[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING NAZARETH COLLEGE ON ITS DESIGNATION AS MILITARY FRIENDLY

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 7, 2012

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Nazareth College, 
which I am proud to represent as part of the 29th District of the great 
state of New York. Nazareth College was recently recognized by the 
Military Advanced Education Journal as military friendly, following a 
concerted effort to help veteran students transition to academia.
  Beginning with the hiring of Jeremy Bagley as coordinator of veteran 
student enrollment, Nazareth College has worked to provide more 
services and offerings to its veteran students. By working with the 
Rochester Veterans Outreach Center, Nazareth College has provided 
access to creative arts therapy and therapists and developed a program 
to train faculty and staff to help respond to veterans' needs. When the 
Veterans Outreach Center was forced to lay off employees due to 
financial pressures, Nazareth College provided oversight of its on-site 
clinical staff to help offset the impact of cuts to vital programs. 
Nazareth College continues to offer internships pairing veterans with 
veteran mentors as part of a broad strategy to help veteran students 
better handle the transition from military service to academia.
  In recognition of this concerted effort by Nazareth College and in 
light of the rigorous criteria used by the Military Advanced Education 
Journal in awarding this distinction, I am pleased to recognize 
Nazareth College for their designation as military friendly.

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