The Wright State Veteran & Military Alumni Society - Dayton

The Wright State Veteran & Military Alumni Society was established in February 2019, but our roots go back further than that. In the fall of 2010, the establishment of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan led to a 300% increase in the number of students using the GI bill at Wright State. As the veteran & military-connected population spiked at Wright State University, a student organization and a university committee began to address the needs of vet/mil students.

These groups worked with the university to improve the veteran and military-connected student experience. The grandest achievement was the creation of the Wright State Veteran & Military Center (VMC). Since its creation, the VMC has become nationally recognized for the support it provides to students and the community. Wright State VMAS picks up where the VMC stops, the transition from student to graduate.

Wright State VMAS supports Alumni and Students through Major Mixers with the VMC, Military Community Advocate opportunities with the National Veterans Leadership Foundation, events with the Raj Soin College of Business Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans, and programs like ‘Tags for Grads’ which provides Vet/Mil Alumni with a way to honor a personal champion in the CPT Shawn English Champion Garden.

Want to learn more or get involved? Attend one of our online meetings or email us at WrightStateVMAS@Gmail.com.