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Thursday, August 20, 2009 UNI selected as GI Friendly Campus CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa has been selected by G.I. Jobs Magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2010, an honor placing the university in the top 15 percent of schools nationwide doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students.
According to G.I. Jobs, the list honors the top colleges, universities and trade schools that share a priority for recruiting students with military experience. Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list include efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting them and academic accreditations.
"We're honored to be recognized for our support of vets," said Terry Hogan, UNI vice president for student affairs. "We currently have 200 veterans enrolled on campus, and we're gearing up to provide even better support as more vets take advantage of the expanded educational benefits."
The list was compiled through research starting last May in which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. The methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) consisting of educators and administrators.
"This list is especially important now because the recently enacted Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school," said Rich McCormack, G.I. Jobs publisher. "Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they're academically qualified."
For more information, visit http://www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/pr09.aspx
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