To celebrate the beginning of a new academic year, the Chez Veterans Center staff came together to welcome new and returning military-connected students to campus! Their annual Kick-Off event, held on August 29, 2024, was a tremendous success, establishing a positive tone for the months ahead. This event featured a delicious dinner from one of […]
As the Spring 2024 semester draws to a close, it’s time to celebrate the incredible diversity and achievements of our students! This semester, we’ve seen an impressive total of 3,801 student visits to the Chez Veterans Center, averaging 224 visits each week. This incredible turnout underscores the dedication and commitment of our student body to […]
The Chez Veterans Center is excited to announce our partnership with the Veteran Innovation Fellowship Program (VetIF) at the Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS). This collaboration aims to enhance support for undergraduate veteran students in STEM disciplines, providing comprehensive mentorship, research opportunities, financial assistance, and expert training. We look forward to contributing to this […]
As this academic year draws to a close, the Chez Veterans Center staff proudly celebrated the exceptional accomplishments of its graduating students. Among these dedicated individuals is Mr. Aditya Madduluri, whose journey from military service to academic success exemplifies the resilience and determination that the Chez Veterans Center strives to support. We asked Mr. Madduluri […]
We are delighted to share a recap of the successful 2024 End of the Year Celebration that took place on May 10th at the Chez Veterans Center. This event was a wonderful opportunity for us to come together and commemorate the triumphs and achievements of our esteemed veterans and military-connected students. Cloie Widell, graduated this […]
We are thrilled to share the recent achievements of Dr. Michael Lotspeich-Yadao, the Assistant Director of Research at the Chez Veterans Center, and his mentee Yasmen Pugh, a remarkable undergraduate student with a passion for supporting the health and well-being of Veterans. Dr. Michael Lotspeich-Yadao was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the […]
Continuing with our student facing services and implementing new initiatives to include dependent specific programming, this semester we welcomed an Army dependent as she completed her internship for her Bachelor in Social Work. This student excelled in her work and was also awarded the School of Social Work Spring 2024 BSW Excellence in Field Award […]
The JMG Charitable Giving Fund was recently established because of a significant and anonymous contribution of $150,000 to the Chez Veterans Center (CVC). This generous gift will allow us to develop and maintain emerging programs dedicated to aiding veteran and military-connected students. Gifts such as these are critical to the success of the Chez Veterans […]
Two former University of Illinois graduate students, PSYONIC CEO Aadeel Akhtar and retired Army Sgt. Garrett Anderson, were featured on ‘Shark Tank’, following a successful crowdfunding campaign surpassing $1 million. Akhtar’s lifelong dream of building bionic limbs led to the creation of PSYONIC in 2015, with Anderson, who lost his right forearm in Iraq, becoming […]
A Bachelor of Social Work intern working with Ingrid Wheeler, overseeing Behavioral Health Services at the Chez Veterans Center, collaborated with fellow Army Dependent, Ailayna Gaffney from the University Primary School. Together, they coordinated the Center’s first field trip for second and third-grade students from the primary school to the Chez Veterans Center. Coming from […]