09/20/12 jgm
HAYS,
Kan. -- Victory Media has named Fort Hays State University as a military
friendly school for a fifth consecutive year. Victory Media, the premier media
entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, is a
service-disabled, veteran-owned small business founded in 2001.
The
2013 Military Friendly Schools® list honors the top 15 percent of colleges,
universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to
embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students
and ensure their success on campus.
"Inclusion
on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools shows FHSU’s commitment to
providing a supportive environment for military students," said Sean
Collins, Director for G.I. Jobs Magazine and vice president at Victory Media.
"As interest in education grows, we’re thrilled to provide the military
community with transparent, world-class resources to assist in their search for
schools."
The
1,739 colleges, universities and trade schools on this year’s list exhibit
leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military
experience. These schools have world-class programs and policies for student
support on campus, academic accreditation, credit policies, flexibility and
other services to those who served.
"Having
won this honor several years, it speaks highly to our commitment to the
military and to the support staff we have in place to assist them in their
education," said Dennis King, director of the Virtual College and learning
technologies at FHSU. "We enjoy having military students in our program
because they bring high-quality and real-world experience that helps out all
our students."
Each
year schools taking the survey are held to a higher standard than the previous
year via improved methodology, criteria and weightings developed with the
assistance of an Academic Advisory Board consisting of educators from schools
across the country.
A
full story and detailed list of 2013 Military Friendly Schools will be
highlighted in the annual G.I. Jobs Guide to Military Friendly Schools,
distributed in print and digital format to hundreds of thousands of active and
former military personnel in early October.
The guide
and associated media will also be featured at the Carrier Classic college
basketball game on Nov. 9, anchored by a playoff between Ohio State University
and Marquette University on the deck of the USS Yorktown. Both participating schools
are on this year’s list of Military Friendly Schools®.