The university’s military assistance office has expanded scholarships and tracked academic success among veterans.
Emotions creep up on Jered Bass and tears well as he strains to speak of the isolation he felt on campus, no longer having a “battle buddy” at his side. “I didn’t feel like there was anyone that really understood me,” said Bass, the only military veteran in the 2025 graduating class of chemical engineering students at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
’s Student Veterans Association, references the Hawaiian-themed children’s movie “Lilo and Stitch.” “I call us Ohana. We’re a family,” said Kindle, 30, who has bad knees and PTSD. “We have to watch each other’s backs and made sure no one gets left behind or forgotten.” The university was just beginning to identify its veterans community when it formed the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs about six years ago.
veterans are achieving strong academic outcomes, reinforcing the trend seen across the country,” Logan said. The center has nine full-time staff and about 40 part-time student workers hired through the Veterans Administration. It recently doubled its academic scholarships to $100,000 awarded annually, adding $50,000 to assist dependents of disabled vets through a 50-50 match between
are older, sometimes with families and at least one part-time job. Many live more than 10 miles from campus. “I have veterans now that have visible wounds, like amputations and burns,” said Landson, 40. “But we also have a significant portion that have wounds that are not visible,” Since Logan and Lansdon left the service, the post-9/11 GI Bill took effect in 2009, and more benefits and resources have become available.
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