpet for "Above the Best." From left: Paul Cohen, director of FSU’s College of Motion Picture Arts Torchlight Cinematheque; David Salzberg, co-director of the film; and Billy Francis, director of the FSU Student Veterans Center. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University students, Tallahassee community members and veterans kicked off Veterans Day weekend by recognizing the nation’s military and veterans with a screening of the documentary-narrative feature film “Above the Best,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at CMX Cinemas Fallschase. The event, presented by the College of Motion Picture Arts Torchlight Cinematheque in association with the […]

Florida State designated a Purple Heart University

Published: August 15, 2019 | 4:10 pm | Posted in: University News

Seated, from left: FSU President John Thrasher and Rick Stanford, commander of the Tallahassee chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Standing, from left: Sean Williams, director of the FSU Veterans Student Union; Billy Francis, director of the Student Veterans Center; MOH chapter members Ken Swords, Mike Ford and Ned Hill; VSU assistant director Aaliyah Abarzua; and Matt Caraway, treasurer of the FSU Collegiate Veterans Association.

President John Thrasher signed and accepted a proclamation Aug. 15 that designates Florida State University as a Purple Heart University. The proclamation from the Military Order of the Purple Heart was presented to Thrasher by the commander of its Tallahassee chapter Rick Stanford. “Florida State’s goal is to empower veterans and become a national beacon […]

FSU College of Motion Picture Arts Torchlight Program to present iconic World War II documentary

Published: October 30, 2018 | 12:40 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Event to Recognize Veterans Day and the 75th Anniversary of World War II Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts Torchlight Program will present the newly restored high-definition 4k version of “The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress,” as well as a special presentation in celebration of Veterans Day and the 75th […]

Student-veterans find a ‘home’ at Florida State

Published: November 9, 2017 | 1:15 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

As the nation takes a day to honor its military veterans this Veterans Day, Florida State University is upholding its commitment to honoring and supporting its student-veterans all year long. Six years ago, Florida State launched several new initiatives with the vision of becoming a national beacon of veteran success — most notably through the creation […]

FSU Veterans Film Festival to hold world premiere of ‘Apache Warrior’

Published: September 22, 2017 | 11:12 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University will present the world premiere of the Iraq War documentary “Apache Warrior” as the marquee film for its seventh annual Veterans Film Festival on Oct. 5. “Apache Warrior” takes the audience into the cockpits of a squadron of Apache attack helicopters during the opening of one of the largest invasions in U.S. […]

‘Citizen Soldier’ headlines FSU’s sixth Student Veteran Film Festival

Published: October 31, 2016 | 12:26 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Florida State University will present the critically acclaimed documentary “Citizen Soldier” as the marquee film for its sixth annual Student Veteran Film Festival on Nov. 12. “Citizen Soldier” tells the dramatic story of the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Thunderbirds Brigade and its deployment to one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan during the […]

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