Many veterans struggle with what to do in life after service. Syracuse University, along with dozens of other universities across the country, is offering them a chance to find direction. In their week-long program called the Warrior Scholar Project, educators from the New York-based university hope to encourage veterans to pursue higher education. During the university's summer and winter breaks, veterans are invited to attend free courses and seminars designed to help them transition from military life and gear them up for college.
"We're trying to fill in that gap and provide our veterans with the skills that they need and the confidence they need to go forth and attend a top tier school," Sidney Ellington, an executive director for the Warrior Scholar Project, told CNY Central.
Many veterans are used to memorizing orders and acting upon command. Part of the Warrior Scholar Project is to teach them to think critically and analyze information. However, the project's website stated that the three main objectives are to help veterans transition from service to higher education, increase the graduation rates of veterans and train student-veterans to be leaders in the classroom.