Catholic University of America in Washington Wins Nearly $627,000 Education Department Grant for a Veteran Services Model Program, One of Only Five Nationally This Year
WASHINGTON — The Catholic University of America announced on November 11 that its Office of Military and Veteran Student Services recently received a nearly $627,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS), one of only five grants awarded nationally this year.
The grant will be used to develop the Cardinal Corps Project, a model campus program creating a single point of contact for coordinating veteran services, which will be self sustaining after the grant period. Kevin Riley, director of the office and a Navy veteran, said veteran students face unique challenges and are uniquely resilient, and that moving from a regimented, warfighting-oriented environment back to school can be a culture shock; the new program aims to ease that transition.
The office serves as the university's central point of contact for military-affiliated students, including ROTC, active military, veterans and military dependents. Planned services include individualized career counseling, academic advising, connections with the university's network of more than 700 military and veteran alumni, a veteran student organization and community-building events. The release also notes that Military Times again named the university to its 2026 Best for Vets rankings and that the school is a Yellow Ribbon school. Founded in 1887, the university enrolls more than 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students across 12 schools and colleges and 31 research facilities.
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