Three of Central New York’s most prominent champions for veterans, including Syracuse University Chancellor J. Michael Haynie, were honored May 28 at Madison County Distillery in Cazenovia, as WCNY launched its first “Mission: Honor Our Heroes”—an event raising funds to keep local veterans’ stories on the air.
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The Orange Guidon – Episode 001: Scott Taylor (Admissions)
“We aren’t new to the student veteran game. We have been educating military veterans since the end of the first world war. It is in our DNA. It is who we are.”
Continue ReadingROTC students find ‘sense of purpose’ when juggling responsibilities
Amanda Turcotte wakes up for a 12-mile ruck march at Onondaga Lake at 3 a.m. She doesn’t get back to her dorm until around 7:30 a.m. After removing her weighted backpack, she hops in the shower to get ready for class like any other college student, which she is, except for when she attends ROTC classes.
Hometown Hero: Quynn Sweeney
United States Army Sergeant and current Syracuse University Army ROTC cadet Quynn Sweeney hails from Fulton, New York. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 2019 and has been serving on active duty for six years. Quynn initially trained at the 5th Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to become 37 Foxtrot, Psychological Operations Specialist from 2020 to 2021. She later changed her Army occupational skill to 92 Alpha, Automated Logistics Specialist.
A Military Child with a Family Rooted in Service, and Finding a Second Home at S.U.
April is the Month of the Military Child. For Sabrina Lussier, it is also the month she wraps up four years at Syracuse University: three majors, a semester in Florence, a research fellowship, and a master’s program waiting on the other side.
Military-Connected Alum Brings Cutting-Edge Wellness Tool to NVRC
The compact wellness pod offers four- to six-minute guided meditations and breathing exercises designed to help users reset between classes or commitments.
109th Chancellor’s Review Honors Army and Air Force ROTC Cadets
Dating back to 1917, the annual tradition brought together cadets, families and University leaders at the JMA Wireless Dome for a formal inspection and awards presentation.
Continue ReadingHometown Hero: Analice Baker
U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (MC2) Analice Baker’s military lineage runs deep in her family. Raised in Red Bank, New Jersey by a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and a mother whose talents matched her intelligence, she grew up surrounded by family members who collectively spent decades in uniform.
Hometown Hero: Kat Whitson
United States Army Second Lieutenant Katherine “Kat” Whitson was born in Augusta, Georgia and was raised in Grovetown, Georgia. Kat enrolled at the Georgia Military College in 2022, where she earned two associate degrees while participating in numerous extracurricular activities. Her dedication to academic excellence and service culminated in being named a Distinguished Graduate, graduating summa cum laude at the top of her class. A member of the Army’s Early Commissioning Program (ECP), Kat was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2024.
Continue ReadingSyracuse University Retires Jersey of Former OVMA Board Member and Longtime Supporter Jim Lee ’75
Syracuse University retired the basketball jersey of Jim Lee ’75 on Saturday, Feb. 21, honoring a former co-captain of the 1975 Final Four team who has remained one of the university’s most consistent supporters of its veteran and military-connected community.
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